Awful Announcing
An expanded CFP looks likely to see either games going head-to-head with the NFL or midweek games, and it looks like the CFP execs are considering at least some head-to-head games, but not without complaining about the NFL in the process.
Will the gains from shortened travel and divisional positioning battles overcome the downsides of facing the same teams more often?
In many cases, leagues and teams are reluctant to move games (especially playoff games) based on what's going on elsewhere. But the CFL moved their West Final once it was determined Winnipeg would host it, and that makes sense for both TV and in-person fans.
A 3 p.m. Eastern start in 91-degree heat doesn't seem like great championship game conditions.
21 of the NBA's 30 teams have now had at least one game postponed.
Christmas In Rockefeller Center was already booked and hard to move, so the football game is headed to Wednesday afternoon.
Owning Sky has allowed Comcast to provide NBC with some more desirable Premier League matchups for NBC windows this season.
Once again, there will be a whole lot of nationally televised Yankees-Red Sox games.
The NHL on NBC is going towards a focus on stars, and showing more smaller-market and Canadian teams as a result.
"We won’t do it again this way, and I take responsibility for asking the coaches."
There's going to be less new broadcast programming competing with Game 7.
"I'm so sick of the New York Giants. I can't stand watching you. I hate it. It is very personal."
NBCSN made a last-second switch to feature Capitals-Rangers, Kevin Shattenkirk's Washington debut.
