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That does suck. I wonder if MLB had anything to do with this? After all, why let fans watch Cubs games for free on WGN America when you can force them to pay $$$ for MLB Extra Innings?

It's interesting that every network is trying to get more and more NFL games ... except for ABC. I still don't really get why they chose to move MNF from ABC to ESPN. Are they really getting better numbers from Dancing With The Stars or whatever garbage they now run on Monday nights?

Looking at the first few days schedules - who exactly decided that we need a bogus "Team Figure Skating" event? Is there anybody except NBC ("all skating all the time") who wanted this? I assume that Syncronized Skating and a full-out Ice Capades style show will be added very very soon. :eek:

My goodness UK - arrogant much?

So I saw a couple of exhibition Kentucky games coming up in the guide - all blacked out. How come? It's not like they're part of Full Court (which hasn't even started yet) or some other paid package.

Well, any money they throw around they always managed to get back (and then some) by raising their rates to subscribers. Unlike the broadcast networks, they do not have to rely mainly on ad revenue anymore. Eventually (hopefully) they get so outrageous in their rates that they'll be forced to...

The NFL has made it pretty clear that they will not host another Super Bowl in L.A. until there is a new stadium built. The Coliseum and the Rose Bowl are not modern enough for the NFL - i.e. not enough luxury suites for all the fat cat corporate types who show up. To be honest I'm not even...

So will Loria and the Marlins ever get to host the All-Star game?

Still trying to get a few more teams, moved draft to Tuesday March 27th at 9:30PM Eastern. Same link and info as above.

Good! Six more spots to go ... at least we have 6 now, always thought that was a minimum for a decent league.

I have a league I have run for a few years ... have room for eight teams at the moment. Would be nice to have a few SatGuys in. it's a 6x6 roto with limited add/drops. Pretty standard roster, just a few bench and DL spots, no innings or games played limits. Live draft this Sunday at 10 PM...

Hmm ... I was hoping Lee Smith would get in, but it doesn't look good (stuck at 45% for a while now). I'm surprised Jeff Bagwell got as few votes as he did (41.7%). And I hope Craig Biggio has to wait a while to get in, great guy but the least impressive 3000 hit career I've seen.

Well, football is definitely the 2nd sport at UMD. I guess moving from 3rd favorite to 2nd favorite is a move up. Perhaps after a good year or two he can move further south and actually coach at a football school :)

I think you mean, when Auburn has to vacate the title, can we get Oregon vs. TCU for the real title game? :)

Well, Specter still isn't in office, so I expect Dish to eventually get Comcast-Philly. But Comcast will drag their feet as long as possible, and if the NBC merger gets approved without Dish getting the channel, Comcast will really start to stonewall. Best hope is for the merger to become...

It's surprising how many refuse to acknowledge the obvious - that soccer *is* more popular in the U.S. now than it was 25 years ago, and that it *is* being accepted in U.S. homes, thought certainly not to the extent of the big two NFL / MLB. If you judge a sport's popularity by network TV...

By saying this the developers are either trying to head off local opposition or preparing to asking for a substantial government contribution. :( And how does an stadium used 10 times per year (plus perhaps a few concerts) provide 6700 full time jobs? The lies that developers use to justify...

Back to the OP, it seems like ABC is disinterested in sports. Lost the NFL, losing NASCAR, no MLB / NHL, minimizing NBA, minimal NCAA basketball. I'm not sure why they stick with NCAA football when they've ditched everything else, but even their they continue to stick with the insane "ESPN on...

Well. Seattle needs a team. :) I expect we'll soon see another round of "extort the cities" hosted by David Stern. The Pistons will be sold and threaten to move to Pittsburgh unless Detroit agrees to build a new arena with five or six levels of luxury boxes. The city will agree to fund the...

I guess you just give owners more credit than most of us would. As Sandra said above, do you think for one second that owners would lower ticket prices, lower other fees to attend games (beer/parking/etc.), or lower TV rights fees if they were able to substantially lower player salaries...

But I think the owners are squabbling amongst themselves because the Jerry Jones' of the NFL are tired of sharing TV and stadium revenues with owners who appear to have no interest in putting a viable product on the field. After all, FOX / NBC / CBS / ESPN aren't paying billions to show Lions...

Interestingly, it sounds like some of the owners want to do away with the salary cap and salary floor. This way Jerry Jones can buy whatever players he wants while other teams can spend minimal money on players and pocket the guaranteed TV money. I agree that is some cases (MLB and NBA) the...

I hadn't heard about this before ... from bizoffootball.com: I'm just trying to figure out why DirecTV would eat $1B in 2011 if the NFL owners decide to lock out the players. This almost encourages the owners to kill the whole season, since they'll get their money but not pay any player...

Start the same time (Thursday after Labor Day), get rid of the stupid bye week, and finish the season one week later. I doubt the NFL really wants to start regular season games in August. Though IMHO it would be better to just cut two preseason games and leave the regular season as-is...

Friday afternoon Miami games - the prices for lower level tickets are down to $39 (plus Stubhub fees). Sounds like a deal to me.