Want to watch Sugar Bowl today? Will cost you $60.99

[BoRaGard]

I'm not a big football fan, but did want to watch today's Sugar Bowl in the aftermath of the New Orleans tragedy.

But to sign up with ESPN to watch, will have to pay $60.99 for one month.

Screw that. What a ripoff. No doubt republicon "morals" and "values" are behind this royal screwjob to Americans.

[DeepWinter]

1. Stadium tickets

same deal. Priced themselves outside normal people taking thier family.

I rmember my Dad taking me to watch the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the 1970's. Was $1.50 for a bleacher seat. Those days are long gone.

[BoRaGard]

7. Billionaires can afford this stuff

not us honest working stiffs.

Guess I will head out for a walk on the beach,
let the gridirons fall where they may.

[Initech]

26. I wanted to go to the Rams Super Bowl.

The cost of nosebleeds was $1500 minimum. I shit you not. Totally disgusting.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. I believe this is the end result of Losing the Supreme Court battle....

...with Net Neutrality.

We were warned that everything would go ala carte. Want NASCAR? get the motorsports channel. Like football? You can buy a monthly subscription of NFL and MLB for all the games coast to coast. Fox or MSNBC? That's on the news channel with CSPAN.

Back when Net Neutrality was shot down the telemarketers rejoiced, with one CEO in particular stating that "It'll work out fine if no one gets greedy".
I'll never forget that line.

[BoRaGard]

4. Yup. G.O.P.-style business

[Celerity]

8. Net neutrality stances don't dictate what cable television network channels can do.

[EdmondDantes_]

16. I'm assuming this is related to getting ESPN online rather than cable

But it's also still not the result of net neutrality. It's that they know people will pay for sports.

[Celerity]

25. I did not see them talking about online streaming/internet. They were talking about cable channels.

Before this reply of mine, your mention of 'online' is the only one in the thread, the wording 'streaming' did not appear at all, and the word 'internet' only appears in a reply after after mine.

[JohnnyRingo]

28. Cable is dying.

It's streaming from the internet.

[FakeNoose]

18. For most of us cable subscribers, Faux Noise isn't "optional"

We don't pay extra for Faux, and we can't cancel it either. Well I supposed we can, but it's a big hassle. It really bothers me that part of my monthly Verizon payment supports Faux Noise!

When people say they're "cutting the cord" it means they've completely dumped cable TV altogether. The old familiar cable box goes away, and from then on, it's all internet channels and subscriptions. I haven't done that, so my channels are selected by Verizon.

My son and daughter-in-law cut their (Warner) cable in New York City a few years ago. They now get a lot of free channels from the internet and I think they pay for a subscription to Netflix only. It's definitely cheaper for them.

[scipan]

24. I have over the air. It's a hassle trying to tune in some stations but I'm glad I'm not paying every month and nothing

to show for it.

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Yeah, this time of year just isn't the same without being able to watch the bowl games.

I guess the Over The Air networks just couldn't compete with the kind of money ESPN was throwing around.

[The Roux Comes First]

17. OK, I Agree, But When Is a Fan to Get the Proper R&R, Given the Explosion of Bowls and CFP and NFL,

Not to mention the burgeoning of college basketball, female and male!?

I need a nap!

[BoRaGard]

19. Lots of kids will never become fans

because they've seen so few games -- unless they are Billionaire Brats (R)

[pstokely]

23. Games are also on too late for kids, even on non school nights

And they last too long for anyone with short attention spans

[tritsofme]

5. Should be on down at the local watering hole for the price of a pop!

[FakeNoose]

6. I hear ya! But a lot of sports bars will show the game, so there's that

Luckily my regular Verizon Fios carries ESPN for no extra charge. But I wouldn't pony up for it either, if I didn't already get it. I pay them enough each month. Don't get me wrong, I love watching Notre Dame football games! But I have limits, and that's one of them.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. ESPN Is Basic Service Here, Too

Not sure that ESPN2 or ESPNews is, though. That might be an enhanced tier.
We get a much of different sports channels. Probably 12.
But, we're in a very high tier for movies & other premium stuff.
I've never itemized to see how much everything beyond ESPN costs.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. Hulu and YouTubeTV both have free trials. I canceled YouTubeTV when notified of the upcoming price increase.

[Brother Buzz]

10. If you're cool pirating live feeds - Sportsurge provides a ton of links

It’s a little glitchey until you sort it out and repeatedly close the insipid popup ads. Once it settles down I stream a signal better than over the air broadcast.

[Jose Garcia]

11. If you are a College Football fan you probably already have ESPN

[BannonsLiver]

13. In other news, things cost money.

[Emile]

14. You don't already get espn? I got a cheap

Directv plan and I get it, along with Big Ten Network.

[videohead5]

15. Sling TV is only $45.99

For the package with ESPN in it and some offer a trial for a week or more.

[cachukis]

20. We have inadvertently buckled to the entertainment

industry.
Cancelled many of my subscriptions and now if I want to read have to resubscribe.
Use ROKU and Sling without much live stuff.
We once had free television and news. We had the adverts and complained, but it was all free.
Newspaper subscription was cheap and we read the newspaper.
Capitalism thrives filling voids. Cable TV brought us sports, MTV, and a thousand channels. Our common viewing shrank and our connections to each other did as well.
We've searched for connections and so many have flocked to authoritarian guidance.
The Church had serious control until Martin Luther.
The Second Ecumenical Council ended RC dominance.
Now our connection to each other is money.
Pretty sad.

[sinkingfeeling]

21. NYT says Fubo.

[City Lights]

22. Good thing I have zero interesting in watching.

What a ripoff.

[Klarkashton]

27. The people that pay for this nonsense are the same ones

Howling about the price of eggs.

Fuck the whole thing.