Football Is Back
Sep10
on September 10, 2015
at 12:01 am
The NFL is a horrible organization run by rich snobs who exploit taxpayers and hold networks hostage for contracts, use and abuse young athletes who suffer lifetime injury and receive poor compensation, have little moral standards and are commissioned by a huge buffoon. But they have one very important thing on their side: they make football. Football is awesome. I love it. You love it. America loves it. Football is the goddamn best.
Welcome back, Football
Football wants to grow internationally, but contracts its coverage in some territories.
This will be the least football I’ve seen since the execrable Nicky Horne hosted it in 1982. I was 10 back then, and my bedtime often got in the way. No such obstacles now that I’m 43 – or so I thought. I forgot about the most immoral media conglomerate in the English-speaking world.
Unable to reach a deal with the league, UK’s Channel 4 pulled out of negotiations to show the NFL, which it has done for the majority of the last 32 years. In steps Sky (owned by Murdoch) and signs a two-year deal.
Only yesterday (FECKIN’ YESTERDAY!) did the BBC announce they’d have the three Wembley games live, and a weekly highlights package – from Week 8 onwards. They normally do things a month late and many a dollar short here, but that is taking the absolute piss.
So now, 90%+ of the NFL coverage in the UK is accessible by around 30% of its fanbase. My handclap could not be any slower.
Whilst it’s not trivially cheap, if you want you can pay for Gamepass, and you can watch live all games (except some of the ones on Sky which you have to wait a few days for). I do this as ~£100/season is much cheaper than Sky, and it’s a pretty decent service. But I agree with your general sentiment!
Since you’re outside of North America the NFL offers a live streaming service, Game Pass. It’s $200 for the season + playoffs, I’m not sure exactly how that translates to GBP, but I find the price pretty reasonable. I’m a cord cutter, so this is how I get football every year.
Oh, I know GamePass. I just can’t afford the bugger on my wage, is all.
My Cowboys will meet your Giants this weekend! What a great way to start! BRING IT OOOOOOONNNNNNNNN!
I know it’s opening day, but I was expecting some Kam Chancellor comic soon
Today may as well be a national holiday for as little as most of us are going to get done.
Here comes another 4-12 season for the Jets!
Sigh…..
At least you knock miami out of the playoffs.
Arena football is more fun; but the nfl is a nice distraction.
SJWs are coming after you
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SJW = Social Justice Warriors. Because he abused a female in his comic.
Same thing I tell my wife every Sunday, “Can’t talk, football.”
This is funnier than Josh Scobee missing 2 field goals