What a joke..Flotrack now has exclusive broadcasting rights to the NCAA XC Championship

I am at a stage in life where I have enough income to sign up to Flotrack (or whatever they call it today) without even a minor thought as to the expense.

The reason I don't is that I find their offerings to be amateur in nature, ranging from inconsistent streaming to announcing and analysis that is akin to a bunch of frat guys talking about running. It is really a quality issue to me, and paying for it is out of the question, as their coverage is often so annoying I wouldn't watch it for free. Perhaps this is a reaction to the sport being a marginal sport which needs a radically better image with the public than it has, but in any event, their content is of very limited quality.

I don't always agree with the Brothers Johnson, but there is little question that they bring an intelligent debate to issues like performance enhancing drugs, and do so (at the risk of disagreement by others), with conviction. Lets Run is accordingly a good way for an older guy like me to connect with the sport. And certainly a far better value.

Devastating.

Something about watching a bunch of blowhard/tryhards commentate my niche sport, which I'm already ashamed of due to doping, Nike dominance, overseas recruiting, etc is really disappointing.

First, track people are the cheapest people around. It would cost you to go view the meet and yes the meet was free before but now it is not. The amount you pay for an annual subscription is less than an air ticket.

Second, flotrack charge a one time user fee to watch the meetI in place of an annual subscription and make it worth watching. People love college game day on Saturdays. Get some professional commentators and not Larry Rosen and Dwight stones. Make sure if I pay for it . I need to see it clearly and not buffering with grainy footage. Also Flo be professional put the hipster I wanna be cool away and know your S--- now that you have it let's see if you can make it better, or will you turn people away so they can create something great , everyone needs a rival

Dr.cheapycheap wrote:

First, track people are the cheapest people around. It would cost you to go view the meet and yes the meet was free before but now it is not. The amount you pay for an annual subscription is less than an air ticket.

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Could you e-mail me please? I have a few "bargains" I haven't been able to sell to obvious cheapskates that you might want to take off my hands for a nominal fee much less than even the price of a transatlantic cruise.

At least it looks like DII and DIII championships are still free via NCAA stream, as they've now popped up on the schedule at http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2016/11/19 .

No way i will even pay for the garage coverage Flotrak puts out there. I have no problem paying for something but their work is horrible.

I will FaceBook stream it LIVE for those interested. My buddies know how to get in touch. Always ways around this garbage. I haven't paid for a PPV fight/UFC in years.

glj/ wrote:

I will FaceBook stream it LIVE for those interested. My buddies know how to get in touch. Always ways around this garbage. I haven't paid for a PPV fight/UFC in years.

Yes!!

I'm interested.

Why doesn't a network want to televise this event?

ESPN puts hours upon hours of track and field coverage on?

Cross country seems like better TV.

so if you sigh up on the 17th you get 7 free days and your first months subscription starts on the 24 and you will be billed on the 24 of every month from then on?

The first seven days are free with your paid subscription.

Flotrack needs to do several things before I start paying for their live coverage.

1. Invest in some professional video stabilization tools to keep their videos looking so jerky

2. Show whats going on in the entire race, not just the leaders

3. Show live splits on the live feed

4. Pay per race. I would pay $3 bucks for a race but no way I will pay $20 especially with their crappy feed.

It would be better for the sport if Flotrack didn't exist, I hope they go out of business soon.

You're pissed at Flotrack? You should be pissed at the NCAA for approving the deal. This is the same as people crying foul over Nike's deal with USATF. Nike provided them with their stips and USATF accepted. They could have said no.

Don't hate the player hate the game.

Do I think Flotrack provides content worthy of their fee? No. Do I think I am entitled to watch a live stream of an NCAA championship every year because 'that's how it used to be'? No. If you care that much signup for a free trial or pay $20 measly dollars for a one month subscription.

S/O to Eastern Kentucky they winning this son. RIP ASAP

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Kejsjdhwhs wrote:

Paying to watch xc??! LOL. I'll read the updates/results here with some added troll humor/commentary

So entitled. Everyone wants free things. Sound like a bunch of commies. This country was built on capitalism. This is why trump will make America great again.

My man legit question..........how is he gonna do that?

I am not going to pay to watch xc, either. Simple as that. Even World XC...especially not a Flo production. The most exciting thing is the team score, and there is no way that Flo will be able to cover that during the race. At best, maybe a few comments like ...and there's another from "School X"

legit2quit wrote:

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Kejsjdhwhs wrote:

Paying to watch xc??! LOL. I'll read the updates/results here with some added troll humor/commentary

SafetyFirst wrote: Do I think I am entitled to watch a live stream of an NCAA championship every year because 'that's how it used to be'?

What you are saying is interest in the sport is so low, they can't find advertisers. Or, getting a check from Flowtrack is easier than wrangling advertisers.