(02-26-2021 09:07 AM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  

(02-24-2021 01:53 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(02-23-2021 08:21 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  One thing Im curious about this season is the coverage baseball will get on ESPN+. I have a feeling it will be much easier and more fun to follow the baseball race this year. I think the new deal will allow AAC baseball fans to have easy access to more---and better produced---AAC baseball games this year.

I’ve been loving it. Most of our home games have been streamed on ECUpirates.com the past couple years, but having most of the games on ESPN+ is even better. I was able to watch the first hour of the ECU game at work, have it on my phone to listen through the car speakers while driving home, and finish it on the TV at home.

Sole reason I finally broke down and got a subscription

I don't know how it's been for everyone else, but my only gripe about the ESPN+ thing (I also have a subscription), is that the production value of non-ESPN+ content has taken a step down.

In prior years, the productiuon value of baseball streamed on ECUPirates.com was comparable to what you see on ESPN+ now, which shouldn't be a problem if you have ESPN+, right?

The problem is that we only have the capability to produce one ESPN-quality broadcast per day. On top of that, for some stupid reason, the conference and ESPN require us to prioritize basketball (both mens and womens) over any other sports, regardless of which one is the best draw at the time.

So, for example, ECU's baseball game in the middle of the series last Saturday conflicted with an ECU womens basketball game, and was relegated to ECUPirates.com. This would normally be fine. The production value of what is now on ECUPirates.com, however, is the single-camera BS that we see from PAC-12 away games. Total garbage.

My hope for the future is that either a) the production will improve, or b) the individual universities will be able to prioritize the contests that make the most sense to put on +.