After crushing Tennessee State 63-3 in Week 1, Georgia Bulldogs fans just wanted to relive some highlights. Instead, they discovered the weekly football highlight video for their national powerhouse team was stashed behind a paywall, demanding a minimum of $20 a month for access. Talk about a gut punch.
The Community Note Spells It Out
The drama kicked off on X, formerly known as Twitter, where the Bulldogs’ social media team dropped what looked like your standard highlight reel. It even started with coach Kirby Smart giving a pep talk, footage of the team hitting the field. Innocent enough, right? Wrong. The caption spilled the beans: “Watch the full Victory Highlights on https://gloryglorygeorgia.com and the Glory Glory app.” Fans dove in, only to slam face-first into a subscription wall. The backlash was so immediate and intense, X itself added a community note to the post. That note made it crystal clear: to watch the full highlights on gloryglorygeorgia.com, you don’t just sign up, you pay up. Minimum cost? A cool $20 per month. Can you believe that?
“Bleeding Cash Week In And Week Out”
The fans are absolutely losing it, and honestly, who can blame them? Davis (@DavisMullvain) dropped some truth, saying, “Do you have any idea how much money I’ve spent to attend this university and support this program over the years? Show me the freaking highlights, the fanbase is bleeding cash week in and week out. Get the money from Delta or Home depot or Coke idc.” He’s not wrong. Jimmy G, CPO (@JimmyG1574) echoed that frustration, pointing out, “Georgia games have never been more inaccessible and you’re going to put video highlights behind a paywall? Be friggin serious. This is not how you build fandoms that last a lifetime. This is turning people away from being a fan. The long term ramifications will be felt.” The whole stunt, apparently an attempt to drive subscriptions to the separate Glory Glory Georgia site, just comes across as a massive swing and a miss. It’s weak, unbecoming of a national powerhouse, and as Devante (@Sukanas_thumb) put it, “Forcing them to pay for highlights is terrible.” And let’s not forget the fan who called it “diabolical” to charge $85 per ticket for the game and then another $20 to watch the highlights. Total BS, as UGA Hoops Next said.
This isn’t just about a few bucks; it’s about the fan experience, the connection. When fans are already “bleeding cash,” nickel-and-diming them for the weekly highlight reel from a 63-3 romp? That’s a recipe for alienating the very people who power the program. The long term ramifications really could be felt here, and Georgia needs to take a long look at what they’re doing to their lifelong supporters.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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