Been away for most of the day. Time for me to give you some links now when I can.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post is in a grumpy mood especially when he talks about network promos during NFL games.
Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News is now lecturing the New York Giants on how to answer questions before the Super Bowl.
Newsday’s Neil Best talks to ESPN’s Ron Jaworski about the Super Bowl. Neil has a quick blurb in his blog about his column.
The Sports Media Watch blog has a look at the NHL All Star Game ratings since 1991. Ben Grossman of Broadcasting & Cable says NHL Network has tapped WorldLink to sell ads. Bob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says the NHL is looking at ways to market the league on TV and elsewhere. Brian Biggane of the Palm Beach Post says the NHL All Stars need attention.
Mike Tankersley of the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser says 25 years later, the death of the late Alabama coach Bear Bryant still resonates in the state.
Dan Zieger of the East Valley (AZ) Tribune wonders how the Super Bowl got so big. Also from the Tribune, Craig Morgan writes that the Super Bowl is not so Super in other countries. Jeff Elliot of the Florida Times-Union writes that Super Bowl coverage got kicked off in a big way today. David Carr of the New York Times says there’s going to be a news/sports mash up on Super Bowl Sunday.
Scott Wong of the Arizona Republic reports that the media has started to descend upon the Super Bowl Media Center.
Robin Rose Parker of the Washington Post talks with James Brown of CBS Sports.
Chad Cripe of the Idaho Statesman tells us that the Humanitarian and Hawai’i Bowls were the two of the lower rated bowls in December.
Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wonders who should have the final say on free speech when it comes to the Kelly Tilghman and Rick Majerus stories.
That’s it for now. More on Monday.
