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In the very few ‘watchalong’ things I’ve briefly watched I think the lag might be part of the appeal

Posted by OB25

on September 25, 2026, 12:40:21, in reply to "that introduces the issue of delays"

You see the play on your TV then get to watch them react to it.

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if somebody's streaming a live event, then the delay in their own stream is added to whatever delay is being added to the original source, which can be variable among different apps and setups

this whole thing seems super unwieldy

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

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NFL Week 3 - illini21 September 24, 2026, 19:18:23

Tyson Bagent cleared concussion protocol. Ben hinting at him likely getting the nod - OB25 2 hours ago
What did the Packers do? Hire Luke Butkus to be their OL coach?* - gvibes Yesterday, 10:06:40
If anyone wants to watch the Packers streamers being miserable again, here you go - OB25 Yesterday, 10:05:05
- I still can’t believe this a thing people do. Who watches this stuff? - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 10:11:30
  - Doesn't seem too distant from following along with a game thread here - RVA Yesterday, 19:29:23
  - is the intent for you to watch their stream, while also watching the game... - shua Yesterday, 12:06:33
    - I think that’s the idea. Mute your TV and watch along with them* - OB25 Yesterday, 12:26:48
      - that introduces the issue of delays - Sammich Yesterday, 12:29:07
        
        In the very few ‘watchalong’ things I’ve briefly watched I think the lag might be part of the appeal - OB25 Yesterday, 12:40:21
        
        I've done like watchalong things for movies and tv shows - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 12:41:19
  - Our kids watch other people play video games and talk their way through them* - Taz Yesterday, 11:58:31
    - but video games don't generally have a built-in narrator like sports do - Sammich Yesterday, 12:04:21
      - They've tried the "announcer-less" ideas for baseball/football a few times. - osklister Yesterday, 13:06:56
      - This is my exact point. Thanks for being able to spell it out more coherently - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 12:40:09
  - Yeah it’s very weird* - OB25 Yesterday, 11:03:43
  - There are an incredible amount of people who only watch things on YouTube - John Coctostan Yesterday, 10:51:25
    - I get most of YouTube - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 11:02:49
  - agreed - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 10:20:28
Lafleur’s seat has to be getting pretty hot.* - Toonces September 24, 2026, 22:22:04
Once the woman beater comes back the Packers will suddenly become much better* - bjl63 September 24, 2026, 22:16:38
How does Al Michaels not understand why they went for 2 there?* - OB25 September 24, 2026, 22:04:50
- Meh, I know the conventional wisdom says go for two but I think the conventional wisdom is wrong. - Chuck Woodaby September 24, 2026, 22:31:22
  - He wasn’t even talking about it with any of that math in mind. - OB25 September 24, 2026, 23:20:48
    - Do you think it is entirely out of the realm of possibility that a coach would go for 2 up 19 - Chuck Woodaby September 24, 2026, 23:41:17
- No clue but Kirk didn't exactly math there either* - illini222 September 24, 2026, 22:07:01
- Al couldn’t figure out they were chanting ATL. Al might be a bit past it* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 24, 2026, 22:06:18
  - He is way past it. He can stay as long as he wants, still love his call of a game.* - voiceofreason September 24, 2026, 22:28:49
I need to go find some of those Packer streamers* - AintHatin September 24, 2026, 21:43:21
Penix has looked much better since the first drive* - John Coctostan September 24, 2026, 21:43:12
The Falcons lost at home to the Panthers 34-3!* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 24, 2026, 21:39:56
- Yeah but w/o an actual NFL QB - bjl63 September 24, 2026, 21:41:14
I don’t know if I’ve ever watched a full game of Bijan. He is incredible.* - OB25 September 24, 2026, 21:35:40
- Combined with the prime vision, awesome to watch* - gvibes Yesterday, 09:46:34
- Same. I knew he was very good, but he’s like a video game.* - voiceofreason September 24, 2026, 21:37:56
This is delightful* - OB25 September 24, 2026, 21:21:30
oh boy * - biclops September 24, 2026, 21:21:04
Not a fan of the logo but this Atlanta uni set is a lot better* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 24, 2026, 21:15:52
- This is the right answer. Uni set much cleaner. Major upgrade. - KingTalkyTiki September 24, 2026, 21:52:14
- Also this game is giving me vibes of when Vick beat the Packers in the playoffs* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 24, 2026, 21:20:31
  - Guess I’m not the only one* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 24, 2026, 21:25:12
I’m greatly enjoying this* - John Coctostan September 24, 2026, 21:13:18
- More shots of the crowd plz* - illini21 September 24, 2026, 21:14:58
Packers might actually be ass* - illini21 September 24, 2026, 20:28:17
- Don't threaten me with a good time - IlliniSax05 September 24, 2026, 20:53:55
GB once again getting absolutely clowned after a 3rd down penalty* - biclops September 24, 2026, 19:50:20
My goodness Penix is terrible* - illini21 September 24, 2026, 19:48:41
lol at that flag* - CoronaTheirAss September 24, 2026, 19:36:42
Don’t need the surgical graphics there Amazon * - biclops September 24, 2026, 19:26:05
also a mess: GB’s offensive line* - biclops September 24, 2026, 19:22:43
1 min 30 seconds into the game and Penix is picked off - illini21 September 24, 2026, 19:19:11

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