0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2011
Bob Costas gave his usual halftime essay during Sunday Night Football. Tonight focused on the annual Thanksgiving game in Detroit. Bob talked about this year’s Green Bay-Detroit game having meaning and then comparing it to a Packers-Lions Turkey Day game some 49 years ago. I zoned out quickly afterwards. Here’s the transcript. BOB COSTAS’ HALFTIME […]
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Let’s do the quotes from Football Night in America this evening. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 11 “I really think they are. It’s not really fun to look at, but they know how to win.” – Dungy on if 49ers are good enough to win the Super Bowl “They are going […]
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We now wrap up our early Sunday NFL pregame press releases with NBC’s preview of tonight’s Football Night in America interviews. Tony Dungy gets involved by talking with New York Giants QB Eli Manning while Bob Costas interviews Philadelphia Eagles running back Lesean McCoy. Here’s the preview. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 11 […]
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Let’s do some links on this Sunday. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says Golf Channel scored a couple of rating records for Day One of the Presidents Cup. Mike writes that Time Warner Cable has signed a long-term deal to air Los Angeles Galaxy games starting next season. Mike says Facebook is offering a live […]
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I’m hoping this will be a lazy Sunday, but you never know. I’ll put together some thoughts here again in bullet form. This weekend in college football was one of the best we’ve had in the last few years. Seeing BCS hopefuls Oklahoma State, Oregon and then Oklahoma go down from Friday through Saturday was […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2011
This Sunday, Sunday Night Football will be at the New Meadowlands for the 2nd week in a row. This week, it’ll air the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the New York Football Giants. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will cover the game. Bob Costas hosts from the stadium and again, we’ll see if Bob […]
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NFL Coverage Maps (the506.com) Blackouts: None Byes: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at Miami — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Cincinnati at Baltimore — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Jacksonville at Cleveland — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Oakland at Minnesota — Kevin […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Houston, TX — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Louisville at UConn — Big East Network Big Ten Network Channel Finder Indiana at Michigan State — Big Ten Network Iowa at Purdue — Big Ten Network Minnesota at Northwestern — Big Ten Network William & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/17/2011
Let’s do some links. May not be a full set. Depends on how much I can get done here. We’ll start with Alexandra Bruell of Advertising Age who says Penn State University has hired a public relations firm to help with crisis management for the Jerry Sandusky story. John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2011
It’s Wednesday. It’s mid-week and it’s time for some sports media links. Let’s get to them without further delay. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NBC’s Bob Costas about the “get” of accused child molester Jerry Sandusky for “Rock Center with Brian Williams”. While NBC and Bob Costas are being praised for the Sandusky interview, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/15/2011
I had surgery to remove a sebaceous cyst today so the blogging was minimal today. Trying to catch up now. Here are some links. Big buzz today regarding Bob Costas’ interview of Jerry Sandusky on Rock Center with Brian Williams last night. Let’s get some links on that first. Bob went on The Dan Patrick Show […]
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Sunday Night Football won the night for NBC once again, drawing 20.9 million for the New England Patriots shellacking of the New York Jets. The game had a 12.9 rating and a 20 share, up very slightly from last year’s Week 10 pitting the Pats against the Pittsburgh Steelers which had a 12.8/20. Last year’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2011
After not being able to provide linkage for a few days, let’s get back to it. I probably won’t be able to do the links as I have to undergo a medical procedure. Nothing serious. I should be back on Wednesday. Let’s do your links. Sports Business Daily looks over the reviews of ESPN’s handling […]
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Sunday’s New England Patriots-New York Jets game received a good overnight rating, a 14.5 with a 23 share. That’s up 2% from last year’s Patriots-Pittsburgh Steelers game which was played in Week 10. The game also as expected, won the primetime ratings for NBC. The Sunday Night Football game also registered the 4th highest ratings […]
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Golf Channel will provide the bulk of the coverage of the international golf competition known as The Presidents Cup. Golf Channel’s coverage will be aired live starting Wednesday night and will last through Saturday night. NBC will provide tape delayed coverage on both Saturday and Sunday. With the 16 hour difference between Melbourne and the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2011
Actually, this halftime commentary didn’t annoy me as much as past. Still didn’t move me. This was on Devin Hester and his continued excellence as a kick returner. Costas mentions that Hester is Hall of Fame-worthy as a Special Teams player. And that’s about all I can say about this essay. Here’s the text. BOB […]
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To close out the Sunday NFL pregame quotage, we bring you the quotage from Football Night in America on NBC. Good show as usual plus some fireworks between Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison on New Orleans-Atlanta. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 10 “It takes accountability throughout that organization.” – Rodney Harrison […]
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Tonight, NBC’s Football Night in America will air its package of NFL highlights, but also preview tonight’s New England Patriots-New York Jets game. Bob Costas will interview Jets coach Rex Ryan while analyst Rodney Harrison will talk with two members of his former Patriots team, Wes Welker and Deion Branch. We have the excerpts from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2011
Sunday night, NBC will air the AFC East Division showdown between the New England Patiots and the New York Jets from the New Meadowlands in New Jersey. This will be for first place as both teams are 5-3 going into the game. The Jets have a bunch of momentum going into this contest while the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/11/2011
NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: Tampa-St. Petersburg Byes: None NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at Dallas — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Denver at Kansas City — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Houston at Tampa Bay — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Jacksonville at Indiana — Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein […]
