Flowrestling-Lehigh vs. VA Tech issues

[GreatDane67]

Anyone else having issue with Lehigh-VA tech dual meet?

[MoveCountermove]

yep

[MoveCountermove]

So odd flo would have issues streaming...such a fantastic platform

[GreatDane67]

Just now, MoveCountermove said:

yep

Ridiculous

[ClawRidesAgain]

Flo issues again.  Some things never change.

[pokemonster]

The flo app won't even load for me. Frustrating

[ionel]

15 minutes ago, ClawRidesAgain said:

Flo issues again.  Some things never change.

Its part of their charm.  

We should give them a break as they've only had 20 years to figure this out. 

Edited Saturday at 12:28 AM by ionel

[1032004]

1 minute ago, ionel said:

Its part of their charm.  

We should give them a break as they've only had 20 years to figure this out. 

Not sure why they can’t figure it out, but I also look forward to @Husker_Du dedicating a whole episode to it while simultaneously defending RAF not streaming RAF Moscow at all and not telling anyone about it.

[Husker_Du]

lol. bro, you're obsessed.

i don't 'dedicate' entire shows and i don't talk about it on every show.

if anything i hold me tongue, but go off.

i also didn't 'defend' RAF not telling anyone.

you got more wrong than right in that post. you might have a future as AOC's Jen Psaki.

[1032004]

8 hours ago, Husker_Du said:

lol. bro, you're obsessed.

i don't 'dedicate' entire shows and i don't talk about it on every show.

if anything i hold me tongue, but go off.

i also didn't 'defend' RAF not telling anyone.

you got more wrong than right in that post. you might have a future as AOC's Jen Psaki.

Direct quote from you: “you’d do it all over again.”

“Dedicating an entire show” was obviously hyperbole, but you did dedicate a long portion of a recent show to talking about Flo “having a bad weekend.”

I don’t have a problem with you criticizing Flo overall, I just think with what happened with RAF Moscow and your comments about it, it’s extremely hypocritical to do so.

[Husker_Du]

yeah, you're obsessed.

and not bright.

when i said 'i'd do it all over again' i was talking about having the event - not the PR regarding the stream, which i openly and repeatedly said should have been done better.

you know this; you're just straight up lying.

[1032004]

1 hour ago, Husker_Du said:

yeah, you're obsessed.

and not bright.

when i said 'i'd do it all over again' i was talking about having the event - not the PR regarding the stream, which i openly and repeatedly said should have been done better.

you know this; you're just straight up lying.

Speaking of not bright…you might want to double check the definition of “all.”

edit:  and you also only even acknowledged “okay maybe there should have been an announcement” after you defended it initially and Basch took you to the woodshed about it.

Edited Saturday at 11:43 PM by 1032004

[Husker_Du]

yeah, that's not what happened. from the jump my statement didn't change once. 

'all' ? what? 

you're just a f*ing liar. and now you're getting on my nerves. you're like 5 seconds from being blocked. 

disagree all you want. you got embarrassed on the topic and need to bring up stuff from months ago (and lie about it) in some desperate attempt to save face.

for real. stfu or be gone. i don't have time to get alerts that you @ ed me only for it to be a lie on a topic that's from 3 months ago and beaten to death.

[gimpeltf]

Maybe Willie will know- Lehigh broadcasts with Service Electric and then it goes through Flo outside of the local service area. Do we know it was a Flo issue or a Service issue? It could be similar to Senior Worlds where it weas actually the UWW feed failing at times.

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

Maybe Willie will know- Lehigh broadcasts with Service Electric and then it goes through Flo outside of the local service area. Do we know it was a Flo issue or a Service issue? It could be similar to Senior Worlds where it weas actually the UWW feed failing at times.

Was surely Flo cause mine worked fine on Roku app and Android phone app.  

[Husker_Du]

i think it was a flo issue b/c there was also a problem with the ISU/UVU dual that they put on youtube as well.

just an assumption though.

idk what the issue was with the Worlds feed. not sure i buy the theory that it was on UWW's end.

i'd watch the stream and it was flawless from 3am till early morning. it seemed to me that when the americans woke up and starting logging on it got wonky and froze.

perhaps that was just a coincidence or just what i experienced. idk.

[1032004]

1 hour ago, Husker_Du said:

yeah, that's not what happened. from the jump my statement didn't change once. 

'all' ? what? 

you're just a f*ing liar. and now you're getting on my nerves. you're like 5 seconds from being blocked. 

disagree all you want. you got embarrassed on the topic and need to bring up stuff from months ago (and lie about it) in some desperate attempt to save face.

for real. stfu or be gone. i don't have time to get alerts that you @ ed me only for it to be a lie on a topic that's from 3 months ago and beaten to death.

I did not lie.  I’m bringing it up now in case you criticize Flo’s streaming issues on an upcoming show, which I pointed out at the time would be hypocritical if you did, as subscribers still getting to watch an event is far superior to subscribers not being able to watch an event.  Of course you already did that and proved yourself to be a hypocrite a few weeks ago when you ranted about their “bad weekend.”

Edited Sunday at 02:21 AM by 1032004

[BigRedFan]

46 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

Maybe Willie will know- Lehigh broadcasts with Service Electric and then it goes through Flo outside of the local service area. Do we know it was a Flo issue or a Service issue? It could be similar to Senior Worlds where it weas actually the UWW feed failing at times.

I really don't think that streaming a dual meet brought down the entire Flo system.  People couldn't load their home page.

[RAFWiki]

23 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I did not lie.  I’m bringing it up now in case you criticize Flo’s streaming issues on an upcoming show, which I pointed out at the time would be hypocritical if you did, as subscribers still getting to watch an event is far superior to subscribers not being able to watch an event.  Of course you already did that and proved yourself to be a hypocrite a few weeks ago when you ranted about their “bad weekend.”

I posted instructions on how to easily watch the RAF Moscow stream live for free on YouTube with a VPN - you refused to watch it anyway, then disappeared for a day before coming back with something else to bitch about

[gimpeltf]

42 minutes ago, Husker_Du said:

i think it was a flo issue b/c there was also a problem with the ISU/UVU dual that they put on youtube as well.

just an assumption though.

idk what the issue was with the Worlds feed. not sure i buy the theory that it was on UWW's end.

i'd watch the stream and it was flawless from 3am till early morning. it seemed to me that when the americans woke up and starting logging on it got wonky and froze.

perhaps that was just a coincidence or just what i experienced. idk.

There's no doubt it was UWW. They told us as much. We were watching their feed to use with Flo. We reported to them and they admitted. By their end, I don't know if it was the stream itself or the fact that they were having internet issues in that arena. But the problem was in Kazakhstan

[Hammerlock3]

33 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I did not lie.  I’m bringing it up now in case you criticize Flo’s streaming issues on an upcoming show, which I pointed out at the time would be hypocritical if you did, as subscribers still getting to watch an event is far superior to subscribers not being able to watch an event.  Of course you already did that and proved yourself to be a hypocrite a few weeks ago when you ranted about their “bad weekend.”

You argue like a 13 year old who think he invented semantics. 

[Husker_Du]

6 hours ago, 1032004 said:

I did not lie.  I’m bringing it up now in case you criticize Flo’s streaming issues on an upcoming show, which I pointed out at the time would be hypocritical if you did, as subscribers still getting to watch an event is far superior to subscribers not being able to watch an event.  Of course you already did that and proved yourself to be a hypocrite a few weeks ago when you ranted about their “bad weekend.”

i'm not gonna go round and round. you can shut up about it or you can be banned.

you're 100% lying and you know it. you claim to know everything i utter on the show and yet what i said, from jumpstreet - literally - was 'if you want to say they should have been better at letting people know what was going on with the stream and that it wasn't going to be to streamed - i agree with that...'

i said it immediately, and repeatedly. 

and ever since you shout at the top of your lungs (and in this case preemptively) that it's hypocritical of me to criticize flo even though the two things are not remotely in the same stratosphere. 

i've criticized flo in the past (though not nearly as it's warranted), including YES, that absolutely disaster of a weekend in which i can imagine things going any worse. and i will continue, from time to time, to call a spade a spade.

and you can stfu about it or you can F off. you're a child. you're lying. you're clogging the board with some errant nonsense preoccupation/agenda. and it's weird.

[1032004]

3 hours ago, Husker_Du said:

 

and ever since you shout at the top of your lungs (and in this case preemptively) that it's hypocritical of me to criticize flo even though the two things are not remotely in the same stratosphere. 

Yup, we agree here.   Subscribers not being able to watch an event on the platform they paid for is far worse than subscribers still being able to watch an event after some temporary issues.

Edited Sunday at 12:32 PM by 1032004

[Husker_Du]

just stfu. 

[Caveira]

I Was board waiting for Sunday night football to start.   I Had ai generate ideas as to why Flo may stink more often than btn/etc while we mostly hear the same excuse from Flo.   The typical  “it’s not me excuse”…..
 

FloWrestling’s streaming quality falls short compared to big networks because of software integration, cheaper video encoding hardware, and a lack of dedicated local broadcast networks.

The infrastructure gap explains why FloWrestling experiences more performance issues than big networks:

 

1. Incompatible Software Bridges (The Trackwrestling Problem)

Opinions are mixed among users on Reddit regarding FloWrestling’s newly integrated software and bracketing tools. [1]

• The issue: Flo relies on backend database software (like Trackwrestling) to sync live clocks, scores, mat assignments, and video feeds concurrently. [1]
• Why it fails: When thousands of users refresh brackets and click on individual mat links simultaneously, the database requests bottleneck. If the bracket software glitches, it directly disrupts the video routing layer, causing streams to freeze or give server errors. ESPN+ and BTN+ do not tie their video distribution to a complex, user-facing live tournament database. [1]

 

2. Underpowered Encoding Equipment

ESPN+ and BTN+ use commercial-grade, multi-thousand-dollar hardware encoders that process uncompressed video feeds with massive processing power before pushing them to servers.

• The issue: Because FloSports covers thousands of events globally, they often deploy portable, consumer-grade software encoders or lower-end field boxes.
• Why it fails: These compact encoders struggle with heavy frame rates and high-motion data. When a wrestling match features rapid scrambles, the encoder fails to compress the movement fast enough, resulting in pixelation, severe lag, or a completely dropped connection. [1]

 

3. Server Bottlenecks on a Tight Budget

ESPN+ runs on massive, highly scalable cloud delivery infrastructure (the same tech that powers Disney+), allowing it to spin up infinite server capacity when traffic surges.

• The issue: FloSports operates on a much smaller scale.
• Why it fails: When a high-profile final begins and tens of thousands of fans click on the exact same stream at the same time, Flo's authentication and viewing servers get overwhelmed. Because they don't have the automated, infinite scaling of a multi-billion-dollar media conglomerate, the server crashes under the sudden spike in traffic.