Posted on 08/20/2024 5:22:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
The greed is unreal.
When football fans realized that it costs a whopping $679.99 for NFL Sunday Ticket through the Apple Store, or $739.99 if you decide to bundle in NFL RedZone, a ton of them went absolutely bonkers in anger.
The ridiculous prices were revealed by NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk, and understandably so, it set off a reaction of rage among the NFL‘s fanbase. And to nobody’s surprise, that $679.99 price tag (or $739.99) to watch through Apple TV, iPads, iPhones and other Apple devices is the highest price out of all streaming services. Because of course it is.
It was rumored in 2023 that Apple spoke with the NFL about including access to Sunday Ticket in their Apple TV+ subscription that costs just $6.99. That’s all it would’ve cost under Apple’s plan. But the NFL being the greedy brand that they are, declined. (RELATED: ‘Sign The Contract’: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill Issues Official 50-Yard Challenge To US Olympic Gold Medalist Noah Lyles)
Oh, but it gets worse.
According to a report from Courthouse News, ESPN made the suggestion to the NFL to bring down their price to $70 per month. But nope, that wasn’t good enough for the league either.
Kudos to Apple and ESPN for at least trying to bring down the Sunday Ticket price. The NFL, on the other hand, should be utterly ashamed of themselves.
My wife and I are over here saving up for a house … there’s no way in hell I can justify spending this much money on a TV package. (Anybody down to be my Sunday Ticket sponsor?)
I think it is just volume. With enough people buying one game/year, they would fill up a stadium.
“ White people living their lives vicariously ”
White people?
Thats an odd thing to say.
I thought this is America. Let the Dems do the racial BS.
Conservatives are better than that
I saw that. People couldn’t afford it when direct tv had it for half that price. I used to call and talk to retention department and give it for half price or occasionally free. Once they were losing it I got rid of direct tv.
It is the NFL that funds anti-white hate.
You don’t get to pick who hates you—or why they hate you.
Who has three hours to waste watching this crap...What really is disgusting is the taxpayer funded playpens we have to pay for...
You ever been to an nfl game? Whites dominate the crowd and it’s not even close.
Not an odd thing to say.....it’s a very accurate observation.
I can now afford to golf by not paying for NFL.
Correct on almost all white fans in the stands—there are none so blind as those who refuse to see...
Yet, there are people who will probably spend that much to watch their game. It seems beyond insane to me. I can understand people’s anger, because what does it actually cost to get it put on TV?
There’s nothing “greedy” about charging exorbitant sums of money for worthless slop that morons consider important.
Come to Texas and be thoroughly depressed about that. High school and even college football, fine. But the NFL is back in a big way here in Texas. I'm not sure it was boycotted much in the past five years (knowing some Texans here will say they have).
Just go to the border and pretend to be a “newcomer.” NFL Sunday Ticket is probably included in the free welcome package (along with a nice big TV on which to view it).
*It is the NFL that funds anti-white hate.*
*Who has three hours to waste watching this crap...What really is disgusting is the taxpayer funded playpens we have to pay for...*
Me for starters. I still love my team. I’ll watch the games over the air at home and listen on my SPORTSYNC radio which can delay the signal for 15-60 seconds, the better to line up the broadcast with the TV snap of the ball.
You folks are right it’s getting bad. Sideline reporters following up one stupid question with another and doing it between quarters not leaving the coaches alone.
It is like any habit.
Habits are hard to break.
You have to hit bottom first.
At some point they will show they hate you so blatantly that you refuse to put up with it any more.
On top of that, you have to listen to the screeching of female announcers.
You don’t have to watch a game to gamble on it.
Although it does add interest to watching two teams you would otherwise not care about.
My problem with professional sports is that it’s basically just 3 hours of commercial ads inter-dispersed with spurts of game. I can’t stand it anymore, even though I grew up watching a fair bit of it.
It needs to be on broadcast TV like in the old days.
Remember this next time they want taxpayers to build a stadium for them.
There’s been talk of the games going 100% Pay-per-View.
No more free games on broadcast TV.................
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