(08-10-2017 11:53 AM)JMU83 Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 10:04 AM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 10:00 AM)Potomac Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 09:52 AM)JMU_Degenerate Wrote:  https://jamesmadison.rivals.com/news/caa...media-deal

"as early as" = at the earliest.
3 weeks = 6 more days from now

Patience = something people used to have, and believe to be a virtue.

The first CAA football game starts in 17 days. Most leagues announce their TV deals in the winter. We're here half-assing our book report at 6am right before school.

The first CAA game is nationally televised and not relevant to the discussion; and who cares when the announcement is made as long as it is made in time for the deadline.

What they have suggested does not sound like half-assing. CBS Digital + Twitter is far superior to any other option outside of possibly ESPN3. It is 100x superior to NBC Sports or CSN mid-atlantic where I actually have to be at a TV to watch.

Old timer here. What's wrong with being at a TV to watch a JMU football game?

Nothing is wrong with it other than its restrictive when it is the only option. Flexibility in viewing is everything and that is a reason Netflix and other digital platforms are the future. If the CAA goes digital, I can still watch on my TV... and my phone, tablet, and laptop.

This is like how CDs still exist for music and my car has a CD player and I still own some CDs, but digital music is the new normal. I can digitally put every song in the entire world in my pocket (amazon prime unlimited / spotify) and take them anywhere in the world. Why restrict this to only 18 songs on a CD if I dont have to. CDs are fine. Digital is better due to flexibility.

An example from my life: I have X1 by Xfinity which has Netflix built in. I can watch Netflix from my TV at home, on a tablet in a hotel room, on my phone in an uber, on a laptop at work, or any other place using wifi or mobile data.