THERE'S nothing like being taken for a good spin on a crisp autumn day, the kind that causes sudden and involuntary retching.
When NBC, with the NFL's approval, two weeks ago chose tonight's Patriots-Bills game to move from a 1 p.m. start to 8:15 p.m. - that "flex scheduling" the league sold to NBC - NBC sports master Dick Ebersol hit the spin button, and how.
(snip)
Yeah, it's not just about trying to maximize prime-time ratings and ad revenues with a 9-0 team. Perish the thought! Ebersol the Magnificent loves you, Buffalo, and this is his gift to you!
It's the kind of love that leaves us to again conclude that if you're a ticket holder to any sport that has sold its authority and its sense of common decency - it's soul - to TV, either you purchased the right to be treated like a complete fool, or you're a born one.
When NBC, with the NFL's approval, two weeks ago chose tonight's Patriots-Bills game to move from a 1 p.m. start to 8:15 p.m. - that "flex scheduling" the league sold to NBC - NBC sports master Dick Ebersol hit the spin button, and how.
(snip)
Yeah, it's not just about trying to maximize prime-time ratings and ad revenues with a 9-0 team. Perish the thought! Ebersol the Magnificent loves you, Buffalo, and this is his gift to you!
It's the kind of love that leaves us to again conclude that if you're a ticket holder to any sport that has sold its authority and its sense of common decency - it's soul - to TV, either you purchased the right to be treated like a complete fool, or you're a born one.
Mushnick is usually a pompous @$$, but this is a pretty good read. The fact that it comes from a New York City paper surprises me (although I've seen the Post circulated in central New York).
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