Student Attendance & Marketing

[skip-zip]

1 hour ago, MDZip said:

She's not on the list darn it. :-( Yeah I remember the towing incident and that didn't help my impression of her but I think she's a terrible reporter and I hate listening to her. If she didn't have that face would she have that job? Doubt it. And could this signal the start of the end of the sports bubble? Lots of ramifications here. Hey what was this topic about?  

 

Noooooo.  Are you trying to say that looks is a factor in getting hired as a female sideline reporter?

[LZIp]

58 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

 

Noooooo.  Are you trying to say that looks is a factor in getting hired as a female sideline reporter?

McHenry was let go.

[skip-zip]

50 minutes ago, LZIp said:

McHenry was let go.

 

MD Zip is a happy man.  

[MDZip]

16 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

 

MD Zip is a happy man.  

Good maybe she can get a job at a towing company.  But my luck is, since she's local to me, she'll end up on one of the regional sports networks here.

Edited April 27, 2017 by MDZip

[skip-zip]

12 minutes ago, MDZip said:

Good maybe she can get a job at a towing company.

 

That would be justice, wouldn't it?  Although, she obviously lacks the patience and customer service skills.  

 

You'll find her doing Sports on a TV station somewhere like Des Moines Iowa sometime soon.  

[ZippyRulz]

How will they manage without a PhD sports reporter such as Dr. Jerry Punch?

 

[K92]

56 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said:

How will they manage without a PhD sports reporter such as Dr. Jerry Punch?

 

Jerry is a M.D. not a pH.D. right?

[Balsy]

7 hours ago, K92 said:

Jerry is a M.D. not a pH.D. right?

 

Yes he's currently a practicing physician.

 

[ZippyRulz]

Sounds like he will land on his feet, maybe get back to doing important work.

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by ZippyRulz

[Cykron]

On 9/28/2016 at 8:47 AM, kreed5120 said:

Hate to plagiarize others ideas, but these are the type of traditions we need. Take someone else's good idea and fine tune it to make it your own. Going to the football game should be a fun and exciting experience that students look forward to all week. Not something where you just stand around for 4 hours and kind of just go thru the emotions.

 

I worked 30 hours a week, took 15-16 credit hours, and was treasurer of my fraternity all at the same time. My "free time" was valuable. There are thousands of other stories like mine around campus. Game day experience has to justify their time commitment. Right now they can follow the game on twitter or watch on TV in the comfort of their home while studying, doing projects, or whatever multi tasking things these young kids do these days.

 

 

 

 

I think a designated student tailgate lot where the University won't be dicks about policing would be a good start. Make the lot free and be 1st come 1st serve.

 

 

Didn't know about all this at WMU.  I really like the intentionality that they are putting into their fan experience.  Some of those ideas are pretty good, especially the DJ.

 

It seems that many schools need someone who can overrule the band director.  I love the band, but they need to fit their place, especially for basketball.  If the crowd (particularly students) is going wild, such as after the home team forces an opponent time out, then the band should just waive its scheduled song in order to let the crowd have an impact on the game.  Bands are best during lulls in order to get the crowd back into it. 

 

I wonder what the new coach at WMU thinks about the "Row, Row, Row" tradition?

[zipsoutsider]

22 minutes ago, Cykron said:

 

 

Didn't know about all this at WMU.  I really like the intentionality that they are putting into their fan experience.  Some of those ideas are pretty good, especially the DJ.

 

It seems that many schools need someone who can overrule the band director.  I love the band, but they need to fit their place, especially for basketball.  If the crowd (particularly students) is going wild, such as after the home team forces an opponent time out, then the band should just waive its scheduled song in order to let the crowd have an impact on the game.  Bands are best during lulls in order to get the crowd back into it. 

 

I wonder what the new coach at WMU thinks about the "Row, Row, Row" tradition?

Most of the WMU new traditions are probably DOA since PJ took his oar and left. 

 

The band is great at football games and there is really nothing they need to do differently. Kudos to them for bearing through crappy weather and last year's crappy season. They have improved and enhanced the fan experience each year for the last 3 years, IMHO. 

 

 

 

 

[K92]

3 hours ago, Cykron said:

 

 

Didn't know about all this at WMU.  I really like the intentionality that they are putting into their fan experience.  Some of those ideas are pretty good, especially the DJ.

 

It seems that many schools need someone who can overrule the band director.  I love the band, but they need to fit their place, especially for basketball.  If the crowd (particularly students) is going wild, such as after the home team forces an opponent time out, then the band should just waive its scheduled song in order to let the crowd have an impact on the game.  Bands are best during lulls in order to get the crowd back into it. 

 

I wonder what the new coach at WMU thinks about the "Row, Row, Row" tradition?

I love that 3rd down choreography.

[Sergeant Zip]

On ‎4‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 1:19 PM, Sergeant Zip said:

 

ESPN layoffs continue and could reach 100.

 

 

40 to 60 more layoffs coming at ESPN

[Balsy]

On 10/27/2017 at 12:56 PM, Sergeant Zip said:

 

40 to 60 more layoffs coming at ESPN

 

TBH not a surprise.  It's a bubble, and we're slowly watching it pop.

[zipsoutsider]

7 minutes ago, Balsy said:

 

TBH not a surprise.  It's a bubble, and we're slowly watching it pop.

I was at physical therapy last week and the assistant told me they have had to turn off ESPN because it has become too political. I think they have suffered along with the NFL. Peopme want sports to be an escape and it isn't any more.

[Balsy]

59 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said:

I was at physical therapy last week and the assistant told me they have had to turn off ESPN because it has become too political. I think they have suffered along with the NFL. Peopme want sports to be an escape and it isn't any more.

 

There is no way the politics of late are the reason they're laying people off.

Edited October 29, 2017 by Balsy

[skip-zip]

If your station is becoming less successful, you wouldn't have a need for as much personnel.  That's business.  And lower viewership can change everything pretty quickly.

 

So, exactly why do you insist that their political crap isn't a turn-off to viewers?

 

 

[zipsoutsider]

1 hour ago, Balsy said:

 

There is no way the politics of late are the reason they're laying people off.

I wouldn't necessarily limit it to that of late, but I believe it likely plays a part in it. 

 

 

[Balsy]

On 10/29/2017 at 12:46 PM, zipsoutsider said:

I wouldn't necessarily limit it to that of late, but I believe it likely plays a part in it. 

 

No way.  You don't fire people at a mega corporation like ESPN over a momentary 2-3 week blip in the radar.  Massive layoffs don't happen because of a week-to-week slump.  They happen because of month after month after month of slumps.  They happen when you build off of speculation and projection rather than actual real-time demand.

 

Again, no way in hell this rash of layoffs is connected one iota to the momentary decline in NFL viewership.  For one, the NFL isn't a fraction of viewing on ESPN, very few (almost none) are aired on ESPN.  College football and College Basketball is the real cash cow at ESPN.

[kreed5120]

It's definitely a factor, even if its only a small one. I kept cable a long time just because I enjoyed watching ESPN before bed. I would also listen to ESPN Radio on my commute to work and back and while sitting at my desk at work. I cut back my viewership (and eventually just quit watching/listening all together) not only because of the politics talk but also because of the constant TMZ journalism. I give zero sh!ts about which player is hooking up with whose girlfriend/mom/sister. I can't stand the constant making news stories based entirely off speculation and zero facts.They got away from real reporting and talking about the on the field/court product.

 

I can't be the only one that felt the same.

Edited October 30, 2017 by kreed5120

[zipsoutsider]

8 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

It's definitely a factor, even if its only a small one. I kept cable a long time just because I enjoyed watching ESPN before bed. I would also listen to ESPN Radio on my commute to work and back and while sitting at my desk at work. I cut back my viewership (and eventually just quit watching/listening all together) not only because of the politics talk but also because of the constant TMZ journalism. I give zero sh!ts about which player is hooking up with whose girlfriend/mom/sister. I can't stand the constant making news stories based entirely off speculation and zero facts.They got away from real reporting and talking about the on the field/court product.

 

I can't be the only one that felt the same.

You aren't.

 

[CDMac]

14 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

I can't be the only one that felt the same.

I haven't watched ESPN for anything other than games for years...

I cut the cord on cable last year as well and now just have subscription services.

 

The hardest part for me was getting rid of DirecTV because I always had the Sunday Ticket package.

 

The price just wasn't worth it to me anymore given that I'm a Cowboys fan and 75-90% of their games each year are nationally televised.

I have NFLN and a sports package that gives me NFLRedzone and watching rendzone fills the gap when there isn't a game on that I'm really interested in.

 

Saving a ton of cash each year by not paying for 150+ channels that I don't watch. I seriously only watch 1-2 shows on regular TV (which I can get with digital antenna) and I just have the subscription service to get me the ESPNs, NFLN and CBSSN (along with some other select sports channels).

 

A la carte TV is the way to go.

[Blue & Gold]

I read somewhere... not going to take the time to look into this so take it w/ a grain of salt... but I read it had to do w/ ESPN getting into a contract w/either the NFL or NBA (again, don't have time to look into this) & waaaay overspending for the broadcast rights.  That, compounded with the fact ppl are now cutting the cable left & right & ESPN is not in a very good position for the foreseeable future.  They're probably fortunate they're now a Disney property.

[Balsy]

I love the stuff being brought up here.  I recently was contacted by Spectrum (Time Warner) offering a "al la carte" option similar to Sling TV for basically the same price, streaming through my internet.  Why on earth would I switch to your BS provider for the same thing I already have?  Cable needs use the Cord to provide you the al la carte option to be competitive IMHO.

 

But what we're seeing is a demand of quality over quantity.  I don't need 140 channels, if I can pay for the 6 channels I watch (and CBS, FOX, ABC are all free anyways over broadcast).  I'm much more willing to pay per-channel if it's only the ones I want, over a Package that's uber-expensive to get very few channels.

 

I think this is where ESPN has messed up.  They've tried to be too much and haven't focused on their mission.  The want to be sports AND non-sports entertainment AND talk-show AND politics show.  All while losing what they were good at somewhere along the line.  I'm mostly annoyed with what I see on ESPN, not interested, outside of watching games.

[zippy5]

Everyone is going to have their own streaming service for 10 bucks a month or so and we'll all be paying what we pay now to get everything we want through 8 different services and asking for a way to consolidate them all, soon enough.