Comments on: The BCS – A System Only Mickey Mouse Could Love

By: srr50

srr50 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:17:45 +0000

The writer’s strike has hurt all the networks in their cross-promotions during sporting events. At least they can pump up their “reality” shows.

By: hoju

hoju — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:30:31 +0000

Interesting article. You mention that Fox outbid ABC because perhaps ABC is getting a better value. Everything I’ve read says that Fox goes into sports knowing the broadcasts won’t pay for themselves. However, they invest in the main events (NFL, MLB, NASCAR, BCS) with an eye toward marketing their every-week primetime shows. I guess the math goes like this:

Say they bid $80 million per year on the BCS.
Say they will only make $60 million in advertisin revenue.
Obviously, they’ve lost $20 million… or have they?

If they put up enough adds for “24,” “Prisonbreak,” and “Family Guy” during the BCS, the increased ratings for those shows could drive up the advertising revenue for their every-week primetime shows, more than making up for the $20 million lost.

I guess the key is to have some marketing guy convince them of what the actual difference in ratings and revenue will be based purely on marketing during sports events.

By: SeeingRed

SeeingRed — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:52:56 +0000

Great pic - Lee Corso defending self against shower rape.

By: CrazyJoeDavola

CrazyJoeDavola — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:52:45 +0000

CrazyJoeDavola: Please be sure to visit orthopedist to correct this persistent foot-in-mouth thing.

By: DBH

DBH — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:25:19 +0000

“DBH: Please be sure to pick up your sarcasm meter from the shop.”

Um…I was just playing straight man about the stature of rpongett. I knew it was sarcasm all along. Yeah, that’s it. But thanks for directing me to the shop. I didn’t know BC even had a shop.

By: SizzleChest

SizzleChest — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:23:26 +0000

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By: ChrisApplewhite

ChrisApplewhite — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:29:11 +0000

I like redundancy.

By: DrkBgrk

DrkBgrk — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:26:18 +0000

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By: Gary Pinkel

Gary Pinkel — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:05:46 +0000

‘Nonsensical’ means “make no sense”.

By: ChrisApplewhite

ChrisApplewhite — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:32:52 +0000

rpongett has already tivo’d replays of all of Auburn’s games last year and assigned all the defensive front nonsensical names that make no sense.