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If Flo was about promoting the sport they would sell this match to ESPN. This match needs to be on National tv.
You guys need to realize that Flo isn't in this to "promote" the sport. They are a for profit business and their main objective is to make money. Flo also doesn't make you pay extra for anything... They actually went the other way and included all their other platforms for the same price.These posts are spot on. Wrestling needs to grow and yet Flo makes everyone pay extra. I started a thread weeks back about how the Hawks werent on TV for the rest of the year and it sucks. Have all these Big Ten overflow channels, but yet dont do anything with them, unless its football season. Come on, get the sport on TV more often!!!
Obviously a shame it’s not televised but I am dubious of its effect on incrementally growing the sport (at least taking account the fact that content availability is as good as it has ever been).I know preaching to the choir but it is ridiculous. In wrestling, Iowa is like ND football or Duke basketball. People love or hate them so people watch and Iowa has the most passionate fans. So you have a top 5 match up and ESPN doesn’t have it. So stupid and shortsighted. It would only help the ratings come March.
You guys are blaming Flo because this dual isn’t on espn? If Flo wasn’t broadcasting you might not be able to watch it. BTN doesn’t have rights for OK State. Would be great if ESPN would value wrestling, but they obviously don’t. At least Flo is putting product out there and growing the sport even if you have to pay to watch.
Contemplate this for a moment: wbb has greater market value than wrestling to espn.You guys are blaming Flo because this dual isn’t on espn? If Flo wasn’t broadcasting you might not be able to watch it. BTN doesn’t have rights for OK State. Would be great if ESPN would value wrestling, but they obviously don’t. At least Flo is putting product out there and growing the sport even if you have to pay to watch.
You would be good at business. Let's sell things that the other entity doesn't want to buy in the first place.If Flo was about promoting the sport they would sell this match to ESPN. This match needs to be on National tv.
I think it's hard to grow the sport and fan interest when so many matches are not available to the general public ... The people paying Flo, etc., to 'watch' Iowa/OSU (for example) are already wrestling fans ...
The "casual" fan or the "potential" fan is not going to pay to stream wrestling ...
Iowa not wrestling Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State is already a travesty ... And then you do get the #2 and #3 ranked teams (Iowa/OSU) this Sunday and its only available via pay service ... That is not going to help grow the sport from a fan interest level.
ESPN has 153 channels ... BTN has hours and hours of "crap tv" ... And one can only see these two storied programs wrestle if they plunk down $ ... I get it, streaming is our world ... Wrestling needs to find a way to expose Iowa/OSU to the world. If I can watch table tennis, bowling, bag toss on ESPN ... I sure as hell should be able to watch wrestling.
You would be good at business. Let's sell things that the other entity doesn't want to buy in the first place.
ESPN only cares about $ and they make it off the NCAA tournament.They don't care about the sport at all.Cant believe people are talking about growing the sport by having Flo WRESTLING sell the rights to ESPN who gives two shits about wrestling.TV isn't the future of wrestling most people under 30 don't have cable TV they use streaming services that's the future.Every wrestling fan shouldve FLO no questions asked regardless of what happened in the past with broadcasts FLO is worth every penny.
this is the wilbur i know! good job young fella. hahaha, they are too stingy to pay for flo cause they had iowa public station back in the day.there's so much stupid in this thread. all your dumb ass assertions are b/c of 1 thing...you want to watch it.
you don't know how shit works. so you say 'ef flo'. the one entity that puts all their effort into making wrestling matter.
wholly dumb.
there's so much stupid in this thread. all your dumb ass assertions are b/c of 1 thing...you want to watch it.
you don't know how shit works. so you say 'ef flo'. the one entity that puts all their effort into making wrestling matter.
wholly dumb.
hahaha, i remember you chips. we ate paint chips as a kid. you still doing it?I’m sure you’re great at business though. who said ESPN wouldn’t want it? And actually selling something someone doesn’t want is the definition of a good salesman. Nice try spud
Obviously a shame it’s not televised but I am dubious of its effect on incrementally growing the sport (at least taking account the fact that content availability is as good as it has ever been).
I get the Notre dame analogy but not it’s application. I think the only people watching notre dame games are notre dame fans, Catholics, and whoever is playing notre dame. I don’t think random/neutral people tune in to watch them or cheer for them to lose, even when they were good.
Wrestling was fine before Flo..... you’re about making as much money as you can..... you’re not doing wrestling any favors.... if you were you would make the coverage more affordable and available for the one meet of the year they want to see and you have hostage instead of gouging themthere's so much stupid in this thread. all your dumb ass assertions are b/c of 1 thing...you want to watch it.
you don't know how shit works. so you say 'ef flo'. the one entity that puts all their effort into making wrestling matter.
wholly dumb.
corn hole gets more fans watching. accept the facts buster.ESPN has had corn hole competitions on a few times on Sunday afternoons. And no, I am not joking.
Wrestling was fine before Flo..... you’re about making as much money as you can..... you’re not doing wrestling any favors.... if you were you would make the coverage more affordable and available for the one meet of the year they want to see and you have hostage instead of gouging them
I think they’re leeches that are trying to monopolize wrestling coverage and charge as much as they can to provide it..... for the record I subscribe to BTN2Go and am very happy with the price for what I get.... they offer the Iowa only subscription at a reduced rate and I get coverage of all of the Iowa sports .... I had a real irritating experience with Flo last year trying to get nationals..... tried to subscribe for one month..... they grabbed a years subscription payment out of my account and when I tried to contact their customer service no response for a week..... I had to have my bank contest the payment before they fixed itWrestling was fine before Flo..... you’re about making as much money as you can..... you’re not doing wrestling any favors.... if you were you would make the coverage more affordable and available for the one meet of the year they want to see and you have hostage instead of gouging them
Come on man, this is absurd. How are they holding hostage anything? Are you trying to suggest Flowrestling is outbidding ESPN and Fox Sports for the rights to their wrestling duals? You can’t seriously believe that. It’s either Flo or a regional network that may or may not be tape delayed.
doesn't flo cover bigten2go with their subsciption? also the cowboy team conference and other world wide stuff? seems you are losing out on money and coverage. tell him willie.I think they’re leeches that are trying to monopolize wrestling coverage and charge as much as they can to provide it..... for the record I subscribe to BTN2Go and am very happy with the price for what I get.... they offer the Iowa only subscription at a reduced rate and I get coverage of all of the Iowa sports .... I had a real irritating experience with Flo last year trying to get nationals..... tried to subscribe for one month..... they grabbed a years subscription payment out of my account and when I tried to contact their customer service no response for a week..... I had to have my bank contest the payment before they fixed it
ESPN only cares about $ and they make it off the NCAA tournament.They don't care about the sport at all.Cant believe people are talking about growing the sport by having Flo WRESTLING sell the rights to ESPN who gives two shits about wrestling.TV isn't the future of wrestling most people under 30 don't have cable TV they use streaming services that's the future.Every wrestling fan shouldve FLO no questions asked regardless of what happened in the past with broadcasts FLO is worth every penny.