Michigan State and Washington’s week three contest was one of the most anticipated games on the Spartans schedule heading into the 2023 season. That feeling has changed for some Spartan fans.
It has been released that the two teams are going to square off at 5 p.m. EST exclusively on NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock, much to many fans dismay.
Check out how Twitter is reacting to this schedule update:
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Move a game to Ford Field to help NBC/Big Ten? Fine. Great, actually.
Kick off a top three game of the season on Peacock? Alright, there's no spin-zoning out of that one. That's incredibly upsetting.
— Fireball sommelier (@Sheehan_Sports) May 31, 2023
The TV/streaming dynamic will only get much worse.
When ESPN scraps its TV channels and exclusively streams all content via ESPN+ (& quadruples prices) in a few years, that will effectively kill TV.
You’ll have to buy every network’s streaming service to watch a full CFB slate. https://t.co/owv8Ru5RaG
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) May 31, 2023
This is a 0/10 idea https://t.co/SCiXnDkO3n
— Brock (@brockhuber) May 31, 2023
Lmaooooo hey basketball is fun let’s just focus on that https://t.co/YigPlMvj0D
— Fireball sommelier (@Sheehan_Sports) May 31, 2023
Hot, iffy take: Pushing Peacock on people is risky. It's where much the Premier League action is. Careful where you send your audience. With 12:30 Premier League games on Saturdays (even if on USA Network), I don't watch noon college football games anymore unless MSU is playing. https://t.co/sCuvrVGX0R
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) May 31, 2023
Folks aren't going to be happy with the game on Peacock. But when we collectively cut the cord, pretending cable wasn't always best, this was set in motion. We pay more for games. A generation from now, cutting edge folks will come up with an idea to bundle all of this. https://t.co/QdTHdXiA51
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) May 31, 2023
You guys were going to have to sign up for Peacock soon anyway. They're putting up to 47 Big Ten men's hoops games on it this season.
— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) May 31, 2023
