Jigga Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 ATH also has reporters and Dallas and Denver, can't forget those great cities. Yesterday was the first time I'd see it in about 6 months. Good to see Holley back on, but without his dredlocks and facial hair, he looks like he's 12! Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 ESPN will be getting a competitior soon. OLN which now carries the NHL and possibly Thursday and Saturday NFL Games next year has the best chance because it's a national network, with games and huge amounts of money behind it. OLN? Are you serious? OLN's a fringe network, and even with the NHL they always will be. NO WAY do they get another 'major' league sports TV deal. Not if they get the NFL. Comcast apparently is willing to throw a ton of money to get NFL games for 2006. At that point they might change name completely. Although technically they are no longer the Outdoor Life Network, just OLN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benJAMMIN039 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Does annybody else see the striking resemblence between Jay Mariotti and Jimmy Kimmel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatCityEnforcer Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 ESPN will be getting a competitior soon. OLN which now carries the NHL and possibly Thursday and Saturday NFL Games next year has the best chance because it's a national network, with games and huge amounts of money behind it. OLN? Are you serious? OLN's a fringe network, and even with the NHL they always will be. NO WAY do they get another 'major' league sports TV deal. Hmmm...20 years ago, people said the EXACT same things about ESPN...then they landed the Sunday Night NFL contract in 1987. FANTASY TEAMSHousatonic U. Dragons (NCFA Basketball): 16-6 (8-4 Conf.)--National Runner-UpJersey State U. (NCFA Football): Inaugural Year - 2006Motor City Silverhawks (WArFL): 9-4 (3rd--National Conf.)Lehigh Valley Ironmen (WAmFL): Inaugural Season--2006New England Marauders RFC (RLI): 6-0-7 (6th place)Detroit Spirit (AA): 3-6 (T-4th--Patriot League)Brooklyn Atlantics (IBF): 10-5 (1st--Appalachian Conf.)Boston Mariners RFU (WRU): Coming Soon!New York Americans (SHL): Inaugural Season - 2006-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 OLN? Are you serious? OLN's a fringe network, and even with the NHL they always will be. NO WAY do they get another 'major' league sports TV deal. Apparently, no, obviously you have no idea how big Comcast's pockets are...if they throw plenty of cash at the NFL, why would the NFL say no? Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 OLN? Are you serious? OLN's a fringe network, and even with the NHL they always will be. NO WAY do they get another 'major' league sports TV deal. Apparently, no, obviously you have no idea how big Comcast's pockets are...if they throw plenty of cash at the NFL, why would the NFL say no? Exactly, all the NFL sees is dollar signs. Tags gas already hinted that the NFL would be willing to go to OLN. If OLN lands the NFL they will immediatly become the best competitior ESPN has ever faced. Just look at what the NFL did for ESPN or FOX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlands, CA Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 NFL would go to sci-fi channel if they were offering the most money. OLN will probably revamp something similar to TNN to National Network to Spike TV.Sorry mad mac, whether you like it or not. OLN will be a major player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 The reason i ask is because it makes me wonder if maybe ESPN is looking to move its facilities to a city larger than Bristol Connecticut You evidently have never been to Bristol, CT...That place they got there is MASSIVE! I got lost when I interned there a couple years ago. I worked in Bristol until a few months ago and I am pretty sure they are going to make a big expansion in the near future. They are not going anywhere. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I know that Reali is both the host of Around the Horn and "Stat Boy" on PTI and im wondering, are both of those shows filmed in Washington D.C? Um, obviously. lol well im not sure. Look at Around the Horn. They have guys that are in Los Angeles, Boston, New York City, and Chicago. The reason i ask is because it makes me wonder if maybe ESPN is looking to move its facilities to a city larger than Bristol Connecticut Don't be talkin' bad about Bristol. Just...don't...do...it. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! any time Good Ol Woody isnt on im happy On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! any time Good Ol Woody isnt on im happy Why not just cancel the show all together and move Rome is Burning into the 5pm slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! any time Good Ol Woody isnt on im happy Why not just cancel the show all together and move Rome is Burning into the 5pm slot? Oh lord. Dont even get me started on my Deep seeded hatred for Jim Rome. I cheered when Everett knocked his bitch ass out. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! any time Good Ol Woody isnt on im happy Why not just cancel the show all together and move Rome is Burning into the 5pm slot? Oh lord. Dont even get me started on my Deep seeded hatred for Jim Rome. I cheered when Everett knocked his bitch ass out.Rome would have kicked Chris eerrr Jim's ass if he wasn't trying to keep things on set professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Oh, and any ATH without Mariotti and Platsche is a beautiful thing! any time Good Ol Woody isnt on im happy Why not just cancel the show all together and move Rome is Burning into the 5pm slot? Oh lord. Dont even get me started on my Deep seeded hatred for Jim Rome. I cheered when Everett knocked his bitch ass out.Rome would have kicked Chris eerrr Jim's ass if he wasn't trying to keep things on set professional. professional, you call calling a professional athlete by the wrong name several times, looking to start something professional. Jim Rome is an ass, I disagree with half the things he says, the way he keeps repeating the same sentence over and over but uses different words every time just annoys the hell out of me. I thought he was over on TV after that last word show went off of FSN. Guess I was wrong.I find everyone on around the horn annoying, to the point where I find the show unwatchable. They all prepare their arguments before the show so when they are talking about a topic they all use the same rythm of speaking. It is so annoying.Plus I hate when sportswriters try to make themselves into a story and don't just cover the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 The tone of this thread makes me wonder why so many "sportswriters spouting off sports opinions" shows exist.It was fine when these things were relegated to Sunday mornings on ESPN, like some sort of sports counterpart to the talking head political talk shows on the major broadcast networks.Then programming geniuses came to the conclusion that people wanted to see MORE of this drivel? Face it - these Around the Horn, PTI, Jim Rome is Burning, and their ilk - it's filler! For every interesting interview, thoughtful insight, or moment of entertainment, you get heaps upon heaps of nothingness. Wastes of time.Use the time to show actual highlights, or actual sports, as opposed to guys trying to BE the news, as opposed to covering the news. NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 The tone of this thread makes me wonder why so many "sportswriters spouting off sports opinions" shows exist.It was fine when these things were relegated to Sunday mornings on ESPN, like some sort of sports counterpart to the talking head political talk shows on the major broadcast networks.Then programming geniuses came to the conclusion that people wanted to see MORE of this drivel? Face it - these Around the Horn, PTI, Jim Rome is Burning, and their ilk - it's filler! For every interesting interview, thoughtful insight, or moment of entertainment, you get heaps upon heaps of nothingness. Wastes of time.Use the time to show actual highlights, or actual sports, as opposed to guys trying to BE the news, as opposed to covering the news. ESPN has turned guys arguing over sports into their mid-day programming. It's like they took ESPN Radio, and put it on TV. All this schtick is not good. I like Pardon the Interruption, Kornheiser and Wilbon are legendary Washington Post columnists with great reputations in this area. ATH is a joke, I mean who in the hell is Tony Reali? How can your show be taken serious when your host is the sideshow of the more popular show following it. Rome Is Burning is just horrible. I was sorry to see it return after its brief hiatus. Rome is an insufferable jerk and thinks he's the story. Turn to ESPN2 and you've got ESPN Hollywood. Never watched, never will, but we don't need ET on ESPN. I don't give a damn about what Shaq does on his day off, or about Carmelo Anthony's love life, and to have A.C. Slater (I know his name is Mario Lopez, but he will ALWAYS be Slater!) as a co-host, who was the genius behind that. And don't get me started on Stephen A. Smith, or as I like to call him, the Black Jim Rome. I don't like to criticize my fellow "brothas," but s there anyone who enjoys the sound of his own voice more that Mr. Smith? On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 And don't get me started on Stephen A. Smith, or as I like to call him, the Black Jim Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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