eaglesfan216
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I assume the OHSAA doesn't allow FanVu for the playoffs. Similar to when the schools ran the broadcasts themselves and had to do audio only for playoff games, at least that's how Eds and Ignatius had to do it.One might reasonably guess that these decisions are made by MCSD administration. Why BoxCast? Maybe the FanVu deal was regular season only. Why $12 and no replays? Ask at the next BC meeting.
Ya know, there are quite a few folks who live out of town who still watch the games. For those who live out west (and there are more than a couple), firing up the game at 4:00 PST can be problematic. For them, the "no replays" policy is a major inconvenience. Hell, even folks who went to the game sometimes want to rewatch and review and are willing to drop the $12 to do so. It would be interesting to see the geographic distribution of the streamers as well as when the games are being watched (live, replay, etc.). Will that info be made available? Doubtful.
I love FanVu as a concept and hope it actually works consistently next year. But I would gladly go back to paying for streams all the time if I knew I could get a solid stream and be able to rewatch it.
For geographic distribution, I know a few people that watch Eds games in the UK and Ireland (kickoff at midnight there!). It's much more widespread than you'd think. I would love to see the data on it for a team like Massillon as well.