I don't think so. Those networks have their place.

My wife has a student that goes to Missouri and the SEC network is a good place to see those secondary matchups. Also my in laws are from Michigan and occasionally want to see what Michigan and Michigan St. are doing. Those conference networks allow me to watch those games and have a dedicated channel as opposed to switching apps or looking in some random area hoping the ESPN plus games are being shown.

I think this could help the Big 12 as well.

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I think it depends on how wide of distribution we could get on a conference network. For example, the PAC network has poor distribution and I've never had it as part of one of my TV packages. Even my family who live in Tucson didn't have PAC as part of their package for over a year after the PAC network launched.

ESPN+ is nice because you don't have those TV provider and content provider negotiation issues that result in channels not being available. For example, I have Hulu+ and can't even get Bally Sports North.

ESPN+ directly integrates with my Hulu app on my Samsung smart TV so switching between say a Big 12 game on FS1 and one on ESPN + is on different than switching between games on ESPN and ESPN2.

I posted the links to the boards of the B12 teams in the other thread if anyone wants to go recruit. Let’s get this place rocking!

(09-07-2021 10:18 AM)tcufrog86 Wrote:  I think it depends on how wide of distribution we could get on a conference network. For example, the PAC network has poor distribution and I've never had it as part of one of my TV packages. Even my family who live in Tucson didn't have PAC as part of their package for over a year after the PAC network launched.

ESPN+ is nice because you don't have those TV provider and content provider negotiation issues that result in channels not being available. For example, I have Hulu+ and can't even get Bally Sports North.

ESPN+ directly integrates with my Hulu app on my Samsung smart TV so switching between say a Big 12 game on FS1 and one on ESPN + is on different than switching between games on ESPN and ESPN2.

I was trying to load up ESPN+ to my LGTV this weekend after that failed...ended up on my Hulu App and lone behold...there was ESPN+. (After I couldn't load ESPN+, I went to my Disney+ app on my TV...as I thought it would be there since I had the bundle...but I guess its on hulu).

I bet I'm not the only one who didn't know that.

(09-07-2021 11:40 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(09-07-2021 10:18 AM)tcufrog86 Wrote:  I think it depends on how wide of distribution we could get on a conference network. For example, the PAC network has poor distribution and I've never had it as part of one of my TV packages. Even my family who live in Tucson didn't have PAC as part of their package for over a year after the PAC network launched.

ESPN+ is nice because you don't have those TV provider and content provider negotiation issues that result in channels not being available. For example, I have Hulu+ and can't even get Bally Sports North.

ESPN+ directly integrates with my Hulu app on my Samsung smart TV so switching between say a Big 12 game on FS1 and one on ESPN + is on different than switching between games on ESPN and ESPN2.

I was trying to load up ESPN+ to my LGTV this weekend after that failed...ended up on my Hulu App and lone behold...there was ESPN+. (After I couldn't load ESPN+, I went to my Disney+ app on my TV...as I thought it would be there since I had the bundle...but I guess its on hulu).

I bet I'm not the only one who didn't know that.

See that's where you messed up.

(09-07-2021 12:22 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(09-07-2021 11:40 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(09-07-2021 10:18 AM)tcufrog86 Wrote:  I think it depends on how wide of distribution we could get on a conference network. For example, the PAC network has poor distribution and I've never had it as part of one of my TV packages. Even my family who live in Tucson didn't have PAC as part of their package for over a year after the PAC network launched.

ESPN+ is nice because you don't have those TV provider and content provider negotiation issues that result in channels not being available. For example, I have Hulu+ and can't even get Bally Sports North.

ESPN+ directly integrates with my Hulu app on my Samsung smart TV so switching between say a Big 12 game on FS1 and one on ESPN + is on different than switching between games on ESPN and ESPN2.

I was trying to load up ESPN+ to my LGTV this weekend after that failed...ended up on my Hulu App and lone behold...there was ESPN+. (After I couldn't load ESPN+, I went to my Disney+ app on my TV...as I thought it would be there since I had the bundle...but I guess its on hulu).

I bet I'm not the only one who didn't know that.

See that's where you messed up.

I prefer using a separate streaming device vs. the smart TV's native system. Regardless of the brand, it seems like none of the smart TV platforms have as many apps as Roku/Chromecast/Fire TV/Apple TV, and they end up being very outdated within just a few years.

So far we’ve had fans from these schools post:
Kansas
UCF
Houston
Cincinnati
BYU
Texas Tech
Baylor
West Virginia
TCU

Let’s get some Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Kansas State fans on here!

Glad to see the schools come into the conference. Even more grateful to see posters on the board.

(09-08-2021 05:11 PM)Otacon Wrote:  Glad to see the schools come into the conference. Even more grateful to see posters on the board.

Agreed, hopefully we can continue to grow this thing!

(09-08-2021 05:11 PM)Otacon Wrote:  Glad to see the schools come into the conference. Even more grateful to see posters on the board.

Your welcome.

We need more B12 posters! Definitely need more Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and Texas Tech posters.

I'm giving my full endorsement to the B12 board.