19
May
2009
Tuesday Taster: Buffalo loves them some T.O., NFL Network Triumphs, Get Well Jim Johnson
The video above is from Shutdown Corner’s wonderfully titled, Buffalo gives Terrell Owens a greeting fit for someone else. (HA!!!) At least there are enough jaded/realistic Bills fans who aren’t buying into the hype just yet.
Here are your Tuesday Evening Links:
- Comcast to carry NFL Network on its Digital Classic package [NFL.com] This makes us very happy.
- Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson takes leave to fight cancer. [Yahoo!Sports] One of the greatest defensive minds in the game. We wish him well.
- Pat Kirwan’s early power rankings [NFL.com]
After the jump, awful video of T.O. calling his own highlights on local Buffalo news.
30
Apr
2009
I Heart NFL Network
NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger expresses our feelings toward Comcast
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BREAKING UPDATE- 6:10PM ET
The Associated Press is reporting that “Comcast Corp. will continue carrying the NFL Network even after their contract expires at midnight, as negotiations continue.”
We did it!!! Comcast folded! We stuck it to the man! Viva la Revolucion!!!
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The NFL Network has been in a long-running dispute with Comcast cable, which is coming to a head when Comcast removes the network from its programming tomorrow, May 1st. Barring a last-minute agreement, Comcast subscribers will lose NFLN at 11:59pm tonight.
At the heart of the feud: Comcast does not carry the NFL Network as part of its basic package, charging a monthly premium to access the channel as part of its digital sports tier. Comcast wants to continue the agreement under the same terms. The NFL Network refuses to agree to a contract that would mean remaining on the sports tier.
Donovan is equally shocked that Comcast is pulling NFLN
You can read both sides of the argument in this Washington Examiner piece, which presents the cases from executives at both behemoth corporate entities. NFL Network CEO Steve Borstein points out that Comcast makes cage-fighting and bull-riding available to nine times as many subscribers as the NFL Network, even though the network draws far more viewers:
Comcast discriminates against networks like NFL Network because we are independent. Do you know why you get the Golf Channel and Versus on a basic level of cable service? Both are owned by Comcast, which makes its own channels broadly available.
Do you wonder why the recently launched MLB Network is broadly available and offered to fans without an extra monthly fee? Once again, the answer is Comcast has an ownership interest in the MLB Network.
I am an unabashed NFL Network lover, and the fact that I will no longer be able to spend time with my dearest during the off-season and beyond is breaking my heart in two.
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UPDATE:
I just found this awesome draft recap by Pat Kirwan on NFL.com, which includes a ton of NFL Network footage (preceded by a ton of annoying sprint ads). But this is a great piece, with capsules on every team. So, if you want to get an idea of what you’re missing on ESPN …
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OK, now you can read on for my story:
