You are correct that the $12.50 price has nothing to do with having a UConn email address. But it has everything to do with signing up through the UConn website. So, OK, count you out. Everyone else can take this or leave it.
The fact remains that if you don't have a UConn email address, you can still get a substantial discount if you sign up with FloHoops by going through the link provided by UConn's website. Want to know how I know this? Keep in mind I don't have a UConn email address.
I went to the FloHoops website without going through the UConn website. I was offered a monthly rate of $29.99, or an annual deal that would work out to $12.50 per month if I paid the annual fee up front (which is what you have to do, with no refunds for unused service like early cancellation). OK, left their website.
Went to the UConn website, used their link to get to FloHoops' website, and guess what? The monthly rate I was offered was $12.50, not $29.99. And, if I want to upgrade to the yearly plan, it will cost me only $7.99 per month.
If I had a UConn email address, my monthy rate would be $6.99 per month or $5.83 with an annual subscription.
I paid $12.50 with my credit card, and actually watched a game tonight. After today, I have 29 days of FloHoops viewing left. I'll watch the Bahamas games, and then I'll watch the Pink Flamingo games with Stanford and Maryland. And then, bye-bye FloHoops until next time.
Full disclosure from the UConn website:
HOW TO RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED SUBSCRIPTION:
To subscribe to FloSports and receive a discounted rate, click the following school-specific link:
Big East ON FloSports
Subscribers using a UConn email address (uconn.edu) will have access to a $6.99 monthly plan ($5.83 when selecting an annual subscription)
Subscribers who do NOT have a UConn email address will still earn discounted pricing at $12.50 per month ($7.99 when selecting an annual subscription)
**If you do NOT use the link provided above when subscribing to FloSports, the subscription will cost $29.99 monthly ($12.50 when selecting an annual subscription)