Yes, the ads are getting a bit annoying. But Brian deserves to make a butt ton of money for providing such ridiculously good content without ever charging us a penny.
100% agree. Free content. Let the guys make a few extra sheckles. This is a nothing burger
I agree. Brian deserves a good living for creating something people get to read at no cost. That said, if given the opportunity, I would gladly pay a reasonable fee the receive the content without all the ads.
By far, the greatest advance in on-line sports content, IMO, is The Athletic. For under 10 dollars a month I get more content than I can possibly consume with no ads at all. It's like getting an old fashioned Sunday Sports page everyday for 40 different markets plus national coverage. And podcasts. I realize I'm fortunate I can drop $100 or so a year on this but I can and I do. Gladly.
I agree but in the OP that's like 60 percent of the screen space. Seems a bit over the top. Meanwhile I'm still getting bumped to the last page of a thread when I post a comment.
Comments no longer load for me. I have to refresh a few times or hit read more. In the past, the comments automatically loaded.
There seems to be a bug - at least for me - on my Apple devices. The comments ARE there but below a large swath of empty space between the comment bar and the actual comments. (Took me a while to figure that one out last night.
Yes same for me on IPad, three finger swipes til I get to comments, but I guess blank space is better than meat jackets, or breathable underwear
I’m fine with it. It gave me a reason to clear my browsing data, if you know what I mean.
That white space should be filled with ads, as they are on my iPhone. Not sure which would be better...
Yes, posted about this yesterday morning inside the "Juwan Howard minke NCAA Violatik" thread. Thanks for making a thread. I noticed that the site was down beforehand, and it did not seem consistent at least not at first.
I don't begrudge Brian from monetizing but hopefully they can improve it somehow, seems a bit much for my liking.
We were promised an App, how about a paid one without ads? Seems like a great idea. But we were promised a lot.
I have never donated a penny to mgoblog (other than buying httv), but I would gladly pay 10$ a month for a working mgoApp.
I would not rather pay a monthly fee. I'm perfectly happy to scroll down through the ads without reading any of them. Not too difficult. And that way, everybody's happy.
I have a large phone (galaxy S8+) and in portrait orientation I had to scroll down 2+ full screens of advertisements and mgoLinks between OP's post and the first comment. That's a bit ridiculous.
Sorry that's just not the way I operate. This site was the one that convinced me to put Ublock Origins on my phone browser. I buy the book and I usually toss a donation at least once per year elsewise, but I object to having my browsing experience ruined so I can be sold shit I don't need or want.
Ha ha, not the way you operate? You're still here. Ads are just another of life's annoyances. Whether its billboards, TV, radio, or going to movies, you're gonna get em.
Counter Point: Billboards don't occupy 60% of my front windshield while driving.
*yet
I got in a taxi in Korea a while ago that had a screen built into the back of the front seat showing ads a foot from my face. Drove me fucking nuts. This was also a day I had been on my phone too much and made the decision that I wasn't going to use it for anything frivolous the rest of the night.
On the other hand, billboards don't help pay for the roads and highways that you get to ride on for free (well, for free if you ignore your tax dollars).
He’s still here WITHOUT the ads.
Ads are annoying, but paying for content is more annoying to the skin-flint me.
The mid thread ads are a bit too intrusive though. At least they're not disguised as posts anymore, I guess.
I see your point, but how hard would it be to create an app that allows customers to pay for an ad-free experience? I’d pay for it.
Doesn’t Brian hold a BS and MS from UM in computer engineering or something?
If he’s too lazy he could just pay someone to build an app and 3. Profit
A choice would be nice, that’s all.
I agree. I can’t even tell where your post about ads ends and the real ads begin. It’s just noise noise noise then a comment. It’s pretty bad on mobile.
Yeah, the mobile "experience" is becoming a pretty bad one. The entire UI is littered with ads.
It's been brought up over the years that many readers would gladly pay a small subscription fee and I would say with the proliferation of ads since 3.0 launched, that stance has probably has not changed.
The mobile experience used to be the sites best selling point, now it’s made mobile version way to hard to even navigate,
Oh so it's not supposed to look like this on mobile?
On mobile, I use ad blocker. It was just too annoying. On desktop I still see the ads.
Gotta agree big time with you. Had 4 different ads between your OP and the first comment on the thread from my phone. Not to mention the annoying overhang banner on the phone that covers the menu unless you click the little arrow. While I don’t blame the desire for more ads to get some more income especially when not charging anything, but at some point too many ads really hinders the ability to follow the message board and in turn, lowers the value of it for some.
It’s definitely annoying, but considering we’re not paying Brian a penny for reading his content, I’d say this is a small price to pay. No pun intended.
It's the digital age now - most places no longer charge for content, but instead try to maximize views in order to improve ad revenue. When the ads become so pervasive that they begin to drive off viewers, they begin to defeat their purpose.
And honestly, I'd rather give Brian a $5 a month subscription than deal with these ads.
Wish they would take some of that ad money and fix my account........
Still waiting Seth and friends ?
I guess they are still using you as a three-year example, my friend.
The gift that keeps on giving......
Hope you and your family are doing well ?
GO BLUE!!!
Blue - you have points!!! Posbang!!
We are having a "BLUEinRockford" meeting with HUEL as we speak.
<sarcasm>Though I know it doesn't work on all platforms, they do make something called an AD BLOCKER. Give it a try. But, Brian provides something you immensely enjoy for FREE so suck it up. If not, you are always welcome to go to the other popular and free Michigan message board, Gobluemichiganwolverine. </sarcasm>
Or, install ad blocker that removes the annoyance, but unfortunately hurts Brian's wallet. It seems that's what quite a few are doing.
It really seems like it would be in the blogs best interest to offer a free site as it is today, and a subscription model without ads. Best of both worlds.
Meh this is the best Michigan content on the internet and it’s free. I’m happy to cruise past some ads if it gives Brian & Co the revenue it needs to keep doing what they do.
The Huel difference. Making money versus not making money.
It’s HORRIBLE! This is the reason most people I talk w here don’t log in or even come to the board anymore. I can not believe how many ads are here and even in between the threads and comments. It’s completely out of control.
Have you looked at those Tecovas boots? Nice boots! If I didn't have two in parochial school and one in college I'd be looking at a pair of those.
If I have to see ads, can they at least be ads for ball-lifters and not Tecovas? -Zach Smith
Yeah dude, it makes it so annoying to browse the page. Where's the damn app?
Wow some of y’all just refuse to be happy, don’t you?
It's a Michigan sports fan site. It may as well be called "DiscontentGoBlog."
Doesn't seem to have anything to do with Michigan fandom. About 50% of internet content, including so-called news, is just petty bitching about something that would be just ignored 10 years ago.
Narcissism, not just for millennials anymore.
I hate all ads, commercials, sunsets, walks on the beach, fresh air, puppies, children laughing and playing on my lawn. There are worse things than ads on a blog that gives us info we couldn't get elsewhere with so little effort. You will be ok
I don’t see any ads. Is something wrong with me....