I'm just including a thread here for all the long term fans that aren't premium subscribers. I know it's not always easy to financially support a website (when most of us work hard to stay afloat ourselves). However, I want to give a testimonial to how great a job the Sawmill staff have been doing.

I just checked, and in the last 10 days that have delivered 16 Premium features including game previews, opponent breakdowns, postgame videos, and player video interviews. They are knocking it out of the park!

Essentially for the cost of attending one game, you can get all the inside scoop of SFA sports. Of course, the free forums give tons of great insight, but the access on the premium side is top notch, and you can know you are helping the best little site on the net!

Hooked up today! Good stuff.

Glad to have you in the club Melvin! Haven't seen you in a while. Hope that means your guitars have been behaving themselves.

I agree that this site provides something that fans of sfa have never gotten in the past. I do not post in forums but have come here regularly to read the articles. I was disappointed to see the shift to majority premium content. Totally understand the need to make a living off of what is obviously dedication and good work. I think it is a bit premature to think this is the best avenue for this site. We poke fun at Sam for being a commuter school with limited support even with a superior football program but I think in a moment of honesty we can admit the average sfa fan can be just as fickle. I watch every game on espn3 eleven sports or whatever outlet is available. Take that for what it is worth but I still have reservations on spending 9 bucks a month for a subscription to a site that provides insider information that will most likely become general information even if it is a later date. It has only been recently that new articles have appeared with regularity. And let's face it with the state of our football program the basketball season for both men's and women's is the primary reason to seek additional information on sfa sports. Wish the staff here the best.

Thanks SteelAxe for weighing in. I understand completely where you are coming from. Isaac and some other Sawmill contributors have been putting up quality articles and content for a year now free of any charge. Of course, they were building a potential clientele, but also, they were providing, what I believe, the best inside info on SFA athletics. Obviously basketball is the big draw now, but I have felt that the insight into the offseason sports (volleyball, soccer, bowling, etc.) have given we SFA sports fans more to invest in as well.

I know 9 bucks can be a lot for many to spend, but the Sawmill is giving loads of quality content with no other way to recoup their time spent except through subscriptions. I know most of the pure information will come one way or another to the public, but I do think there is a lot of inside info (player's videos, opponent breakdowns, game previews) that enhances the experience in the moment. It's understandable that not everyone can join in, but I encourage you that even if you don't plunk down your cash on the premiuim side, join in on the free forum side. We always love to have new voices in the mix. Thanks for coming by and saying something.

Axe 'em!

nacluth said:

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I know 9 bucks can be a lot for many to spend, but the Sawmill is giving loads of quality content with no other way to recoup their time spent except through subscriptions.

Axe 'em!

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And remember that the website itself costs money to own. I'm sure there is a pretty hefty annual maintenance fee to F5 Sports. We can't expect Isaac to pay that chunk of change all by himself.

And he just brought on a couple of (excellent) new staff writers within the last month. That's why there has been much more content lately. I'm guessing they're not doing it for free either.

Completely forgot about those delphi boards.

There was definitely some interesting posts on that board.