re: Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina and Vandy fans have to pay $6.99 to watch their teams

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Remember when you had to pay $30-40 to watch some games on PPV?

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I remember paying like $65 to watch LSU play Ole Miss on PPV in 2006. I also remember some non conference game being unavailable period. I think a lot of people have become spoiled with how easy it has become to watch every game from anywhere. But the fact is, ESPN has been hemorrhaging money since cord cutting started and they're not having everyone effectively pay for ESPN simply by having a cable package. They're trying to recoup their money. None of this should be unexpected with how much money they have invested in their TV deals, especially with our conference. And you're seeing the same thing with various other streaming platforms. Seemingly every network is creating their own streaming service with their own exlcusive content that requires a subscription. ESPN is far from unique in doing this. If you had asked me 15 years ago if I would pay $60 for a streaming cable package and an additional $6.99/month to watch every single game in football, basketball, and baseball, I'd ask where to sign up. If it's that big a deal, sign up for one month and cancel. It's still better than paying several hundred dollars a month for cable/internet/DVR packages to get inferior service you can get now for a fraction of the price.