On this first Sunday of the NFL season, I have already DVR’d NFL Gameday This Morning, Fox NFL Sunday and plan to DVR Football Night in America.
In addition, thanks to DirecTV, I have the Red Zone Channel with Andrew Siciliano as the more than capable host and DirecTV Supercast which has improved greatly from last season enabling me to watch games online. I’m in football heaven.
So let’s give you some links on this Sunday.
Newsday’s Neil Best, back from vacation, has a Sunday column on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
Maury Brown in the Biz of Football talks about ESPN’s use of Axis technology for MNF.
The New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman wants MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann taken off Football Night in America until the election concludes.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post remains in a grumpy mood today.
USA Today’s Michael Hiestand looks at the changes in the NFL TV partners’ rosters.
Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media site has found out what happened to Bob Trumpy on Westwood One Radio’s coverage of the NFL.
Mike Flaherty of Variety says despite the hard economic times, the NFL still can reel in the ad revenue.
Ben Grossman of Broadcasting & Cable talks with Fox Sports President Ed Goren about online streaming of the NFL and its other sports properties.
John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the various programming devoted to the Eagles on TV and radio.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News talks separately to Fox Sports Joe Buck and Troy Aikman about each other.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has some NFL TV news and notes in his Sunday column.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has comments from John Elway on the Brett Favre saga on Fox Sports Radio’s Andrew Siciliano and Krystal Fernandez’s show.
The Sports Media Watch has its usual weekend ratings predictions.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union wishes TV production crews would help out official reviews during college football games.
Chris Olds of the Orlando Sentinel notices that Florida QB Tim Tebow has a fan in ESPN’s Hannah Storm.
Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News says the Sabres’ road games will not be aired in HD this season.
Robin Finn of the New York Times profiles tennis analyst/Olympic host/Real Sports correspondent Mary Carillo.
And Richard Sandomir of the Times has noticed the Yankees have not honored Babe Ruth in the last season of the House that Ruth Built.
Gary Washburn of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer writes that with the loss of the Sonics to Oklahoma City, FSN Northwest has to depend on more Pac 10 programming in the winter months.
That’s all for now.
