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Title: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: marqfan22 on November 30, 2019, 04:47:13 PM
Does it have MU coverage?
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: #UnleashSean on November 30, 2019, 05:31:21 PM
It's 2019. Any paid subscription for written articles isn't worth it
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: marqfan22 on November 30, 2019, 05:45:24 PM
Well, now we can’t even read the journal sentinel for free.

That annoys me.


Just seeing if MU is covered by The Athletic.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Cheeks on November 30, 2019, 05:49:02 PM
Well, now we can’t even read the journal sentinel for free.

That annoys me.


Just seeing if MU is covered by The Athletic.

I dropped it after last year, thought it was weak fro MU.  There are enough promos out there to pick it up briefly to see if you like it.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Jockey on November 30, 2019, 05:58:36 PM
If you are a sports fan, it is great. If you're only looking for MU coverage, go elsewhere.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: marqfan22 on November 30, 2019, 06:05:49 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: warriorchick on November 30, 2019, 06:18:05 PM
I dropped it after last year, thought it was weak fro MU.  There are enough promos out there to pick it up briefly to see if you like it.
It’s a f*cking dollar a month. If you can't afford that, you don't have your priorities straight.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on November 30, 2019, 06:20:32 PM
It’s a f*cking dollar a month. If you can't afford that, you don't have your priorities straight.

Isn’t that only a 3-month teaser for new subscribers?
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: warriorchick on November 30, 2019, 06:22:07 PM
Isn’t that only a 3-month teaser for new subscribers?

All I know is that's what we are paying and it's been a lot longer than 3 months.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on November 30, 2019, 06:24:18 PM
All I know is that's what we are paying and it's been a lot longer than 3 months.

Got it.  I was going to subscribe earlier this year and it was limited — then $8/mth thereafter.  So it wasn’t worth it to me. 
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: marqfan22 on November 30, 2019, 07:32:27 PM
It’s half price and then goes back to $60/year
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Pakuni on November 30, 2019, 07:37:34 PM
Depends on your teams.
For me, definitely worth it.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Chili on November 30, 2019, 08:13:34 PM
Every penny. I'm passed the age of not enjoying what I want. It's well worth the money to me. NBA, mlb and NFL coverage can't be beat. College hoops just ok.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Cheeks on November 30, 2019, 08:24:15 PM
It’s a f*cking dollar a month. If you can't afford that, you don't have your priorities straight.

1 year subscription is $39.99 is the current gift rate.  Otherwise closer to $60 to $70 a year.  I just didn’t find it worth it year round.

Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 30, 2019, 09:23:32 PM
I'd rather get my analysis from the scoop intelligentsia.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: WarriorFan on December 01, 2019, 12:22:52 AM
100% worth it and it's improving all the time.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: buckchuckler on December 01, 2019, 11:40:11 AM
It’s a f*cking dollar a month. If you can't afford that, you don't have your priorities straight.

This seems like a really terrible response to a very reasonable question.   

I'd agree with jockey.  Great in general,  not for MU though.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: warriorchick on December 01, 2019, 12:02:34 PM
This seems like a really terrible response to a very reasonable question.   


I suppose I could do the typical Scoop thing and double down on a dumb post, but I will agree with you here.  I posted before I engaged my brain.






Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: buckchuckler on December 01, 2019, 12:27:33 PM
I suppose I could do the typical Scoop thing and double down on a dumb post, but I will agree with you here.  I posted before I engaged my brain.

Well then, cheers to you!
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: 🏀 on December 01, 2019, 01:31:32 PM
I suppose I could do the typical Scoop thing and double down on a dumb post, but I will agree with you here.  I posted before I engaged my brain.








At least you censored yourself over something as heated as an Athletic subscription.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: brewcity77 on December 02, 2019, 11:13:34 AM
If you've ever considered subscribing, today is the day to do it. 66% off for Cyber Monday on an annual subscription.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: BM1090 on December 02, 2019, 12:42:49 PM
It's 2019. Any paid subscription for written articles isn't worth it

I can't wrap my head around this statement. There is a lot of good content. Far better than any non-subscription content that I typically read. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. If the goal is to become more educated then I want to read the best material. If that costs a small amount of money, then that's certainly worth it for me.

I'd say it's more than worth whatever the cost is.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: MU82 on December 02, 2019, 10:37:27 PM
If you've ever considered subscribing, today is the day to do it. 66% off for Cyber Monday on an annual subscription.

Thanks for the tip, brewski.

$20.40 for the year. I just subscribed!
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: UWW2MU on December 03, 2019, 12:51:36 PM
This is the second year I subscribed during the holidays.  If you missed cyber monday, there will probably be more options for a cheap subscription before the year ends.  For 60% off list, I think it's worth it.   MU coverage is generally bleh, but college BB as a whole is covered well and MU comes up fairly often in the national level coverage.  Plus you have all the other sports to follow.  The articles are generally all feature length and high quality.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: PVMagic on December 07, 2019, 09:34:52 AM
I've been a subscriber for a little over a year.  Absolutely not worth it for Marquette coverage (scrolling through the recent MU linked articles its tough to find one that primarily focuses on Marquette over the last several months), though that may change.  I do like their national coverage and read most of their Bucks coverage.  I initially jumped over for their Ohio State team; I'd read their writers in the past and really liked them, and for that alone I think its worthwhile; much more in depth/involved/interesting stories than most of what you'll find elsewhere IMO.  If Marquette was able to garner enough readership to have some more dedicated reporting, would be worth it I think for a lot of users on this site, just don't think that day will ever come.
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: MU82 on December 07, 2019, 12:55:14 PM
I bought on Black Friday at 60% off. I have since seen adds for 66% off.

Premature subscriptulation on my part!
Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: Cheeks on December 30, 2019, 01:20:31 PM
They are really desperate it seems.  Today got an offer 83% off to win me back...  $9.99 for the entire year.

Title: Re: The Athletic- is it worth it?
Post by: CTWarrior on January 06, 2020, 03:46:32 PM
FWIW, on The Athletic Joe Posnanski is counting down the 100 days until opening day with a daily story on the top 100 baseball players of all time (using his made up criteria).  You may quibble with his choices, but the stories themselves are really great.