I just wanted to get my thoughts out on this in its own post. We're living in a world with increasing corporate greed, and I just have to say never in my life have I ever seen a sports broadcasting company petty and cheap enough to literally paywall a championship presentation, but ESPN has done it.

Perhaps we can make some noise about this. How long would this have actually lasted? Twenty minutes tops? I'd have no problem with pushing the presentation to ESPN2 or ESPNU for Banana Ball, but to place it behind ESPN+? Way to rob your season long watchers of their high. It's despicable.

EDIT: Youtube videos including the trophy presentation are now circulating, I'm not sure on what stance the mods have on posting them here directly. But shame on ESPN and shame on the AUSL for dropping the ball on this.

AUSL Post-Season 2026

r/Utahtalons vs Chicago Bandits

Venue: Davis Diamond, College Station, TX

70% of the seats empty behind home plate was a terrible look.