tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post5743338870304184244..comments2024-03-08T11:07:25.905-05:00Comments on The Godfather's Blog: COMMENTARY: ABC/ESPN Backhands NASCAR AgainDave Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273464897477668872noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-25070782167227022712016-05-18T00:50:07.100-04:002016-05-18T00:50:07.100-04:00Getting Christine Brennan to comment on NASCAR is ...Getting Christine Brennan to comment on NASCAR is like sending in the batboy to pinch hit for Mike Trout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-54675686641378531252014-11-29T08:04:38.322-05:002014-11-29T08:04:38.322-05:00i really like this News, looks great
123i really like this News, looks great<br /><a href="http://10videos.net/" rel="nofollow">1</a><a href="http://10videos.net/" rel="nofollow">2</a><a href="http://10videos.net/" rel="nofollow">3</a>MJBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027496396085684286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-74251998134946240672014-10-18T20:43:28.900-04:002014-10-18T20:43:28.900-04:00Dave I agree with your article but this is not a s...Dave I agree with your article but this is not a shocker ! These people report the worst thing they can come up with to get ratings and 99 percent of the time get the story wrong . Maybe instead of turning the tv on for the race I will listen to it on the radio . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-83416442598311475432014-10-16T21:40:26.833-04:002014-10-16T21:40:26.833-04:00No drivers should give any ABC or ESPN reports int...No drivers should give any ABC or ESPN reports interviews. If asked, don't say a word, turn their backs and walk away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-50681153291222456372014-10-15T16:13:05.518-04:002014-10-15T16:13:05.518-04:00100% Spot on! Thank You!100% Spot on! Thank You!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-88772764791485630572014-10-14T22:24:59.287-04:002014-10-14T22:24:59.287-04:00Meanwhile, those in Daytona Beach are high fiving ...Meanwhile, those in Daytona Beach are high fiving and counting their cash.Wilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328788628934921075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-64370241893732580002014-10-14T15:31:35.976-04:002014-10-14T15:31:35.976-04:00Great article Dave. You are right on point as usu...Great article Dave. You are right on point as usual.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07913612455373267195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-47568946182324798432014-10-14T14:49:34.367-04:002014-10-14T14:49:34.367-04:00I've never see anyone spend so much time talki...I've never see anyone spend so much time talking about something he says everyone else should ignore. I'll cover whatever I like here, "Anonymous." It's my blog.Dave Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273464897477668872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-69984157794113251412014-10-14T14:44:09.320-04:002014-10-14T14:44:09.320-04:00Well boo-hoo.
GMA's piece was probably atte...Well boo-hoo. <br /><br />GMA's piece was probably attention getting fluff they want from their followers but you'll milk it so you can get the reaction YOU crave from YOUR readers. Very hypocritical piece. <br /><br />autosport.com, bleacherreport.com, sbnation.com, motorsport.com, and foxsports.com all used the word "brawl" to describe the after-race "incident". Even nascar.com said "sparks flew". But ABC does it and it's "yellow journalism"? Your pieces are very hypocritical. <br /><br />Why get your panties all in a bunch over this, David? NASCAR gets some ill-informed coverage (from Good Morning, America....not exactly my go-to for racing news...sounds like it's yours, however) and you lose your nut. Calm down and go back to covering the racing. It's not a big deal. So a house wife and the Midwest thinks something less of NASCAR. <br /><br />As for Tony Stewart, he just sealed his fate on the impending civil suit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-7446133306941224892014-10-14T13:56:47.744-04:002014-10-14T13:56:47.744-04:00Typical left handed ABC News spin ..... just last ...Typical left handed ABC News spin ..... just last week they turned a switch in the hands of Adrian Peterson into a "tree branch". They no longer report news based on facts - they like to create the news via sensationalism - anything to sell a paper! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-89855937947396606552014-10-14T13:40:03.859-04:002014-10-14T13:40:03.859-04:00Actually what CBS did in 1979 was become the first...Actually what CBS did in 1979 was become the first to air a full 500 miler live. TV coverage of the sport back then was more extensive than a lot of people seem to realize; it just wasn't live telecasting as it later became. CBS aired Daytona, Talladega, and Ontario; it added Michigan in 1981.<br /><br />ESPN did not bring NASCAR to the dance - NASCAR made ESPN, not the other way around. ESPN needed programming where NASCAR still had CBS, NBC, and ABC when Roone Arledge was still in charge, plus SETV and Mizlou broadcasting its races; the only change was that broadcasting was evolving away from tape-delay and toward full-season live flag-to-flag coverage. ESPN got racecasts mostly by process of elimination, not because it was that important to the sport.<br /><br />The big change began in 1991 when Nashville Network took over several races and ESPN began losing its percentage of broadcast rights, this because it was paying the lowest rights fees of all the networks. When NASCAR went from individual tracks negotiating broadcast deals toward centralization of such deals, ESPN wouldn't pay more, so that's why they left, and the whole controversy over ESPN not being allowed in garage areas was silly on all sides. <br /><br />ESPN has no right to be angry with NASCAR, because NASCAR has been the better body than ESPN.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-32880421736314855352014-10-14T13:04:37.349-04:002014-10-14T13:04:37.349-04:00I have a Tony Stewart support page on facebook and...I have a Tony Stewart support page on facebook and them and a lot of friends that aint on it were complaining abt ABC not starting the race coverage. There's been a lot of backlash on all this and what GMA and Inside Edition did yesterday bashing Tony and bringing up the accident with Ward JrDeletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346895551826797597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-19529408588745006362014-10-14T13:04:30.554-04:002014-10-14T13:04:30.554-04:00Does anyone remember when the only race covered by...Does anyone remember when the only race covered by a major network was the Daytona 500? I believe it was CBS, not that it matters.<br /><br />The rest of the races were brought to us via television by what was then, "The Nashville Network", ESPN, and a couple of other cable networks.<br /><br />Then, in the mid 90s when NASCAR was reaching the pinnacle of its popularity, they gave those who "brung 'em to the dance" the bums rush. If memory serves, ESPN was banished from the pits/garage area, and the media center.<br /><br />NASCAR tried but failed to control even the media by claiming proprietary rights to everything that happened at the track. The media responded by calling out NASCAR, refusing to bow down to their edicts.<br /><br />Do you know that NASCAR, or the tracks have proprietary rights over every photo you take once inside the track? It clearly states such on every ticket. Your use of said ducat constitutes your approval.<br /><br />During that same time frame, NASCAR was contemplating getting a percent of the sponsorship monies received by the teams.<br /><br />That was fifteen to twenty years ago.<br /><br />Here's one last incident. UPS had just become the official package delivery system of NASCAR. The next year, when we received our ticket passages to Speedweeks, they were delivered to us by FedEx. Technically, NASCAR and DIS are separate entities. But, the are both run by the same family.<br /><br />I sent a letter to UPS telling them about the tickets. I received a reply telling me that next year, FedEx would not be delivering the Speedweeks ticket passages.<br /><br />They were correct. We got them via Priority Mail.<br /><br />That there may be some hard feelings between ESPN/ABC, is not surprising.<br /><br />As it is said, what goes around, comes around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-40833165087968225202014-10-14T12:58:40.634-04:002014-10-14T12:58:40.634-04:00The real question is why NASCAR ever wanted ESPN b...The real question is why NASCAR ever wanted ESPN back to begin with. I remember the 1990s and the Winston Cup Scene/National Speed Sport News letters sections always express how ESPN was supposedly better coverage than CBS, even though objectively speaking ESPN was always behind the curve to CBS and Squier's World Sports Enterprises endeavors. Attacking Keselowski, Kenseth, et al for the postrace brouhaha isn't unfair because they were indeed acting in completely unprofessional manner - and the issue of the unprofessionalism of some of NASCAR's stars is a legitimate issue the sport should address - but the way Good Morning America did it was indeed way out of line, and is in keeping with Christine Brennen and ex-SportsCenter washout Robin Roberts, among the dumbest broadcasters that network has ever employed.<br /><br />Anonymous #36 makes some good points about the incident, but he seems to put too much stock in the Chase format when he talks about Keselowski going berserk because his Chase is all but over - the reality is Keselowski acted like this in the Winston 500 in May, and I suspect it's because Joey Logano has stormed ahead of him on Penske's depth chart. Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-32380262610058346622014-10-14T11:09:17.752-04:002014-10-14T11:09:17.752-04:00Thanks for calling these clowns at ABC out on thei...Thanks for calling these clowns at ABC out on their coverage of the post race activities. Truth, Brad lost his head because he didn't win this race and knows he has to win at Talladega against serious odds, or his Chase is over. Other truth, Matt was mad because Brad put him into the wall for the third time this season and this one hurt his otherwise decent chance of moving on in the Chase. Now he will either have to win or at least finish top five ahead of Kasey Kahne at Talladega. against long odds. He was right to get very mad when Brad decided to tag him on pit row and it was great to see this man finally take up for himself. I don't know what Brad and Denny were doing at the end of the race, but I could see that both of them lost momentum and were trapped in the center of a three wide situation through one and two. I thought they settled their dispute on the track during the cool down lap, but Brad lost his head when he saw Matt Kenseth's car and that got everyone mad. These Chase races become very intense when there are several drivers in a must win situation, and this type scenario will likely play out again on Sunday. <br /><br />All that said, just give the winner a 20 point bonus, 2nd place an 8 point bonus and 3rd place a 3 point bonus and do away with this Chase altogether. Also, award lap bonuses only on the basis of green flag laps. Do the math and tell me the best driver wouldn't always win the Cup under this scenario, and usually at least three drivers would still have a decent shot to win it at Homestead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-86364826633572915662014-10-14T10:49:40.759-04:002014-10-14T10:49:40.759-04:00What agenda is that? Bringing the Mouse to NASCAR?...What agenda is that? Bringing the Mouse to NASCAR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-80515901327985200802014-10-14T09:59:43.391-04:002014-10-14T09:59:43.391-04:00All you need to know is that Disney owns ABC and E...All you need to know is that Disney owns ABC and ESPN. That should be enough to let you know where their agenda lay.Brandon in TNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-53845295878809965162014-10-14T09:56:38.834-04:002014-10-14T09:56:38.834-04:00Who do we need to go to to make Good Morning Ameri...Who do we need to go to to make Good Morning America apologize for their misrepresentation of the story of Sat. night's race at Charlotte. After MANY MANY Fb. comments you would think somebody in the studio would get the "hint" Maybe they think they don't need to read the comments. WRONG!!!!!!! GMA....You screwed up BIG time on this one. Make it right!<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-85666282678419332822014-10-14T09:17:59.489-04:002014-10-14T09:17:59.489-04:00AWESOME articleAWESOME articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-43431890307395878652014-10-14T08:41:39.080-04:002014-10-14T08:41:39.080-04:00Hopefully we get RID of Rusty and Brad forever !!!...Hopefully we get RID of Rusty and Brad forever !!!!AnnMcDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830875473076833761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-50972562595777239532014-10-14T08:14:32.609-04:002014-10-14T08:14:32.609-04:00ABC news is a joke….most big network news is a jok...ABC news is a joke….most big network news is a joke….they do not deliver news, they do not inform, they lead you to believe they have a story when there is none…they just tease. This is why more and more people are turning to the internet for a more nonconventional news source.<br />You can find a much more balanced view of most stories in the blogosphere….and yes it may have some BS, but that’s the same BS the network news uses as a teaser. This is the dumbing down of America. People in a rush turn on the network news as they get ready for their day and take in a little information…most of it is foolishness….they are telling you who to like and who to hate. You don’t even know it. <br />Look at how they bait you to with headlines that have nothing to do with the actual facts of the story. Tony Stewart’s involvement in last week’s race was minimal, but ABC leads with it. Why, no one at ABC cares about the facts, they care about the headline. Watch at election time, we won’t be talking about who has a real plan. We will be talking about who the villain is.<br />The people paid to deliver the news do not put those stories together; they are delivered to the anchor to read. Robin Roberts is not a trustworthy news source; she is a paid reader of news given to her by network writers who have an agenda in my opinion. When their commercials say “the most trusted news source”, my first thought is, trusted by who?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-52812341445576169972014-10-14T06:55:13.147-04:002014-10-14T06:55:13.147-04:00Tony was just being Tony. He got hit in the rear f...Tony was just being Tony. He got hit in the rear for no reason and just reacted the way he does. Nobody was hurt doing that and Brad was the one being dangerous. They failed to mention that. Tony will always be unfairly scrutinized now for that tragic accident. I am glad they are leaving ESPN and ABC. Maybe they will get fair coverage of the sport now.Kathy Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-85168574040824100292014-10-14T03:39:01.577-04:002014-10-14T03:39:01.577-04:00Very well said. While I was at the race and as su...Very well said. While I was at the race and as such did not see the broadcast of the race on TV I got really upset when I learned that ABC didn't even have the race on the air until they were 26 laps into it. They just slapped race fans all over the country in the face. The GMA story on top of this, where as mentioned they singled out Tony Stewart even though he had only a minor role in the incident and didn't even bother to mention the results of the race only added insult to injury.Chip Johnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-35856624401593259932014-10-14T02:11:47.043-04:002014-10-14T02:11:47.043-04:00AmenAmenJoe pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-78671193291721700602014-10-14T00:00:40.075-04:002014-10-14T00:00:40.075-04:00Well said!Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com