I am currently streaming only, but need a live TV service to watch Aggie football. Does anyone have any suggestions on the best service vs price? Thx, Dave

YoutubeTV is pretty good for quality but I couldn't stomach $85 each month. Went with digital antennae for local channels (one time $20) and Hulu+ESPN ($30 per month) which should cover all A&M games outside of some random bowl game.

I did ESPN Unlimited this morning. It's the cheapest option to get all A&M/SEC games if you don't care about watching anything else, which I don't.

You might not be successful while you're in Ireland…

I haven't lived in Ireland for 20 years. Fortunately for me that was the Dennis Franchione years and I didn't miss much.

Slingtv best bang for your buck.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45989279/what-new-espn-dtc-service-plans-costs-key-facts

Notre Dame would be the one game you couldn't watch with an ESPN only package.

I watched EVERY Aggie game last year on regular YouTube. No cost, no subscription. People will host it, albeit they're usually not supposed to. Maybe once or twice it was taken down during the entire season but another link popped up immediately afterwards. Normally about a 30 second delay from the live event

McAg99 said:

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I watched EVERY Aggie game last year on regular YouTube. No cost, no subscription. People will host it, albeit they're usually not supposed to. Maybe once or twice it was taken down during the entire season but another link popped up immediately afterwards. Normally about a 30 second delay from the live event

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Yay! Stealing!!

How am I stealing? I watching something on a free website.... do it your way, I'll do it mine..

Quote "albeit they're usually not supposed to"

I think "usually" needs to come out.

Sling TV Orange daily for $5 will get you all ESPN and SEC channels. Coverage is for 24 hours. That combined with OTA TV should have the minimalist covered.

McAg99 said:

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How am I stealing? I watching something on a free website.... do it your way, I'll do it mine..

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Exactly. If I happen to be on YouTube and see that the Aggies are playing I just assume espn and YouTube are doing some kind of promotion to broadcast the game.

Does that include the ESPN+ / SEC+ games?
(I think there are 2 of those currently schedules)

HowdyAgs03 said:

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https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45989279/what-new-espn-dtc-service-plans-costs-key-facts

Notre Dame would be the one game you couldn't watch with an ESPN only package.

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Yeah, you can watch it for free over the air

I really don't know, it's just an assumption. That's why I said "usually"
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Fannie Luddite said:

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Sling TV Orange daily for $5 will get you all ESPN and SEC channels. Coverage is for 24 hours. That combined with OTA TV should have the minimalist covered.

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This is my plan to start but I can pick up my local channels pretty well. For some sling subscribers, the local channel issue is problematic.

Another issue is the tech competency. I can switch between Paramount and peacock, but for my dad who never did learn how to run the VCR, getting the local cable package makes the most sense.

McAg99 said:

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I really don't know, it's just an assumption. That's why I said "usually"
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Those streams on YouTube are illegal. That's why they get shut down when caught.

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McAg99 said:

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I really don't know, it's just an assumption. That's why I said "usually"
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Those streams on YouTube are illegal. That's why they get shut down when caught.

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You are throwing pearls before swine.

ArlingtonAg2015 said:

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Does that include the ESPN+ / SEC+ games?
(I think there are 2 of those currently schedules)

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Includes the SEC+ only, but there should not be any games scheduled for ESPN+, which is typically reserved for the likes of women's Jr college volleyball.

Also ESPN+ is now called ESPN Select.

The Samford game is on ESPN+, but you will have access to it as long as you have service that includes SEC network.

Fannie Luddite said:

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ArlingtonAg2015 said:

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Does that include the ESPN+ / SEC+ games?
(I think there are 2 of those currently schedules)

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Includes the SEC+ only, but there should not be any games scheduled for ESPN+, which is typically reserved for the likes of women's Jr college volleyball.

Also ESPN+ is now called ESPN Select.

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Every SEC conference team has one home, non-conference game simulcast on SEC+ and ESPNSelect/+. That was part of the recent contract add.

For SEC Network, the Sling one-day subscription costs $1 extra.

I'm excited about the one-day subscription option.

HULU

daniel00 said:

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For SEC Network, the Sling one-day subscription costs $1 extra.

I'm excited about the one-day subscription option.

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I'm glad you mentioned this because when I look at Sling Orange it does not include the SEC Network or ESPN+ / SEC Network+.

But on the monthly Sling subscription you can add "Sports Plus" for $11 / month to get SEC Network and SEC Network+. It still didn't list ESPN+. I assume adding the "Sports Plus package on the daily subscription model is the $1 you are talking about?

Unfortunately, Sling doesn't have the local channels in Wichita so I would miss all the ABC games.

Does the "ESPN on ABC" title/channel included in the new ESPN Unlimited subscription mean all our ABC games would be covered? May be the way I go. I can catch the Notre Dame game at a sports bar I'm sure.

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The Samford game is on ESPN+, but you will have access to it as long as you have service that includes SEC network.

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Are you sure about that? Im press sure that doesnt work unless you actually subscribe to espn+, which has nothing to do with your tv service. SEC+ works, yes, but not espn+. They want money from people by forcing them to use their worthless service, and this is their way of doing it. Correct me if I'm wrong on that though.

This is a confusion that happens literally every week of every season, especially on the baseball board. Not sure why this question isn't stickied on the top of each sports board...

Kaiser von Wilhelm said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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The Samford game is on ESPN+, but you will have access to it as long as you have service that includes SEC network.

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Are you sure about that? Im press sure that doesnt work unless you actually subscribe to espn+, which has nothing to do with your tv service. SEC+ works, yes, but not espn+. They want money from people by forcing them to use their worthless service, and this is their way of doing it. Correct me if I'm wrong on that though.

This is a confusion that happens literally every week of every season, especially on the baseball board. Not sure why this question isn't stickied on the top of each sports board...

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Yes. That is how it has worked every year since they started doing it.

Roger350 said:

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daniel00 said:

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For SEC Network, the Sling one-day subscription costs $1 extra.

I'm excited about the one-day subscription option.

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Does the "ESPN on ABC" title/channel included in the new ESPN Unlimited subscription mean all our ABC games would be covered? May be the way I go. I can catch the Notre Dame game at a sports bar I'm sure.

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Yes. Any sports event on ABC will be available on ESPN Unlimited you just can't watch non-sports content that airs on ABC.

For those still considering their streaming option - Fox and YTTV are this season's carrier vs provider dispute.


I think the sad reality is that YTTV will cave to Fox's price increase.
YTTV will pass that expense to the customer.

Customers will either pay it or go to another provider who has also increased their fees lately.

Or Customers will go directly with Fox's streaming service, just like ESPN's.

The streaming services raise their prices quicker than when they were working with cable.

Customer's lose.

Here’s the issue with the YouTube TV/Fox dispute.

We’ll all complain, threaten to switch or actually switch, which will cause Google to cave. They’ll pay Fox a higher price, which they’ll then pass on to us.

Someone will win, but it’ll never be the paying customers.

— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) August 26, 2025

I have OTA antenna and Sling combo, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN 3. I think Sling is a good streaming service because it's cheaper than traditional cable TV.

McAg99 said:

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I really don't know, it's just an assumption. That's why I said "usually"
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How many streams did you watch for this game?

Sling day pass. 6 dollars for 24 hours.