Talonz Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I missed this -- NBC is BACK and will include FLEXIBLE schedules!! Yippie.. Games on that actually MEAN something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Dick Ebersol is back at work (quoted in the article). That is good to see. Congrats to NBC...bring back Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 Already being discussed: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=22446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 ...Curt's near six feet under, and Al's already there, sad to say. Enberg in his prime on NBC was good stuff. But when the Bills sucked and they had the F team announcers, whoo brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonz Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Already being discussed: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=22446 308523[/snapback] Sorry mom....I did a search beforehand using "monday night" and "monday night football" and didn't get a hit...Guess I should of used the universal MNF ..SIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 Sorry mom....I did a search beforehand using "monday night" and "monday night football" and didn't get a hit...Guess I should of used the universal MNF ..SIGH 308548[/snapback] I was just hoping we could merge the two threads or something. I probably just came off like an ass, sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I was just hoping we could merge the two threads or something. I probably just came off like an ass, sorry about that. 308565[/snapback] No Talonz is just really dumb --- he knows it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I missed this -- NBC is BACK and will include FLEXIBLE schedules!! Yippie.. Games on that actually MEAN something! 308510[/snapback] I agree....the NFL on NBC....gawd do I miss those days. CBS blizzows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I'm not crazy about MNF moving to cable, it will take some of the pre-fabricated luster off the games. All the attention will be on the Sunday night game. As much as I love the NFL, it is hard even for me, sometimes, to justify watching 3 games in one day...in the past, the Sunday night games have always been sort of "maybe" must see! As NBC is still a non-cable network, it seems likely they will get more of the marquee match-ups, and ESPN will get a Seattle/Arizona game, for every Redskins/Eagles! I am, however, happy that NBC is back in the NFL game...I think they were the best! Maybe is just feeling sentimental for the early 90's when the Bills were elite, and the games were on NBC... 308360[/snapback] NBC WAS the best. Their pre-game show far outshines CBS's lousy product. That crew was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 In other breaking news the Bills are looking to trade Travis Henry! ***edit merged thread*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Just remeber folks that your cable/dish bill is about to take a hike. ESPN charges those folks by number of subscibers, and now with Monday night they will feel they have a more valuable product. That is why Disney wanted this thing shifted to ESPN. Keep the property, but be able to charge a premium for it. NBC sure got a nice deal it seems to me with the flex schedule. Sure gonna suck for the ticketholders in those towns where the games are swithced to Sunday night. Wonder how much in advance they will say what games they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 All I know is that now I can watch MNF in HiDef.....WoooHoooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 MNF on ESPN - this could get ugly. Will they combine the "JACKED UP!", "BOO-YAH!" nonsense with more exploding graphics and Hank Williams Jr? Or more film breakdown and analysis by Jaws and his crews leading to a better understanding of the game? Could go either way. Maybe both. Meanwhile, it'll be interesting to see what NBC does on Sunday nights. Will the program be about football, or will it be more exploding graphics, what suit and jewelry the former loudmouth player commentator is wearing today, and how loud and obnoxious the opening music and video are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Just remeber folks that your cable/dish bill is about to take a hike. ESPN charges those folks by number of subscibers, and now with Monday night they will feel they have a more valuable product. That's exactly what I was thinking when I heard this on my way to work this morning. And the worst part is that ESPN/Disney won't allow cable/dish providers to put them on a separate tier. That means if you have cable/dish, you have to pay for ESPN. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 This deal is bad for the Bills, bad for Buffalo, and bad for every other small market team in the league. The Bills are going to have to be damn good to get on Monday Night Football for the next seven years. Why? This deal has a clause in it that allows the ABC stations in the home markets for the two teams in each game to show the game, in addition to ESPN. So we'll see even more games with teams from large markets. So when the Jests play the 9ers, the game will still be on ABC in San Fran and NYC/NJ -- I think Disney would rather that than they'd like the ABC stations in Buffalo or Green Bay to have it. This will also limit the number of Jests/Gints games and Raider/San Fran games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 What will happen to Hank! "Are you ready for some football...." 308291[/snapback] and what will he get to rhyme with ESPN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 This deal is bad for the Bills, bad for Buffalo, and bad for every other small market team in the league. The Bills are going to have to be damn good to get on Monday Night Football for the next seven years. Why? This deal has a clause in it that allows the ABC stations in the home markets for the two teams in each game to show the game, in addition to ESPN. So we'll see even more games with teams from large markets. So when the Jests play the 9ers, the game will still be on ABC in San Fran and NYC/NJ -- I think Disney would rather that than they'd like the ABC stations in Buffalo or Green Bay to have it. This will also limit the number of Jests/Gints games and Raider/San Fran games. 308728[/snapback] Do not quite follow your point here. If I am correct, do not stations bid for these rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I missed this -- NBC is BACK and will include FLEXIBLE schedules!! 308510[/snapback] just more opportunity for the NFL to preempt a 5-5 Buffalo Bills vs 5-5 Seattle Seahawks type game for a 7-3 Atlanta Mexicans vs 1-9 Dallas Cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 has ABC lost there friggin minds??? how did they lose the MNF contract? 308274[/snapback] ABC would be stupid to keep MNF at the current cost. MNF is the only reason ABC is in the red. It costs way too much and it isn't a guarenteed & untouchable #1 rating anymore like it used to be. ABC has great programming and they probably realized that keeping a couple cool billion in their back account is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Do not quite follow your point here. If I am correct, do not stations bid for these rights. 308761[/snapback] My point is that Disney will want teams from larger markets, like NYC, San Fran, Boston, Miami, etc., on MNF so that they can have the games on their ABC affliates (as well as on ESPN) in the larger markets. This thinking will give advantages to larger market teams, thus being a disadvantage to ther Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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