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IronBuckI

IronBuckI

Calmer than you are.
ABC shows FSU v. Syracuse, not a local or national interest game. They have horse racing on ESPN and Auto racing (drag racing for god's sakes) on ESPN2. This is obviously a conspiracy to show the shittiest possible combination to force people into getting gameplan. Why in the hell would anyone in Ohio give a rats ass about FSU-Syracuse instead of a Big Ten matchup like Penn State-Minnesota, or a game with two top 25 teams like USC-ASU. :pissed: ABC/ESPN and their ass clown programming.
 
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Dayton sucks ass, but my outrage at seeing horse racing and/or drag racing on either of the ESPN's still stands. Are they aware that it's Saturday? Idiots!
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I'm certain it's coordinated to get ALL the viewers over to ABC to watch the 3:30 regional game (how else will you see all those commercials for Lost, Desperate Housewives, Alias, Invasion, or Boston Legal?). Usually, after the noon games, ESPN switches to golf until GameDay returns at 7:00 and ESPN2 air whatever they can find. The fact that ESPN is trying to fill the air time with something completely unwatchable like drag racing or bass fishing is telling. If ESPN was really concerned about getting *some* ratings they would at least air WSoP events.

At least yesterday, it gave me the opportunity to finally switch over to CBS and watch a complete SEC game from start to finish. That beatdown Alabama unloaded on Florida was a treat.
 
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strohs said:
I missed that, probably a good thing though, since the game was in HD.
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Yes, it was nasty -- particularly the close up of him laying on the ground screaming and looking at his own ankle. You could see by his sock that it was a severe compound fracture.

I think the TV networks need to rethink their broadcast policies for injuries like this. These kids have family members watching the TV who don't need to see this stuff replayed in slow-mo. After this injury to Prothro, or one like McGahee's in the Fiesta Bowl, I wouldn't be surprised to see a HIPAA-like act extended to cover broadcast TV.
 
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strohs said:
Whoa, when did that happen? He was having a helluva game
I missed that, probably a good thing though, since the game was in HD.
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9 minutes to go, 'Bama up 31-3, with a 4th and 5 from about the 35-40 yard line. They threw deep, Croyle was hit as he threw it, and Prothro got bumped in the air since he had to slow down for the ball. He landed off balance in the end zone, and it looked like his cleats got caught in the turf. Sears posted pictures of the gruesome injury in the game thread.
 
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It's all a ploy to get us to buy ESPN Gameplan. I don't know why in the world else ABC would think people in Ohio would want to watch a 30 point blowout when the number 1 team in the nation was on the ropes, the fact that it was a Big Ten conference game notwithstanding.
 
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Just in case you think this is unplanned, ESPiN Africa, which I think is the European service, showed two college games a week the last three years. This year? They have shown two games in total so far this season, both started at 1am and neither were even remotely interesting.
 
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