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Comment on The S Stands For Sadness by johnny228

johnny228 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:44:48 +0000

Very true, but at least with college football and college basketball, other networks are involved. March Madness is exclusively on CBS and CBS also carries the SEC package for college football. And, let’s not forget about the Fightin Peacocks on NBC>

Comment on The S Stands For Sadness by c jellinick

c jellinick — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:23:34 +0000

Not to mention the NBA, College Basketball and football. I guess it as with most things in our society its money and exposure.. I hope Versus can hang in there!

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Comment on Nadal May Be Better, But Federer Best by Betty Furgele

Betty Furgele — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:18:23 +0000

Hi Johnny, great article. I totally agree with you. In fact today on one of the sports broadcasts the sportscaster said the same thing. Nadal is best but Fedderer is best because of all the finals he has been in.

Comment on Terrell Owens the Least of the NFL’s Worries by johnny228

johnny228 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:31:40 +0000

Hardly rambling. My point is clear. The NFL gets media protection. Terrell Owens gets blasted by all the pundits, yet the severe discretions by other players in the league get overlooked. I could have cited Pacman Jones. He and his entourage paralyze a man outside a strip club in Las Vegas and he’s beack in the league, but because TP and Donovan McNabb can’t play nice, Owens gets far more attention.

Yes, NCAA Football serves as the minor league of the NFL, but I was referring to professional minor league sports, where the players play sports as theor career. At least the NCAA tries to pass these players off as student athletes regardless of whether they go to class or not.

And, if you don’t think part of the media protection for the NFL is because of gambling, then you’re naive. But, I don;t think your naive because your reply was thoughtful and offered good insight.

My premise: Owens is a bit odd, but the NFL has bigger problems, problems they try very hard to sweep under the rug. They made Lewis a cult hero after his buddied killed a man in Atlanta; Donte Stallworth drives drunk and kills somebody; but Terrell Ownes is the cancer. I really don’t get it.

But, that’s the NFL and the media that covers it.

Comment on Terrell Owens the Least of the NFL’s Worries by J Zmuda

J Zmuda — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:49:17 +0000

The curse of the blogosphere – no editors. An interesting column comparing Terrell Owens to the actual lawbreakers of the NFL turns into a rambling, thousand word rant somehow tying in gambling and comparing the popularity of football to that of baseball, basketball, and of all things, hockey.

Doesn’t the word “minor” make things clear enough for you when talking about other sports? The NFL does have a minor league. It’s called the NCAA and it’s more popular than the other “major” league sports. Based on your absurd conclusion, some two-bit hockey team in Greenville, SC is more significant than the multi-million dollar football programs at both University of South Carolina and Clemson University.

And what does gambling have to do with whether or not Terrell Owens is a good teammate or not or whether Donte Stallworth killed someone with a car, the original premise of your discussion?

Comment on The Shame of Bobby Bowden by mfgleeson

mfgleeson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:28:16 +0000

John,

I contacted you towards the end of 2008 to see if you had any interest in blogging for http://www.collegefanz.com. I was wondering if you got a chance to read my comment over, and if you have any interest in the offer. Get back to me whenever you can at mgleeson@collegefanz.com.

Mike

Comment on Random Thoughts by Lakers Home Tickets

Lakers Home Tickets — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:29 +0000

As a UK-based Lakers fan, I found your blog on google and read a few of your other Lakers posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

Comment on Here We Go Again by Mike

Mike — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:28:43 +0000

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Comment on Are the Islanders Moving? by johnny228

johnny228 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:43:04 +0000

Good stuff, BH. Right now, the Nets do NOT share the Prudential Center with the Devils. They should have moved to the PC when the Devils did, but they might have liked the arena so much that a move to Brooklyn would have been in jeopardy. Playing games at the Meadowlands is a mistake; the fans know the building is in lame duck status, so they don’t bother going.

The New York Metro doesn’t need three hockey teams, and I’m not sure if it really needs two basketball teams. Even when the Nets were making NBA Finals appearances, they had trouble selling early round playoff games.

The Islanders are a tough call. Long Islanders love the fact that it is Long Island’s team, the only professional sports team that actually plays on Long Island. They don’t want to lose them. They want them to play well, so they can justify going to the games. But, if the team can’t win, the average fan is not going to go the NC, an antiquated building when they team began playing there in 1972.

This is where Bettman needs to step in and try to help the Islanders stay on Long Island, but deep down, he probably wants the money that the Kansas City Komets would give the league. But, Bettman and his NBA sidekick have never stepped in to prevent any team from moving, so good luck Long Island getting the “commissh” to help.