Has the New York Times Ruined The Athletic

[Harry]

I have promoted the NYT numerous times on this site. I must now rescind my recommendation. It began when The Athletic lost their AZ Cardinal writer and failed to hire a replacement. Money? Shortly thereafter the Times acquired The Athletic, but still no writer. About a month ago the site started having technical problems. It’s become ver hard to access specific teams or use the “following” function to easily move from team to team. Finally one of the real values of the site was the NFL draft coverage provided by Dane Bruglar. Previously include on the site, now The Athletic is offering a separate publication for $20. Keep in mind a subscription already costs $69. For comparison ESPN plus also costs $69, including draft coverage by some of the top writers in the biz. There is really no comparison. ESPN is far superior. In addition to better writers it offers more stats, more video & better tie-ins to streaming services. I had high hopes for The Athletic, but they’ve regressed instead of moving forward. Sad!

 

[Syracusecards]

I have promoted the NYT numerous times on this site. I must now rescind my recommendation. It began when The Athletic lost their AZ Cardinal writer and failed to hire a replacement. Money? Shortly thereafter the Times acquired The Athletic, but still no writer. About a month ago the site started having technical problems. It’s become ver hard to access specific teams or use the “following” function to easily move from team to team. Finally one of the real values of the site was the NFL draft coverage provided by Dane Bruglar. Previously include on the site, now The Athletic is offering a separate publication for $20. Keep in mind a subscription already costs $69. For comparison ESPN plus also costs $69, including draft coverage by some of the top writers in the biz. There is really no comparison. ESPN is far superior. In addition to better writers it offers more stats, more video & better tie-ins to streaming services. I had high hopes for The Athletic, but they’ve regressed instead of moving forward. Sad!

Never subscribed to it but you have to figure it’s near impossible to compete with Disney $

 

[BritCard]

I have promoted the NYT numerous times on this site. I must now rescind my recommendation. It began when The Athletic lost their AZ Cardinal writer and failed to hire a replacement. Money? Shortly thereafter the Times acquired The Athletic, but still no writer. About a month ago the site started having technical problems. It’s become ver hard to access specific teams or use the “following” function to easily move from team to team. Finally one of the real values of the site was the NFL draft coverage provided by Dane Bruglar. Previously include on the site, now The Athletic is offering a separate publication for $20. Keep in mind a subscription already costs $69. For comparison ESPN plus also costs $69, including draft coverage by some of the top writers in the biz. There is really no comparison. ESPN is far superior. In addition to better writers it offers more stats, more video & better tie-ins to streaming services. I had high hopes for The Athletic, but they’ve regressed instead of moving forward. Sad!

Are you sure you the Brugler guide is extra? I downloaded it for free. I have a copy if you want it.

But I cancelled by next subscription as soon as the NYT bought them. Everything they touch turns to crap.

 

[Harry]

Are you sure you the Brugler guide is extra? I downloaded it for free. I have a copy if you want it.

But I cancelled by next subscription as soon as the NYT bought them. Everything they touch turns to crap.

Thanks I’ll go try. He‘s usually worth reading but the site maintenance issues alone are enough to tell me there not a serious quality operation.