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Why is UK participating in a scam?

ITT: everyone who just needs to throw $30 at an Amazon fire stick and have some kid set it up. It pretty much works forever after that.
You're not wrong. People act like this is advanced calculus. It's less than a 2 minute total ordeal including creating a new account and inputting your cable provider.
 
I had forgotten about Denny Trease. Didn't he and his wife leave Lexington after the loss of a child,, or am I thinking of another sports anchor from back then?
I believe your right. He started the Todd Trease Teddy Bear Fund shortly after their sons death. I am sure a worthy cause. Although I was young at the time, I remember thinking it was a cool thing to do.
 
And because their AD’s agreed to it to fleece more money out of loyal fans. Remember Bo Scmbacler (incorrect spelling ) telling the media Michigan football is played at one o’clock on Saturdays . If you want to televise it then that’s fine .
What??? You mean mitch isn't perfect? You are going to have a hard time convincing a lot of our gullible fans of that.
 
You're not entirely correct. You don't need ESPN+
You are correct. Don't need to pay for ESPN + sub. Get regular ESPN app, search for SEC network +, sign in with cable or directv name/password, good to go
 
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I know I’m supposed to b able to watch ESPN+ tru my Spectrum account . However , ESPN in order to cheat people particularly older people have made it impossible to access it without subscribing a second time to ESPN with auto pay for a second monthly charge .

THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT LOYAL FANS .

i have now spent an hour and fifteen minutes trying to figure this out .

UL game is easy to access . Guess I’ll watch Ohio state /ND and UL games instead And listen to UK.

yes, I can afford it but frankly resent being cheated by this scam And won’t play their game .

in the name of making a few extra bucks UK sure let us down IMHO .
Yeah, this is UK's fault. We have some real Einsteins here.
 
If i have espn on youtube tv should i be able to access espn+ without further subscription?
I can get sec+ on my youtube tv via espn but when i try espn+ i get a prompt requiring another subscription.
 
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I believe your right. He started the Todd Trease Teddy Bear Fund shortly after their sons death. I am sure a worthy cause. Although I was young at the time, I remember thinking it was a cool thing to do.
Yes, I remember that now, such a sad time. DT was was/is a class guy.
 
You're not entirely correct. You don't need ESPN+
Correct with his cable subscription to access SEC+, but if he has an LG TV he can access the game from Hulu when it is also on ESPN+. When a game is exclusively on SEC+ Hulu isn’t an option for us LGers (if no Roku, etc.)
 
I know I’m supposed to b able to watch ESPN+ tru my Spectrum account . However , ESPN in order to cheat people particularly older people have made it impossible to access it without subscribing a second time to ESPN with auto pay for a second monthly charge .

THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT LOYAL FANS .

i have now spent an hour and fifteen minutes trying to figure this out .

UL game is easy to access . Guess I’ll watch Ohio state /ND and UL games instead And listen to UK.

yes, I can afford it but frankly resent being cheated by this scam And won’t play their game .

in the name of making a few extra bucks UK sure let us down IMHO .
Lol. Opie is an idiot.
 
If i have espn on youtube tv should i be able to access espn+ without further subscription?
I can get sec+ on my youtube tv via espn but when i try espn+ i get a prompt requiring another subscription.
You don't need ESPN+. Just login to the ESPN app and find the game and watch it.
 
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It’s bullshit. Not a single fan in the whole world is asking to stream these games rather than watch them on TV. This is just an attempt to force a shitty product on a captive audience. If you don’t agree you’re a Gen-Z asshat.

Have a nice weekend.
Right now my 81 year old father has cable but no way to stream. I have a Roku but I don’t have cable TV. In theory we could get logged in with his account at my house but he doesn’t feel well right now and it just isn’t worth the trouble.
 
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Understood. i can get sec+. my question is should i be able to access espn+ also?
Not unless you've paid for ESPN+.
Right now my 81 year old father has cable but no way to stream. I have a Roku but I don’t have cable TV. In theory we could get logged in with his account at my house but he doesn’t feel well right now and it just isn’t worth the trouble.
You are correct, that would work if you chose to do it.
 
Understood. i can get sec+. my question is should i be able to access espn+ also?
Maybe if you already pay for ESPN+ (and pretty sure you would know if you paid for it), but that doesn't matter.
 
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Hopefully that slide presentation helps a couple of you. I just hate for people who have access to the stream and can't figure it out having to miss watching. I always listen to the radio and mute my TV, so I love the radio, but you want to see the action too.
 
What I hate is, I can’t sync it up with the radio call. IHeart is almost 2 minutes behind the live game.
 
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What I hate is, I can’t sync it up with the radio call. IHeart is almost 2 minutes behind the live game.
You're telling me. MLB.TV has this feature built in and it's amazing being able to listen to Reds radio in sync with the TV action. The sync radio Tom Leach advertises on his site has been out of stock for ages. I haven't been able to find a reliable radio app on my phone or tablet that does the job either. Used to be one that the developers stopped updating
 
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if you have a subscription to any tv service, you can sign in to the ESPN app. Are you people really this stupid? I am 86 years old and I figured it out.
Stupid.. is that really necessary? Is that you Joey B? Take it easy, we're all on the same team here.
 
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Boomer? Really, Boomer??

Boomers are pushing 80. They're watching this game with their grandkids.

I'm proudly Gen-X. The problem is not that I can't figure out the technology. Heck, just last week, I hotwired a microwave oven into the CD player of my Saturn Vue so that I could enjoy a hotpocket while I listen to REM. Take a break, Driver 8.

No, the problem is not that I can't figure it out. The problem is that ain't nobody got time for that. If I wanna stream that game,

a) I'm gonna have to sort out the difference between ESPN+, ESPN-, SECNow, SECWhere, and SECWhen.
b) Then I'm gonna have to deal with my wife. Because you see, way back when, my wife generously offered to open the cable account in her name, and I didn't stop her. Do you know why? Because never in the history of cable TV has it been necessary to provide a password to watch TV. Diff'rent Strokes didn't ask for passwords. SECX should require one either. But now I have to deal with my wife because she doesn't have any idea what password the cable company assigned her and heaven forbid you click "Forgot Password" because now the cable company is gonna send my wife the reset email and I'm gonna have to call her at the hair salon because she's a vegetarian and thinks pigskin is a crime.
c) Then I'm gonna have to figure out my devices. My perfectly operational 1st generation iPAD? It's large enough and the image is great, but Apple obsoleted it just because. It can't download any more apps. OK, but my phone is too small and even if it weren't then I couldn't simultaneously watch the game and crackass in the game thread. Then there's my laptop, but if I watch the game on my laptop, some corner of my brain will not be able to break down Miami of Ohio's pass defense because it's too busy watching the beer in my left hand and fretting over the proprietary data that I haven't yet uploaded to the cloud.
d) So, now I've got figure out some screen mirroring or HDMI nonsense, which means digging through the box in the basement for a cable I haven't used since this game last year. Then I've gotta wire up the laptop in such a way that druncle (TM) doesn't trip over it.

Can I figure it out? Yes, I can figure it out. I'll be ready to go right around the start of the second quarter, because it's gonna take about 45 minutes of futzing around the house (notwithstanding the excellent advice and instruction offered by Glenn's Take early this week). Maybe a retired Boomer or a Mr. Low-Key Gen-Z has time for that, but I've got a J-O-B and a K-I-D. And suddenly the dulcet voice of Tom Leach is luring me home.

Good day, Sir. I said, Good day.
In the time it took you to ramble out this 5000 word dissertation I signed up for and logged in to ESPN, sec, hbomax, pornhub and farmers only. Gonna be a banger of a weekend
 
I will say this though. I tailgated at the game and I had a roku tv. But I wanted to use a google chromecast because it runs a little smoother. Used my hotspot, signed in to ESPN through my cable provider, found the game I wanted to watch, clicked watch now…….it said unable to stream game. Tried another game….unable to stream game. None of them would play. Frustrating.

So I went to my phones ESPN app, found the games and they played great. So I have an hdmi adapter that allows you phone to hook into the hdmi input on your tv. So I plug that in and try to stream the game again……unable to stream game. Error message. WTF

so I pulled the chromecast out and went to the roku menu on the tv, found ESPN app, signed in with my cable provider, found the game I wanted to see…….boom. Perfect stream. Wanted to watch a different game…..perfect again. We watched football for the next 6 hours. No issues

it was baffling why ESPN would only work via roku. I’m sure there’s an explanation but I don’t know what it is
 
SEC+ through your regular provider. So if you have a stick/Roku/Cable, you should be able to watch SEC+ by using the ESPN app and logging in through giving your service provider. (That is according to UK Football Facebook page)
I just got the Hulu,Disney and ESPN+ pack for 69 bucks. Has every game from every league live. Live TV all the movies and TV series like Netflix. I absolutely love it. At least 75 percent to 100% of the NFL games. I just select the game I want and it comes on. Simple. Since it's an app I have it on my phone and cast it to my TV. It's perfect
 
Ah, you young whipper-snappers with your fancy bag phones, eight track tapes, and Atari games think you rule the damn world!

GET OFF MY DAMN LAWN!!
Man! Am I the only one to miss my damn 8 track?!?! Had one in the boat, and went cruisin' on the lake listening to Neil Diamond. All day, baby!
 
I will say this tho even tho this comes with your existing TV subscription we are moving into a period where you do have to pay extra.

MLB added Apple TV+ and games on Peacock. Buying the existing MLB package doesn't give you those games.
The English Premier League for the past few years been splitting the games 50/50 between TV and Peacock, forcing you to get both if you want to watch your favorite team play all their games.

It's the period we are moving to.
 
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I just got the Hulu,Disney and ESPN+ pack for 69 bucks. Has every game from every league live. Live TV all the movies and TV series like Netflix. I absolutely love it. At least 75 percent to 100% of the NFL games. I just select the game I want and it comes on. Simple. Since it's an app I have it on my phone and cast it to my TV. It's perfect
and THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is why ESPN is doing the streaming thing for every team at least 1 game.

Call it a scam, call it smart business, but it is here now and is only gonna happen to more & more games and sports
 
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This thread makes me even more convinced the average poster age on this site is like 64 or something. One piece of advice - if you can’t figure this out, ask one of your kids. If your not a miserable person who complains all day online, they should be able help you get past this technological crisis.

If this is considered difficult, how are some here going to access Amazon Prime to watch Thursday Night Football this season?
 
I’m very capable when it comes to technology, social media, apps, etc. and I had some trouble getting the game on. The issue is there are too many paths and they don’t all work for everyone. I tried three different ways that were suggested by posters with snarky tone about idiots not being able to figure it out and the first two didn’t work. What works on your tv/app may not work for someone else, based on their provider, tv brand, app setup, subscription, etc.

Also, the trouble shouldn’t be on the customer. The provider should have the game easily accessible with a click. It’s a trash interface, whether you figured it out easily or not. Shouldn’t be any figuring out involved.
 
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