Got a late start plus my computer decided to go down so this is late, but better late than never.
Starting with Neil Best of Newsday, his Sunday column is about NBC’s Keith Olbermann who is hitting his stride with Football Night in America.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post flings some barbs at ESPN again.
Ryan Autillo of the Toledo (OH) Blade talks with ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Ohio native John Buccigross.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks with CBS’ Phil Simms about a subject he knows well, NFL QB’s.
Jeffrey Flanagan of the Kansas City Star has some quotes from last night’s college football broadcasts including the Big 12 Championship. And Flanagan says Bryant Gumbel does not deserve the play-by-play role for the NFL Network.
Some more NFL Network links for you. The Press-Register in Alabama comes out swinging against the NFL Network in an editorial.Mark Brown of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that a little known TV station will be getting some ratings this Thursday when WPWR carries the Redskins-Bears game off the NFL Network. Kathleen Nelson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch compiles information for a story that says nothing much is going right for the NFL Network. Charles Bricker of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel actually likes Bryant Gumbel and the entire NFL Network presentation. John Kelso of the Austin (TX) American-Statesman says Cowboys owner Jerry Jones should provide fans rides to and from sports bars so they can see the NFL Network.
Jeff Elliot of the Florida Times-Union says the Jags-Colts game gets “A” team treatment as CBS sends its top announcing and production crew to cover the contest.
Dave Caldwell of the New York Times writes that the New York Islanders will be broadcasting games in Mandarin Chinese and hope to get at least one game broadcast in China.
That’s it. I’ll be finishing up my The Amazing Race Asia 2, Episode 2 recap today. Keep it here.
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