Hank hates Jessica?

[letswastemoney]

How do they come up with 25 years? Why not 26 years? or 27 years??

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

How do they come up with 25 years? Why not 26 years? or 27 years??

I agree that he may be best horse of the last 2 years......maybe....

[pba1817]

You hardcore horse racing fan's should try using your mute button on the TV, you might be a lot happier people in life.

Understand that ESPN/ABC owns Tessitore, he is ESPN's choice to do this show, along with the morons they use as guests. This is not a choice of the BC or any horse racing people. He is normally a boxing guy, and has done a few other sports.

The deal is, ESPN is trying to draw viewers to their thoroughbred horse racing shows. By doing so, you had best make it attractive to the non-thoroughbred fan. Sell it any way you want, but viewership is the name of the game.

Originally Posted by pba1817

You hardcore horse racing fan's should try using your mute button on the TV, you might be a lot happier people in life.

Understand that ESPN/ABC owns Tessitore, he is ESPN's choice to do this show, along with the morons they use as guests. This is not a choice of the BC or any horse racing people. He is normally a boxing guy, and has done a few other sports.

The deal is, ESPN is trying to draw viewers to their thoroughbred horse racing shows. By doing so, you had best make it attractive to the non-thoroughbred fan. Sell it any way you want, but viewership is the name of the game.

Who asked for your opinion?

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Who asked for your opinion?

The voices in my head said it was OK to do so....

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by pba1817

The voices in my head said it was OK to do so....

you fit right in around here then!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Who asked for your opinion?

you should have resorted to your captain obvious pic.

[Stall Mucker]

Originally Posted by pba1817

You hardcore horse racing fan's should try using your mute button on the TV, you might be a lot happier people in life.

Understand that ESPN/ABC owns Tessitore, he is ESPN's choice to do this show, along with the morons they use as guests. This is not a choice of the BC or any horse racing people. He is normally a boxing guy, and has done a few other sports.

The deal is, ESPN is trying to draw viewers to their thoroughbred horse racing shows. By doing so, you had best make it attractive to the non-thoroughbred fan. Sell it any way you want, but viewership is the name of the game.

AMEN

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pba1817

You hardcore horse racing fan's should try using your mute button on the TV, you might be a lot happier people in life.

Understand that ESPN/ABC owns Tessitore, he is ESPN's choice to do this show, along with the morons they use as guests. This is not a choice of the BC or any horse racing people. He is normally a boxing guy, and has done a few other sports.

The deal is, ESPN is trying to draw viewers to their thoroughbred horse racing shows. By doing so, you had best make it attractive to the non-thoroughbred fan. Sell it any way you want, but viewership is the name of the game.

How exactly does Joe Tessitore or making your broadcasts unwatchable bring in fans? I have heard this rubbish so many times but if they covered other sports this way they would be roasted for it. If they want to have the weepy features fine but show the freakin races so they can be seen and tone the ridiclous hyperbole down.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

How exactly does Joe Tessitore or making your broadcasts unwatchable bring in fans? I have heard this rubbish so many times but if they covered other sports this way they would be roasted for it. If they want to have the weepy features fine but show the freakin races so they can be seen and tone the ridiclous hyperbole down.

AMEN

[letswastemoney]

Jessica is so hot

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

How exactly does Joe Tessitore or making your broadcasts unwatchable bring in fans? I have heard this rubbish so many times but if they covered other sports this way they would be roasted for it. If they want to have the weepy features fine but show the freakin races so they can be seen and tone the ridiclous hyperbole down.

I wasn't promoting Tessitore, or the job he does. Although I do not find him all that bothersome, save the over hyping but that is today's society. If something is not near death, record breaking, greatest of all time, etc, people don't really watch the event(i.e. the PGA tour now that Tiger is not playing).

But I what was saying is, take your hard earned racing knowledge and throw it out the window, maybe he actually does make the broadcast enjoyable for the non-hardcore racing degenerates??

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pba1817

I wasn't promoting Tessitore, or the job he does. Although I do not find him all that bothersome, save the over hyping but that is today's society. If something is not near death, record breaking, greatest of all time, etc, people don't really watch the event(i.e. the PGA tour now that Tiger is not playing).

But I what was saying is, take your hard earned racing knowledge and throw it out the window, maybe he actually does make the broadcast enjoyable for the non-hardcore racing degenerates??

How does making statements that are obviously wrong, making the races unwatchable by constantly changing angles so that you cant even tell where on the racetrack they are, ignoring logical contenders, having this fantasyland 'analysis' of the races, and plugging every washed up and B list 'star' around do stupid things like call the riders to thier horses, not have a serious discussion of the surface or how it is playing, etc...make a telecast enjoyable for anyone? Since when is the watching public so stupid that they are easily amused by obvious gimmicks? the most popular broadcast sport (the NFL) is also the one sport where the games are dissected (right or wrong) as the viewers have actually watched a game before. Why do they assume that ANYONE watching has never seen a horserace before and will be enthralled by the blimp shot. What other sports do they do this with?

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Since when is the watching public so stupid that they are easily amused by obvious gimmicks?

Apparently you do not watch much television.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

the most popular broadcast sport (the NFL) is also the one sport where the games are dissected (right or wrong) as the viewers have actually watched a game before. Why do they assume that ANYONE watching has never seen a horserace before and will be enthralled by the blimp shot. What other sports do they do this with?

The reason the NFL or college football are the most watched is because they are team sports, people enjoy team sports much more so than individual sports. People can relate to their team, their city, their roots, etc... this is the reason for the popularity, it has little to do with the quality of the broadcast team.

As far as assuming that no one has seen a horse race, I agree that the dumbing down to an audience can have a negative effect on your supporting hardcore audience, but THEY know YOU will watch regardless. BECAUSE YOU ARE HARDCORE!!