SS Reporters and the upcoming future

With the NFL season upon us, I’m going to have a poll for every division, and you the reader pick which team will win their respective divisions. I’ve started with the NFC West, and will put more up as the days go on.

I also want to mention is that If Joe Buck was a….. series will have its finale on Wednesday, August 8th.

One final note, I’ll be posting my predictions for each game every week of the NFL season. I’ll also be posting my dad’s picks. Now the blogging community can watch me not beat him for the 6th straight year (0 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw).

NFL and Comcast: Combining to make people’s blood boil

I read an article on Awful Announcing, that there is a possibility that the NFL Network may use the pay-per-view system.

Here’s the report from AA.

“The idea/plan is that the NFL Network is heading the way of Pay Per View, and will look to make at least one key game a weekend purchasable to everyone with Comcast cable. It may also look to do this for the first round of the Playoffs as well.”

Can you get any greedier than that? Unfortunately, it had to be Comcast cable because they had the nuts to yank it out of the digital package. If this is indeed officially takes action, I am one step closer to losing all intentions to watch the NFL. This is an absolute outrage to me, that the NFL responds to those of us with Comcast by making you give up more money.

You guys want a bold guarantee? I guarantee that the Super Bowl will be put on PPV. No matter what the ratings are, it may be permanent if it switches to PPV.

ESPN did a Wonderful Job in Not Covering Last Night’s Soccer Game

I feel like moving to Canada right now. They get 2 Barclays Premier League on regular cable a week. But that’s not what this story is about.

ESPN 2: The Dos, didn’t have Dave O’Brien to do the Toronto vs. LA Beckhams game, but they had Rob Stone. It was the first game I’ve watched that was simulcast on CBC and ESPN 2. I watched most of the game on the CBC, who had their announcers actually talk about the game. Maybe it’s because the play-by-play man is British. I flip over to ESPN 2, and all I’m hearing is Beckham this, Beckham that, Eric Wynalda talking about cars, %^^^^&^&^&&^^&!!!!!!! Stone is rather annoying and may as well call a hockey game, and I’m losing more and more respect for Tommy Smyth. You’d think that with Beckham not playing (in a suit, so he’s not an substitute option), they’d focus more on the game. WRONG!!!! ESPN is making everything an annoying yak fest, and it’s driving me crazy! On the other hand, I have FSN Northwest, and that’s just as bad. In my opinion, ESPN must do 2 (mandatory) things to make soccer on their network watchable.

1. Hire Derek Rae or JP Dellacamera to announce the MLS games. Dellacamera is chit-chatty at times, but not nearly as much as Dave “Must Always Talk” O’Brien. Rae is an announcer from the UK, end of story, try the veal. If you can’t get either, have Gus Johnson study the rules of soccer.
2. Get rid of the 3 man booth. Make Eric Wynalda go. He says some good things, but he says a lot of stupid things and he also can’t shut the bloody heck up. Derek Rae and JP Dellalongname have both worked with Smyth and they both have a good chemistry.

Optional:

1. No more sideline reporters. My blog title is Stupid Sideline Reporters, enough said. Unless it’s an injury report, these guys add nothing to the game.

Anyone agree, disagree about this article?