So I'm at a bar
Or not with @MikeDamone
I personally cannot ever recall seeing such a thing with 1 specific exception. Bars have various sports packages from their TV provider and that's what you get. Nothing streamed unless it is a super special event like a high-school football championship game in southern VA which is only available that way, and that's like a Friday afternoon or something.
The 1 exception is in my cuntry club bar they put in a bunch of new TVs during Covid, but none of them were smart TVs. Except 1. All the main TVs hooked up to Comcast, with a sports package (B1G network, Tennis Channel of course, Red Zone). One single TV, the smallest one in there and mounted in a weird location, was accidentally a smart TV. We've connected it to the Wifi and put in one of our own Prime accounts so that Thursday night NFL could at least be shown somewhere in the damn place. It's ridiculous, and laughable, but it is on in the corner on the small TV, and the patrons are the ones who do the work to turn it on.
Part of the fun of CFB is going out somewhere and having like 10 games on at once that you can watch simultaneously. But it's pretty hard to watch if the bar doesn't have the service, and I've never encountered streaming. Am I the exception or are we even more fucked?
So I'm at a bar 37 votes
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Yes, I've watched streaming sports at a barNFL Thursday Night Football on Prime. At a pretty new brewery/facility though.
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No, have never seen such a thingIt is hard enough, here, to find a bar with the P12 NW. And you think it will become routine for bars to stream P12 gaymes?
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No, have never seen such a thingI have never watched a sporting event via streaming anywhere that I'm aware of. It really doesn't interest me either. I'm a channel changer and the great thing about Saturdays has always been that there are 3-5 different channels to flip between. That is not going to work for me at all if I'm trying to watch a game on apple TV.
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No, have never seen such a thingGot into this a bit on the pod. Unless it's a specific watch party for a specific team trying to get a game on a TV at a bar is a terrible and frequently impossible experience, even at supposed sports bars. This is even if the game is on like ABC or ESPN etc can't imagine how hard it will be if it's streaming.
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No, have never seen such a thingStreaming also sucks in general. I swear at least 10% of the time there's some technical issue with the app. One thing too is the apps have to be specifically tailored for a model of different TVs and they aren't great about updating them or fixing bugs if it only affects a specific TV model etc. Unless they changed this.
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Yes, I've watched streaming sports at a barI basically brought my own Roku to a bar to watch Thursday Night Football.
And if the bar has Xfinity, they are streaming it now anyway based on how they work now. -
No, have never seen such a thingI gave up on keeping track of all the streaming services and almost exclusively watch games at the bar now. That being said, I’m not going to go pay to watch somewhere and have the stream buffer or some shit. Fuck that.
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No, have never seen such a thingIsnt NFL Sunday Ticket moving exclusively to YouTube?
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It's cheaper to watch streaming services and drink at home.
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No, have never seen such a thing
No line at the bathroom either!!!!1!PurpleThrobber said:It's cheaper to watch streaming services and drink at home.
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Yeah I stream directv now. Not the issue. It's great but all the games are on that one platform
I have apps for entertainment. I have Prime but I didn't even watch TNF
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No, have never seen such a thingI’m hearing streaming games is the future. The PAC might even be in business when that future eventually comes maybe
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No, have never seen such a thingThe kids dig the streaming thing. We're all a bunch of old farts and when we die out (already happening -- hi pup!), no one will give a shit about networks ...
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No, have never seen such a thing
I think YouTubeTV which is like Comcast, Direct TV or Dish in that they’re streaming but they’re simply streaming their lineup via the internet vs a coax connection.JaWarrenJaHooker said:Isnt NFL Sunday Ticket moving exclusively to YouTube?
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The kids don't watch husky footballTheHB said:The kids dig the streaming thing. We're all a bunch of old farts and when we die out (already happening -- hi pup!), no one will give a shit about networks ...
Or college football.
I have apps and I stream. I stream DTV where the SEC and B1G are easily found with major networks production values
College football may indeed die. The Pac did
The big boys are making more money than ever. Not on fucking apps
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No, have never seen such a thingI would love to spend time at a sport bar watching the eternal "Please wait - Buffering" spinning circle.
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No, have never seen such a thing
Don't disagree. My attempt at equating apps to uniforms was clearly a thud.RaceBannon said:
The kids don't watch husky footballTheHB said:The kids dig the streaming thing. We're all a bunch of old farts and when we die out (already happening -- hi pup!), no one will give a shit about networks ...
Or college football.
I have apps and I stream. I stream DTV where the SEC and B1G are easily found with major networks production values
College football may indeed die. The Pac did
The big boys are making more money than ever. Not on fucking apps
It's not any more innovative than the Pac 12 network was
But I do think that muffled sound -- still a ways out -- could very well be a death rattle for college football. -
The 75 year plan to have soccer replace football is workingTheHB said:
Don't disagree. My attempt at equating apps to uniforms was clearly a thud.RaceBannon said:
The kids don't watch husky footballTheHB said:The kids dig the streaming thing. We're all a bunch of old farts and when we die out (already happening -- hi pup!), no one will give a shit about networks ...
Or college football.
I have apps and I stream. I stream DTV where the SEC and B1G are easily found with major networks production values
College football may indeed die. The Pac did
The big boys are making more money than ever. Not on fucking apps
It's not any more innovative than the Pac 12 network was
But I do think that muffled sound -- still a ways out -- could very well be a death rattle for college football.
The NFL will live. This is college balls last shot and it's not a coincidence that it's heavy on the south where pro football was late to the party
The B1G is three teams. And I see empty seats at those stadiums
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Agree that soccer will replace football. Jumbo athletes will be playing center back and we’ll be streaming it with no issues on 6G until we die of cancer.
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No, have never seen such a thingRaceBannon said:
The 75 year plan to have women's soccer replace football is workingTheHB said:
Don't disagree. My attempt at equating apps to uniforms was clearly a thud.RaceBannon said:
The kids don't watch husky footballTheHB said:The kids dig the streaming thing. We're all a bunch of old farts and when we die out (already happening -- hi pup!), no one will give a shit about networks ...
Or college football.
I have apps and I stream. I stream DTV where the SEC and B1G are easily found with major networks production values
College football may indeed die. The Pac did
The big boys are making more money than ever. Not on fucking apps
It's not any more innovative than the Pac 12 network was
But I do think that muffled sound -- still a ways out -- could very well be a death rattle for college football.
The NFL will live. This is college balls last shot and it's not a coincidence that it's heavy on the south where pro football was late to the party
The B1G is three teams. And I see empty seats at those stadiums -
No, have never seen such a thingWomen's soccer has too high of a concussion rate to replace football. It's like the highest concussion rate for women's sports.
It will be something else. -
No, have never seen such a thing
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I can’t even imagine. Once spent an hour trying to get a Husky game on (via Pac 12 network) at a Honolulu Buffalo Wild Wings. And they had the Pac 12 network! Just no idea how to turn it on since it was a different cable package than most of their TVs used.
Can’t wait to go back and ask for them to pop on the Apple app.
This conference is dead, just swallow our pride and go dominate the Big12 dreckfest. The BIG10 ain’t walking through that door. -
No, have never seen such a thing
Bartenders and servers at sports bars almost always have no clue how to work the remote. It’s wild.doogville said:I can’t even imagine. Once spent an hour trying to get a Husky game on (via Pac 12 network) at a Honolulu Buffalo Wild Wings. And they had the Pac 12 network! Just no idea how to turn it on since it was a different cable package than most of their TVs used.
Can’t wait to go back and ask for them to pop on the Apple app.
This conference is dead, just swallow our pride and go dominate the Big12 dreckfest. The BIG10 ain’t walking through that door. -
Yes, I've watched streaming sports at a bar
This.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
I think YouTubeTV which is like Comcast, Direct TV or Dish in that they’re streaming but they’re simply streaming their lineup via the internet vs a coax connection.JaWarrenJaHooker said:Isnt NFL Sunday Ticket moving exclusively to YouTube?
And fuck you fuckers all sound old as race.
Live streaming has the same commercial load and content as dish/direct/cable so if you have fubo or directvnow, Hulu live, and whatever the other 2 or 3 are you’ll see the same shit as traditional tv consumers. And pay a fuck ton less… unless you have no self control and subscribe to every fucking streaming channel and then you’re just stupid. -
No, have never seen such a thingCastricone and I will become great friends this year as I turn my TV to mute and channel surf all the big boys on my cable subscription. Can’t wait!
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No, have never seen such a thingI know I'm old, but it sure is easy turning on the TV to Comcast, hitting "C" and seeing every game available.
I get that streaming services are the future, but the here and now really wasn't that bad for a sports fan. -
No, have never seen such a thing
Streaming services are fine when you're mobile or want to zone in on one thing.TheHB said:I know I'm old, but it sure is easy turning on the TV to Comcast, hitting "C" and seeing every game available.
I get that streaming services are the future, but the here and now really wasn't that bad for a sports fan.
Not designed for watching your team play some shit opponent when you want to flip back and forth b/c there's a better top ten match up or upset happening on a different channel. Definitely not for a casual fan anywhere. -
Way to miss the point dumbfuckdirtysouwfdawg said:
This.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
I think YouTubeTV which is like Comcast, Direct TV or Dish in that they’re streaming but they’re simply streaming their lineup via the internet vs a coax connection.JaWarrenJaHooker said:Isnt NFL Sunday Ticket moving exclusively to YouTube?
And fuck you fuckers all sound old as race.
Live streaming has the same commercial load and content as dish/direct/cable so if you have fubo or directvnow, Hulu live, and whatever the other 2 or 3 are you’ll see the same shit as traditional tv consumers. And pay a fuck ton less… unless you have no self control and subscribe to every fucking streaming channel and then you’re just stupid.
I stream DTV like I said a million fucking times. Its where I watch fucking football. Whether the Pac 9 is there or not -
No, have never seen such a thing
I have been streaming games forever ESPECIALLY when my provider didn't have the P12 nw.RaceBannon said:
Way to miss the point dumbfuckdirtysouwfdawg said:
This.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
I think YouTubeTV which is like Comcast, Direct TV or Dish in that they’re streaming but they’re simply streaming their lineup via the internet vs a coax connection.JaWarrenJaHooker said:Isnt NFL Sunday Ticket moving exclusively to YouTube?
And fuck you fuckers all sound old as race.
Live streaming has the same commercial load and content as dish/direct/cable so if you have fubo or directvnow, Hulu live, and whatever the other 2 or 3 are you’ll see the same shit as traditional tv consumers. And pay a fuck ton less… unless you have no self control and subscribe to every fucking streaming channel and then you’re just stupid.
I stream DTV like I said a million fucking times. Its where I watch fucking football. Whether the Pac 9 is there or not
And chances are I will (watch via) stream (illegally?) at least one UW game this year. Maybe even all 12.
It may be a thing of the future but the future simply isn't today. And age doesn't even come into the equation.