Georgia’s week-one blowout of Tennessee State wasn’t the only thing Bulldogs fans were talking about. The real flashpoint came after the game, when Georgia posted what looked like a routine highlight video and then sent fans to a subscription site to see the full version.
The Bulldogs rolled to a 63-3 win in Week 1, and the clip on X, formerly Twitter, began with Kirby Smart addressing the team before kickoff and game footage of UGA taking the field. But the caption told the real story: "Watch the full Victory Highlights on https://gloryglorygeorgia.com and the Glory Glory app."
That didn’t sit well with a fan base already frustrated by the idea of paying to watch highlights. X added a community note clarifying that the full video on gloryglorygeorgia.com requires not just sign-up, but a subscription, with the minimum price set at $20 per month.
The backlash was immediate and loud. One fan wrote, "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"
Others piled on with the same basic message: highlights should not be locked away, especially after a game many fans couldn’t even watch live.
"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."
"Bad move. You can squeeze money out of fans so many way. Forcing them to pay for highlights is terrible @GeorgiaFootball @GloryGloryGA"
"What are we doing here? Paywalling the weekly highlight video? Total BS"
"Charging $85 per ticket for that game and then $20 to watch the highlights is diabolical. Read the planet."
"60yr season tix holder. Driving up from Jax for every home gm.Hartman Fund donations for 3 season tixs, then paying 4 the 3 seats, add 3 seat backs 4 season & cost of parking 4 all home gms.
PIus, food/drinks if we get any & u can’t provide a FREE hi-lite vid @Brooks_UGA? Shame."
The timing made the decision even more jarring. Georgia’s game against Tennessee State was not on cable, but on SEC+, the SEC Network and ESPN app’s streaming platform. Fans needed to connect a cable television provider to access it, which meant plenty of people may have missed the actual game entirely.
That makes highlights the one thing many fans would expect to see without paying extra.
GloryGloryGeorgia.com describes itself as a "fan-first ecosystem designed to capture and share exclusive content, deliver unparalleled access to UGA athletics through curated experiences, and inspire deeper levels of engagement."
The site offers original articles, video content, interviews with coaches and players, VIP experiences, and official UGA merchandise, including t-shirts, sweatshirts and signed football and baseballs.
Its membership tiers are not cheap. A red level subscription costs $20 per month and includes two complimentary tickets to a private practice, a monthly e-newsletter, exclusive digital content access and message board access.
A black level membership costs $75 per month and adds tickets to five practices, tickets to two Glory Glory events and $5 off merchandise purchases. A silver level membership runs $100 per month.
Georgia is promoting the site and its content, but GloryGloryGeorgia.com is an independent NIL fundraising platform separate from UGA athletics. On the site’s FAQ page, it says Glory Glory Georgia is a legal entity "separate from UGA," while also noting that the school approves of the site’s mission to serve UGA fans "through exclusive content and experiences."
College football’s money machine keeps finding new ways to stretch the fan wallet, and this latest move hit a nerve. Whether Georgia keeps posting highlight clips this way during the season will be worth watching.
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