Experts are also saying the Mountain West could end up with ESPN+

Sep 16, 2019
12:48:27pm

mannheimadler All-American

Mountain West future on line as TV talks take place

The conference, which wants to balance control of start times for its athletic events and exposure, is in talks with several providers.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/mountain-west-future-on-line-as-tv-talks-take-place-1700826/

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Toledo game ESPN+. suck.

Count Cougar

9/16/19 9:37am

Boooooo

cheezedawg

9/16/19 9:37am

Our fans can be high maintenance. If any average P5 team was playing away at

bluebrotha

9/16/19 10:19am

I am more annoyed at the Youth Sports kickoff time.

BYUtka

9/16/19 10:25am

Noooooo

texbird33

9/16/19 9:38am

And it’s 9am pacific.

cheezedawg

9/16/19 9:39am

That sucks.

chilango

9/16/19 9:43am

I'll be there for that one.

ChiCityCoug

9/16/19 9:39am

Given time ESPN+ should gain great market penetration.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:40am

Is ESPN+ really going to be a thing? No way that's sustainable, right?

cougfanblue

9/16/19 9:40am

I thought it was a fad at first, but with Hulu & Disney+ it's staying.

Ned Schneebly

9/16/19 10:37am

It's the future. Most people in my generation don't even have cable.

Throwaway59840

9/16/19 11:03am

What generation is that? That statement works for both millenials and old folks.

Ned Schneebly

9/16/19 11:36am

Millennials, yes. Boomers, not so much. Note that I'm equating Satellite with

Throwaway59840

9/16/19 2:00pm

ESPN is what has sustained cable/satellite for so long

DesertBlues

9/16/19 2:46pm

Looks like it is $5 to watch. Lame but better than nothing.

BYUtka

9/16/19 9:40am

You are wrong. Nothing is a lot better than $5.

ochobeeguy

9/16/19 12:34pm

Then don't pay the $5 and get that "Nothing" you claim is better.

BYUtka

9/16/19 12:40pm

ochobeeguy

9/16/19 12:44pm

TIC alert...Paying nothing is better than paying $5

ochobeeguy

9/16/19 12:46pm

Not when paying nothing means you don't get to watch the game.

BYUtka

9/16/19 2:48pm

Remind me, ESPN+ is not available except through a separate purchase, correct?

RexIdaCoug

9/16/19 9:40am

Correct. It is a separate subscription.

jreid191

9/16/19 9:41am

I hate that I have to pay more to watch my team, even after I paid for ESPN.

zerigke

9/16/19 9:42am

This is the future

4mack

9/16/19 9:41am

I have ESPN+ and I love it and will bundle it with Disney+ and Hulu in Nov

nephicoug

9/16/19 9:41am

That bundle will be when ESPN+ really takes off IMHO. But it is already doing pretty well.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:42am

When can I buy that particular bundle?

Kuga

9/17/19 10:49pm

I believe in November

Tokolosh

9/18/19 11:01am

Me too. It’s great.

shammy

9/16/19 10:31am

But I was promised that we would have better TV access as an Indy

BYU Fan

9/16/19 9:42am

We do

Mr. Belding

9/16/19 9:43am

How many games will Boise & UCF have on ESPN+ this year?

BYU Fan

9/16/19 9:46am

You don't have a Roku, Apple TV or Chromecast in 2019?

molodyets

9/16/19 9:49am

Or just a smartTV? Almost every TV sold in the past several years can have ESPN+

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:52am

Or PS4 or XBox?

2FarGone

9/16/19 9:52am

Or smart phone? You can stream through that as well. So many options!

TailgateU

9/17/19 9:52am

Nope - I watch TV for sports

BYU Fan

9/16/19 9:55am

You can likely access this through your TV if it can have apps installed.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:58am

I actually figured out how to cast it to my smart tv.

antiyewt

9/16/19 12:34pm

We can't control the TV coverage of road games like Umass

cougaman

9/16/19 9:51am

Honestly, BYU shouldn't schedule the game then

BYU Fan

9/16/19 9:57am

You should be the AD then, Genius.

Conan

9/16/19 10:03am

It's not that hard - just put it in the contract

BYU Fan

9/16/19 10:14am

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Cougazul

9/16/19 10:15am

I rest my case.

Conan

9/16/19 2:07pm

Disagree. We don’t have to play at Umass but Toledo is a really good team

puntersarepeople

9/16/19 12:02pm

Toledo is a great team and I have a lot of respect for them

BYU Fan

9/16/19 12:31pm

It's better than the mountain.

Belboz

9/16/19 9:58am

Boise has four games scheduled for CBS Sports Network this year, which is not

mannheimadler

9/16/19 12:42pm

Oh, and if you want to go back the MW, Utah State has two games exclusively on

mannheimadler

9/16/19 12:44pm

You do. For $5 you couldn't get the mtn. You can't get mtn 1.2 (PAC network) for

BYUtka

9/16/19 9:44am

Sure. The AAC just signed a huge contract to have a significant number of their games on ESPN+ too.

TCuz

9/16/19 9:44am

Experts are also saying the Mountain West could end up with ESPN+

mannheimadler

9/16/19 12:48pm

Do you think we don't have better TV coverage? It's easier to watch BYU football than ever before.

sgriff

9/16/19 9:45am

As of now I won't be able to watch 2 football games on my TV this season

BYU Fan

9/16/19 9:49am

Why can't you watch it on your TV?

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:52am

I've got to figure that out - I've never tried streaming anything before

BYU Fan

9/16/19 10:12am

Happy to help or offer advice on what is possible.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 10:13am

Since half the games are based on the opponent's TV contract, this has nothing to do with independence. Besides,

Byron McNertney

9/16/19 9:55am

Last year I would have thought it was a big deal.

antiyewt

9/16/19 12:36pm

Well, this shows our access is clearly better than the MAC.

kccougar

9/16/19 9:47am

Road games...

chilango

9/16/19 9:49am

Boise has exactly 0 on ABC so far and 0 on ESPN proper. They will play 4 games on CBSSN

YIsForBrigham

9/16/19 10:01am

$4.99 cancel anytime.

whirl

9/16/19 9:42am

Can ESPN+ be DVDed

BYU71

9/16/19 9:44am

That’s what I don’t like about it. Probably can’t DVR it, doubt they’ll let you

rainorsnow

9/16/19 9:46am

Who uses DVDs anymore? 😉

cougaman

9/16/19 9:52am

*raises hand*

TNT

9/16/19 9:56am

I thought TNT was still limited to VHS?

Ned Schneebly

9/16/19 10:39am

Where are you seeing the time?

ChiCityCoug

9/16/19 9:43am

Link:

durandal

9/16/19 9:44am

Will BYUTV repeat the game. Might be hard to not find out how the game went,

BYU71

9/16/19 9:43am

No because it's not a home game

Indy Coug

9/16/19 9:43am

They often get away games that are on ESPN. So I'd say maybe

Schultz is back

9/16/19 10:38am

I'm sure BYU promises ESPN an ESPN+ game each season.

kccougar

9/16/19 9:45am

This game is at Toledo so not even part of the package that BYU has with ESPN.

cwilke1

9/16/19 9:54am

...and YouTubeTV doesn't allow ESPN+ access anymore. Time for HuluTV

Saxa

9/16/19 9:46am

ESPN+ is not ESPN3. It's completely separate, stand alone.

molodyets

9/16/19 9:48am

well.. that's not so bad then. I'm up for $5.. but I need to reset my brain for

Saxa

9/16/19 9:54am

This is such an easy solve. You likely can do a 7 day trial and if not it is only $5.00 to sign up.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:55am

It's $5 for a month. There's a decent chance the USF game could be on ESPN+ too and you could get both games for $5

Pete

9/16/19 10:00am

Are games on ESPN+ available to watch after it is over?

BGRTHNUMEGO

9/16/19 9:47am

It's $5 people...I'm sure we can all step up.

B Blue

9/16/19 9:48am

This^^^ And the more people that embrace this the sooner we get to a la carte with ESPN.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:51am

with inflation adjustments, costs less than watching in the stake center

9/16/19 1:11pm

Nope. Don’t like that.

LifelongAP

9/16/19 9:49am

Early east coast game. Could be tough for the team to be ready that early.

cougaman

9/16/19 9:50am

That’s the worst part. Western teams tend to struggle early in 12 noon ET games.

chilango

9/16/19 9:53am

We played Michigan in the morning. That was a fun one.

D.T. Survivor

9/16/19 11:40am

Another good example.

chilango

9/16/19 11:45am

Part of the problem with that game was we flew in so late too. We got there

BYUtka

9/16/19 11:51am

Got there late + did a fireside.

molodyets

9/16/19 11:56am

Yes, it’s really dumb to only arrive the night before with a 12 noon kickoff and

chilango

9/17/19 11:08am

This true? Very poor planning

puntersarepeople

9/17/19 12:13pm

I'm guessing ESPN knows they are going to get BYU fans to pay for this game; hence the reason to put it on ESPN+.

specsauce

9/16/19 10:21am

Hulu has live sports

RipCityCougar

9/16/19 10:43am

This has nothing to with your cable provider.

molodyets

9/16/19 11:10am

Brawndo has electrolytes.

cheezedawg

9/16/19 11:12am

This is fine with me, can you DVR/Watch games later on ESPN+?

JOPE

9/16/19 11:45am

Watch later? Yes. DVR? No.

RockyBalboa

9/16/19 11:51am

Just pay the $5, watch the game, then binge all of the 30 for 30’s.

SLIVER

9/16/19 11:55am

I'll pay the five bucks. Seriously my kids can bring the nachos. They are all

DJROSS

9/16/19 12:22pm

What are the chances this changes if we beat Washington and Toledo beats CSU?

RUNBYU1

9/16/19 12:22pm

tv channel would change only if there is some natural disaster causing them to

cwilke1

9/16/19 12:31pm

That really sucks

rggee

9/16/19 12:33pm

exposure

BlueFrog

9/16/19 12:46pm

What’s the big deal? $5? Cut out one lunch and you’ll be ahead

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