What the hell is "Peacock"?

[planosteve]

My guess is that it's NBC in drag. And why do I have to pay them to watch the playoffs? This is just the beginning. Pretty soon we will have to pay these pricks to watch any sports at all. They did show Taylor Swift walking into the stadium for free.

[GRANDPA]

NBC's streaming service. Not completely commercial free, but a lot fewer of them. KC already leads Miami 7-0 only 4 minutes into the 1st quarter.

[Mark]

I believe the NFL is making a huge mistake. The thing that made the NFL king of all sports back in the 70's and 80's was the easy availability of every game on national network TV. I understand how this patchwork approach enables the league to squeeze every last dollar from the TV contracts, but it ultimately will hurt them. Some people will not know how to find the games. Others won't be able to afford to watch the games. Many will just lose interest.

The NFL is still a multi-billion dollar business and I'm sure it will continue to be. This is all in spite of themselves.

Personally, I lost interest when they started kneeling. Why should I give a damn about a bunch of ungrateful bastards that hate our nation. I'll still look in on occasion, but that's only when I have absolutely nothing else to do.

When I was growing up, we always scheduled family meals, family gatherings, and even holidays around Cowboy games. That is no longer the case. I don't know anybody in my family that gives a damn any more. We had a big family gathering on Christmas Eve, and the TV wasn't turned on all day.

[planosteve]

"Personally, I lost interest when they started kneeling. Why should I give a damn about a bunch of ungrateful bastards that hate our nation."
That's what's known as virtue signaling.

[GRANDPA]

What they've been showing since about 8:07 CT
Sure doesn't make Peacock look good. A buddy of mine in Wichita is seeing the same thing. It wouldn't surprise me if they say it's because of all the new subscribers they suddenly got this evening. Last score I saw 10-7 Chiefs in the 2nd quarter.

[GRANDPA]

It just came back on, but the sportscaster were talking & showing highlights about a completely different game. I finally got it back on. 13 -7 Chiefs, 1:06 left in the half.

[planosteve]

I found it on the radio. It wasn't meant to be that the Chiefs would loose to a team from Florida at Arrowhead in a record cold spell.

[jellowrestling]

"Personally, I lost interest when they started kneeling. Why should I give a damn about a bunch of ungrateful bastards that hate our nation."
That's what's known as virtue signaling.

You clearly have no concept of what virtue signaling is. Acting on a deeply-held belief is the OPPOSITE of virtue signaling.

[planosteve]

"Personally, I lost interest when they started kneeling. Why should I give a damn about a bunch of ungrateful bastards that hate our nation."
That's what's known as virtue signaling.

You clearly have no concept of what virtue signaling is. Acting on a deeply-held belief is the OPPOSITE of virtue signaling.

No, but bragging about it is.

[jellowrestling]

"Personally, I lost interest when they started kneeling. Why should I give a damn about a bunch of ungrateful bastards that hate our nation."
That's what's known as virtue signaling.

You clearly have no concept of what virtue signaling is. Acting on a deeply-held belief is the OPPOSITE of virtue signaling.

No, but bragging about it is.

Yes, if you redefine a term to fit your own purposes, that could be true. Otherwise, you're FOS.

[jellowrestling]

I could have paid the $5.99 to subscribe to Peacock and my credit card would given me the cash back, but I didn't want to encourage NBC to keep doing this kind of crap.

[planosteve]

I could have paid the $5.99 to subscribe to Peacock and my credit card would given me the cash back, but I didn't want to encourage NBC to keep doing this kind of crap.

Exactly.

[BigTex]

You can make a stand and refuse to pay, but this is the direction it's going.

[jellowrestling]

You can make a stand and refuse to pay, but this is the direction it's going.

I already quit watching Rangers games because they made it difficult, and I care about them. If the NFL goes this streaming route, I'm out. I'm not a fan of paying a monthly subscription fee to watch commercials.

[Mark]

You can make a stand and refuse to pay, but this is the direction it's going.

I already quit watching Rangers games because they made it difficult, and I care about them. If the NFL goes this streaming route, I'm out. I'm not a fan of paying a monthly subscription fee to watch commercials.

I finally made the decision last year to dump my cable provider, knowing that I would be losing the Rangers. I had no idea that my new provider, Fubo, had recently reached an agreement with Sinclair/Diamond/Bally to carry Bally Sports Southwest. I was pleasantly surprised with that, until I got my first bill and it had a $13 per month RSN fee tacked on top of it. I've been paying that because I still have a better deal than my cable provider gave me, but only marginally. I got an email last week telling me that the monthly fee would be going up by $1 per month to $14.

One way or another, this will be the final season for the Rangers on BSSW. Come October, I'll tell Fubo to either remove BSSW from my service, or I will find another provider. I have no interest in watching Mark Cuban's team or the Stars, or anything else on BSSW.

I really don't watch that many Ranger games on TV these days. We spend our evenings during the summer sitting outside in the driveway.

[rusty]

I could have paid the $5.99 to subscribe to Peacock and my credit card would given me the cash back, but I didn't want to encourage NBC to keep doing this kind of crap.

…and then NBC said, “jello’s pissed. We better reconsider.”

[planosteve]

If you don't stop breaking my links I am going to turn you in to the internet.
Meanwhile, I'll replace it with this.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023

[rusty]

I subscribed to Peacock long before the playoff season.

That being said, you guys go ahead and do what you need to do. Nobody cares that you don’t watch the games anymore, and nobody gives a rat’s ass why you don’t.. Do your thing but why get on this forum and brag about it? You shouldn’t consider yourself that important. In other words, you’re inconsequential, but knock yourself out.

[jellowrestling]

I could have paid the $5.99 to subscribe to Peacock and my credit card would given me the cash back, but I didn't want to encourage NBC to keep doing this kind of crap.

…and then NBC said, “jello’s pissed. We better reconsider.”

I'd say, "Indifferent" is more descriptive. I was pissed about the "The NFL is Gay" commercial. I enjoy watching football, but the NFL is getting increasingly ridiculous, and I have no intention to spend my hard-earned money to pursue it. If others enjoy wasting their money, then more power to them. I'd rather spend my money spoiling the grandkids.

[rusty]

I could have paid the $5.99 to subscribe to Peacock and my credit card would given me the cash back, but I didn't want to encourage NBC to keep doing this kind of crap.

…and then NBC said, “jello’s pissed. We better reconsider.”

I'd say, "Indifferent" is more descriptive. I was pissed about the "The NFL is Gay" commercial. I enjoy watching football, but the NFL is getting increasingly ridiculous, and I have no intention to spend my hard-earned money to pursue it. If others enjoy wasting their money, then more power to them. I'd rather spend my money spoiling the grandkids.

First, if you get pleasure out of something is it “wasting your money”? But I see how you spun that. I know you and I like to share a beer sometimes. We don’t have to do it, but it’s pleasurable.
Second, you can do both. I love spending time with my grandkids and I love watching the Cowboys. As a matter of fact I sometimes watch them with my grandson. It’s a great time.