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Kolpack and Izzo’s blog is moving behind a paywall on InForum’s main site.
http://bisonmedia.areavoices.com/to-...s-and-viewers/
“As many know, the Forum has launched a new paywall. It is now common in media practices for news sites to charge for content and the Forum is doing that. With that said, the Bison Media Zone will move to the main Forum site and be part of the paywall.”
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If I'm going to pay for content, it's going to be Bison Report. Also, I'm not paying for content.
Not really worth it, IMO, to pay for info that comes out a couple days after it is brought up here. I can do without the human interest pieces.
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Reality of the modern day newspaper business. In suprised it's taken this longQuote:
Originally Posted by Jay
The forum also stopped sending out the Sunday paper. I'll just watch the Sunday bison football show.Quote:
Originally Posted by HerdBot
I used to watch every one of their Monday post-press conference and Saturday postgame videos but I soured on it after they (Kolpack mostly) threw the holy shit fit about lack of access when the radio contract was awarded to Radio FM Media and haven't watched much of their stuff since then. I haven't missed it all that much. Those guys are still great follows on Twitter but not nearly as essential to following the Bison as they used to be with all the coverage from Bison Report and Bison 1660 now.
They cried over not having free access to NDSU sports, now they are charging you to hear about their free access.
Hard pass
They're in a bad spot because this is Marcil's decision, not theirs. Of course he could have saved some money on his wife's vanity project and probably not needed the paywall for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by BadlandsBison
I also was soured by it and did what you did. I read maybe 10% of their content and used to read 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor Chaos
Ha ha! What goes around, comes around.Quote:
Originally Posted by BadlandsBison
Amen to the hard pass. I also quit their coverage after their hissy fit on the access, and haven't missed it one bit.
Wasn't their ability to broadcast live onsite during the pre/post game one of the issues? I happen to like all the coverage NDSU can get. Also think Dom Jeff and Eric do a pretty good job covering all of FCS football and are entertaining to watch.
I don't see why this is such a divisive issue for fans.
Lots of paywalls going up around Bison Football. ESPN +, BisonReport, now Bison Media Zone. Sign of the times. Is Bisonville Next?!?!?!?!?!?!!
Because I'm not local the only thing I would get out of said subscription is Izzo and Kolpack's stuff, I think I'd prefer to support BisonReport -even though scout wouldn't answer their phone when I called a dozen times to cancel my subscription last time.
Yes, press coverage during gameday was an issue, and the Forum didn't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EC8CH
I don't think tony would charge too much more than he already does. And the automatic paypal payment he had me set up when I registered is so easy to use. I barely even miss that $45/month.Quote:
Originally Posted by EC8CH
Kolpack is a pretty good sports/Bison mind. Dom works hard but isnt super knowledgeable. Sort of like ESPN moving content to pay mode years ago. It isnt good enough to pay for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor Chaos
Same here, I used to hit up their site all the time, watched the videos, read the articles, participated in their live chats, etc, but stopped for the same reason as you. Kolpack jumped the shark with that performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor Chaos
Had they kept it as a separate entity and not put it under the Forum I would have been tempted to pay a small fee for it to help Dom and Jeff out but I won't give a dime to the Forum.
This makes me sad. I love Jeff and Dom. It was frustrating to pause my adblocker for the Forum's website when that started a couple weeks back, and now this. Newspapers have typically made money from ads, no? I guess all the spam on websites don't get as many clicks as they expected, so they need to charge? I would love to understand more why newspapers have been forced this route.
Anyway, my Adblocker is back on because the clutter on the site is painful, and I will just do my best to avoid the Forum from now on. I will miss Jeff and Dom. I loved meeting them at the first FCS national championship game and they, along with Eric, have been a lot of fun to watch and read over the years. They have kept me informed while living away from the FM community.
One huge reason as to the why is big box retailers pulled their ads from local newspapers to the tune of millions of $$ of revenue impact per year even to a publisher the size of forum communications.
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What will I wrap my fish in if the Folum goes all digital?
You could print it out...
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NDSU vs. South Dakota Game Day Preview by Jeff and Jeremy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swwffsh-kEo
Kolpack and Izzo Game Day Preview https://www.inforum.com/bison-media-...D-Game-Preview
McFeely's article about the trip to Nicholls State is worth a read...
https://www.inforum.com/bison-media-...nds-As-in-life
:judges:..............Quote:
Originally Posted by JMB
Listened to last half hour of 1660 with Brake a bit ago. He got dangerously close to going politics. I’d personally advise against that, but his world.
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He must be reading too much Bisonville. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CAS4127
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Apparently he should be, if he isn’t already.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAILG8R
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I don't care what you think of McFeely, that was gold.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMB
"My, oh my" indeed.
Agreed! Very well-written and done ... and entertaining/engaging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammersmith
He’s a pretty good author/writer. Solid piece there.
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Very well done and entertaining. Thanks for posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMB