When I was a student in Edinburgh in our last flat we decided to pay GBP 30/month for the "usual" cable channels and something like 5mbps internet (as at about 2005-7), and made the conscious decision to avoid pay the extra 10 pounds per month because we can always go to the pub to watch the SPL or the Premiership.
Thing is, we'd go to the pub every other week and shell out 3 pounds per pint each time, stay for 2-3 games (sometimes more as La Liga is often on later) which between 3 of us would usually top out at around 20-25 quid each saturday.
I'm not sure how the US works, but even if you're a "sparkling water, please" person it's likely that paying a little extra for the sports channels is works out cheaper than going to the pub.
Thing is, we'd go to the pub every other week and shell out 3 pounds per pint each time, stay for 2-3 games (sometimes more as La Liga is often on later) which between 3 of us would usually top out at around 20-25 quid each saturday.
I'm not sure how the US works, but even if you're a "sparkling water, please" person it's likely that paying a little extra for the sports channels is works out cheaper than going to the pub.