Big Sky Conference New Deal With ESPN

[BSCfan1]

https://twitter.com/hornetsports/status/1402667822551949317?s=19

 

[superhornet]

About freaking time! Now, let's go after CBS! I'd MUCH rather see the Big Sky on CBS than the stupid SEC....

 

[josephpoint]

Great news!!!

Always curious about Sacramento being the 20th largest media market in the US and the Big Sky not taking advantage of that

 

[iSac]

I'm glad for the deal and interested to see how it pans out. :thumb:

Some insightful analytics from a Vandals blog questioning how it fits in to the big picture...
https://tubsattheclub.com/2021/06/09/espn-for-big-sky-is-a-lateral-move-dont-be-fooled

 

[SDHornet]

The move to ESPN+ is the right move, my only gripe is the loss of re-watching passed events (ESPN+ only gives you 30 days to watch an event). I didn't mind Pluto and liked how they had a dedicated channel to each home event when it was live. I also liked that they re-aired past events throughout the year. Pluto served us and the Big Sky well these past few years. The streaming/broadcast issue was always there regardless of the platform (for the events not televised), but I've noticed that the quality has significantly improved around the conference over the years so I don't think that is that big of an issue these days.

It'll also be easier to tell people that they can watch the Hornet game on ESPN+ instead of Pluto channel 7516815.

 

[HornetHope]

The move to ESPN+ is the right move, my only gripe is the loss of re-watching passed events (ESPN+ only gives you 30 days to watch an event). I didn't mind Pluto and liked how they had a dedicated channel to each home event when it was live. I also liked that they re-aired past events throughout the year. Pluto served us and the Big Sky well these past few years. The streaming/broadcast issue was always there regardless of the platform (for the events not televised), but I've noticed that the quality has significantly improved around the conference over the years so I don't think that is that big of an issue these days.

It'll also be easier to tell people that they can watch the Hornet game on ESPN+ instead of Pluto channel 7516815.

I always thought Pluto channel was 8675-309

 

[Green Cookie Monster]

That sucks, I cut the cord and dont have access to ESPN. Nor do I want it.
I thought Big Sky TV was awesome, but probably didnt pay anything.
Guess it is Live Stats for me.

 

[Kadeezy]

That sucks, I cut the cord and dont have access to ESPN. Nor do I want it.
I thought Big Sky TV was awesome, but probably didnt pay anything.
Guess it is Live Stats for me.

Do you have a firestick, Apple TV, or even a cell phone that can download the ESPN app? You can pay $5.99 a month and watch all the games espn offers on all of their channels.

 

[Green Cookie Monster]

That sucks, I cut the cord and dont have access to ESPN. Nor do I want it.
I thought Big Sky TV was awesome, but probably didnt pay anything.
Guess it is Live Stats for me.

Do you have a firestick, Apple TV, or even a cell phone that can download the ESPN app? You can pay $5.99 a month and watch all the games espn offers on all of their channels.

Hi Kadeezy, I do have a Firestick. Best purchase ever. i will look for ESPN only, but usually what I was offered for ESPN was bundled with other crap I dont want or need.

 

[GreenArmySwarm]

Looks like not all BSC games with be available on ESPN+/ESPN platforms. Conference announced that 64 games with be available throughout the platform. If we do the math, even accounting for the SWX/Rootsports games, the change will mean that over a dozen games or so will not be made available.

Am I doing the math wrong or is there something else the conference is not disclosing?

 

[BSCfan1]

Looks like not all BSC games with be available on ESPN+/ESPN platforms. Conference announced that 64 games with be available throughout the platform. If we do the math, even accounting for the SWX/Rootsports games, the change will mean that over a dozen games or so will not be made available.

Am I doing the math wrong or is there something else the conference is not disclosing?

I thought I'd read that all games played in Big Sky stadiums would be shown on one of the ESPN platforms. So in our case the games at Dixie State and Cal wouldn't be shown by them. I believe Dixie State streams their games on the WAC Digital Network and the Cal game will be on one of the PAC-12 Network channels.

 

[BSCfan1]

Looks like not all BSC games with be available on ESPN+/ESPN platforms. Conference announced that 64 games with be available throughout the platform. If we do the math, even accounting for the SWX/Rootsports games, the change will mean that over a dozen games or so will not be made available.

Am I doing the math wrong or is there something else the conference is not disclosing?

I thought I'd read that all games played in Big Sky stadiums would be shown on one of the ESPN platforms. So in our case the games at Dixie State and Cal wouldn't be shown by them. I believe Dixie State streams their games on the WAC Digital Network and the Cal game will be on one of the PAC-12 Network channels.

Now it looks like the game at Dixie State will be available through one of the ESPN platforms after all. https://twitter.com/FCS_STATS/status/1430184136166215686?t=X8K2AZ3jvzHYt4xpFNHPHA&s=19