Lack of Respect or attempt to draw in viewers?

Ugly Duck · 10-22-2000, 08:37 PM

I was quite agitated that while watching ESPN's NFL Primetime, the game of the day was like the 9th one they broke down. Ninth! They showed every game played at 1:00 before the Chiefs game. Now some might say that they were dangling the carrot before horse, trying to get viewers to watch most of the show to see the highlights of the best game of the day and biggest upset of the season. But I say it was a combination of this, and the fact that on their pregame show a poll was taken on who would beat the Rams first and the Chiefs finished like 4th or something behind Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and NOBODY! You would think that a win that a large majority of your viewers hadn't expected would get top billing. It seems like every week the Rams lead off the show when they are winning, but when Cinderella isn't throwing 90 yard touchdown passes it is too boring to show first so lets show highlights of Philly and Chicago to get the juices going.

Not that all of this really matters, let em diss us and we'll show em in the end, but I was seriously pissed!

10-22-2000, 08:37 PM	Topic Starter
Ugly Duck MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Petaluma, CA, USA Casino cash: $9955920	I was quite agitated that while watching ESPN's NFL Primetime, the game of the day was like the 9th one they broke down. Ninth! They showed every game played at 1:00 before the Chiefs game. Now some might say that they were dangling the carrot before horse, trying to get viewers to watch most of the show to see the highlights of the best game of the day and biggest upset of the season. But I say it was a combination of this, and the fact that on their pregame show a poll was taken on who would beat the Rams first and the Chiefs finished like 4th or something behind Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and NOBODY! You would think that a win that a large majority of your viewers hadn't expected would get top billing. It seems like every week the Rams lead off the show when they are winning, but when Cinderella isn't throwing 90 yard touchdown passes it is too boring to show first so lets show highlights of Philly and Chicago to get the juices going. Not that all of this really matters, let em diss us and we'll show em in the end, but I was seriously pissed!
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