It's kind of like the old "Tree falls in the woods" analogy. If the Hurricanes win a hockey game, and no one was able to watch it on TV, does it help grow the fanbase? That's what WRAL sports analyst Joe Giglio wonders in this week's Shot of Joe to Go.
FAN BASE? THAT'S WHAT OUR JOB JULIO WONDERS IN THIS WEEK'S JOB, JOE, TO GO. >> THE HURRICANES CAME BACK FROM A TWO-GOAL DEFICIT TO BEAT THE JETS ON THURSDAY NIGHT WENT TO THE GAME WITH MY FAMILY. AT PNC ARENA. SINCE I'M NOT ABLE TO WATCH THE GAMES ON TV. THE CANES CAME BACK FROM A TWO-GOAL DEFICIT AGAINST THE DEVILS ON SATURDAY. COULDN'T GO TO THAT GAME. IT WAS A NEWARK, NEW JERSEY I DON'T LIVE IN THE GARDEN STATE ANYMORE. YOU CAN ONLY WATCH THE CANES SAY FOR A HANDFUL OF GAMES. IF YOU HAVE CABLE, I HAVE HULU. HAVE ESPN. PLUS WHICH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF OUT OF MARKET NHL GAMES. BUT WE DON'T HAVE CABLE. SADLY FOR THE CANES. IT'S NOT 2015, IT I'M HARDLY THE ONLY ADULT IN THE TELEVISION MARKET WITHOUT A CABLE SUBSCRIPTION PAY. TV HOUSEHOLDS ARE IN A SEVEN-YEAR DECLINE BY THE END OF 2023. LESS THAN HALF OF US HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE A TRADITIONAL PAY TV SUBSCRIPTION. TOM DUNDON SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE LEAD OF MARK CUBAN CUBAN. THE OWNER OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS MADE A DEAL IN NOVEMBER WITH DIRECT TV THAT GAVE FANS A $50 A MONTH CREDIT SO THEY CAN STREAM GAMES. DIRECTV IS THE ONLY STREAMING PLATFORM WHICH DISTRIBUTES BALLY SPORTS. AND IT DIDN'T DO THAT. BUT HE DID HITCHED HIS WAGON REGIONAL CABLE WHEN HE TALKS FOR THEM. BUT AT WHAT COST? JOE? STOP WHINING AND JUST GET CABLE ALREADY. BUT THIS IS WHERE THAT THINKING. AND AND IT'S TACK AS WELL. I'M 47 AND I'M WILLING TO PAY EXTRA TO WATCH THE CANES ON THE STREAMING SERVICE. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION ON HULU OR ESPN. PLUS BUT THE DIE IS CAST FOR MY GENERATION AND OUR FANDOM. MY 14 YEAR OLD, THOUGH, THAT IS EXACTLY WHO THE CANES WILL NEED AND SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO CONVERT GO WATCH CABLE KID. WELL, GEN Z DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CABLE LIST AND THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO CARE FOR YOUR PRODUCT FOR SO LONG WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO WATCH IT LACKED IS YOUR SHOT OF