Game exclusively on Peacock. Let the complaining begin !
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Streaming isn't even the future, it’s the present. Pay the $6 for a month, cheaper than sitting in a bar. I only have Roku, a pay one streaming service, Peacock (for ND football) and Chicago PD. Best decision I ever made. Cable is trash.
Free to watch up here in Canada on ND TV.....plus also I am sure on my IPTV box...to be honest though I think this game will be one I am targeting on attending in person.
Ah, no. NBC is free. Peacock you have to pay extra. Hence the boycott.
Agree. At this point, you gotta get with the times and pay it. I don't like it, but I don't see another way.
No sense in watching from a bar. Nothing but problems come with that.
I average around 3 Notre Dame games a year in a local sports bar. Typically the night games. Good vibe.
Exactly. It's a choice about where an individual wants to spend their money. Because something has been " free" for many years doesn't mean it will be or should be forever. Never understood the hand wringing every year about the game on Peacock.
I don't like watching games out because I do like to hear what's being said. But yes in the right place it is a great environment.
I hate watching ND at the bar. I want to hear the fans and commentators. And I'm locked in to the game and there is too many distractions
You remind me of Chauncey, from Being There. You never understood why people don't like paying extra for things. It's a head scratcher for sure. After all, just because something used to be free, doesn't mean it should stay free, or that it even ought to be free, or ever really should have been free. That's some irresistible logic right there. I think that's actually sub-Chauncey. Paul Harvey, maybe?
It's not a matter of liking or disliking. It's a simple choice. If you want something and it's available to you you get it. I love bourbon but I won't pay over a $100 dollars for a shot of Pappy. My choice. The ND game is only available on Peacock. If you want to watch it you will. Your choice. You're not entitled or deserving to get to see every game for free. It's such a silly thing to gripe about but it happens every year here after the Peacock game is announced. I could understand folks complaing if the game was not available at all or in a restricted region format like the NFL has.
No, I understand. And I'm beginning to appreciate the charm of your simple, homely wisdom. I would stay away from the part where you declare what people are entitled to or not. That's not as charming. But just like Paul Harvey, having it explained to you how 1+1=2 is oddly soothing, and quite naturally, whatever dispensation the powers that be have decreed for society at large, one must simply choose as they see fit, in a free country. Anything else is pure silliness. I mean you're right, ND could just blackout the game altogether, and maybe then we'd have a bone to pick. But of course they're not doing that, so what are we even complaining about? One must simply choose. Just like with your hundred dollar shot of booze. And if money's an object, well then, you're just going to have choose better in the future.
Is this the kind of advice you dispense to your NIL clients? Because they're getting their money's worth.
In my case, the only hand wringing is related to my inability to figure out my TV. You should have seen me when I was trying to get the Blue-Gold game on Saturday. It was pretty amusing. But the good thing is, I stumbled upon the Here Come the Irish documentary, which I had not finished, and which I highly recommend to anyone who has not seen it.
As far as my advice to my clients go they are obviously satisfied as they have all chosen to retain my services for another contract year. Once the House decision is settled business will become more brisk. Everyone is in a holding pattern so to speak until that is resolved.
I know who owns them, but they are a separately operating entity.
Why would I want to help them generate revenue?
If they generate significant revenue with the Boise State game, how long before they take another game off of NBC and put it on Peacock
Have someone explain the progression to you?
Some people don't like being herded and slaughtered so someone else can get richer. But if you do, the health of the sport has a poor prognosis when the business model is squeezing more out of a smaller audience.
The point you're dancing around is that Peacock is owned outright by NBC. Boycott wise if you truly believe in the purpose of it you can't be half in as it achieves nothing. Have someone explain boycotting to you. Personally I'm fine with whatever avenue ND choses to take when it comes to the broadcasting of sporting events. Shouldn't you also be boycotting ND if you are honest in your actions ? They are every bit as responsible as Peacock is in the decision to air games on that service. If not your position is completely disingenuous.
I don't believe anyone enjoys paying more for anything. I certainly don't but at least I retain say so in the matter. It's an entertainment product. No different than watching a movie that's in the theater from your living room chair.
That's like saying my vote is too small to count. The media companies are herding sports fans into ppv. If it bombs in the numbers then it won't continue.
Let me try and explain what you don’t understand
If a parent company starts a division and I disagree with their objective or the product produced by that division. I’m going boycott whatever they’re vending, especially if I think that if they’re successful with their first venture, that they’ll expand their effort.
In Peacock’s case, if they’re successful with the Boise State game, they’ll probably add other games.
If they’re not successful they won’t increase the number of games on Peacock
Notre Dame sold the broadcast rights and unlike Augusta and the Masters, they don’t have any control over what NBC produces. Notre Dame is not as responsible as Peacock.
Ergo, your logic is seriously flawed, as usual.
You really are an uninformed human being. The NBC contract with ND includes the Peacock broadcast. The current agreement allows for one per year which ND AGREED to and has been the case since 2021. NBC cannot contractually broadcast more than one ND home game per year. Any changes to said agreement would have to negotiated. ND had no say so in the decision of having Peacock air Big 10 games. You really should educate yourself before you post.
What you don’t understand, because you have no vision, is that if the Peacock broadcast has high ratings, NBC will push for multiple games at the next contract or seek an amendment to the current contract.
But if the Peacock broadcast experiences low ratings they won’t seek additional games and may drop the one game.
Have somebody with a brain explain that to you
That means much more money for Notre Dame. Any changes have to be negotiated. You were flat out wrong stating Peacock would simply air more games at their own discretion. You are simply not up to speed yet again.
You don’t know the terms of the contract.
You don’t know if there’s a clause that states that if the “Peacock” game achieves a rating of “X” that Peacock can broadcast additional games in the following year/s.
As to the money, Notre Dame doesn’t need 30/40 pieces of silver_
I love Peacock its a great streaming service. Besides sports its has alot of great shows, orginals series and old movies. I get it free through my golf pass sub so not a big deal for me but id oay 7.99 a month becausr I do enjoy the service. The ND football behind the scene series was well produced. I can see people not wanting to pay for it if its just for 1 football game. They usually offer a 7 day trial. So if some posters want to watch the BS game thats an option.
What is ND's position with all this? That's all this is about. Who's the greedy one, NBC or ND? Did ND like, valiantly fight against this and push back almost to the point of contemplating walking away from NBC and forsaking their independence altogether. Such was their commitment to providing their fans with a great product on the field at a fair price, but NBC knew ND had nowhere else to go, and had them by the balls, and thus could force this bold money grab onto them.
So what's the deal, who's the greedy one? ND has a reputation for being money grubbing. But so is NBC greedy, I think it's safe to say, as any big corporation is.
So what's the deal, who's the greedy one? ND has a reputation for being money grubbing. But so is NBC greedy, I think it's safe to say, as any big corporation is.
I'm sorry, I have to interject here. That was a very good zinger, your final parting shot. I'm going to remember that one. 'Have somebody with a brain explain that to you'. Indeed, we should all be so lucky. To have a brain, so you can properly make sense of things. Or in lieu of that, have somebody else who's got one explain it to you.
You have no idea what I know. I have a very good idea on what you know and your posting history here regarding anything relating to football strongly indicates that it's not much at all.
And you have no idea with regard to my personal one on one discussions with father Molloy on the NBC contract
Gee, one would think that a person who ACTUALLY had a one on one conversation with the President of Notre Dame regarding the contract with NBC would actually know how to spell that persons last name . You would also think that person would know the stipulations in said contract regarding the Peacock broadcasts of Notre Dame athletic competition.
