Sports Graphics Packages, Historically

[AstroCreep]

21 hours ago, RyanMcD29 said:

Because Fox is Fox, they added a diamond pattern that's always in motion to the scorebug they debuted at the Super Bowl for... reasons

It's fine I guess. Scorebugs on the bottom just suck in general and distorts the screen when the ticker has to pop up. These are problems that can resolved if they left everything on top of the screen. 

[Ted Cunningham]

On 8/28/2023 at 2:12 PM, TrueYankee26 said:

I might be the only one who does not hate the new FOX CFB scoreboard. Yeah it is too big but I kinda like the wackiness of it.

There's something very mid-90s about it that really hits me in the nostalgia. I don't even know how to describe it, exactly. But the angled logos, the scripts all over everything, it looks almost like NBC's football graphics from the mid 90s.

[MJWalker45]

On 8/28/2023 at 3:40 PM, CitizenTino said:

I don’t love the new Fox college graphics, but I am far more annoyed that they continue to distort the picture aspect ratio to add in their ticker.

I don't know why they couldn't go with this instead, with the ticker below it removed.

I actually like the scorebug, with the exception of the font used for each team's nickname being part of the bug.

This bug is the best looking this year though. 

[FSUViking]

I guess this is a hot take then. but I love the FOX bug.

 

Conversely, I hate the ESPN one. It's wayyyy too big and gaudy. And paired with the bottom line, it takes u a quarter of the fvcking screen.  

[CreamSoda]

The Fox college football graphics are hilariously bad.   What are they doing….

[The_Admiral]

On 9/1/2023 at 9:56 AM, MJWalker45 said:

 

 

[slapshot]

Caught the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh ACC game on the CW. They are using ESPN's graphics. Although that may be an ACC thing, I think ESPN runs the ACC Network.

[PERRIN]

On 9/9/2023 at 1:49 PM, the admiral said:

 

Ah yes, NFEOWRSCE. My favorite news show.

[RETROJR79]

On 9/9/2023 at 6:11 PM, slapshot said:

Caught the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh ACC game on the CW. They are using ESPN's graphics. Although that may be an ACC thing, I think ESPN runs the ACC Network.

That would make sense. I was expecting TNT graphics 

[RETROJR79]

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I think this graphic would worked with MLB

[FSUViking]

ESPN's new MNF bug it really sharp and clean. Extremely colorful. 

[RyanMcD29]

36 minutes ago, FSUViking said:

ESPN's new MNF bug it really sharp and clean. Extremely colorful. 

Yeah it's a reaaaallly good update, especially with losing the out of place lime green

[VDizzle12]

12 hours ago, FSUViking said:

ESPN's new MNF bug it really sharp and clean. Extremely colorful. 

 

Agree completely it's a big upgrade.

 

My only criticism is that every time the down+distance would flip I'd think that there was a penalty. Especially when using the bright green for the Jets. Maybe it was just me, since I'm not really used to seeing that much movement on a score bug after every play. 

[TrueYankee26]

Who else noticed the old NFL on FOX logos surrounding the "FOX NFL 30"?

 

 

Love it

[The_Admiral]

Fox was barely a network before the NFL. It was the old Metromedia stations agreeing on an expanded syndication package with a brand name. Amazing what football did for them and what losing football did to CBS.

 

EDIT: and another thing! How remarkable is it that the NFL on Fox theme has never changed in 30 years? The CBS and NBC themes have both been heavily rearranged (NBC twice since 2006 I think) but I don't think Fox has changed the main theme one note. Another mark for the Permanent '90s.

[Old School Fool]

The upcoming NBA season is going to have some interesting new broadcasts due to Bally Sports' tomfoolery. So far it seems like the Suns games will be on a local network known as Arizona's Family Sports, the Utah Jazz will return to KJZZ and the Wizards will air on a rebranded NBC Sports now known as Monumental Sports Network. I am very intrigued by the return of the unique local flavor of sports broadcasting, something that was sorely missed over the last 15 years.

 

I'm assuming the same stuff will occur with MLB next season as Bally Sports' issues came up in the middle of the season, giving MLB and the teams no time to get something going.

[Old School Fool]

On 9/15/2023 at 4:00 PM, the admiral said:

Fox was barely a network before the NFL. It was the old Metromedia stations agreeing on an expanded syndication package with a brand name. Amazing what football did for them and what losing football did to CBS.

 

EDIT: and another thing! How remarkable is it that the NFL on Fox theme has never changed in 30 years? The CBS and NBC themes have both been heavily rearranged (NBC twice since 2006 I think) but I don't think Fox has changed the main theme one note. Another mark for the Permanent '90s.

 

CBS suffered and now we have ABC just coasting on ESPN's name to even remain relevant. Not to mention NBC losing the NFL afternoon slate and the NBA was pretty bad too.

 

Fox is the best network for football and you can't tell me otherwise. 

[Silence of the Rams]

Now can NBC update their motorsports graphics to match this please. It's been the same on that front since 2015

On 9/1/2023 at 7:56 AM, MJWalker45 said:

This bug is the best looking this year though. 

 

[Pabig93]

Something interesting that occured to me on the FOX NFL Scorebug. Apparently they randomly switch between using a 1 with a serif and a 1 without any serif. Confuses me a bit.

[MDGP]

1 hour ago, Pabig93 said:

Something interesting that occured to me on the FOX NFL Scorebug. Apparently they randomly switch between using a 1 with a serif and a 1 without any serif. Confuses me a bit.

 

It's not really random. For time elements they use the serif and for non-time elements they use sans serif.