Round Two: NBC held the Bucks hostage for $5.99 and Ohio paid the ransom

Round Two: NBC held the Bucks hostage for $5.99 and Ohio paid the ransom

- Tom Hardesty

So, how about those Buckeyes! They looked great in that 41-7 win at Purdue last Saturday, didn’t they?

That question is for those of you — likely those few of you — who actually ponied up the $5.99 to buy a month’s subscription to Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform which had exclusive broadcast rights to the Ohio State-Purdue game. You’re the only ones who can answer that question, because you’re the only ones who saw the game.

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