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Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Never felt so much second-hand embarrassment in my life

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Hockles
Dec 25, 2007

Resident of Camp Blood
Crystal Lake

Jawa

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
Stephen A Smith and Max arguing about who shot first.

Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

Wet
Choosing to pretend that’s a grid of death punishment.

Mahoning
Feb 3, 2007
That’s preposterous, Plo Koon, things of that nature.

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

thrilla in vanilla posted:

Choosing to pretend that’s a grid of death punishment.

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Anals of History posted:

ESPN doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt and this press release detailing planned, structured wackiness is absolutely a turn-off, but it's entirely possible that this event will be fun, too.

Yeah, they don’t deserve any credit ahead of time. The tweets at the end of the last page look…oof.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Jim Beglin did a racism

https://twitter.com/RobertoRojas97/status/1389680205652975617

https://twitter.com/jimbeglin/status/1389713151730589701

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

i figured turner would hire him

https://twitter.com/AndrewMarchand/status/1390052911045128198

Bip Roberts
Mar 29, 2005

What are the words he is saying in that clip?

Edit, finally don't hear "slap that Tito temper"

Bip Roberts fucked around with this message at 22:34 on May 5, 2021

LionYeti
Oct 12, 2008


With All Elite Wrestling pulling decent ratings on Wednesday and NBA Blocked up on Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm trying to figure out where the NHL goes. TBS maybe?

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1390065297160216576

being a huge piece of poo poo is a growth industry

LionYeti
Oct 12, 2008


It's because hate shares drive #engagement

Island Nation
Jun 20, 2006
Trust No One

Spoeank posted:

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1390065297160216576

being a huge piece of poo poo is a growth industry

It's worked for them for decades, why stop now?

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/craigsmorgan/status/1390110791903244303?s=21

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

LionYeti posted:

With All Elite Wrestling pulling decent ratings on Wednesday and NBA Blocked up on Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm trying to figure out where the NHL goes. TBS maybe?

I swore I read something about regular season being HBOMax but maybe I imagined that because I can't find it.

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

Rick posted:

I swore I read something about regular season being HBOMax but maybe I imagined that because I can't find it.

Yeah, you imagined that. Games will be on TNT and TBS.

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

Spoeank posted:

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1390065297160216576

being a huge piece of poo poo is a growth industry

lebatard calling him a poo poo stain still applies

shyduck
Oct 3, 2003


https://twitter.com/CrossingBroad/status/1390358107344224261?s=19

Probably the final nail in the gutting of the regionals

Also if they move to Peacock, does that mean for instance most Flyers/Sixers/Phillies are only available via streaming? Maybe they'll finally be able to smash draconian blackout rules but who the hell knows

shyduck fucked around with this message at 19:29 on May 6, 2021

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/seanshapiro/status/1390384784581537792

shyduck
Oct 3, 2003


He probably won't do it and he probably wouldn't be good at it

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
What ESPN expects: player Gretzky

What ESPN gets: coach Gretzky

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

shyduck posted:

He probably won't do it and he probably wouldn't be good at it

yeah he has one of the worst charisma to fame ratios of all time. I know why they want him since he's a hockey player who even non-hockey fans know but he'd be awful.

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


Just get his wife on to handicap games. Sponsorship writes itself.

Robnoxious
Feb 17, 2004

Just get his wife daughter on .... Sponsorship writes itself.

Bird in a Blender
Nov 17, 2005

It's amazing what they can do with computers these days.

shyduck posted:

https://twitter.com/CrossingBroad/status/1390358107344224261?s=19

Probably the final nail in the gutting of the regionals

Also if they move to Peacock, does that mean for instance most Flyers/Sixers/Phillies are only available via streaming? Maybe they'll finally be able to smash draconian blackout rules but who the hell knows

This along with Amazon Prime getting Thursday night football might actually kill off cable. Live sports moving to those sort of platforms would be brand new. I’d be ecstatic if I could get local sports and not have to sign up for cable, or something like YouTubetv.

General Dog
Apr 26, 2008

Everybody's working for the weekend

Bird in a Blender posted:

This along with Amazon Prime getting Thursday night football might actually kill off cable. Live sports moving to those sort of platforms would be brand new. I’d be ecstatic if I could get local sports and not have to sign up for cable, or something like YouTubetv.

Cable is dead exactly when ESPN decides it’s time to offer a standalone streaming service.

Hockles
Dec 25, 2007

Resident of Camp Blood
Crystal Lake

Bird in a Blender posted:

I’d be ecstatic if I could get local sports and not have to sign up for cable, or something like YouTubetv.

I miss those 6 months when I was able to get local sports on YouTube TV.

Mahoning
Feb 3, 2007
How amazing would it be if something like MLB.tv was available without blackouts.

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

Mahoning posted:

How amazing would it be if something like MLB.tv was available without blackouts.

Monkey’s paw curls and you have to give money directly to Sinclair

General Dog
Apr 26, 2008

Everybody's working for the weekend
Problem with untethering sports from cable is that all of the rights and contractual obligations are such a tangle that it’s going to be a years-long transition even when the leagues and networks reach the point where they want to do so.

fartknocker
Oct 28, 2012


Damn it, this always happens. I think I'm gonna score, and then I never score. It's not fair.



Wedge Regret

The old This is Sportscenter commercial with him making the anchors do line changes is probably the last time ESPN had thought about hockey before they got the rights recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky7e_bFAEb0&t=289s

4:50 if the timestamp didn't work.

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

Bird in a Blender posted:

This along with Amazon Prime getting Thursday night football might actually kill off cable. Live sports moving to those sort of platforms would be brand new. I’d be ecstatic if I could get local sports and not have to sign up for cable, or something like YouTubetv.

this seems more like nbc continuing to pair down their sports rights than regional networks in general dying to me

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Mahoning posted:

How amazing would it be if something like MLB.tv was available without blackouts.

it's not 100% comparable (and is something I've mentioned before) but all three tiers of Japan's soccer J-League have a deal with DAZN in Japan, all matches are live on the streaming app (~$18/month) on top of whatever other satellite deal the league has. Japan's baseball also has all games live on there as well. It's great!

Afterbirth Aftermath
Aug 29, 2002

MourningView posted:

yeah he has one of the worst charisma to fame ratios of all time. I know why they want him since he's a hockey player who even non-hockey fans know but he'd be awful.

He was pretty good on that animated show with Bo and MJ, maybe they can try something like that.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Afterbirth Aftermath posted:

He was pretty good on that animated show with Bo and MJ, maybe they can try something like that.

oh god ProStars, there's a callback

shyduck
Oct 3, 2003


Yeah he was the stupid one iirc

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

shyduck posted:

Yeah he was the stupid one iirc

He was always hungry, because that's a character tribute in kids cartoons.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Yeah as I recall his character in the show basically had no personality either

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Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

Michael Jordan isn't exactly beaming with personality either.

In order to be one of the GOATs at something you usually get to skip part of your personal development, even now. Look at Lionel Messi - he's got all the personality of a tree.

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