Maybe it hasn't changed but...

[orangecuse]

I guess.

Seems like sports were more fun to watch when the TV thing didn't drag everything else down...and I don't remember the fanbase wishing and hoping that the league and the school had millions more in revenue to play with.

It was.

But this is the US of A, where the almighty buck is first and foremost and trumps everything. IMO, free agency was the start of what sports has evolved to today. These players are so full of chit when they say they play for the love of the game, it's complete BS. They play for the doe, ray, me...period! It mocks the legacy of the great players of yesteryear who truly did play for the 'love of the game.' I'm reminded of that scene in 'Field of Dreams' where Ray Liotta's character states "I would've played for food money...I would've played for nothing."

'Man, I did love this game. I'd have played for food money. It was the game... The sounds,...' - Field of Dreams

Shoeless Joe Jackson: Man, I did love this game. I'd have played for food money. It was the game... The sounds, the smells. Did you ever hold a ball or a glove to your face? Ray Kinsella: Yeah. Shoeless Joe Jackson: I used to love travelling on the trains from town to town. The hotels... brass...

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[sufandu]

The goal wouldn't be to eliminate commercials all together, just reduce them and introduce some limited on screen promotions to balance the time element to take a game from close to 4 hours to closer to a legit 3 hours.

I don't care. I don't tune in to see parts of the game on half of my TV without hearing what's going on. How about schools don't make $50-100 million/yr and we just have less advertising.

 

[wooddoc]

But we have to pay Herbstreit $10mil+...
Don't believe me?

Kirk Herbstreit salary breakdown: How much does Amazon, ESPN announcer make in 2022? | Sporting News

Along with his usual duties calling 'College GameDay,' Kirk Herbstreit will also call 'Thursday Night Football' on Amazon Prime.

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