- August 28th, 2018, 8:04 am
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Live sports is what keeps people from cutting the cord. it is why sports leagues get paid so much for TV rights.
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JK37 wrote:But every day the demand for streaming live sports content grows.As long as you have a strong, fast signal, the ESPN app is far superior to watching on cable. I love that you can play multiple games at at time... kind of like being at a sports bar without the cover charge.
FrontRow wrote:How many “viewers” are projected to watch LU football games streamed this season?If watching from my Xbox counts at least 1
TH Spangler wrote:If we can get by Army I can see ESPN taking a hard look at the North Texas game. Maybe ESPNU?The only way get national TV is if it’s a weeknight game.
ballah09 wrote:I hope they have a backup plan just incase ESPN decides they want to crap the bed again.I don’t know that Liberty is allowed to have a backup plan. ESPN holds the rights so we’d probably be in breach of contract if we did anything else.
jbock13 wrote:Agreed...and even then it'd be a challenge logistically to flex a game essentially two or three weeks out. Troy on October 13 would be a more likely candidate i think...and we could be 2-4 by that pointTH Spangler wrote:If we can get by Army I can see ESPN taking a hard look at the North Texas game. Maybe ESPNU?The only way get national TV is if it’s a weeknight game.
BJWilliams wrote:Doubtful cause I think Troy is going to be homecoming and they ain’t having homecoming on a weekday.jbock13 wrote:Agreed...and even then it'd be a challenge logistically to flex a game essentially two or three weeks out. Troy on October 13 would be a more likely candidate i think...and we could be 2-4 by that pointTH Spangler wrote:If we can get by Army I can see ESPN taking a hard look at the North Texas game. Maybe ESPNU?The only way get national TV is if it’s a weeknight game.
BJWilliams wrote:Homecoming is the next weekend against Idaho State...Well if that’s true I’ll be skipping homecoming this year lol
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