Man, Fox's NFL Pregame show is just unwatchable
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I think they all suck. Everyone wants to be a comedian or an entertainer. Throw in how much fantasy football is a factor - which I couldn’t care less about - I’ll pass on them all.
I cant stand any of them because it's all about who screams the loudest without really saying anything.
Has nothing to do with age. These are just bad tv shows. Fox tries to be over the top funny with Bradshaw and a bunch of comedians. ESPN is just as bad with the screaming "come on man" and "you got mossed" segments which are not only incoherent but you cant understand what they are saying since usually all 5 panelists are yelling at the same time. The best is actually NBC but that is mostly due to the fact they are just doing highlights of the earlier games
Part of that is due to the NFC having more big markets than the AFC. Back in the day when CBS had the NFC the NFL Today had higher ratings than the NBC pregame show.
I can’t stand Buck and Aikmen, Buck is only where he’s at because of who is Daddy was and Aikmen is the most colorless color commentator I’ve ever heard.
I gotta admit I don’t think I’ve really watched a pregame show in any sport for over 30 years. Can’t stand to listen to guys that just throw out opinions on stuff and have no real idea what they’re talking about.
I realized, I really don't watch NFL pregame shows like I do College Gameday, just there was nothing on at 12:30 so I switched over and the cartoon that Wicker posted is exactly what the show was like. Horrible.
Do networks have that little respect for the audiences?
Do networks have that little respect for the audiences?
I would offer that they are giving their target market exactly what they want.
Those networks are large enough, and experienced enough to know that the first rule of marketing is to find out what the target market wants, and the price they're willing to pay for it. Then give it to them if you can offer it at or below that magic price point.
The price in this instance is simply willing to put up with advertising commercials every 10 or so minutes of the broadcast.
Those networks are large enough, and experienced enough to know that the first rule of marketing is to find out what the target market wants, and the price they're willing to pay for it. Then give it to them if you can offer it at or below that magic price point.
The price in this instance is simply willing to put up with advertising commercials every 10 or so minutes of the broadcast.
Back in the day I used to sit down with my dad and watch Edge NFL Matchup. Damn that show was good, informative, and as a kid I loved seeing Jaws breakdown film. Was Merrill Hodge on back in the day with him?
They still have the show, but I think it airs at 4:30am on Sundays.
They still have the show, but I think it airs at 4:30am on Sundays.
That show was great. Had high level breakdowns of film. Didn't insult intelligent fans
Ah, yes, the self proclaimed intelligent fans. What is it exactly that an intelligent fan craves to see on a pregame show for a football game?
That's gotta be better than being a closet nitter, though, right?
Well.....as someone said, the NFC generally has bigger markets.
NY Football Giants.
Philly
DC
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas (also a national brand)
Green Bay is like the Steelers, a national brand.
LA Rams
San Fran
Seattle
Arizona
Detroit
The AFC you have
Boston (New England)
Miami (they don't care)
Steelers are a top 5 team based on national following
Houston
Baltimore is not as big of a market as DC
The Jets are subordinate in the NYC to the Giants
You also got the three smallest "markets/fanbases" in Jaxville, Buffalo and the Chargers in the AFC
So who else? So the NFC will always be naturally bigger ratings.
I watched a pretty good rugby game instead and I don't really understand the finer points of the game.
A lot of the games are unwatchable. Seems like the refs want to be a bigger part of the game than in the past. Penalty flags and commercials have really slowed the games down.
