(02-18-2022 09:46 AM)Potomac Wrote:  As much as CUSA fans complain about the medial deal, at least it was free? There’s nothing worse than paying $12.50/month, double espn+, for a less accessible and visible media option.

The FloSports platform is garbage and is unnecessarily difficult to navigate the user interface. There’s even the annoyance of having to click the item you want to watch twice to get it to load. They send you to a second screen where you have to click the game thumbnail again. Just horribly designed.

Cusa tv was only free for baseball last year due to limited attendance at the start of the season. It’s 99 a year for poor quality on the schools end

(02-22-2022 07:52 AM)KRT8871 Wrote:  I'm really looking forward to getting back on ESPN. At least then I can sign up for Hulu Live or YouTube TV and upgrade to ESPN+ for four months.

The C-USA media package is unbelievably convoluted and obnoxious. For football, you need a cable package that has Stadium, FSN, and CBSSN (which typically aren't even all available and best case are on different tier levels). If a game is listed as Stadium or CBSSN, you then need to figure if it's on regular TV or on Facebook. If it's on Facebook and you're watching on a Fire Stick or Roku, good luck figuring out which stream is the legitimate one out of the dozens of bootlegs.

And if you're traveling and want to watch a game at a sport's bar... That's just not going to happen.

Personally, HULU is a lot better than Youtube. The A/V is so much clearer.

Looks like NC A&T is headed to the CAA after just one year in the Big South.

(02-22-2022 03:40 PM)hotrod2001 Wrote:  Looks like NC A&T is headed to the CAA after just one year in the Big South.

The Big South died when Coastal and Liberty left...and it wasn't great then.

(02-22-2022 02:55 PM)Porcine Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 07:52 AM)KRT8871 Wrote:  I'm really looking forward to getting back on ESPN. At least then I can sign up for Hulu Live or YouTube TV and upgrade to ESPN+ for four months.

The C-USA media package is unbelievably convoluted and obnoxious. For football, you need a cable package that has Stadium, FSN, and CBSSN (which typically aren't even all available and best case are on different tier levels). If a game is listed as Stadium or CBSSN, you then need to figure if it's on regular TV or on Facebook. If it's on Facebook and you're watching on a Fire Stick or Roku, good luck figuring out which stream is the legitimate one out of the dozens of bootlegs.

And if you're traveling and want to watch a game at a sport's bar... That's just not going to happen.

Personally, HULU is a lot better than Youtube. The A/V is so much clearer.

I use an HD antenna and then Sling for $35

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

(02-22-2022 04:05 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

Considering CUSA is messing with ESPN's SBC schedule at the moment I wouldn't think anything regarding CUSA's media deal is going to get any better than it is.

(02-22-2022 04:05 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

I predict Liberty will probably get a sweetheart media deal. They have a solid relationship with ESPN. I can't see them moving to C-USA without knowing they'd be able to keep it. I believe they'll still have their Flames network and games through ESPN. As for the rest, I don't predict nearly as much ESPN presence after the events leading up to this. ESPN certainly played a part in CUSA's demise.

(02-22-2022 03:53 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 03:40 PM)hotrod2001 Wrote:  Looks like NC A&T is headed to the CAA after just one year in the Big South.

The Big South died when Coastal and Liberty left...and it wasn't great then.

More about this is apparently the Big South and Ohio Valley Conferences are combining into a single FCS football conference.

(02-22-2022 05:35 PM)hotrod2001 Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 03:53 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 03:40 PM)hotrod2001 Wrote:  Looks like NC A&T is headed to the CAA after just one year in the Big South.

The Big South died when Coastal and Liberty left...and it wasn't great then.

More about this is apparently the Big South and Ohio Valley Conferences are combining into a single FCS football conference.

Probably in both's best interest. They couldn't have had that many football playing members left between the two of them. Better to just combine.

New football conference would consist of:

Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
Campbell
Robert Morris
Eastern Illinois
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
UT Martin

I wasn't aware of NC A&T leaving the Big South so suddenly. I wonder if they're being plugged into JMU's spot.

(02-22-2022 04:26 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 04:05 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

I predict Liberty will probably get a sweetheart media deal. They have a solid relationship with ESPN. I can't see them moving to C-USA without knowing they'd be able to keep it. I believe they'll still have their Flames network and games through ESPN. As for the rest, I don't predict nearly as much ESPN presence after the events leading up to this. ESPN certainly played a part in CUSA's demise.

To hear Liberty fans talk, they're going to get Circus USA the best media deal in the history of television for that outstanding, CFP contending conference they joined
/sarcasm

(02-22-2022 04:05 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

CUSA.TV will still be a part of whatever new deal you have. Believe me, we’ve been through a few new C-USA broadcast deals.

I know you all want NY6 access but you’re going to hate everything about that league.

(02-22-2022 07:18 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 09:46 AM)Potomac Wrote:  As much as CUSA fans complain about the medial deal, at least it was free? There’s nothing worse than paying $12.50/month, double espn+, for a less accessible and visible media option.

The FloSports platform is garbage and is unnecessarily difficult to navigate the user interface. There’s even the annoyance of having to click the item you want to watch twice to get it to load. They send you to a second screen where you have to click the game thumbnail again. Just horribly designed.

My friend, CUSA.tv was not free. Cost ike $8 a month or something

If you follow the wrong link, flo could charge you as much as $30 a month. Yep, inconsistent pricing depending on what rabbit hole you go down. Not shady at all.

So if you pay $30, that’s nearly quadruple the price.

(02-22-2022 12:00 PM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 08:20 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 07:18 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 09:46 AM)Potomac Wrote:  As much as CUSA fans complain about the medial deal, at least it was free? There’s nothing worse than paying $12.50/month, double espn+, for a less accessible and visible media option.

The FloSports platform is garbage and is unnecessarily difficult to navigate the user interface. There’s even the annoyance of having to click the item you want to watch twice to get it to load. They send you to a second screen where you have to click the game thumbnail again. Just horribly designed.

My friend, CUSA.tv was not free. Cost ike $8 a month or something

That’s what I was gonna say. And that’s what is a killer fir coosa: there are often times when you have a marginal interest in watching a game other than your own team/conference, yet when it was coosa game that was not an option. No way I’m paying another fee to do so. And based on the actual numbers, there are LOTS of other people who feel just like I do.

Yeah once it was reported the four teams joining the Sun Belt I started looking to watch a lot more of our future conference mates the rest of the season and even other G5 games. Really got a taste of how much easier it is to watch Sun Belt and AAC games than CUSA or CAA. Even with the FloSports subscription, if I wanted to watch a JMU game and some other game relevant to the standings at the same time it wouldn't let me watch more than one thing at a time. Just an awful platform to be on for anyone who actually wants to grow their brand even if you ignore the terrible quality for the price.

You could watch it on multiple devices, but I get that’s not practical for many people.

It didn’t have the 4 screen PIP you can get with the espn app if you’re on an Apple TV. It’s one game and only one game on that one device.

(02-22-2022 05:52 PM)hotrod2001 Wrote:  New football conference would consist of:

Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
Campbell
Robert Morris
Eastern Illinois
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
UT Martin

I wasn't aware of NC A&T leaving the Big South so suddenly. I wonder if they're being plugged into JMU's spot.

There’s roughly five different programs being plugged into our one spot. We must’ve been worth a lot. Lol

(02-23-2022 10:41 AM)Potomac Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 12:00 PM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 08:20 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 07:18 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 09:46 AM)Potomac Wrote:  As much as CUSA fans complain about the medial deal, at least it was free? There’s nothing worse than paying $12.50/month, double espn+, for a less accessible and visible media option.

The FloSports platform is garbage and is unnecessarily difficult to navigate the user interface. There’s even the annoyance of having to click the item you want to watch twice to get it to load. They send you to a second screen where you have to click the game thumbnail again. Just horribly designed.

My friend, CUSA.tv was not free. Cost ike $8 a month or something

That’s what I was gonna say. And that’s what is a killer fir coosa: there are often times when you have a marginal interest in watching a game other than your own team/conference, yet when it was coosa game that was not an option. No way I’m paying another fee to do so. And based on the actual numbers, there are LOTS of other people who feel just like I do.

Yeah once it was reported the four teams joining the Sun Belt I started looking to watch a lot more of our future conference mates the rest of the season and even other G5 games. Really got a taste of how much easier it is to watch Sun Belt and AAC games than CUSA or CAA. Even with the FloSports subscription, if I wanted to watch a JMU game and some other game relevant to the standings at the same time it wouldn't let me watch more than one thing at a time. Just an awful platform to be on for anyone who actually wants to grow their brand even if you ignore the terrible quality for the price.

You could watch it on multiple devices, but I get that’s not practical for many people.

It didn’t have the 4 screen PIP you can get with the espn app if you’re on an Apple TV. It’s one game and only one game on that one device.

Multiple devices is the only thing I ever tried, if I wanted the JMU game on my laptop and another game on my iPad it would say I needed another subscription. So maybe just another thing that's inconsistent with FloSports depending on how you signed up I guess.

(02-22-2022 06:18 PM)HerdFanGuest Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 04:26 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 04:05 PM)sstaedtler88 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:37 AM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

Except that Conference USA starts negotiations for a new deal in the Spring and will have one in place in 2023, so the days of Flo Sports may be over, anyway.

I predict Liberty will probably get a sweetheart media deal. They have a solid relationship with ESPN. I can't see them moving to C-USA without knowing they'd be able to keep it. I believe they'll still have their Flames network and games through ESPN. As for the rest, I don't predict nearly as much ESPN presence after the events leading up to this. ESPN certainly played a part in CUSA's demise.

To hear Liberty fans talk, they're going to get Circus USA the best media deal in the history of television for that outstanding, CFP contending conference they joined
/sarcasm

Clearly CUSA > Sun Belt and Liberty > JMU/ODU combined. And there couldn't possibly be any kind of non-sports reason that anyone would ever dislike Liberty or want to avoid being associated with them.

(02-23-2022 10:59 AM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(02-23-2022 10:41 AM)Potomac Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 12:00 PM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 08:20 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 07:18 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  My friend, CUSA.tv was not free. Cost ike $8 a month or something

That’s what I was gonna say. And that’s what is a killer fir coosa: there are often times when you have a marginal interest in watching a game other than your own team/conference, yet when it was coosa game that was not an option. No way I’m paying another fee to do so. And based on the actual numbers, there are LOTS of other people who feel just like I do.

Yeah once it was reported the four teams joining the Sun Belt I started looking to watch a lot more of our future conference mates the rest of the season and even other G5 games. Really got a taste of how much easier it is to watch Sun Belt and AAC games than CUSA or CAA. Even with the FloSports subscription, if I wanted to watch a JMU game and some other game relevant to the standings at the same time it wouldn't let me watch more than one thing at a time. Just an awful platform to be on for anyone who actually wants to grow their brand even if you ignore the terrible quality for the price.

You could watch it on multiple devices, but I get that’s not practical for many people.

It didn’t have the 4 screen PIP you can get with the espn app if you’re on an Apple TV. It’s one game and only one game on that one device.

Multiple devices is the only thing I ever tried, if I wanted the JMU game on my laptop and another game on my iPad it would say I needed another subscription. So maybe just another thing that's inconsistent with FloSports depending on how you signed up I guess.

I was able to log into the same account on multiple devices and pull up different games.

(02-22-2022 07:52 AM)KRT8871 Wrote:  I'm really looking forward to getting back on ESPN. At least then I can sign up for Hulu Live or YouTube TV and upgrade to ESPN+ for four months.

The C-USA media package is unbelievably convoluted and obnoxious. For football, you need a cable package that has Stadium, FSN, and CBSSN (which typically aren't even all available and best case are on different tier levels). If a game is listed as Stadium or CBSSN, you then need to figure if it's on regular TV or on Facebook. If it's on Facebook and you're watching on a Fire Stick or Roku, good luck figuring out which stream is the legitimate one out of the dozens of bootlegs.

And if you're traveling and want to watch a game at a sport's bar... That's just not going to happen.

When a game is "on Stadium," that could mean "on the Stadium channel available on Roku/PlutoTV/etc.," it could mean "on the Stadium facebook page," or it could mean, "on Stadium's website with a subscription needed." Our game a couple years back at Tulane fell into the 3rd category, and there was zero advance notice. You just found out when you went to find the game that morning. The school didn't even understand how it worked judging by the social media exchanges on either side of kickoff.

Stadium is some Mickey Mouse bullshizz. They listed an ODU vs. WKU basketball game as a Patriot League game once, and their official Twitter account blocked me after posting a screenshot of it with the words, "Presented without commentary." If I'd know they were gonna react that way, I would've been a lot more smart-a**ed about it and gotten my money's worth.

Honestly, of all the outlaw mud show networks we've been on, BeIn was probably my favorite. It had good production and announcers that actually seemed to care about what they were doing. That lasted all of one football season.