ESPN and ESPN2 blackout

We pay too much money every month to be dealing with these channel blackouts. These deals should be done ahead of time to avoid this. It seems like every 3 months there's a blackout on several channels. I've been with y'all 15 years because it's convenient for my father and I but not cheap. I could get the same channels give or take a few other channels for $55 a month from sling and I'm almost there. I pay $175 for channels I'm supposed to have but every 3 months they're blacked out. At best we should be getting a decent discount for this. Espn and ESPN2 really!!?.