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idchafee wrote:Yeah, those commercials are stupid. They just make me want to see comcast lose.Gumble is awful. And other than games, the NFL network's lineup of shows is so so. The Big Ten is doing the same dance with Comcast also. I have DirecTV so I get them both. If they were to both go away, I'd live.
However, what Comcast is doing is sort of dishonest. In Chicago, they've bombarded our radios with ads crying about how the Big Ten is "stealing the games away from the fans until they pay a Big Ten tax" and "Comcast is standing up for the consumers." Um, no Comcast you're not. You think you can make more money if you do it with a tier. That's all. neither Comcast nor the NFL/Big Ten care one whit about the consumer.
mattsteg wrote:Scorpiuscat wrote:I think the league is more interested in selling expensive packages to lots of people at this point.Any bets on how soon we will have Pay-per-view NFL games?
idchafee wrote:Right. I'm just saying that the league is more concerned with selling packages like that and the NFL network than trying the pay per view model.mattsteg wrote:Scorpiuscat wrote:I think the league is more interested in selling expensive packages to lots of people at this point.Any bets on how soon we will have Pay-per-view NFL games?
They already do, with the NFL season ticket on Comcast. But if you watch a lot of football (as I did when I had it), its not that crazy expensive at all. Before I got that package (pre-kids), me and the wife used to spend 17 straight sundays at the bar, ordering booze and food and all that stuff. The bill for the group (there was usually 5-10 of us) was easily $300. The package (at the time) was ~$150 for the whole year. Saved a buttload of cash.
idchafee wrote:Gumble is awful. And other than games, the NFL network's lineup of shows is so so. The Big Ten is doing the same dance with Comcast also. I have DirecTV so I get them both. If they were to both go away, I'd live.
However, what Comcast is doing is sort of dishonest. In Chicago, they've bombarded our radios with ads crying about how the Big Ten is "stealing the games away from the fans until they pay a Big Ten tax" and "Comcast is standing up for the consumers." Um, no Comcast you're not. You think you can make more money if you do it with a tier. That's all. neither Comcast nor the NFL/Big Ten care one whit about the consumer.
mattsteg wrote:Scorpiuscat wrote:Unless, of course, you want to watch games that aren't broadcast in your local market.I think the NFL Networks game coverage sucks, bording on the absurd.
I see no need to pay for any NFL package at this point.
IAmGhostDog wrote:Chris Collingsworth is an excellent commentator.
5150 wrote:IAmGhostDog wrote:Chris Collingsworth is an excellent commentator.
This is off topic, but I have never heard this sentence muttered by anyone. Gumble and Collingsworth are both awful. Collingsworth is a smug, arrogant arsehole, Gumble is just a fumbling idiot. That is why I record all my NFL Network games. The commentary is enough to make you want to slam you balls into a dresser drawer.
PRIME1 wrote:Too each his own, I personally really like Madden + Michaels but many people do not.
5150 wrote:slam you balls into a dresser drawer.
PRIME1 wrote:Too each his own, I personally really like Madden + Michaels but many people do not.
5150 wrote:IAmGhostDog wrote:Chris Collingsworth is an excellent commentator.
This is off topic, but I have never heard this sentence muttered by anyone.
PRIME1 wrote:Let's not forget the color commentary of Dennis Miller.
idchafee wrote:They already do, with the NFL season ticket on DirecTV. But if you watch a lot of football (as I did when I had it), its not that crazy expensive at all. Before I got that package (pre-kids), me and the wife used to spend 17 straight sundays at the bar, ordering booze and food and all that stuff. The bill for the group (there was usually 5-10 of us) was easily $300. The package (at the time) was ~$150 for the whole year. Saved a buttload of cash.
5150 wrote:pete_roth wrote:Woman have no place on the sideline. Stop that.
You're just a McNabb sympathizer.