tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3201259244219165065..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: NASCAR's TV Partners Shine In The RainDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-77198516969208761512008-02-26T22:40:00.000-05:002008-02-26T22:40:00.000-05:00WOW. I'm sorry I missed ESPN rain coverage. I did ...WOW. I'm sorry I missed ESPN rain coverage. I did my taxes.<BR/>Bobby DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59670603196903011022008-02-26T18:41:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:41:00.000-05:00JD- I'm not sure whether I am more impressed or su...JD- I'm not sure whether I am more impressed or surprised by how much ESPN has improved this year over last year, but I have enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>I may be mistaken, but I have always presumed that part of Chris Myers' function is to give the guys in the booth a break during the race.<BR/><BR/>JD, could you explain why Allen B and Marty Smith flew back to Conn. to do N-Now Monday, rather than doing it from Fontana? I assume it could be because facility at Fontana was disassembled after the race ended - but the next race is just up the road in Las Vegas. Thanks - and thanks for hanging in there all weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52454254887007704352008-02-26T17:51:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:51:00.000-05:00For many years now, I have enjoyed the hours of fi...For many years now, I have enjoyed the hours of fill needed whenever there is a long delay such as on Sunday. I much prefer announcers, reporters, drivers and crew just shooting the breeze and showing who they really are instead of a tape of last year's race. This was no exception.<BR/><BR/>And I may be in the minority, but I like "Let's Go Racing, Boys". I do agree that an instrumental version to play at commercial breaks would be a nice touch. It would be a little bit of a throwback to the days of Eli and Buddy on TNN, which always had a country instrumental song as they went to break. I wish I knew what song it was, but I've never been able to find out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3305685182779695712008-02-26T16:12:00.000-05:002008-02-26T16:12:00.000-05:00all iam going to say is they left the ROCK for thi...all iam going to say is they left the ROCK for this messAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55465274172934227632008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:00NOTE: Am reading MAJOR power outage in south FLori...NOTE: Am reading MAJOR power outage in south FLorida..may last well into the night..stores closed, millions affected.<BR/><BR/>So if we dont' see a new column tonight and JD is home, that might be why<BR/><BR/>Back to the blog:<BR/>I think instrumental of the song to breaks would be helpful and have read the same thing in some columns (NOT message boards but reporters comments)<BR/><BR/>Soph<BR/><BR/>(this computer not recognizing my log in)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2919859532649457852008-02-26T15:00:00.000-05:002008-02-26T15:00:00.000-05:00The Fox theme is weak. And it goes too far "south"...The Fox theme is weak. And it goes too far "south", meaning an over reaction to NASCARS mandate to get back to its roots. <BR/>I agree that Boogity has been played out- WAY out!<BR/>Can't FOX get it thru their heads that the RACING is the story? Its not them, their announcers, their insidious gopher gimmicks, Hollywood who-tell, or jammed in and often inconceivable Hammond-at-the-cutaway-car "explanations" that viewers want from them!<BR/>Show us the race ! From first place to last place! There are 43 teams out there, not just the 88,24,48,18 and 20!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41232210935137357562008-02-26T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-26T14:37:00.000-05:00As one who watched all of Saturday night and staye...As one who watched all of Saturday night and stayed up Sunday night as well, a hearty thank you to all networks and their employees for all of their hard work.<BR/><BR/>I was also thrilled to see VL and Nascar Now last night. It was great for SPEED and ESPN to fill their post-race obligations so quickly and so well with all parties involved surely exhausted...<BR/><BR/>My two cents on the theme song - I love it. Of course, it's certainly polarizing since people who dislike "boogity" will instantly hate it...<BR/><BR/>I love the use of the drivers with the hitchhiker signs, etc.<BR/><BR/>They do overuse the song though (which is partly because they have so many commercial breaks!) One thing they should definitely do is to not use a vocal version going to commercials. It always gets cut off in midphrase when they go to the actual break and it is quite jarring if you are listening to it. It's actually kind of funny when they cut it right after "can't wait to hear DW say". I guess we can wait for a few minutes...snowfallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404778741085224921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63996773016778141522008-02-26T14:18:00.000-05:002008-02-26T14:18:00.000-05:00I watched all the rain delay coverage until 12MN o...I watched all the rain delay coverage until 12MN on Sunday and except for no racing thought it was fantastic. ESPN stepped up big time and I thought Fox did well too. The drivers played along and although probably more frustrated than I was, appeared to enjoy themselves. Kyle was hysterical and he actually did go a long way towards making himself liked by this fan. Gopher cam is ok and they had a lot of hours to fill so... (OBTW you can go on the Fox web site and email them a name suggestion, I wonder if this was in the works before the rain delay coverage? JD can you check). I actually like the BBB song and think they are changing the video that goes with it which makes me actually stop and look to see who is going to do what. The post race coverage was well done by both Speed and ESPN. (Still have to watch what I DVR of the races themselves.<BR/><BR/>Sophia It's called "doing the Dillner" I remember hearing something about it a few years ago. He evidently towers of most of the drivers/crews etc.<BR/><BR/>If this is a sign of things to come it sould be a great TV season for Nascar, now if we can just keep those rain clouds away we'll be set.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72022862108474858462008-02-26T13:50:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:50:00.000-05:00@Anonymous 1:22pm,Would you really have enjoyed a ...@Anonymous 1:22pm,<BR/>Would you <I>really</I> have enjoyed a scientific presentation about the physics of groundwater? Would you <I>really</I> have enjoyed a historical recap of tracks plagued by weepers in the past? Or would you have just griped about that instead?<BR/><BR/>Maybe you think that Fox should have spent all that time scolding the Roger Penske and his engineers for not putting the same drainage into a dry climate track in a semi-desert area that they'd have put into a wet-climate track? Maybe you think they should have spent the time castigating Nascar for not instantly teleporting a rain-challenged race to a different track?<BR/><BR/>The gopher cam stuff is a bit stupid, but it filled the dead air and it was possible to get a laugh when they stumped the drivers with it. You can't ask for much more when you've got hours of rain delay to cope with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38727291770309369602008-02-26T13:33:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:33:00.000-05:00(oops) forgot the definitionMost likely originated...(oops) forgot the definition<BR/><BR/><BR/>Most likely originated around the time of Hanson's "Mmmbop"; an ear worm refers to any song that is so catchy, and at the same time extremely annoying, that it feels like a worm has crawled into your ear and eaten the intelligent parts of your brain so that you hum the song all day long, no matter how much you hate it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>:-0Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52869911918542806522008-02-26T13:32:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:32:00.000-05:00I thought Fox covered the "weeper" problem as much...I thought Fox covered the "weeper" problem as much as was needed. They showed the problem and showed what they did the day before to try and correct it and then what they did during the red flag (cutting groves perpendicular to the track) to again try and correct the situation. I for one wouldn't want a couple hours of weeper patrol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11986414318205173432008-02-26T13:29:00.001-05:002008-02-26T13:29:00.001-05:00While I also enjoyed the three hours of off-the-wa...While I also enjoyed the three hours of off-the-wall coverage Sunday leading up the start of the race, it's absolutely ridiculous that NASCAR didn't automatically reschedule the race for Monday. I can see waiting two or three hours but to go until 1 (or was it 2?) in the morning E.S.T. is pathetic and inexcusable. Especially if the radar continues to show showers heading towards the track which it did because I checked it repeatedly throughout the evening. <BR/><BR/>I still think that Fox's coverage of the race was some of the worst, too. To those of you who gave up and went to bed, you didn't miss anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59305536484607092102008-02-26T13:29:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:29:00.000-05:00re: the theme song..I agree..played way too often ...re: the theme song..I agree..played way too often and surprisingly, I am seeing this mentioned in many columns by writers online already. <BR/><BR/>VERY overused. I don't care about BBB that's said ONCE at the beginning of the race for 6 seconds. :-)<BR/><BR/>this new song can give you a bad case or ear worms, too. LOL. That is a real term...a guy wrote a book about 'ear worms.'<BR/><BR/>So true!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22250964803339808252008-02-26T13:22:00.000-05:002008-02-26T13:22:00.000-05:00I felt Fox did a horrible job during the rain dela...I felt Fox did a horrible job during the rain delay. Instead of covering a hard news story, the weepers, they bored the audience to death with their stupid gopher cam naming bit. <BR/><BR/>Fox knew the weepers were a major problem, but they decided to turn a blind eye to them. If any of the Fox staff had an ounce of talent for these kind of things, they could have pushed the issue. Everybody saw how qualifying was rained out. Fox blew it.<BR/><BR/>When they actually showed racing, they missed 1 restart, and nearly missed 2 others. Plus I am sick and tired of their stupid theme song. Enough already. If you want to have one, play it at the beginning of the telecast, and thats it, sort of like what what football does on Sunday and Monday nights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9819386965915138022008-02-26T12:53:00.000-05:002008-02-26T12:53:00.000-05:00I apologize for the post. SPEED did advertise Vic...I apologize for the post. SPEED did advertise <I>Victory Lane</I>. I should have visited your fine blog before today and I would have found this out. I already knew about the cancelation of <I>This Week in NASCAR</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4186620116248698012008-02-26T12:51:00.000-05:002008-02-26T12:51:00.000-05:00Once again, both ESPN2 and Fox did wonderful jobs ...Once again, both ESPN2 and Fox did wonderful jobs of covering rain delays. I have heard that coverage of these delays have often beaten actual sporting events in the ratings. I saw why that is the case this past weekend. (And also because many NASCAR fans have a religious-like devotion. Scary.)<BR/><BR/>I am disappointed that SPEED Channel did not make it clear that <I>NASCAR Victory Lane</I> was going to be on after the Monday re-scheduled race. If I knew this, I would have tuned in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70683512314472227182008-02-26T12:45:00.000-05:002008-02-26T12:45:00.000-05:00You can say what you may about the name the gopher...You can say what you may about the name the gopher stint on Fox, but I counted no less than 19 drivers that participated and although the first couple didn't know they were going to be asked to name the gopher the rest did from watching in their campers and seemed to take it in good fun as it was intended. The boogity, boogity, boogity last about 5 seconds and does not take a big chunk of time out of anyones life. It has become tradition folks and I, for one, enjoy it. Good job by all considering the conditions and the fact some were playing hurt(sick).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76745707970426340602008-02-26T12:25:00.000-05:002008-02-26T12:25:00.000-05:00I just remembered one of my fave moments. On SPEE...I just remembered one of my fave moments. On SPEED, Dilner, who is very tall, for some reason was shown on tv with his legs splayed very far apart so he would seem shorter and not show off his towering prescence.<BR/><BR/>After he saw how stupid he looked, he stood up and then put his elbow on the SHOULDER of the driver and leaned down to speak to him! LOL. I don't know why the SPEED folks did that...I had no idea Dilner stood that way to 'even out the camera angles' for the shorter drivers?!<BR/><BR/>I would like to name the gopher shot "slingshot cam" because i wanted to break the thing everytime it was shown on my tv. :-)<BR/><BR/>Last year fox had the animated car thingie (annoying, and then ESPN had to get the draft tracker)<BR/><BR/>Notice how when these things are ABSENT, and less clutter (taped interviews, SC updates, we ENJOY the races more!)<BR/><BR/>That's the good things about delays.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25740410603993713602008-02-26T11:53:00.000-05:002008-02-26T11:53:00.000-05:00KUDOS to ESPN for pulling Marty Smith out of his l...KUDOS to ESPN for pulling Marty Smith out of his little talking head box and letting him speak a little more freely. I sorely miss his writing for Nascar.com and hope they continue to use him more and more in his role at ESPN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32076416483189782612008-02-26T11:46:00.000-05:002008-02-26T11:46:00.000-05:00You are right, JD. The coverage was SOLID. I almo...You are right, JD. The coverage was SOLID. I almost passed out Saturday night from sheer joy as ESPN covered the "rain delay" the way it used to be. And on Monday, they showed what they always should have showed: RACING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73065269131397935542008-02-26T11:23:00.000-05:002008-02-26T11:23:00.000-05:00I cannot say that I have a favorite moment from th...I cannot say that I have a favorite moment from this weekend. What impressed me the most was the overall tenacity of the broadcast teams to do good work over an extended amount of time in difficult conditions over which none had any control.<BR/><BR/>Did we get tired of certain folks talking too much? Sure! Were we ready for someone to name the "Gopher Cam" and stop asking each driver for a name? Absolutely! But time had to be filled somehow and because of the amount of time to be filled, all too much had to be "ad libbed."<BR/><BR/>Kudos to all broadcast teams for doing relatively well in a terrible situation!<BR/><BR/>LuckyforwardLuckyForwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035914357860053732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15633009314283585472008-02-26T10:18:00.000-05:002008-02-26T10:18:00.000-05:00Bobby said... "Those who complained about the "...Bobby said...<BR/><BR/> "Those who complained about the "Fox Gopher Cam" must realise this is a rain delay.<BR/><BR/> The Motley Fool (a financial Web site) says their job is to "educate, amuse, and enrich". The "name the gopher" is just another way to amuse the drivers, crew, and fans during what can be a boring time." <BR/><BR/>Believe us, Bobby, we ALL realize that it was a rain delay...but I don't think there was a single driver that was 'amused' by being asked to name a cartoon rodent that none of them had even seen before (or would admit to seeing). The only driver to show any enthusiasm for that stunt was Kyle Busch and it appears to me that KyB is on a mission this year to engage the fans and would do anything for more face time.<BR/><BR/>As regards the 'new toy' as Mike Joy called it, I agree with the majority of those that have posted comments on several of JD's Blogs since it was unveiled, and using KyB's own terminology, "It sucks".<BR/><BR/>I imagine most (all?) of the FOX folks have been delighted to watch as ESPN's "Draft Track" has been ridiculed by knowledgeable viewers and I only hope that they reach a decision NOT to carry the rodent forward for future races.<BR/><BR/>There was some mention that it was 'out of action' for the Monday conclusion of the Cup race...I just hope that was a quiet way of backing away from the whole fiasco.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see it named "Gone"!<BR/><BR/>Tom in BristolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17441151450977798732008-02-26T10:11:00.000-05:002008-02-26T10:11:00.000-05:00Too much Darrell waltrip.Too much Darrell waltrip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16175396122964963892008-02-26T08:50:00.000-05:002008-02-26T08:50:00.000-05:00I knew I could count on Speed/Fox for entertaining...I knew I could count on Speed/Fox for entertaining rain-delay programing but I was amazed at the way ESPN managed to lighten up and actually dare to have a little fun with the broadcast. <BR/><BR/>What impressed me most with both groups was the smoothness with which they managed to hand off from group to group as they managed to rest their crews and work around the various cases of the flu. No one ever seemed tired or worn -- though as I prepared to set a tape and go to bed Sunday night Chris Meyers was getting a little slap-happy. (Over the past year or so I've been suspecting that Chris Meyers has a lot more to do with Fox's success in Nascar broadcasting than the surface appearance of good hair and the male equivalent of a dumb blonde act suggests at first sight).<BR/><BR/>The moments I'm remembering most clearly are all driver interviews. There was Brad Coleman running through the rain to catch a reporter and "get my sponsor some TV time". There was Kyle Busch joking around, stealing the microphone, and asking if he had to do the interview himself. There was Jason Leffler, always a good sport about being a normal-sized person surrounded by giants (Hey Jason, I'm normal-sized too). There were Elliott and Kasey bored in the coach with Kasey having just woken up for the interview. And Krista Voda sitting on the wet pavement with Mark Martin and his mentorees -- completely unconcerned about her hair, her clothes, or anything but not getting tangled in her electronics as she got the interview.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that ESPN rose to the level of the Speed/Fox coverage because, after last year's semi-adversarial approach, I don't think that the drivers have the necessary level of comfort with the ESPN people. Though it does seem that Jamie Little and Shannon Spake are taking Wendy and Krista as their model to be just reporters rather than specifically female reporters. <BR/><BR/>Its a bit telling that, as good as it was to have that long episode with Carl Edwards in the ESPN booth, he came to them in the booth rather than having ESPN people go to him in a more casual environment.<BR/><BR/>Its probably heresy, but sometimes a really good rain delay can be more enjoyable than a bad race. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80763100243385229882008-02-26T07:43:00.000-05:002008-02-26T07:43:00.000-05:00I agree that the efforts by the tv crews was comme...I agree that the efforts by the tv crews was commendable. I didn't watch every minute of the rain delay coverage, instead I would check in every so often to find the status of the race. I would, however, stop and watch if what the announcers were talking about was interesting.<BR/><BR/>Despite the adaquate rain-delay coverage, I still say that the networks should pressure NASCAR to come up with a quicker method for drying a track. TV coverage is important, and it seems weather delays are becoming more critical every year. I was speaking with a friend who happens to be a civil engineer, and he said that if water is seeping back on top of the track, then the track isn't drained properly. He said that the track designers are not giving the water any place to go other than back up onto the track.<BR/><BR/>As important as television coverage is, it would seem that they would want the world to see their racing, not their "blow dryers". Then again, they were racing at California, maybe the dryers are more exciting.Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884549705336979557noreply@blogger.com