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USNavyTiger Founding Member

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yeah...what he said...

I honestly don't have a problem with paying a little money to watch my favorite team play football if I can't be there, and if its good quality.

But using the "military" thing regarding his story is a bit far fetched.

If you are able to watch LSU sports from Bahrain or Iraq, then you are:

A. Privilaged with that much time on your hands.
B. Not in a combat zone
C. Making CRAP TONS of money to be able to afford a small internet viewing fee.

but then Again, what do I know? :hihi:

USNavyTiger, Aug 15, 2005

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I can afford it and I will pay it. Streaming audio is a great option for us out-of-staters who want to keep up with a piece of home.

BUT, this is a horrible business decision. Many listeners will tune out because of a fee-based schedule, because we have come to associate audio with the radio, which remains free.

LSU should recognize the intrinsic value of exposure. Free streaming audio is cheap advertising for the university and it nurtures a sense of ownership amongst far-flung fans.

Sell sponsorships/ads to defray some of the cost, but be prepared to eat the rest. I admit I don't know the numbers (I'd like to), but they'd have to be pretty impressive to make me change my mind.

LSU will be the big loser in the long run. Many have already been priced out of the stadium, and an avenue for free real-time passive participation should be maintained.

If the future is streaming video, and the cost is prohibitive for LSU, then a pay-per-viwe option seems reasonable.

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I hate to tell you this, but colleges with less history and inferior sports teams charge to listen to the games on the internet. It's just something you have to live with. It doesnt cost that much anyway.

scrappy, Aug 15, 2005

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Imagine that....Internet users on a message board are up in arms about having to pay a few bucks for entertainment. I'm shocked.

NoLimitMD, Aug 15, 2005

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LuvDoc said:

If the future is streaming video, and the cost is prohibitive for LSU, then a pay-per-view option seems reasonable.
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Did you happen to watch the 'pay-per-view' game last year on LSUsports.net ....what a freakin joke? Charging a fee per user will allow the hosting company to provide the bandwidth needed to handle the rabid masses of Tiger Nation outside of the range of 870am. Yes, it was very nice to have the audio for free, but if anyone here TRIED to listen to the Regional on the net, you can share my pain! Fees will insure the fan base outside of the state will have the best service possible.... not a feed that goes up and down, and freeze frames for most of the 2nd quarter!

However, if this fee does not dramatically improve the level of service, I will be up in arms.

ATL_Tigah, Aug 15, 2005

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it sure pisses me off. i think its stupid. this decision will only slow the growth of the lsu fan base. hopefully, too few will sign up and they'll change their minds. i'm torn between signing up and deducting the amount from my alumni donation or just not signing up. maybe i'll become a martyr.

gumborue, Aug 15, 2005

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A Direct Feed to Atlanta for all the un-telivised games sure would be nice..eh ATL :thumb:

jimbeaux, Aug 15, 2005

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All you have to do to avoid any fees is to find a Louisiana radio station that carries LSU games that also has free streaming audio. Then, just tune into that radio stations site for the game. Bypass LSUSportsnet altogether.Now if they charge for "live stats" (aka comatose stats) I will not be happy. The stats service is a piece of crap.

OkieTigerTK, Aug 15, 2005

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if it is pay only to listen..all the websites that stream will have to cease during games.

scrappy, Aug 15, 2005

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Texican said:

Apparently you don't know anything.

First of all, I am not aware that there is very much fighting going on in Bahrain which would pretty much negate all of your "points" regarding that particular location.

Second, are you aware that every inch of Iraq is very different how it seems on your local news channel? It is HIGHLY possible that military people who may actually be in a "combat zone" have access to the internet. I don't have enough space here to describe how closed minded and ignorant your response is.

I can tell you from first hand experience that it is possible for internet connectivity to exist in a forward operating area and for the troops that are there to use that connection for morale purposes. What kind of narrow minded fool is going to say that troops who may be watching LSU games on the internet are privileged to have that much time on their hands? I guess a combat zone is a place where fighting is always taking place, 100% of the time, and the troops there need to suck it up and fight, not watch LSU games on the internet. Right?

Since we're talking about combat zones, I will go ahead and invalidate your second point as well. Troops in combat zones have both the time and the resources to get on the internet and watch football games. Just because you may have been in the military and deployed to a place that didn't have it doesn't mean that nobody ever has it. You're wrong.

And what exactly does your third point even mean? A small internet viewing fee? Last I checked most of the internet was free. You may pay for a provider, but in this case the local communications unit is the provider...so it doesn't cost the troops a thing.

You should really take the time to research what you are talking about before you say that about our troops. If they want to take time to watch a damn football game on the internet they should be able to without some armchair general like you sitting around saying they are just privileged and must not be in a combat zone.

Here's a little fact for you: I am about to spend 120 days in a combat zone. You know what I do? Communications.
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YOU KNOW WHAT I DID? TREAT WOUNDED MARINES IN COMBAT WITH SUCKING CHEST WOUNDS,LACERATED INTESTINES, BROKEN ARMS,LEGS AND MORE GUNSHOT WOUNDS THAN 100 WESTERNS PUT TOGETHER.

LOOK YOU GODDAMN SLACKJAWED IGNORANT MOTHER****ER I WAS THERE WHEN DEAD CHILDREN WERE BROUGHT TO ME WITH NO ARMS AND NO LEGS CRYING FOR THEIR MOMS AND DADS, WHO WERE JUST KILLED BY IRAQI SOLDIERS. OKAY?!?!??

YOU GOT THAT????

I WAS THERE WHEN 18 YEAR OLD MARINES TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME 1000 DOLLARS TO OVERDOSE THEM ON MORPHINE AND DEMEROL SO THEY COULD JUST DIE AND NOT GO BACK TO BEING A CIVILIAN WITH NO LEGS.

I WAS THERE WHEN LITTLE MOTHER****ING KNOW-IT-ALLS AS YOURSELF TRANSFERRED NEARBY ASKING WHERE THE SHOWERS WERE AS WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS "SHOWERING" WITH BABYWIPES.

WE DIDNT HAVE TIME TO "SURF THE NET".

YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT SOME OF US HAVE ALREADY DONE OUR TIME OVER THERE AND MADE IT BACK ALIVE, WHILE OTHERS (LIKE YOURSELF) JUST BITCH ABOUT GOING.

SO NEXT TIME YOU COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, I SUGGEST YOU SHUT THE **** UP AND KNOW YOUR ****ING PLACE.

USNavyTiger, Aug 15, 2005

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