The Bobcat Nation

Is this the only viewing option for the championship game?

Yup

Who comes up with this stuff? A couple of years ago, I had to purchase ESPN+ to watch the Western Illinois game and now ESPNU. I guess I'll be watching high lights on Twitter and listening on the radio then.

ESPN has had the rights to all men’s conference championship games for a long time. Not a new thing.

kmax wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:41 pm

ESPN has had the rights to all men’s conference championship games for a long time. Not a new thing.

Sure, but then you have to purchase multiple channels all the time depending on where they are going to show a game. There are college basketball games on ESPN, ESPN+ ESPNU, and if you want Dodgeball, then ESPN8. Drives me nuts. Since you can call up different games on ESPN+, it would be nice if they gave us that option and broadcast the game there too.

AND Marvin Hagler died. This day sucks, so far. If the Cats win, all will be well.

I signed up for the free trial period of YouTube TV, which includes ESPNU. If the Bobcats win I'll probably be so thrilled that I forget to cancel it.

I use the ESPN app to watch typically, 20 minutes ago there was a link to watch the game, under upcoming. Now the game isn't showing at all in the app, anyone else having trouble using the app?

I have Hulu Live. It has all the ESPN networks and ESPN +.

sdsyvie wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:11 pm

I use the ESPN app to watch typically, 20 minutes ago there was a link to watch the game, under upcoming. Now the game isn't showing at all in the app, anyone else having trouble using the app?

YES!

At 5:30 I got everything logged in and was watching SWAC game fine on ESPNU through the app.

At 6 tried to load our game... no luck.

Now asking me for cable provider. No luck.

By 6:15 gave up and signed up for YouTube tv free trial.

No problems

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:39 pm

Who comes up with this stuff? A couple of years ago, I had to purchase ESPN+ to watch the Western Illinois game and now ESPNU. I guess I'll be watching high lights on Twitter and listening on the radio then.

ESPNU was 10 years before ESPN+.

Hi-Line Bobcat wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:00 pm

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:39 pm

Who comes up with this stuff? A couple of years ago, I had to purchase ESPN+ to watch the Western Illinois game and now ESPNU. I guess I'll be watching high lights on Twitter and listening on the radio then.

ESPNU was 10 years before ESPN+.

I wasn’t questioning the history of when the networks founded each channel, thanks.

Remember the good ol' days when we'd only get the second half on ESPN or it was tape delayed and played at about 10PM?

The reason that ESPN streaming works for awhile and then disappears is that if you have not authenticated to a TV provider they start you on a “free trial” with a countdown timer. It runs for some 20-30 minutes and then you get kicked out.

kmax wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:41 pm

ESPN has had the rights to all men’s conference championship games for a long time. Not a new thing.

To be fair, the last time the cats got this far in the tourney was a decade ago...

kcatz wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:47 pm

sdsyvie wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:11 pm

I use the ESPN app to watch typically, 20 minutes ago there was a link to watch the game, under upcoming. Now the game isn't showing at all in the app, anyone else having trouble using the app?

YES!

At 5:30 I got everything logged in and was watching SWAC game fine on ESPNU through the app.

At 6 tried to load our game... no luck.

Now asking me for cable provider. No luck.

By 6:15 gave up and signed up for YouTube tv free trial.

No problems

Hah thanks for the reply, I did the same thing

You tube TV free trial

sdsyvie wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:54 pm

kcatz wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:47 pm

sdsyvie wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:11 pm

I use the ESPN app to watch typically, 20 minutes ago there was a link to watch the game, under upcoming. Now the game isn't showing at all in the app, anyone else having trouble using the app?

YES!

At 5:30 I got everything logged in and was watching SWAC game fine on ESPNU through the app.

At 6 tried to load our game... no luck.

Now asking me for cable provider. No luck.

By 6:15 gave up and signed up for YouTube tv free trial.

No problems

Hah thanks for the reply, I did the same thing

You tube TV free trial

We're Sling subscribers, so checked on adding the sports package to get ESPNU. It was $15/mo. Discovered I was only 4 days from the end of the billing cycle. Signed up for the package. Cost? Like $4.60. Watched the game, cancelled right after!