The college football matches are getting more intense with each passing week. With games taking unexpected turns, fans are getting more and more excited to find their ultimate national champions. Talking about champions, the highly anticipated game against MSU and Ohio State is set to kick off in week 5. But it looks like fans are not satisfied with the streaming options and match accessibility. And their rage is putting pressure on Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. But why are the fans furious about it? Let’s get into it.

On September 16, the Ohio State Buckeyes took to X to make a game-day announcement for their much-awaited match against MSU. The matchup will take place on September 28 around 7 p.m. in the Spartan Stadium. But the thing that caught everyone’s attention was the streaming option given for the game. As mentioned, the match will exclusively air on the Peacock online platform. This fact made them go nuts.

Knowing the fact that Peacock is a paid platform with limited free services, fans would want the team to perform some phenomenal stuff with the pig skin. After all, they would want their effort to stream the game to be worthwhile! No wonder Ryan Day and the team will hence be the victim of this pressure. According to fans, this decision isn’t a well-thought-out one. They have a variety of opinions. However, the Buckeyes are ranked no. 3 in the AP poll rankings and have been showcasing their dominance with two back-to-back victories against Akron and Western Michigan. But it looks like one wrong decision could give Ohio State a really hard time moving forward in their face-off against the MSU.

Ryan Day Ohio State facing backlash for peacock streaming

A fan had a very straightforward opinion about Ohio State vs. Michigan State getting Peacock as the only streaming option. “Only on @peacock is HORRIBLE!“ they said. Well, the streaming option must not be exclusive to one platform. However, looking at the popularity online streaming options have gained, this may have been done to get a larger viewership across the nation. Seems fans do tune in to Peacock, but how many games does it show? A fan said, “Lol, I just got the frickin renewal notice for the yearly subscription I bought to watch the one game I saw last year on Peacock.” 

Another fan took to X to express dissatisfaction with the streaming experience, saying, “You don’t think NBC wants to put attractive games on Peacock? They pay millions for the ability to do so.” Well, viewers might feel disappointed by Peacock stream quality or paid facilities, but looking at the new age shifting towards flexibility, this might be a game changer. Another fan had a very different approach towards the whole situation. “Why would the MSU game be on Peacock and not the Marshall game? They just need to do away with streaming games. This is ridiculous.” The fan compared Ryan Day’s Ohio State upcoming game against the Marshall, which will stream on Fubo and not on Peacock. It looks like fans are really dissatisfied with the whole streaming decision. Well, this surely puts the whole team under a lot of pressure for their upcoming match against Michigan State. Let’s see how the game turns out for them.