donnie65's Blog

Don't get used to it, in less than 5 years the only way you'll be able to watch any pro sports is to buy those expensive cable packages. Not in this lifetime. It's a shame that my children won't be able to enjoy those sports the way we did when we were younger. Cable will be the death of pro sports, why, because only a handful of folks will shell out the bucks for the game packages. Who would have thought, pay-per-view for sports. Eventually, all sports will be subsidiesed by either the cable industry(everybody pays) or pro-sports will start to go bankrupt and the government will bail them out. In every case, the consumer get's screwed. Oh well, enjoy the game while it's still free.

Donnie,
I can't agree with you about the NFL's decision to let two networks carry a game. The game was slated for airing on smaller "free over the air" stations willing to pay. To give it to BOTH networks was ridiculous-- but the best way for the NFL to cash in.

And "movealready" is right... that's the direction the NFL seems to be moving. They are INCREDIBLY restrictive of what we put on our web site here- even when we BROADCAST THEIR GAMES! It's to the point that I don't bother publishing some stuff because it's just too much effort to jump through those NFL hoops.

It's a painful lesson we will all have to get used to: professional sports is business, much like going to Disney World.

Personally, I'm sticking to enjoying college or high school ball.