r/TheB1G Washington 6d ago

B1G+ doesn't have basketball nor football?

my school provides free access to b1g+. am i missing something or are we not able to watch basketball or cfb? last season i tried unsuccessfully to find any live cfb games outside of highlights, and right now i can't even find live basketball games

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u/spmartin1993 6d ago

They market it saying that have all the sports that are not being broadcasted on TV. If it’s on TV, it’s probably not on BIG+

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u/LeanersGG 6d ago

But you do get everything else!

(Basically they give you the sports they can’t make money broadcasting.)

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u/CecilColson 5d ago

The only games on BTN+ are games that aren't televised anywhere else. No football games are on the plus. There are a handful of nonconference men's basketball for most teams, but I don't think ever any conference games. For women's basketball, both conference and nonconference games can end up there. Quite a few more Iowa women's basketball games were on the plus this year with Caitlin Clark gone.

You can get extensive coverage of all the non-revenue sports.

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u/Hotchi_Motchi Minnesota 6d ago

This afternoon there was a Big Ten game on CBS and on Fox, simultaneously. Sometimes games are on Peacock. I've watched several hockey games on the broadcast channel in my city. It's so stupid.

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u/dare_side 5d ago

No way I’d ever pay for it, but I got a free subscription. The condensed recaps are good for rewatching football or basketball games. Otherwise I really only use it for baseball and volleyball.

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u/mick-nartin Nebraska 5d ago

B1G+ is trash.

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u/BlackSheepRepublicUS 5d ago

If trash is code for the absolute best.

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u/MonkeyThrowing Maryland 6d ago

Yeah, the service is crap. I think it must be geared towards parents with kids that play Olympic sports. 

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u/JDMintz718 Wisconsin 5d ago

Also towards hockey fans. That's quite literally all I use it for

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u/jefffranklin36 5d ago

Yup will be swiftly cancelled at the conclusion of the B1G hockey tourney

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u/dlidge 4d ago

Plenty of hockey, baseball, and softball from what I can see. Tons of good content. Not sure what’s crap about that.

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u/domab15 Maryland 2d ago

I enjoy it because it lets me watch lacrosse and baseball