Local commercials are dandy, but not quite as exciting as watching the BuckeyesEarlier this week, the Big Ten Network was quick to trumpet the fact that Columbus set a single-game, single-market record for the network's telecast of the Indiana game. When a metro of two million drops everything on a Saturday night to watch some football, that's bound to happen.
What their press release didn't mention, however, was that fans were shorted about three plays or so when commercials overran the resumption of game coverage. A lot of the heat was directed towards the BTN, and the net is aware of said heat. Consider the note we received:
We’ve noticed quite a few comments about Comcast and other cable companies inadvertently running commercials over game action during local commercial breaks, and we’d like to let your readers know we’re aware of the problem. We have identified that the problem is occurring in specific areas and on specific providers. We are working with the cable companies so that they can fix their technical errors and allow fans to see all the action we’re providing. Thanks for watching.
Summary: The BTN loves you and wants you to be happy and would appreciate it if you called your local cable provider the next time something like that happens.
Pelini Rising
Tressel is under contract through 2013 and will most assuredly leave on his own terms, whether that involves another extension or not. Who knows when he'll ever decide to hang it up, but if some observers are correct in their assumption that he probably has another five or so years in him, it's a fun exercise to think of who might succeed him. You have the names often thrown out such as Fickell, Meyer, Pinkel, Dantonio and you probably have to even consider Darrell Hazell at this point. But, does Nebraska's Bo Pelini deserve to be in the mix?
The last time Buckeye fans saw Pelini up close, he was calling up blitzes on a dazed Todd Boeckman in New Orleans and the former Buckeye safety is now in the process of turning around Nebraska. In an unforgiving downpour, his defense completely dominated Blaine Gabbert and the Missouri Tigers at home last night. You can't blame a Buckeye fan for daydreaming about what kind of damage a Ndamukong Suh would do in the Shoe someday.
Is It the Shoes?
We're not quite the sneakerheads we were in our younger days - in fact you're more likely to catch us in a pair of Chucks than rocking the latest Jordans or Starburys.
But that doesn't mean we didn't get excited when we saw the Nikes that the men's basketball team would be wearing this season.
Sure, it's not as cool as the pink look, but there's something about seeing LBJ and a Block O together that will stir the juices of most Ohioans.
A tad bittersweet, however, as the combination of those two recognizable logos makes one wonder about what would have been had the NBA had their one-and-done rule in place back in 2002.
Zoltan FAILsko
Finally, this:
(via Zombie Nation by way of OHD)
Comments
There is a LOT of Ohio coaching talent that could be brought in once Tressel retires. I still think either Fickell or Hazell is the heir apparent (which in a way sucks because if one is head coach then there's no way the other stays) but Bo pelini is definitely on that list.
Although, if it's down to guys like Fickell, Hazell, Meyer, and Dantonio, that's kinda win-win-win-win, isn't it?
With that said, I think Buckeye Nation (including myself) would absolutely love either Pelini or Fickell. They're about as Scarlet and Gray as you can possibly get and fit in perfectly with the kind of dudes this fanbase goes crazy for
I recently worked in advertising so I know exactly how these things happen...it's a damn shame. Get with the program Comcast, I'm sure clients wouldn't be happy to know that you're slippin.
I gotta ask.... How is that video of the idiot from TTUN just now getting major circulation? I'm pretty sure that happened right before their home opener cause I remember thinking to myself that doesn't speak well of the abilities of their team.
What's the video of? My work PC has it blocked...
Con-cast could absolutely care less about subscribers.... I recently had a credit posted to my account as a charge. The could not remove it and it had to be resolved on the next month's billing cycle--just another entity that is too large and impersonal to give a shit.
A Michigan player jumping to touch the banner on their way out to the field and falling miserably.
TTUN are all running out onto the field, jumping up and hitting that banner of theirs. By the way we should go tear that down again when we come up, but I digress. Anyway, when one of their talented players jumps up and hits the banner it proves stronger than him and he proceeds to fall right on his ass.
Sorry, that's a horrible description. Guess I can cross of cross off "guy who describes movies to blind people" off the list of things I'm qualified for.
I'll second that. Comcast blows. They took over a substandard local cable company where we live and it took them seven years before they upgraded to correct major picture issues. ESPN had diagonal lines through it on every set in the system, all my neighbors and the local bars all had the same crappy picture The f-ing shopping channels were crystal clear though
Could they get any more logos on that shoe?? Damn.
Watching Bo Pelini last night, I got to thinking the same thing. After the first half, it was a big N-O. Then when the second half started, and the NE domination, it was a resounding yes.
You have to like what Pelini has done in Lincoln. 5-1 now, and making a serious run at a B12 North title. Mizz was gaining alot of momentum, and yes maybe it was the rain, but you have to acknowledge the great halftime adjustments.
If it wasn't for one botched rdrive, they would be 6-0 with wins over 2 top 25 teams, on the road, impressive.
One botched drive? Scoring 15 points is a failure on more than one drive. Letting someone get behind the entire defense in a 2 minute drill is a very large problem.
Who cares if they make a serious run at a B12 North title? There are MAC teams that could do the same. It might be a deal if they made a serious run at a B12 title. I know Nebraska has been down lately but they still bring in some recruits based on the simple fact that they're Nebraska. In their 4 losses last year they gave up an AVERAGE of 46.5 points. Call me interested when he actually accomplishes something, otherwise consider it a resounding no.
assuming the 5 year timeline is fairly accurate, I think most of the names on this list are not likely to happen...alot can change in 5 years,,think back, in 1996 how many folks would have put money on Jim Tressel being the HC in 5 years time.
I'll be honest Mark Dantonio as a HC has yet to impress me. He's 36-31 as a HC, and is on his way this year to possibly his 2nd losing season in the past 5 years.. he has yet to lose less than 4 games in a year, and he's 1-3 in bowls.
Fickell and Hazell will have to be HC somewhere else first before they are handed the reins of OSU,,,
Urban Meyer is a pipe dream
If Pelini can get nebraska back in the top 10 consistently then he might be willing to come home (from youngstown) to follow a legend..but who knows, if both he and Dantonio crap out, and brian kelly moves on to Notre dame (more likely than OSU given he is catholic and it is more likely to come open before OSU), then maybe someone we don't know would be that guy,,,it could be a guy who is a former player who becomes a HC next year,,,or a former asst coach like Tressel, say Tim Beckman,,,maybe after a few years building his team at Toledo, OSU could be his next step all pure speculation at this point
Phil, you raise a good point. There's a great chance the next HC is someone under the radar right now. But what fun is that to talk about? ;)
I don't think it was cable. I'm on Dish Network in Los Angeles and the same thing happened here...and there aren't any local adverts. It's all BTN commercials....Rotel, Rotel and Rotel.