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Cordcutters - how to watch each game without cable or local TV

BuckeyeSoldier

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I dont have answers for the question for this yet but I am looking and hoping others may be more in the know. If others provide info for individual games or networks I will update this post for each game individually.

vs. Notre Dame Saturday, Sept. 3 7:30 p.m ABC Columbus, OH
ABC is available on HULU
vs. Arkansas State Saturday, Sept. 10 12 p.m. Big Ten Network Columbus, OH
vs. Toledo Saturday, Sept. 17 7 p.m. FOX Columbus, OH
vs. Wisconsin Saturday, Sept. 24 TBA ABC Columbus, OH
ABC is available on HULU
vs. Rutgers Saturday, Oct. 1 3:30 p.m. TBA Columbus, OH
at Michigan State Saturday, Oct. 8 TBA TBA East Lansing, MI
vs. Iowa Saturday, Oct. 22 TBA TBA Columbus, OH
at Penn State Saturday, Oct. 29 TBA TBA State College, PA
at Northwestern Saturday, Nov. 5 TBA TBA Evanston, IL
vs. Indiana Saturday, Nov. 12 TBA TBA Columbus, OH
at Maryland Saturday, Nov. 19 TBA TBA College Park, MD
vs. Michigan Saturday, Nov. 26 12 p.m. FOX Columbus, OH
TBD (Big Ten Championship) Saturday, Dec. 3 8 p.m. FOX Indianapolis, IN
 
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SlingTV probably isn't good for cord cutters without a good means to get local channels. My ISP isn't blocking basic cable so I get the over the air channels in HD and BTN in SD through them. I'm not willing to pay $10-15 a month to watch the crappiest TOSU games in HD rather than SD. I'm grandfathered into Sling so I get some extra services like DVR for free. Otherwise I'd probably shop around. Sling is by far the service I pay the most for and watch the least, but my wife would revolt if I tried to cut it. Cord cutting is only a viable option if you can get Internet for cheap. Luckily my neighborhood has Spectrum, AT&T, and a second cable company that doesn't force bundles like the other two.
 
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FuboTV - Has everything I had in my cable package (except for Turner networks) plus NFL and MLB networks for half the price. Includes all four local OTA carriers (WCMH, WSYX, WBNS, WTTE) without need for separate antenna. App on AppleTV devices has proved way more stable than the Hulu app too. In-app guide isn't very good, but I've adapted. Again, big downside is dispute with Turner networks means Fubo users are hosed during March Madness without finding alternative apps/stream options for the first two rounds of the tourney -- but there's plenty of other providers for that one-month window.
 
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We cut the cord a couple of years ago. Missing games was my greatest fear and delayed us doing so for a while. We’re all Apple TV now and with Hulu I don’t think that there’s been a single game that I didn’t have access to.

We do have one of the Hulu premium services so we get local and ESPN.
 
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SoPlayer and Amazon Firestick. Every single sports channel, including some pay per view and BT Sports channels. You can get the channels for about $25 per month and never miss any game, not just Buckeye games. It also allows you to use up to 4 tvs per account so if you are a nut like me and have multiple tvs in my viewing room, it's having your own sports bar at home.
 
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SoPlayer and Amazon Firestick. Every single sports channel, including some pay per view and BT Sports channels. You can get the channels for about $25 per month and never miss any game, not just Buckeye games. It also allows you to use up to 4 tvs per account so if you are a nut like me and have multiple tvs in my viewing room, it's having your own sports bar at home.

MLB network? Reds games?
 
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