I used to watch a lot of Notre Dame football, even when they were terrible. (Gerry Faust stands out. He was not alone.) I had, at one point, watched every single home game since 1978 and all but two away games. Then NBC started putting some home games on Peacock, and certain conferences had broadcast deals; in both cases, I would have had to pay to stream the games. I usually put the games on my DVR or my VCR, so I could rewind/fast forward at will. Usually, this was so that I could see something of interest to me; it also meant that I could fast-forward past ads. Streaming services hate that. They go out of their way to make it difficult to record because I might skip their beautiful ads… after paying for the service in the first place.
I might want to keep a recording around… not allowed, except under tightly regulated circumstances. I’ve missed more games in the last two years than in the previous 40 because I WILL NOT PAY THEM. AND I WON’T WATCH THEIR ADS. PERIOD. NOT AFTER THEY TRY TO FORCE THOSE ADS DOWN MY THROAT. The streaming services KNOW how much their ads are hated; for a price, you can get ‘ad-free’ (really more like ‘ad-reduced’) service. I’m not paying for that, either. I’m in Florida. The possibility exists that I can get free-tv college football featuring obscure schools like Miami, FSU, UF, UCF. USF, UGA, Auburn, Alabama…
I’ve registered my dislike of streaming with ND. No reply. Not surprised. I did get the annual season ticket offer, so they have my address.
I used to watch a lot of Notre Dame football, even when they were terrible. (Gerry Faust stands out. He was not alone.) I had, at one point, watched every single home game since 1978 and all but two away games. Then NBC started putting some home games on Peacock, and certain conferences had broadcast deals; in both cases, I would have had to pay to stream the games. I usually put the games on my DVR or my VCR, so I could rewind/fast forward at will. Usually, this was so that I could see something of interest to me; it also meant that I could fast-forward past ads. Streaming services hate that. They go out of their way to make it difficult to record because I might skip their beautiful ads… after paying for the service in the first place.
I might want to keep a recording around… not allowed, except under tightly regulated circumstances. I’ve missed more games in the last two years than in the previous 40 because I WILL NOT PAY THEM. AND I WON’T WATCH THEIR ADS. PERIOD. NOT AFTER THEY TRY TO FORCE THOSE ADS DOWN MY THROAT. The streaming services KNOW how much their ads are hated; for a price, you can get ‘ad-free’ (really more like ‘ad-reduced’) service. I’m not paying for that, either. I’m in Florida. The possibility exists that I can get free-tv college football featuring obscure schools like Miami, FSU, UF, UCF. USF, UGA, Auburn, Alabama…
I’ve registered my dislike of streaming with ND. No reply. Not surprised. I did get the annual season ticket offer, so they have my address.