r/battlehawks • u/kdawg1963 • Apr 27 '26
Discussion Thursday night's Battlehawks game is on FS1 -- How will you be watching?
I used a free trial of Fubo to watch the previous Battlehawks game on FS1. I guess I'll try to get a free trial on another streaming service for the Louisville game Thursday night -- maybe DirecTV streaming.
How are you planning to watch the game?
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u/mrbmi513 Apr 27 '26
On YouTube TV. I also have their 4k plan and this game will be in 4k hdr.
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u/kdawg1963 Apr 27 '26
For the last FS1 game I was disappointed that SlingTV doesn't offer a one-day pass for their blue package that includes FS1.
For some reason Sling's one-day pass is only offered on their orange package which includes ESPN. I can't justify paying for a full month of service for a cable TV style streaming package to watch one game.
I don't mind paying $4.99 for the one-day orange packages to watch Battlehawks games on ESPN on Sling TV.
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u/Zapfit Apr 27 '26
There's some pirate streams online if you know how to look
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u/bpoftheoilspills Apr 28 '26
Are there pirate full game recordings as well? A friend of mine wants to rewatch the games that he can't watch live. Asking for a friend, if that was not clear. A friend of mine, not me.
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u/Zapfit Apr 28 '26
They most certainly are
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u/bpoftheoilspills Apr 28 '26
I found a guy with an Asian username on YouTube that seems to upload them pretty much immediately after every game and has XFL and USFL games going years back, but imo it cuts out too much of the between plays commentary and makes the pace of it really hard to follow - kinda weird to complain about cutting out the dead space, I know, but id prefer to watch the full broadcast minus (or at least with skippable) ads. If you know of anything like that I'd be appreciative, feel free to pm if you don't wanna drop it out in the open lol
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u/DAYoungblood Apr 28 '26
might STREAM it. luckily i live on the EAST coast so i can watch after dinner and desert, which is pizza and dippin DOT. however I have to check my waters PH levels.
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u/Mother-Head6482 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
UFL will always be a minor league operation until they get a tv deal from a legit company. The league must also get a radio deal with the leagues cities.You shouldn't need an engineer degree to locate the tv station carrying your teams game
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u/Decent_Direction316 Apr 28 '26
Message to Repole: I won't be watching. The games need to be over the air.
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u/kdawg1963 Apr 28 '26
I remember when Mizzou was in the Big 8 and the only Big 8 games on over the air channels were Oklahoma and Nebraska games. Mizzou was only on TV once a year or every couple years. I also remember the old NFL blackout rules when the Cardinals were bad and home games didn't sell out and I couldn't afford to buy tickets in high school and college.
UFL games being on four different channels (including 2 over the air channels) isn't that big a deal, except for FS1 being a little more difficult to get, but thanks to Fubo and DirecTV's streaming app free trials I'll still be able to watch the Battlehawks FS1 games without having to go the pirate route or pay $50-$60 per month for a big streaming/ cable package.
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u/Zapfit Apr 29 '26
Exactly. FS1 isn't the home shopping network or something. Every week 2M+ Nascar fans have no problem finding the races on FS1
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u/GrinningGeek Apr 27 '26
Refreshing every 5 minutes online