Sports Picks and Predictions
Posted on: February 11, 2008 2:50 pm
Edited on: February 18, 2008 8:03 pm
The first Blog (Hey Mom, Look at me now!)
With the recent passing of the Super Bowl it occurred to me, why do I care who most of these talking heads on television think will win the Big game? I didn't like many of them as NFL players so why do the networks think I want to know their "prediction" on the game.
Many shouldn't be on the pre or post-game shows because they aren't broadcasters. All of the networks are culpable. They certainly don't have the skills required to be a communicator to the masses. There are some players that have made a good transition to this world but most just don't have the skills. For every Steve Young there are twelve Emmitt Smith's (possibly a Baker's Dozen!) A large contingency of these "analysts" feel some loyalty to their former teams and don't give or simply just don't have an honest opinion.
I realize this boosts their networks ratings, I'm just not sure how. Gambling is obviously huge is sports, but I simply can't believe that anyone is waiting on any of their predictions before making a call to a bookie.
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Posted on: February 12, 2008 10:40 pm
Sports Picks and PredictionsHey congratulations on the first post, I just did mine as well! I think you're right about this. Some guys shouldn't be on T.V. I think it is just that they think people like retired players on T.V. but really a guy that has never played in the NFL can do as good of job as one that did! |
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Posted on: February 14, 2008 2:24 am
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Posted on: March 16, 2008 5:21 pm
Sports Picks and PredictionsI have to agree with you on this. I mean Dan Marino is my favorite football player of all time but, I can't stand to listen to him talk before the games, during the games or after the games. |