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The Wiz is to Nebraska

I could see if you are a fan or you lost some $$, but fantasy??

fuck. no.

theory from twitter: ESPN couldn’t show MLB highlights until the game was over, so they were hoping to prolong the game.

this seems wrong, but …

That’s wrong. I just went over the 4th quarter log. There were only 3 timeouts during that quarter until the Johnson TD. One after the Tennessee FG, one after the kickoff, and one after Jacksonville turned it over on downs. Advertisers sell time in the 4th quarter for 5 TV stoppages. They were only going to get 4 (2 minute warning) if Tennessee ran out the clock, so I guess it’s plausible ESPN would ask them to do that.

Seems shady as all hell though.

Perhaps there’s a TV executive in the audience who can fill us in as to why the “network needed timeouts

Advertisers have already bought time in the game so if there haven’t been enough breaks in the quarter (long drives, no timeouts) they need to fit in their advertisers or the advertisers will flip out since their is no equivalent “make good” for a MNF game. If they get bumped from the game some advertisers will just pull business because it’s unreliable and ESPN has to make sure they’re taken care of so they come back for college basketball, NBA and so forth. From experience, we’ve had people pull major business because we ran their ad in the wrong QUARTER. The excuse, “well, there weren’t enough breaks” is usually not good enough.

Still, I’ve never heard of a network influencing a game like that. But not like anyone should be surprised ESPN is pulling this crap.

Link.

I had the Browns +14.5. Couldn’t believe it when I saw the Steelers throwing a TD with under 2 minutes left.

you couldn’t believe that something from pittsburgh would be completely devoid of class?

you must be new.

What list is that? I feel like I need to see this list, whatever it is.

Ranking NFL coaches’ playing careers…only 5 actually played in the league which surprised me a bit

+ 1 undeserved contract extension

Jack Del Rio was #2 on Posnanski’s list, at least he is #2 at something.

What list is that? I feel like I need to see this list, whatever it is.

What exactly about Sandberg is so exciting despite his playing career? Remember Mike Singletary was a great player too

Spent 4 years in the minor leagues proving that he can develop players and win. What the hell has Mike Quade done other than play .620 baseball during the final 6 weeks of a season that didn’t matter. Pretty easy to play with no pressure.

Sandberg did what they asked and when they had a chance to hire him, they went with a cheap replacement that is status quo. It’s typical Cubs nonsense. Sandberg would be given a longer leash by the fans and has managed this system for FOUR years. He knows the players in the farm system. We’re rebuilding, let the guy who has managed that talent be a big part of the rebuilding process.

Fuck the Cubs.

at least he is #2 at something

He’s definitely shitty at his job!

/rimshot

Jack Del Rio was #2 on Posnanski’s list, at least he is #2 at something. The story about having a shotgun at the picket line is crazy.