American Football (NFL)

[Jett129]

@Mizmazzle And there’s an $11.99 plan if you want to 86 the commercials.

[Matt]

I don’t find the commercials to be overly obtrusive It’s not worth the add $6 to me but I understand the need for some to eliminate them.

[Mizmazzle]

@Jett129 I hate commercials so bad. Don’t bother me during games, but movies…can’t do em!!

[Jett129]

@Mizmazzle I hate commercials so much that I DVR most shows,so that I can Fast Forward through them. When I watch football I record and then wait about an hour to start watching so I can zip through the ads,and as you know there’s lots of them. Usually watching in real time by the 3rd quarter.

[Mizmazzle]

@Jett129 solid strategy. I’ve got the DVR I think…never have used it.

[mclaincausey]

Not going to buy a streaming service I don’t want just to watch a game I don’t care about. Fuck you NFL and NBC even if I wanted to I wouldn’t on principle.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey If The Chiefs weren’t in it,I wouldn’t do it. It sucks,but I really want to see the game,and they got me by the…and $6 won’t kill me.

[mclaincausey]

Fair enough. The principle chaps my hide enough not to be into it no matter who is playing. Just pathetic. Voting with my dollars.

[Matt]

I’d rather pay the streaming services than the cable mafia. At least I can pay my $6 and bounce. I prefer that to a two year contract and criminal levels of customer service.

[mclaincausey]

Agreed, and I’m not adding Peacock.

Playoff games need to be widely available IMO. I hope this blows up in their face.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey said in American Football (NFL):

Agreed, and I’m not adding Peacock.

Playoff games need to be widely available IMO. I hope this blows up in their face.

I do to,but I fear this is just the beginning. A friend of mind said,well I’ll go to a sports bar and see it. I said to him you’re gonna drop $70-$80 on food and drinks,so you don’t have to pay $6. Yeah you showed them.

[mclaincausey]

I guess technically it would reduce the ratings. I’m hoping for low ratings and a flop.

Why can’t they use the tried and true model of monetizing via advertisement sales?

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey The only thing I can think of,and I'm not looking to defend them, is that this game was always scheduled to be part of NBC's package,and since it's on late, and Saturday, they didn'twant to take a chance on it running into SNL. There's a post I saw going around Facebook imploring people not to sign up for it, as this will eventually lead to The Superbowl being a Pay Per View.

[Jett129]

[Jett129]

If,like me,you cave and get Peacock for a month,you can sort of rationalize it by watching The Holdovers movie. That and the game is worth $6. Obviously loved the movie.

[Oaktavia]

We get it free with our Instacart somehow.

[TinMan]

Still debating with wife on what we are going to do. @mclaincausey I am with you it’s the principality of it. I already got a bunch of streaming services that I am currently trying to get rid of. I know I will spend more at my local sports bar, but at least the money is going to local people in the community, not a bunch of suits! If NFL continues with a PPV format, I will find something else to do with my spare time. I am not mad or upset, just frustrated I don’t like when greed is put above all the loyal fan bases across the sport.

[TinMan]

On a different topic, could you imagine being at the Chiefs/Dolphins game crazy cold today!

With wind chill factor it will -27 Celsius

[Mizmazzle]

@TinMan I heard on the radio yesterday that it’s the 5th coldest game in NFL history. The stats on Tua and the Dolphins playing in games under 50f are a crazy. Like they just never win in the cold. Like ever! Haha. Advantage chiefs!

[Nocturama]

Temperatures in Miami are in the high 20s, so the differential is well over 40’C. 🥶