Is ESPN3.com A Good Thing For College Football?
by EagleAboveTheRim on Jun 22, 2011 6:41 AM EDT
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After watching numerous BC games last year on ESPN3.com, I've began to wonder whether ESPN3.com is a good thing for college football. So let's look at the advantages and disadvantages of the internet sensation ESPN3.com.
If you asked me if ESPN3.com is good for college sports like basketball and baseball because of the opportunity to watch your team when it isn't on TV. However, football is different. There are more games on TV (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network, FOX, Notre Dame on NBC or whatever channel) but watching on a computer can be harder for some fans, especially with eye problems or if it would be uncomfortable to stare at a computer screen for 3 or 4 hours. Basketball and baseball (not that I watch baseball) are only about 2 hours, so it's easier on the eyes. So let's make a pro-con list to find out whether ESPN3.com is good for college football or not.
Advantages:
-- More games to watch
-- If you are "on the go" and you still want to watch your team, ESPN3.com provides it if you have a computer
-- Ability to watch up to four games at once
-- If your team isn't on TV, you can still watch them and not have to pay
Disadvantages:
-- You can only watch games if you have Comcast or Verizon
-- Longer games
-- Some stuttering on video
-- Bad for your eyes to stare at computer screen for long periods of time
Overall, I think if you balance out the pros and cons, ESPN3.com is a good thing for college football. If you don't agree with me, that's fine. Discuss it in the comments. Hopefully the Eagles aren't on ESPN3.com too much this season.
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As ESPN3 matures ...
You’ll be able to stream games on HD TVs, iPads and other HD devices which will remove some of the disadvantages you listed. About 1-2 years ago when Netflix launched its Instant Queue streaming movie service, quality was terrible and the player worked on very few devices. Now you can seamlessly watch movies or TV on your laptop, iPad, iPhone or on your HD TV through XBOX 360, Wii, Google TV, etc.
ESPN3 is a good thing for college sports. The monopoly ESPN is building in terms of college sports properties is another story though.
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ESPN3 is a good thing for college sports. The monopoly ESPN is building in terms of college sports properties is another story though.
Is something I’d love to talk about. I do not like the monopoly that they are aquiring (I was all for the ACC to do a joint NBC/ESPN deal like SEC has CBS/ESPN and PAC12 has ESPN/FOX)
Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano
I'm against ESPN3
After watching a few games this past season on it (Time Warner finally picked it up in the middle of the season here in NC), I had pretty much the same thoughts as you posted above. Plus, it doesn’t allow you to have two games simultaneously playing at the same time (Yes I know there is a PIP, but I want to put two games side by side, which it wouldn’t do). I also don’t like how the network can just put one of our conference games on their, even if your in the regional market for it. I do not want to watch Ole Miss/Miss State, I’d rather see an ACC game.
However, I recently got the WatchESPN app for my iphone and hopefully soon to have iPad, and that has helped out. They show everything on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNNews, and the live ESPN3 games. This has helped as I can have a game on my device (Clemson basketball/baseball gets the shaft in NC) and watch something on the tube as well.
Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano
Time to get an XBox…ESPN3 works just like netflix already, watch all the online games right on your TV. It might not be crazy HD quality yet, but remember that 10 years ago we were all watching football on blurry old-school TVs, and no one was complaining then. Internet TV is the way of the future…over the next decade, you’ll see a lot of the barriers between the two coming down.
Im in an ACC market so im not really on ESPN3 a lot. But when i watch it, its terrible. I occasionaly watch soccer on ESPN3 and its always freezing. It has poor quality too. As fkr watching college football, its good for others fans whos teams dont have a lot of national tv games or are out of the conference market.
For Horton
by TheSpecialOne on Jun 22, 2011 10:30 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why has no one mentioned that it's also bad for your ears
to hear 3-4 hours of the AWFUL play-by-play calling and commentary?
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