there are a few things about football telecasts that have to cahnge:

1. The end of the first half, beginning of the second half "interviews" with head coaches who clearly are being forced to cooperate at gunpoint.

2. The introduction of the starting offensive and defensive line-ups during the first few plays of each team's first possession. Guaranteed to result in at least one missed play.

3. Female sideline reporters. This is a crime against God and nature.

4. Frequent, lingering close-ups of head coaches, especially while the officials are trying to determine which team recovered that crucial fumble. SHOW THE GOD_____ GAME!

5. Inspirational stories of how some player overcame personal tragedy to make the team. Apparently every team has to have a "Rudy".

Any others?

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I agree with the forced interviews.. it's like DUH! What the heck do you think he's going to say.

The introductions have gotten better. I remember a few years ago on MNF when they took so long there were a couple of times that it spilled over into the second quarter! Those were the Dennis Miller days -shudder- What was ABC thinking? Kinda curious to see how ESPN does it now.

As for the female sideline reporters... I don't mind as long as they are hot and aren't idiots, and there are a few...

Don't really care about the close ups, as long as the guy isn't picking his nose or something (has happened).

Go Colts!

Always show the coaches going off on players & especially the officials when they're dropping the F bomb left & right!

Just kidd'n, kids really don't need to see the F bomb on TV.

a slingshot to sling the challange flag on the field because some coaches (thanks Nick Saban) apparently don't have an arm.

One of the radio stations here in the Detroit area replays a lot of cuts from the games John Madden works. Their take is he has a lot of "gay" reference remarks, but all actually refer to plays.... Listen closely, it can be pretty funny. The local station here calls it "gay-per-view"

Kickoff. . . . commercials. . . . a series. . . . commercials. . . . a punt. . . . commercials. . . . a series. . . . . commercials. . . . another punt. . . . commercials. . . .

I think Directv is offering a channel on which you can watch all the plays with no interruption. You know how long a game lasts with JUST the action? 30 minutes. That means every NFL game has 2 1/2 hours of FLAB.

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Originally posted by Coriolanus:
Kickoff. . . . commercials. . . . a series. . . . commercials. . . . a punt. . . . commercials. . . . a series. . . . . commercials. . . . another punt. . . . commercials. . . .

I think Directv is offering a channel on which you can watch all the plays with no interruption. You know how long a game lasts with JUST the action? 30 minutes. That means every NFL game has 2 1/2 hours of FLAB.

That's why I get at least 45 minutes of TiVO recording time before I start watching a game. Usually works out that I run out of fast-forward time at the end of the game. Perfect!

There's nothing wrond with a good looking female sideline reporter. When they come on I don't expect good information, just a nice view. Besides, Melissa Stark was God's gift to us all.

1057 the hawk has a segment called sounds of the game : http://www.1057thehawk.com/free-beer.htm
the link is on the left. funny as S.
I love that females do the same jobs as men (there is nothing hotter then a pretty woman working on a car) but shut the F up about football. You sound like an dumb A

Love the player intros where the guy names his high school instead of where he played college ball. Often some hard luck college experience behind it.

Originally posted by OP8:

"1057 the hawk has a segment called sounds of the game : http://www.1057thehawk.com/free-beer.htm
the link is on the left. funny as S.
I love that females do the same jobs as men (there is nothing hotter then a pretty woman working on a car) but shut the F up about football. You sound like an dumb A"

OP8:
Your thoughtful, well-reasoned and cogent response reflects the brilliance and superiority of your thought process and has convinced me of the wrong-headedness of my original post. Thank you for setting me straight. I look forward to learning more from you in the future and apologize for being a "dumb A".

"funny as S."

THAT is funny as S. But not NEARLY as funny as P.