tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post2411718755495374355..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: ESPN And NASCAR On A Collision CourseDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89356248736564171082007-05-21T23:42:00.000-04:002007-05-21T23:42:00.000-04:00Let me tell you, and remind others. ESPN's coverag...Let me tell you, and remind others. ESPN's coverage is BETTER on a bad day than FOX or NBC on their BEST day, Period!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37162032499812038212007-05-21T21:51:00.000-04:002007-05-21T21:51:00.000-04:00Seems like standard operating procedure in televis...Seems like standard operating procedure in television hosting is one chicky and two fellers. The chicky is ditzy, totally clueless to anything that has to do with the chosen field of work, but does try hard, looks lovely and makes us drooooool. One of the fellers has at least heard of the chosen field of work and "tries" to be the professional. The other one is completely not there and at times tries to be the studio clown, by loosening up the stuffiness in the studio. If there was any network that should know better, it is ESPN. Goodness, they invented the "coach" anchor/host/expert. Why not pass that down to your NASCAR coverage? There was a time . . . . A simple note to the folks at ESPN - Please watch your ESPN radio commercials and follow suit and stop talking NASCAR out your . . . and remember how to do it right!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069828372348319410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28701529226277851752007-05-21T20:23:00.000-04:002007-05-21T20:23:00.000-04:00Everyone here is right on the money about this iss...Everyone here is right on the money about this issue. 98% of the people who read this opinion column are more qualified to be on the ESPN broadcasts than the people who are DOING the broadcasts!<BR/><BR/>So now that we've identified that the coverage is a joke, the anchor is road-kill, and the only people who have a clue are being relegated to very minor (in comparison) roles, the question is: What can WE do to help effect a change? Who do we write to? Can we do a petition or something? How can us grassroots folks grab the tail of the Beast and give it a *YANK* to see if it has any feeling left???Emerald Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599242072961071598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82204732264318764152007-05-21T20:04:00.000-04:002007-05-21T20:04:00.000-04:00As another longtimer that remembers the "olden day...As another longtimer that remembers the "olden days of ESPN and TNN" I thought i'd weigh in. Of course ESPN copied Fox on almost everything they do, because it generates massive ad revenue.NBC tried to a point but failed miserably. Im no fan of Fox's coverage in NASCAR or baseball, too many graphics, too many cutaway shots,abd frankly, too much coverage of the drivers and not enough of the race. Leave that stuff for the prerace show,not show the Fox commentators going off paintballing. If you want to see a model of how modern racing is covered, watch Speed's coverage of F-1 racing.Of course they dont control the cameras but they talk to the drivers and crew before the race. Then leave the next 90 minutes to show the race.Remember, the racing coverage of the 80's andinto the 90's wont ever come back. But a mix of whats good now and what was good back then would be a much welcomed friend in my house on Sunday afternoonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3639427100415408592007-05-21T19:26:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:26:00.000-04:00Just an observation-I got to this article from jay...Just an observation-I got to this article from jayski and have never had a problem doing so. I have always liked Allen Bestwick and wish ESPN would leave well enough alone. It was broke-they fixed it-and it is going to be broke again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12828415027447185662007-05-21T19:07:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:07:00.000-04:00The problem is not ESPN.......the problem is NASCA...The problem is not ESPN.......the problem is NASCAR and ESPN is trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.........Nascar is beginning to look, think and act like IROC......who came, who watched, who remembers. They need to let the teams be creative....that was racing.....this is a show and I am not the fan I used to be.........<BR/><BR/>Bob the BuilderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10854521937584930702007-05-21T17:11:00.000-04:002007-05-21T17:11:00.000-04:00Apparently ESPN feels that Nascar is so stupid tha...Apparently ESPN feels that Nascar is so stupid that ANYONE can figure it out. Wrong. They seem to have the same attitude that Nascar does...the fans don't count...or they're too stupid to know when they have incompetent know-nothings in front of them. Pathetic is the word that comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57402595981175418112007-05-21T16:58:00.000-04:002007-05-21T16:58:00.000-04:00faamen to your article, hope nascar steps in befor...faamen to your article, hope nascar steps in before the cup coverage starts, jerry punch may be alright for indy cars, but he just dont cut in nascar. bestwick in the booth would be premo.<BR/><BR/>leroyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76348517166847474242007-05-21T16:46:00.000-04:002007-05-21T16:46:00.000-04:00Hit the nail on the head with this article. Nicely...Hit the nail on the head with this article. Nicely done. I miss the old ESPN...the new coverage is nothing like those days.<BR/><BR/>What about John Kernan? He could host NASCAR Now. He did a good job with RPM2Night for a number of years, and he knows the sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28310147237096072992007-05-21T16:28:00.000-04:002007-05-21T16:28:00.000-04:00would have to agrre on most of this. most of the p...would have to agrre on most of this. most of the people they have on espn are pathetic. about 60% of the people they have on espn dont know a darn thing about nascar. they kinda forgot how do do nascar coverage from when they used to be the best. nascar now is just a big controversy always looking to start one. sorry to say it but this show stinks compared to rpm tonight. eric kuselias dont have a clue. most of there broadcast team dont have clue. the people that are good and should be on there broadcast arent. sorry but rust is about as exciting as watching paint dry. and agelique shengelis is not a very good nascar reporter either. people like marty smit and shannon spake seem to be the only decent reporter they got that are credible. in a nutshell in my rant they should fire abour 60% of there people and get somepeople that have a clue about racing!!!! there coverage stinks1!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25778150685310111302007-05-21T16:26:00.000-04:002007-05-21T16:26:00.000-04:00Ohfergoddsakes, not Kolber!We might as well enjoy ...Ohfergoddsakes, not Kolber!<BR/><BR/>We might as well enjoy ourselves rather than hate it: there will be TONs of opportunites for unintentionaly humor with these newbies reporting the sport.<BR/><BR/>TiVo should sponsor a car or a race: the "tagline" could be: With TiVo you'll never watch a race the same....without the damn commercials!<BR/><BR/>In ten years, after F1 buys out CHAMP and IRL and turns them into F1USA, It'll be goodbye hardtop, pushrod-driven, 9inch Ford rearend, truck four-speeds and we can watch racing machines again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40090098719535920562007-05-21T15:36:00.000-04:002007-05-21T15:36:00.000-04:00Everyone here got it right! ESPN needs to get a l...Everyone here got it right! ESPN needs to get a lcue as to the knowledge they have for NASCAR. It will not hurt the fans because WE are LOYAL FANS! Get rid of S.K. and bring on A.B.!!!!! I am in college and Plagarism is BIG in school, maybe ESPN needs to learn a few things from that....Like how they are coping from the "Crank It Up", the ford cut away car, and the ONE and ONLY......."Hollywood Hotel". Learning from SPEED wouldn't hurt either. I have been faithful every week to watch the races including BUSCH and Truck series events....if you are going to have the Busch races on, hell at least advertise for them. Maybe with enough people **FON** (Fans of NASCAR), ESPN may do something about it.latemodelsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375437575080606732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15124145054479917102007-05-21T14:29:00.000-04:002007-05-21T14:29:00.000-04:00Great commentary! You're so right on! ESPN has all...Great commentary! You're so right on! ESPN has all the resources a sports network could dream about, and puts out garbage. Alan Bestwick and Jerry Punch, okay! Boris is cool! Rusty's fine. But the general knowledge of ESPN folk is completely lacking.<BR/><BR/>A Sport Center commentator commented Harvick won the All Star Race by "blocking" Jimmy Johnson. WHAT! Another STUPID comment.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up on ESPN! Maybe they'll come around and put Alan back in the saddle where he belongs!<BR/><BR/>I disagree with your discussion about Inside Nextel Cup's Dave Despain. He grows on you and does add something to the program. The rest of your remarks were very true. Michael's pitiful, Greg looks like a deer in the headlights, and Schrader is great. He adds character!<BR/><BR/>Sick'em JD!<BR/><BR/>MBeard, Muskogee OklahomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84866946517801829072007-05-21T14:26:00.000-04:002007-05-21T14:26:00.000-04:00i only have one comment for espn management,,,,,,,...i only have one comment for espn management,,,,,,,,, SPEED TV!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90765891029791753782007-05-21T13:28:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:28:00.000-04:00E$PN is like an ingrown festering toenail, it know...E$PN is like an ingrown festering toenail, it knows it hurts but just keeps oozing puss. One big reason for all the BrisolCTcentric broadcasts is so they can be in HD. Look what they did to 'Cold Pizza'. First they ran off Woody Paige in favor of the E$PNites and then closed the neat studio in NYC (complete with NA$CAR 'Fatheads' of the #17 on the wall) and all that other collection of fun stuff around the place so they "broadcast in HD". Now, "First whever-it-is" has the look and feel of another vanilla E$PN broadcast set. Is Skip really the 'alpha-caster'? NO!!!!<BR/>Give Cowlishaw a little love tho', at least he likes motorsports. One day when he won Ar-T-Horn and used his face time for motorsports, he got booed and spanked by the panel and Really? who the Hell is he anyway to score other people's opinion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-44258284094919367332007-05-21T13:08:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:08:00.000-04:00I know you've said you will cover NASCAR-only sh...I know you've said you will cover NASCAR-only shows, not racing shows in general, but I think the ESPN brass could learn a thing or two from FOX and their "Around the Track." Since ESPN wants to have the show in Bristol, they could model this show. Sean Pragano seems knowledgable about the sport (way more than Erik or Doug could ever hope to be), and it's on a closed studio with interviews from reporters at the track.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying I'd prefer this style show over having a studio in Charlotte, but FOX at least seems to know what does and doesn't work with this format. And this show talks about all three NASCAR series, not just the Cup series. I'd rather watch this the once or twice a week it's on, rather than "NASCAR Never" 5 times a week on ESPN. Your other readers might be interested as well.JHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520556026815084964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23079275790444329692007-05-21T13:04:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:04:00.000-04:00Right On Expresses my feelings about the article a...Right On Expresses my feelings about the article and ESPN and Nascar Now and the PreRace show's,Bring on Allen Bestwick ESPN he is the best!!!!!!!!!<BR/>ESPN your crew of analists need to get a clue about Nascar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-87669414880050234722007-05-21T12:14:00.000-04:002007-05-21T12:14:00.000-04:00Just a quick note. Jayski has always been there fo...Just a quick note. Jayski has always been there for "The Daly Planet," and has never challenged any story or column because of its content. The Jayski.com link to this story is posted, and working fine. Thanks again for your concern.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-24593512503531811082007-05-21T11:58:00.000-04:002007-05-21T11:58:00.000-04:00Great article John! I couldn't agree more. I per...Great article John! I couldn't agree more. I personally wish for the days of Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons doing the races for ESPN. I've had a DVR for several years now and record the races and then start watching them about an hour after they start. That way I can fast forward through all the endless commercials and self promos for that network's shows. I don't even bother with the pre-race shows. They are a joke. <BR/><BR/>Suzy Kolber doing the pre-race??? Give me a break! ESPN get a clue and put a NASCAR personality as the host and maybe some of us will start watching your pre-race show again. <BR/><BR/>I was very excited back when I first heard ESPN was going to be back in my favorite sport. But they have left a very bad taste in my mouth and have done nothing but alienate true NASCAR fans since the start this year. They need to start by basing NASCAR Now back in the Charlotte area. And using Allan Bestwick or John Kernan as the host. That would gain them immediate creditability with the race fan. Get rid of Erik Kuselias , Doug Banks and Brad Daugherty. And use Marty Smith more. He's the best reporter on the show. This show in it's current format has gotten so bad that I've given up watching it. I read your column daily to see if it's gotten any better so I can start watching again. But it appears to just be getting worse.<BR/><BR/>One comment on ESPN in general. Is it my imagination or did ESPN start going down the toilet as a whole when they were bought by Disney along with ABC? Before the Disney byout ESPN was a hard core sports network and now it is more about entertainment. <BR/><BR/>Again, keep up the good work John. Hopefully somebody that matters within ESPN is listening.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530553847645526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-56931159654537435512007-05-21T11:51:00.000-04:002007-05-21T11:51:00.000-04:00I said years ago that Dr. Jerry Punch had my dream...I said years ago that Dr. Jerry Punch had my dream job - sideline reporter for NCAA football and pit reporter for NASCAR, both on ESPN. I credit ESPN in large part for giving NASCAR the national exposure it now enjoys - there was nothing like seeing a race from little ol' North Wilkesboro being broadcast to a national cable TV audience. Unfortunately, all the good that ESPN's coverage did for the sport also led to the loss of races at North Wilkesboro, Rockingham and Darlington. The least ESPN could do, now that they're back in the game, is give us coverage at least as good as it was back in the days of Earnhardt in the blue-and-yellow Wrangler car, Harry Gant winning five straight, and Mark Martin winning a race at Martinsville with no power steering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12034706980718948282007-05-21T10:24:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:24:00.000-04:00Does anyone know what happened to the people who w...Does anyone know what happened to the people who were responsible for the great racing coverage espn had back in the 1980's and 1990's?<BR/>Why don't they find them and bring them back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5705105239621630042007-05-21T10:15:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:15:00.000-04:00Great article and the trurh John.Here is something...Great article and the trurh John.Here is something funny that maybe you are not aware of is Jayski no longer carries your articles,at last in the past few days.I have to go to your web site to read the Daly Planet,since ESPN bought jayski.In closing hundreds are behind you so don't stop.Suzy Kolber????????why?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29456109176364159002007-05-21T06:35:00.000-04:002007-05-21T06:35:00.000-04:00Great article, JD!!You nailed it. What ESPN, FOX a...Great article, JD!!<BR/>You nailed it. What ESPN, FOX and other increasingly self-absorbed sports nets fail to understand is that its THE SPORT, and not THE NETWORK that fans care about. The Hollywood Hotel has always been a joke, and ESPN starts out by duplicating everything the FOX model has created. ESPN has the best announcer in racing with Allen Bestwick, but an apparent personal agenda on the part of ESPN producer (who came over from FOX) keeps Bestwick relegated to the outhouse. Suzie Kolber??<BR/>Hey, ESPN! If thats as much respect as you can show loyal and knowlegable fans, I'll mow my lawn on Sundays, TiVo the race and skip your pathetic prerace AND your commercials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com