On this Wednesday, there’s a lot of talk about the silly Cameragate thing. I’m not condoning the New England Patriots’ use of a video camera to tape the Jets’ defensive signals. But for a lot of teams to use this “holier than thou” attitude is just ridiculous. Other teams have done this, they just haven’t been caught. Is it wrong? Yes, but to condemn the Patriots alone is out of hand. I’m tired of hearing about it. Use this angry energy to find Osama bin Laden, ok?
Sorry to go on a rant, but talk show hosts who don’t have the facts talk out of their asses without researching the story. Idiots.
Cold Hard Football Facts which helped to blow the lid off the Ron Borges plagiarism story looks into the photograph published by Touchdown.org which is purportedly the photographer taping the Jets’ signals.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell says the video taping story could become the worst scandal for the NFL if the stories about Pats coach Bill Belichick are true.
USA Today’s Michael Hiestand writes about the ratings for AFC on CBS going up even though many teams are in smaller markets than the NFC.
Newsday’s Jim Baumbach writes about WFAN morning co-host Craig Carton had a chance to work for Bill Belichick in the same position that Eric Mangini eventually received.
Newsday’s Neil Best talked with ESPN’s Julie Foudy before the Women’s World Cup about the gap in women’s soccer narrowing.
In his Watch This! blog at Examiner.com, Jim Williams writes about the Baltimore Ravens getting more national exposure this season.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Bob Wolfey says even thought the Brewers are in a pennant race, the city’s viewers are watching football in greater numbers than baseball.
Rick Kissell of Variety writes that football on Thursday and Sunday steered NBC to a big ratings win last week.
Over to the Daily Illini, the student newspaper of the University of Illinois where Kevin Spitz writes that the Big Ten Network is a letdown. Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer says the BTN/Comcast standoff is hurting Penn State fans.
Joseph Whip of TV Predictions.com has a problem with the graphics on NFL broadcasts.
From the Allentown (PA) Morning Call, RCN Cable is picking up the NFL Network.
A fire in a broadcast facility in Stamford, CT yesterday affected the high definition programming for the YES and NFL Networks.
Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post recaps the Best and Worst of Week 1 of the NFL broadcasts as well as highlights of other broadcasts on Sunday.
ESPN says the Monday Night Football doubleheader delivered the highest ratings of the year for the Alleged Worldwide Leader.
William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail writes about the new President of CTV/Rogers Media combination that will broadcast the 2010 and 2012 Olympics in Canada.
Ok, that will do it until this aftternoon.
