No more BallySports OK

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 07:26 AM

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i will also say in the story Joe C is quoted in saying that this deal is an increase in money over the old deal .. (OU was making in the 7 mil range on the old 3rd Tier rights deal)

skyvue · 05-05-2022, 07:36 AM

As a remote fan who has limited access (at best) to Bally Sports OK, I was so excited when I heard this news. Even when Youtube TV carried Bally (it doesn't anymore), I didn't get OU sports live; I had to watch them on a delayed basis.

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 07:43 AM

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As a remote fan who has limited access (at best) to Bally Sports OK, I was so excited when I heard this news. Even when Youtube TV carried Bally (it doesn't anymore), I didn't get OU sports live; I had to watch them on a delayed basis.

it really is a great deal .. and let us watch so many live sports

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 07:57 AM

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it really is a great deal .. and let us watch so many live sports

I mean, for the few OU basketball games it carries and the one OU football game. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme.

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:02 AM

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I mean, for the few OU basketball games it carries and the one OU football game. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme.

lol
if this contract was in place for this season it would have been

12 OU basketball games ..

1 football game

43 OU baseball games

33 OU softball games ..

plus more

and more money then the old 3rd tier deal ..

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:10 AM

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lol
if this contract was in place for this season it would have been

12 OU basketball games ..

1 football game

43 OU baseball games

33 OU softball games ..

plus more

and more money then the old 3rd tier deal ..

Don't care about the 43 OU baseball games, nor the OU softball games. So that point is null to me.

Felt like OU B-Ball games were on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or even ESPNNEWS this year. Even the NIT games were on ESPN's family of networks. Feels like that every year. We'll see if it is 12 like you stated.

schoonerdriver · 05-05-2022, 08:13 AM

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Don't care about the 43 OU baseball games, nor the OU softball games. So that point is null to me.

Felt like OU B-Ball games were on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or even ESPNNEWS this year. Even the NIT games were on ESPN's family of networks. Feels like that every year. We'll see if it is 12 like you stated.

Most non-conference games were on Bally. Conference slate was ESPN.

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:14 AM

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Most non-conference games were on Bally. Conference slate was ESPN.

4 conf games were on ESPN + this year as well

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:16 AM

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Most non-conference games were on Bally. Conference slate was ESPN.

Yeah, I do recall having to find an illegal stream for the Florida game. Which was a complete pain in the rectum. But if that would've been on ESPN this past year, it would've been on one of the main ESPN channels.

CoachTalk · 05-05-2022, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TarheelstateSooner

I mean, for the few OU basketball games it carries and the one OU football game. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme.

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Originally Posted by BoulderSooner

lol
if this contract was in place for this season it would have been

12 OU basketball games ..

1 football game

43 OU baseball games

33 OU softball games ..

plus more

and more money then the old 3rd tier deal ..

Tar Heel... True sooner fan!

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:20 AM

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Tar Heel... True sooner fan!

Why would I care about baseball or softball? So now, I have to give a damn about baseball and softball to be a true Sooner fan? How about Graduating from said institution while being in the Military? Does that help?

WichitaSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:26 AM

I truly empathize with fans who will have no choice but to pay for the new Bally streaming service if they want to watch their team. If anything, Bally should be forced to pay customers to watch, not the other way around.

CoachTalk · 05-05-2022, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TarheelstateSooner

I mean, for the few OU basketball games it carries and the one OU football game. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme.

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Originally Posted by BoulderSooner

lol
if this contract was in place for this season it would have been

12 OU basketball games ..

1 football game

43 OU baseball games

33 OU softball games ..

plus more

and more money then the old 3rd tier deal ..

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Originally Posted by TarheelstateSooner

Why would I care about baseball or softball? So now, I have to give a damn about baseball and softball to be a true Sooner fan? How about Graduating from said institution while being in the Military? Does that help?

No. Troll HOF.

I do appreciate your service.

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:30 AM

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No. Troll HOF.

I do appreciate your service.

Doesn't help? Got it.

You're funny.

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TarheelstateSooner

Why would I care about baseball or softball? So now, I have to give a damn about baseball and softball to be a true Sooner fan? How about Graduating from said institution while being in the Military? Does that help?

or basketball ....

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:36 AM

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or basketball ....

WTSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:47 AM

I have zero problems with Bally Sports. Watch plenty of OU and STL Cardinals games on there. Hate having to watch ESPN+ thru an app.

Stikboy · 05-05-2022, 08:52 AM

This sucks. As bad as Bally was, I could record games and watch them later, weeks or however long I needed to wait. ESPN Plus leaves them up for like one day, maybe two if you're lucky. Plus, it's yet ANOTHER expense I now have to pay. I hate it.

TINY · 05-05-2022, 08:53 AM

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Don't care about the 43 OU baseball games, nor the OU softball games. So that point is null to me.

Felt like OU B-Ball games were on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or even ESPNNEWS this year. Even the NIT games were on ESPN's family of networks. Feels like that every year. We'll see if it is 12 like you stated.

So because you don’t care about all of this content then that makes it not a big deal? What about all the other folks who do like to watch this content and have been pulling their hair out trying to watch via bally? The fact is the school will be making more money while providing a much better product for the fans. It’s a pretty big deal.

CoachTalk · 05-05-2022, 08:58 AM

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I have zero problems with Bally Sports. Watch plenty of OU and STL Cardinals games on there. Hate having to watch ESPN+ thru an app.

I watch on my smart TV. you can get a cheap fire stick if you have an older tv and shot it up to the big screen.

WichitaSooner · 05-05-2022, 08:59 AM

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This sucks. As bad as Bally was, I could record games and watch them later, weeks or however long I needed to wait. ESPN Plus leaves them up for like one day, maybe two if you're lucky. Plus, it's yet ANOTHER expense I now have to pay. I hate it.

That's assuming Bally actually aired them at the time, and on the channel, listed in the guide. I found that about 50 percent of games aired on a different channel than listed. And here is how incompetent they are: two KC Royals games in the past week simply didn't air because they didn't send the correct programming to the cable company. Instead, they sent old MMA shows to Cox cable, and the games were not aired at all.

Bally has awful production value on college sports. They rarely show things like the shot clock, team fouls, etc. I was hesitant to subscribe to ESPN+, but have been happier than expected since I took the plunge over a year ago. As a massive sports fan, it is worth $5/month. It not only gives you access to lots of OU games, but other sports, plus columns/articles on their website.

TarheelstateSooner · 05-05-2022, 09:02 AM

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So because you don’t care about all of this content then that makes it not a big deal? What about all the other folks who do like to watch this content and have been pulling their hair out trying to watch via bally? The fact is the school will be making more money while providing a much better product for the fans. It’s a pretty big deal.

Bally's sucks. So we agree there. A big deal for baseball and softball watchers. I'll find my streams for basketball though.

BoulderSooner · 05-05-2022, 09:04 AM

https://soonersports.com/news/2022/5...agreement.aspx

WTSooner · 05-05-2022, 09:04 AM

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I watch on my smart TV. you can get a cheap fire stick if you have an older tv and shot it up to the big screen.

I watch on my tv as well, but it's still thru the ESPN+ app. It's just not very convenient.

I've also been very underwhelmed with the folks ESPN let's broadcast these games on ESPN+. I mean, some of those people should be embarrassed. It's that bad (IMO). Not saying Bally's has the best of the best, but some of those ESPN+ broadcasts are unbearable.

Stikboy · 05-05-2022, 09:06 AM

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I watch on my tv as well, but it's still thru the ESPN+ app. It's just not very convenient.

I've also been very underwhelmed with the folks ESPN let's broadcast these games on ESPN+. I mean, some of those people should be embarrassed. It's that bad (IMO). Not saying Bally's has the best of the best, but some of those ESPN+ broadcasts are unbearable.

100%

I don't mind McKee and Manzer, I actually like them. I don't know where ESPN digs up some of these yahoos.