It was only a matter of time...

[Greg Berge]

This is true.  But then again, I subscribed last week to listen to the first game.  FWIW, it was a good quality 'cast.  I kinda wanted an excuse to bitch to them.

But there's always this week.

[Josh '99]

Greg wrote:

This is true.  But then again, I subscribed last week to listen to the first game.  FWIW, it was a good quality 'cast.  I kinda wanted an excuse to bitch to them.

How about the fact that the football team blows?

[Al DeFlorio]

Josh Herman '99 wrote:

How about the fact that the football team blows?

Surely not nearly as important an issue as finding a way to make a few bucks off the Internet broadcasts.::rolleyes::

Someone should send Andy Noel the Trustees' report on athletics. He's not even at the tree level, but rather the twig--while the forest burns all around him.

[Tom Hamill \'85]

I like the tactic of letting the AD know that if/when you subscribe, that Cornell can count on the fact that the same or greater amount will be deducted from the regular donations to the university.  Let them understand that this will hit them in the pocketbook.

[upperdeck]

everyone should remember its a pricing scheme set by Yahoo not cornell right? also this will all go out the window when cornells new IP pricing scheme goes into effect.. people will be in effect paying 3 times for 1 feed...

[bigred apple]

Yahoo chose the price - Cornell chose to join the network.

[jtwcornell91]

AFAIK, Yahoo is not involved.  It's RealNetworks and the Official College Sports Network (OCSN).

[Al DeFlorio]

True, but, nonetheless, bra's point remains valid.  

Instead of leveraging the Internet to make it as easy as possible for alums to connect with the athletics program, the knuckleheads put up barriers.

[jy3]

hi all
just gotta say that this stinks. some of us are poor graduate students who really don't want to pay as much as it would cost. other bills are a bit more important. oh well. it would have been nice to listen to game when I had time. too bad for students who will be over seas. i wont be in the country in nov/dec and i was hoping to listen over the web. c'est la vie. i will try the sites of the other schools. let us hope that cornell realizes the error of their ways soon :-)
 ::yark::

[Jim Hyla]

Unlikely, unfortunately this will be the future.With stations being taxed for the songs that they play, I suspect you'll be seeing less and less free radio online. It burns me that I can buy online without paying taxes, but have to pay for programs.

[Beeeej]

If you're paying for "Cornell's new IP pricing scheme," aren't you on campus?  If so, why would you pay $7/month for the online feed of a radio broadcast you can get for free?

And even assuming you were paying for it twice (see above), what do you perceive as the third time?

Beeeej

[DeltaOne81]

What is "Cornell's new IP pricing scheme"??

[jy3]

maybe they should increase the broadcast power so i can listen on the radio in good old bing.

[marty]

Al,

I seem to remember quite a few nitwits in residence on the hill.  The more things change...:-P