Title: The National Championship Game: Idaho's Bitter Reality Fade In: EXT. A QUIET STREET IN IDAHO, EARLY MORNING The street is quiet, with few cars passing by. A group of friends sit on a porch, drinking coffee, and chatting. JIM, a die-hard college football fan, interrupts the conversation. JIM Hey guys, have you seen the National Championship game yet? FRIEND 1 No, I couldn't watch it. My cable provider doesn't carry the channel it was broadcasted on. FRIEND 2 Same here. I heard it was an exciting game, though. JIM Well, I stayed up late to watch it, and it was worth it! FRIEND 1 How did you watch it? Do you have satellite? JIM No, I had to stream it online. FRIEND 3 You're lucky you could find a working stream. I couldn't find any. JIM I had to go through a bunch of sketchy websites before I found one, but it worked. FRIEND 2 Why is it so hard to watch the game in Idaho, though? JIM Well, it's because of the conference and cable rights. FRIEND 1 What do you mean? JIM Okay, so you know how the National Championship game is played between two teams, right? FRIEND 2 Yeah, of course. JIM Those teams belong to conferences - in this case, it was the SEC and the Big Ten. Those conferences have deals with cable providers for their games to be broadcasted on specific channels. FRIEND 3 I see where you're getting at. JIM Since Idaho doesn't have any teams in those conferences, the cable providers here don't have the rights to broadcast those channels, and we couldn't watch the game. FRIEND 1 That sucks! FRIEND 2 So, why doesn't someone do something about it? JIM There's not much we can do. It's all about the money. If the cable providers here don't think it's profitable to buy the rights to broadcast the game, then they won't. FRIEND 3 That's unfortunate. FRIEND 1 Yeah, it's like Idaho football fans don't even matter. JIM Exactly. We're just caught in the middle of a bigger game. Fade Out.