Have you ever thought about how much you’d be willing to fork over in order to watch a Notre Dame game on a given Saturday?
I know last year some bought new cable plans in order to secure the ACC Network in time to see the Irish play at Duke so that would count as forking over some funds if you did, no doubt. However, if Notre Dame were to play a game on pay-per-view, how much would you pay to watch?
That’s exactly what is going on at Oklahoma this year as the Sooners game against Missouri State to start the season will be aired on pay-per-view.
How much will it cost to watch the Sooners take on traditional powerhouse Missouri State, you ask?
$54.99.
Mercy.
My question now for all of you is how much would you pay to watch a Notre Dame game in general, but especially one against a no-name foe?
There was plenty of anger by some when it was announced that Notre Dame’s game against South Florida was going to be shown on USA instead of NBC, due to the airing of golf’s US Open.
If that game, probably the least interesting of any on Notre Dame’s 2020 schedule, were to be played on pay-per-view, what would you pay to make sure to be able to watch it?
For work purposes I’d be forking it over but if we were talking strictly from a fans perspective, I’d be looking to host a gathering of some kind if I’m forking over 55 bucks to watch a football game.
If it’s a huge game I’m not going to let myself miss it. but let’s be honest – I have trouble thinking I’d be forking over that kind of money to watch the South Florida game live on TV when in a normal year the secondary market on a ticket to that game would probably be about the same, if not less.
Deals like this make me real thankful that Notre Dame has the NBC deal, even if has meant years of hearing the likes of Pat Haden and Doug Flutie.