WARD JR Shoutout on ESPN

Tommy Gadberry · September 1

Edited September 3 by Coach Andy Mac

yyz28 · September 1

That was nice!

NT91 · September 1

Cool. How many NT games are on ESPN + this season?

Glory to the Green · September 1

25 minutes ago, NT91 said:

Cool. How many NT games are on ESPN + this season?

Not sure. The Mean Green website only shows SFA on Plus , but it doesn’t show TV for the whole season. Tech is on FS1. UTSA is on Espn2.

I wonder if the American waits to see which games should be on the Plus, and which should be on the networks?

NTSU52 · September 1

26 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

Not sure. The Mean Green website only shows SFA on Plus , but it doesn’t show TV for the whole season. Tech is on FS1. UTSA is on Espn2.

I wonder if the American waits to see which games should be on the Plus, and which should be on the networks?

Yep. It’s a week by week thing that they have to work out with ESPN.

Jason Howeth · September 1

Honestly a little surprised they had a UNT helmet to display

Dentonborn79 · September 1

Did Galloway become familiar with unt while with the cowboys

Moobs · September 1

5 hours ago, NT91 said:

Cool. How many NT games are on ESPN + this season?

During the game, they mentioned the next 5 games. If I remember correctly, it was in this order:

ESPN+

FS1

ESPN2

ESPN+

Looks like we’ll have quite a few on ESPN+ this year

wardly · September 1

5 hours ago, Jason Howeth said:

Honestly a little surprised they had a UNT helmet to display

I don't remember us ever getting a shout out unless it was punt return against Arkansas.

Udomann · September 1

2 hours ago, Moobs said:

During the game, they mentioned the next 5 games. If I remember correctly, it was in this order:

ESPN+

FS1

ESPN2

ESPN+

ESPN+

Looks like we’ll have quite a few on ESPN+ this year

That's pretty good honestly. Broadcast TV is in its death throws. Just wish we had better announcers. Pretty sure we had the sandman playing color commentary this week.

Sooner cable dies the better.

UNT 90 Grad · September 2

This was a shoutout to Ward Jr., not Morris. Give the man his props.

UNTcrazy727 · September 2

23 hours ago, Jason Howeth said:

Honestly a little surprised they had a UNT helmet to display

We need to send them a “Wing” helmet. Doubt we’ll see the full eagle anymore.

Meangreen Fight · September 2

17 hours ago, Udomann said:

That's pretty good honestly. Broadcast TV is in its death throws. Just wish we had better announcers. Pretty sure we had the sandman playing color commentary this week.

Sooner cable dies the better.

No the shift is all about still making you pay & watch commercials for a whole lot of content you don't want for part you do want. People are not paying more for less on average. NFL games that would likely be on cable or free will now be on Paramount+ full of content I don't want. So now I will miss those games just like I missed this North Texas game because I overslept and the nearest watch party was over 45 minutes away not counting parking and walking to the venue. Before streaming this game would be on ESPN Game plan giving you essentially all the midmajor CFB you wanted. Any sports bar in the area even Chilli's would likely had this game on. I went to 3 late even the Boomer Jacks a watch party was held last year, no luck.

Udomann · September 2

1 hour ago, Meangreen Fight said:

No the shift is all about still making you pay & watch commercials for a whole lot of content you don't want for part you do want. People are not paying more for less on average. NFL games that would likely be on cable or free will now be on Paramount+ full of content I don't want. So now I will miss those games just like I missed this North Texas game because I overslept and the nearest watch party was over 45 minutes away not counting parking and walking to the venue. Before streaming this game would be on ESPN Game plan giving you essentially all the midmajor CFB you wanted. Any sports bar in the area even Chilli's would likely had this game on. I went to 3 late even the Boomer Jacks a watch party was held last year, no luck.

Partly true. But now I don't have a $100+ monthly 12-month contract just to watch football. I subscribe for a month or two, move on. Olympics? 1 month of peackock.

Yes, it would be bad if each team or sport was tied to a specific service. I already have prime for shipping, so Thursday night is basically a freebie. Disney+ is basically a requirement for families with kids, so espn3 and espn+ are basically free too (ok, maybe 5 a month).

My biggest struggle is normal espn which is tied to an obscenely priced cable service or youtube tv or whatever on top of it all. Once network tv dies, they can bundle it cheaper and I don't have a contract for it anymore. Just a month here and there and all is well! Until then, I shall pirate the seven seas for my sports on Sunday.

Edited September 2 by Udomann

rws69 · September 2

On 9/1/2024 at 10:41 AM, NT91 said:

Cool. How many NT games are on ESPN + this season?

Hopefully a lot while DirectTV has dropped ESPN in contract dispute. Does not impact ESPN+.

UNTLifer · September 2

6 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

This was a shoutout to Ward Jr., not Morris. Give the man his props.

No kidding. Come on @Tommy Gadberry, edit the title.

GMG_Dallas · September 2

6 hours ago, Meangreen Fight said:

No the shift is all about still making you pay & watch commercials for a whole lot of content you don't want for part you do want. People are not paying more for less on average. NFL games that would likely be on cable or free will now be on Paramount+ full of content I don't want. So now I will miss those games just like I missed this North Texas game because I overslept and the nearest watch party was over 45 minutes away not counting parking and walking to the venue. Before streaming this game would be on ESPN Game plan giving you essentially all the midmajor CFB you wanted. Any sports bar in the area even Chilli's would likely had this game on. I went to 3 late even the Boomer Jacks a watch party was held last year, no luck.

Before, you'd have to wait hours or days to get somebody out to hook you up to cable. On Saturday, you could have spent $11 (probably same as gas for that 45 minute drive you were considering to get to a watch party and back) and had instant access to the UNT game. I'm sorry you missed the game but that's on you, not on the current online streaming model.

UNTLifer · September 3

8 hours ago, Meangreen Fight said:

No the shift is all about still making you pay & watch commercials for a whole lot of content you don't want for part you do want. People are not paying more for less on average. NFL games that would likely be on cable or free will now be on Paramount+ full of content I don't want. So now I will miss those games just like I missed this North Texas game because I overslept and the nearest watch party was over 45 minutes away not counting parking and walking to the venue. Before streaming this game would be on ESPN Game plan giving you essentially all the midmajor CFB you wanted. Any sports bar in the area even Chilli's would likely had this game on. I went to 3 late even the Boomer Jacks a watch party was held last year, no luck.

The game was at 4pm and you overslept?

NT80 · September 3

8 hours ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

We need to send them a “Wing” helmet. Doubt we’ll see the full eagle anymore.

I'm sure they have a spare green Oregon "wing" helmet laying around they could sub in for that. :zonk:

UNTLifer · September 3

5 minutes ago, NT80 said:

I'm sure they have a spare green Oregon "wing" helmet laying around they could sub in for that.

I heard Georgia was giving up the "G" helmet because Grambling has it. Same for Michigan once they discovered the University of Delaware had it.

NT80 · September 3

5 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I heard Georgia was giving up the "G" helmet because Grambling has it. Same for Michigan once they discovered the University of Delaware had it.

If Grambling and Delaware had it first, like Oregon, they should...

Plus, it's just feathers!? Where's the Beef, er...Ckickn, er... you know, the rest of the Bird?

UNTcrazy727 · September 3

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

If Grambling and Delaware had it first, like Oregon, they should...

Plus, it's just feathers!? Where's the Beef, er...Ckickn, er... you know, the rest of the Bird?

You realize Oregon is far from the first to use a “winged” helmet? And the SOW was around about a decade before Oregon first used their “winged” helmet?

NT93 · September 3

Pretty sure Oregon was the first to use the winged helmet that looks very similar to what we wore on Saturday.

greenminer · September 3

23 hours ago, UNT 90 Grad said:

This was a shoutout to Ward Jr., not Morris. Give the man his props.

I think he read the tweet and didn't bother watching the video.

greenminer · September 3

Yeah, I have gripes when it comes to the streaming model, but forking down 10-15 bucks in a one-off emergency to get instant access, plus not having to commit to a full year ain't one of them.