Comments on: Dear Football Gods, Make This Happen… http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/dear-football-gods-make-this-happen/ We Got More Roses Than The "Queen Of Hearts" Sat, 09 May 2009 13:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Happy Hour Valley http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/dear-football-gods-make-this-happen/#comment-1459 Happy Hour Valley Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:55:22 +0000 http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-1459 Kevins: You both make valid points. I sure would hope that ESPN is also considering some type of playoff system for college football somewhere down the line and while KevinHD is not far off with his "editing room conspiracy theory" I'm more than willing to take a chance with ESPN. At least there'd be zero chance of Joe Buck ever calling the BCS Championship. Kevins: You both make valid points. I sure would hope that ESPN is also considering some type of playoff system for college football somewhere down the line and while KevinHD is not far off with his “editing room conspiracy theory” I’m more than willing to take a chance with ESPN. At least there’d be zero chance of Joe Buck ever calling the BCS Championship.

]]> By: Kevin http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/dear-football-gods-make-this-happen/#comment-1458 Kevin Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:53:54 +0000 http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-1458 There is a flip side though and that is that ESPN can single handedly ruin a sport or event by over hyping it. Not that I believe ESPN can ruin the BCS though, because Fox has done enough damage. I have faith that ESPN can restore some of the damage, even if that does mean more Mike Patrick (although having Blackledge is a plus, right?). If I were ESPN I would also require there to be some fine print about options open to the idea o a playoff system. And 'm not just saying this all because Penn State lost to Iowa. There is a flip side though and that is that ESPN can single handedly ruin a sport or event by over hyping it. Not that I believe ESPN can ruin the BCS though, because Fox has done enough damage. I have faith that ESPN can restore some of the damage, even if that does mean more Mike Patrick (although having Blackledge is a plus, right?).

If I were ESPN I would also require there to be some fine print about options open to the idea o a playoff system. And ‘m not just saying this all because Penn State lost to Iowa.

]]> By: kevinhd http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/dear-football-gods-make-this-happen/#comment-1457 kevinhd Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:21:12 +0000 http://happyhourvalley.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-1457 I have reservations about this. As much as I agree Fox does a terrible job, their picture quality and camera work are just fine. If ESPN has the biggest platform for talking heads trying to get "their" team in, and ESPN showing most of the highlights that both the writers and coaches watch to see what "really" happened, it seems like a pretty big conflict of interest to then have them so heavily invested in the ratings of the BCS games. You could have a situation where the higher ups would tell the minions at the desk and editing game footage "make sure team X looks good, we want them in the game to increase viewership". And no, I don't think it’s too far fetched to think that could happen. I have reservations about this. As much as I agree Fox does a terrible job, their picture quality and camera work are just fine. If ESPN has the biggest platform for talking heads trying to get “their” team in, and ESPN showing most of the highlights that both the writers and coaches watch to see what “really” happened, it seems like a pretty big conflict of interest to then have them so heavily invested in the ratings of the BCS games.

You could have a situation where the higher ups would tell the minions at the desk and editing game footage “make sure team X looks good, we want them in the game to increase viewership”. And no, I don’t think it’s too far fetched to think that could happen.

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