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espn is just trying to get some of the money back it spent on the mnf rights,since they have lost money cause they keep people hosting the show like tony kornhiser..why does he do the pti thing during mnf anyway..then he does this ask tony segment.. he not very sport smart any way...he is just a ......#### and that is it!!!

TrenchGoon wrote: NFL.com for starters, but whether someone else's content is better or not does not change the fact that ESPNs content is garbage. Its poorly written, repetitive, crap presented to us overwhelmingly by smart assed twits with too much "product" in their hair. Is fox sports better? I don't know. does the answer really matter? Its garbage too.

I feel the same way. NFL.com or here is were I get all my NFL news.

HardcoreVikesFan wrote:Ok so I went to ESPN.com this morning to check out who Mel Kiper has in his top 5 Postion List. Well I get there and I read the top 5 QB's, and then it says,"To read the rest of this article you must be an Insider, sign up today!" WTF ESPN!? To read the best stuff on ESPN.com you need to pay like $50 bucks for a 1 year trial. Why would I do that when Mike Mayock's Top 5 Position List is free on NFL.com?

Pretty funny, isn't it? I was shocked when I first saw that "Insider" label too. I simply can't imagine why anyone would pay the money.

DanAS1 wrote: Pretty funny, isn't it? I was shocked when I first saw that "Insider" label too. I simply can't imagine why anyone would pay the money.

I think thats been pretty clearly stated why anyone would want to pay it...oh and for at least the 2nd or 3rd time, its not even close to $50.

DanAS1 wrote: Pretty funny, isn't it? I was shocked when I first saw that "Insider" label too. I simply can't imagine why anyone would pay the money.

We've found "someone" it's just hard to find "anyone".

Demi wrote: We've found "someone" it's just hard to find "anyone".

There is more than one person on this site that has an insider subscription....just a FYI.

who would pay these guys and why?? that is just opening the door to get charged for everything.i will not pay ever!!

OJVIKE wrote:who would pay these guys and why?? that is just opening the door to get charged for everything.i will not pay ever!!

Sorry OJ but I am gonna lump that statement in with all the times I've heard people say things like, "what $2 a pack for cigarettes! If it goes up anymore I am quitting!"

Its not "silly" or "stupid" to pay for subscription services. Its all in what you want. If you or anyone else doesnt want the added information and benefits of it then dont get it. If nobody was paying for it they wouldnt even offer it as an option so obviously there are plenty of people who like the service and think its worthwhile. While I am apparently in the minority here I dont really think that $3 a month for the service they provide as well as getting the ESPN magazine is really a bad deal.....YMMV.

ESPN is Disney.

With Disney, you pay for almost everything.

Demi wrote: Yet most if not all other sites don't have this. Hm, why is that? If this was necessary ESPN wouldn't be the only one, or one of the very few.

I assume someone is a big ESPN fan.

I strongly suspect some day (probably in the next 10 years) we'll all pay for much of what we take for granted 'for free' on the internet. The past 10 years have been all about getting us accustomed to how good the internet can be (both for the viewers and the producers). Then the old 'if you want it to stay that way, you'll have to pay' is introduced slowly over time. I recall the first year or two I played fantasy football, it was free. There are still free forms around as far as I know, but the features are far less for the 'free' versions. The first couple years, the good stuff was free too. The massive amount of quality free online content will most assuredly change over time. Unless it can be funded by the advertising, they'll find a way to charge *us* for it. Look at Cable TV. They have advertising $$ *AND* they charge for it.

Someone has to pay the quality writers, their airfare to cover the news, manager, the servers to keep the content online, and the internet connections. The web isn't what it is today as a 'public service', it's all about getting folks used to the product. Enjoy it while it lasts.