All Things Net Neutrality

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Originally Posted by tshile

I love what the MLB has done with the internet. They've been ahead of the other leagues by far and I think if diehard NFL fans had access to what die hard MLB fans have, NFL fans would love it.

I say that as someone that's not really a fan of the MLB.

The NFL won't follow suit - they just signed a 10 year tv deal that is closely tied to a lot of this, some of the TV companies owning, or being owned by, some of the ISP companies.

Same here. Honestly with the frequency of games during the summer for MLB I wish I was still a hardcore fan like I was growing up. However since then NFL, NHL, and NBA have drawn more of my attention over the years.

One thing I have learned though about NFL owners as a group, if they were players negotiating a contract their top priority would be guaranteed money. Every licensing deal I see the NFL involved with over the years seems to have an emphasis on guaranteed money.

Honestly I kind of feel like its gotten to the point where Congress should scold the league for abusing their antitrust exemption though I would never want the league to be rid of it. After all the antitrust exemption has helped the NFL create a uniform league where the best players and coaches can compete.

Though its kind of an apples to oranges comparison I would never want American Football to resemble European Club Football where you have the best teams scattered to maybe 3 or 4 good teams per league and no real limits on spending in hopes of creating parity. And you can forget things like the draft.

It might be dollars and cents for a handful of the owners but for the fans it's about competition.