What ends up happening is, a pressure point develops. The NFL is testing the limit to see how much a fan will pay/go through to stay addicted. I kicked the habit, but the NFL is definitely winning this game. Don't get me wrong, I would love to watch it, but just not THAT much. I check in on the scores online, but I'm beyond living and dying for it as I once was. I like the ala cart Sling is now doing. I watched the Thursday college game for 5 bucks at home. Then last night, I decided I wanted to watch Indiana and went to a bar and spent $100. But in defense of the bar, it was more fun there. Hopefully things continue to trend that ala carte way. Right now, I am unable to buy free over the air ABC/CBS/Fox from Miami, which is crazy to me (what is wrong with more eyeballs on the commercials). A few years ago I had Aereo, which gave me Miami local channels streamed, for $8/mo. But for some reason, the ABC/CBS/NBC bunch didn't like that, sued, and shut Aereo down. I never could figure out the logic behind that. So we, along with many other people in the boonies, have no access to what most people call "free TV".