NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 3: A general view from outside of the Caesars Superdome prior to the ... [+] Super Bowl LIX Opening Night fueled by Gatorade with Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles on February 3, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***Getty ImagesOh, boy. Tubi absolutely dropped the ball during its livestream of the 2025 Super Bowl game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. It wasnt all bad for the Fox-owned streamer, thoughat least the memes have been nothing short of spectacular.In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship gamewhich ended in a victory for the Eaglesbut things didnt exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.Tubis Bumpy Super Bowl Viewing ExperienceAnyone else trying to watch the Super Bowl stream on Tubi? If so, is it stalling and buffering like crazy, a viewer asked on social media. If all the big-time sporting events are going to glitch like this because of the demand on free streaming service, they might as well give up on trying to do us this favor.The picture quality on Tubi for the Super Bowl is really bad, added another poster. Everything is washed out and gray.Still, other viewers were handling the glitches with more levity, though:MORE FOR YOUAlthough a chunk of football fans were ruffled by the sub-par viewing experience, there was quite a bit of praise for Tubis decision to offer a free livestream, with fans crowning the streamer as the real MVP.To Tubis credit, the buffering issues didnt impact all users, it seems. Tubi handled the Super Bowl with no issues whatsoever, but Netflix was shaking like a stripper with only Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson, one user posted on X.Tubis Super Bowl Ads Heavily MockedBut as the adage goes, nothing in life comes for free. In the case of Tubis Super Bowl stream, the trade-off was adsand fans had opinions on them.Okay, this Tubi commercial with the dude with the cowboy hat shaped head is one of the dumbest Super Bowl ads Ive ever seen, one person said.In Tubis defense, highly anticipated sports events garner unusually large viewership, which puts tremendous amounts of stress on servershence the buffering issues. Not so long ago, Netflix suffered similar issues during the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.Actually, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spun the issues into a success story. Its a Super Bowl-like audience we were able to draw, he said at the time, noting the fight was the most streamed global sporting event ever.So despite some of the ridicule it received on social media, perhaps Tubi has something to be proud of, too. I guess what Im saying is the streamer better hope that all PR is good PRbecause it definitely got a lot of it during the Super Bowl.