tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3212112787094278602..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Hail To The ChiefDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29495427605971438042010-11-24T23:33:03.511-05:002010-11-24T23:33:03.511-05:00A spoiled child who inherited a position well beyo...A spoiled child who inherited a position well beyond his comprehension or ability.<br /><br />If his Father and Grandfather were alive, he would be in the woodshed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-89117170157682775492010-11-24T18:17:52.968-05:002010-11-24T18:17:52.968-05:00I just read a report that during the Chase races, ...I just read a report that during the Chase races, 7 out of the 10 races had a ratings drop of 20%. That is horrible, and I don't know how BF can look at those numbers and think everything is fine. BUT, their prime demographic, males 18 to 34 had an 8% increase for the final race. I just bet BF looked at only those numbers. What a sham.<br /><br />This sport is dying, and the "put on a happy face" crowd, including most Nascar sports writers, the idiots of Sirius and the ESPN bozos keep sweeping that under the rug. Nascar got what I think they wanted, a five time consecutive champion, and I honestly feel they think JJ's dominance is great for the sport. At least that's what I'm hearing/reading from those supposedly in the know. Even our darling, Rusty Wallace, who said after last season that JJ's dominance is not good for Nascar, now has slugged down the Nascar Kool Aid and believes that the Drive for Five is great for the sport. Yeah, right.<br /><br />I also love the pats on the back BF was giving himself on the changes they made "for the fans" Bull Crap !!!! IF he were truly listening to the fans, he would have dumped the Chase, the Top 35 crap, Lucky Dogs, wave arounds and made ESPN put the races back on ABC, where most people have access. But, BF's reality is based on things other than real things, maybe based more on mind altering substances. <br /><br />Unless there are wholesale changes to the sport, unless there are major changes with Fox, TNT and ESPN, unless they make it possible for someone other than JJ or a Hendrick driver to succeed and unless they dump the Chase, fans will continue to abandon the sport and Nascar will be as relevant as a boil on BF's behind.Darcienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70607451980364563052010-11-24T07:55:34.513-05:002010-11-24T07:55:34.513-05:00It appears that your active readers have decided t...It appears that your active readers have decided that what is needed is a trainer and wardrobe consultant for Brian France. And a number of them seem pretty upset with Jimmie Johnson bacause no one can get it together to beat him.<br /><br />As for ESPN, Sunday might be thier worst NASCAR broadcast ever. But it's not just a racing problem. They have fallen into the same bad habits of tunnel vision and narrow focus across the board. Earlier this week, I watched a basketball broadcast where they spent the whole time talking about the star on the bench in foul trouble at the expense of the game which was happening on the floor. It seemed like deja vue.dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804227666271358860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38197948968574604952010-11-23T22:28:01.588-05:002010-11-23T22:28:01.588-05:00JD,
Thanks for the link to Jeff Gluck's colum...JD,<br /><br />Thanks for the link to Jeff Gluck's column, one that I'd have otherwise missed. In it, Gluck quotes Brian France:<br /><br /><i>"I think the broadcast has been as good as I've seen in a long time," [France] said.</i><br /><br />That strikes me as the key to the entire situation. I cannot believe that Brian France has actually watched the entire telecast of any of the races this past year -- at least not without having watched the race live.<br /><br />He is in denial, and I have serious concerns that he may have an underlying alcohol (or drug) problem. I truly hope not, but it would help explain many of his actions and his demeanor on the few occasions that I've seen him on camera.<br /><br />Someone in a senior position in NASCAR needs to pull on a pair of "<i>big boy</i>" pants and have a sit-down talk with the boss before thing really get out of control.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />NickNick Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574057400608391551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28209031878249901542010-11-23T20:27:46.801-05:002010-11-23T20:27:46.801-05:00B.F. stands for bumbling fool. What is he drinking...B.F. stands for bumbling fool. What is he drinking? It sounds like it's better than Kool-Aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74472781408205581602010-11-23T19:53:53.207-05:002010-11-23T19:53:53.207-05:00Jonathan,
Was that overnight ratings you posted? ...Jonathan,<br /><br />Was that overnight ratings you posted? Jim Utter Tweeted this today...<br /><br /><br />Sunday's Ford 400 season finale at Homestead got a 3.6 final rating on ESPN, down 8 percent from a year ago on ABC (3.9)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59790403595896672072010-11-23T19:31:28.630-05:002010-11-23T19:31:28.630-05:00BZF - go and invest in an NFL team and get out whi...BZF - go and invest in an NFL team and get out while you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22265338276762597322010-11-23T19:29:31.754-05:002010-11-23T19:29:31.754-05:00LISTEN TO THE FANS BRIAN - they make or break the ...LISTEN TO THE FANS BRIAN - they make or break the sport. <br /><br />Don't you have some "Lieutenants" who have some sense and can guide you? Listen to them. <br /><br />Hendrick Motorsports shuffled the deck today, NASCAR and TV networks need to do the same for 2011.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-53176698996085103172010-11-23T19:08:29.153-05:002010-11-23T19:08:29.153-05:00What a terrible picture of BF. Yes, the tv covera...What a terrible picture of BF. Yes, the tv coverage is getting worse and worse. I don't think BF will make it any better and I really enjoyed reading Darren Rovell's column.Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49738289499429644772010-11-23T17:46:04.334-05:002010-11-23T17:46:04.334-05:00Dont know if anyone watched Wind Tunnel on Sunday....Dont know if anyone watched Wind Tunnel on Sunday. But Daves favorite e-mail address you fans who "complain about television coverage".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-20518281850529403162010-11-23T16:45:42.557-05:002010-11-23T16:45:42.557-05:00Brian France is just a sleazy looking creature who...Brian France is just a sleazy looking creature who has no business running NASCAR. Brian France has ruined NASCAR and he is not even realizing it. His Chase is a sham. It is a manufactured championship season (Jimmie Johnson 5x champion). The TV networks are getting by with abysmal coverage while BZF cashes his residual checks. And when he makes a media apperance, he looks like a slob. Hail to the Chief, i'll do that to the President of the US, not King Brian.<br /><br />I'm going to second what SBanjeree said about BZF, He is a cancer to our sport.<br /><br />And if i want to come back to NASCAR, Jimmie needs to have his lims torn off and BZF needs to be jailed or gone<br /><br />SBTF<br />A real PO ex-NASCAR fansaltsburgtrojanfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32222924613027553832010-11-23T15:39:14.322-05:002010-11-23T15:39:14.322-05:00i dont agree with Mr. Brian France on his comment ...i dont agree with Mr. Brian France on his comment about liking the televison coverage that NEEDS to change we NEED online coverage next year plain and simple! Nice to see the ratings for homestead go up! Nice to end the season on a high note and I think all those who said there done watching Nascar will be back you just dont stop liking racing cause one guy keeps winning hate to say it those comments were just heat of the moment comments and come Daytona 500 time the fans will be ready for racing like no other! A new front end on the cars next year is a step in the right direction so I feel Nascar will be back in a big way! <br />3.9hh<br />3.3/6<br />5.605 million<br /><br />Great ratings for HomesteadJonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9686383076879022922010-11-23T14:57:44.943-05:002010-11-23T14:57:44.943-05:00I just went back to read Gluck's column from t...I just went back to read Gluck's column from the link you had posted.<br /><br />He really does miss the point on all this. <br /><br />I looked briefly on Jayski and all the articles are pretty much the same. All hail King Jimmie - the greatest 10 race trophy winner of them all.<br /><br />Since this was the focus of all the broadcasts and the chase, I guess everyone is happy but the fans and we all know we don't count.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-49174961903868404372010-11-23T14:21:28.456-05:002010-11-23T14:21:28.456-05:00Seems like if your name is Brian and you're i...Seems like if your name is Brian and you're in charge of a major motorsport, you're no good at your job. This all reminds me of IndyCar's Brian Barnhart, whom no one likes. The difference is that IndyCar journalists like Robin Miller openly criticize his poor decisions and sympathize with the fans, whereas all NASCAR journalists have been doing this week is ranking Jimmie among the all-time greats and generally praising things that have angered a large portion of the fanbase.Zetonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019200559798764852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85095996113751858722010-11-23T13:53:01.115-05:002010-11-23T13:53:01.115-05:00JD, you always lay it out so well. I am too negat...JD, you always lay it out so well. I am too negative about the state of nascar to add anything else, except to say it would be so easy to fix. MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74193136690085450412010-11-23T12:38:30.216-05:002010-11-23T12:38:30.216-05:00What a terrible mess. His appearance speaks for it...What a terrible mess. His appearance speaks for itself. He might as well wear a paper bag, his dress is so poor and unprofessional. NASCAR's struggles began in 2007 and this season was the turning point that forced the participants and management out of denial. The decisions that NASCAR makes this winter are very critical. His Homestead comments showed no promise, just vague updates and stupid statements. Until the proper changes are made, there is really nothing else to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32241479584578191942010-11-23T12:15:20.457-05:002010-11-23T12:15:20.457-05:00Hard to believe Mr France's comments. When Sp...Hard to believe Mr France's comments. When Sponge Bob and WWE wrestling beat NA$CAR in ratings week after week after week. I have a bad feeling it will get worse before it gets better. Brian France orbits his own little world. Remember it is up to NA$CAR to bring a product to the table that grabs your interst, and makes you want to follow the sport. Everyone on this blog knows how to solve this television coverage problem. Turn NA$CAR off and don't turn it back on till it's fixed. It is the strongest message we can send. I know it's a hard thing for a die hard race fan to do, but we can't keep drinking this sour milk. YOU people pay the bills and deserve a much better product than NA$CAR is pumping out. Brian France will go down in history as the man who killed NA$CAR. Thanks JD and everyone on this blog who made me laugh and feel welcome here.Mike (Detroit)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78808567629455803662010-11-23T12:09:22.696-05:002010-11-23T12:09:22.696-05:00The reason everything looks fine to Brian is due t...The reason everything looks fine to Brian is due to him being surrounded by nothing but Yes Men. When he leaves that cocoon he interacts with people in the media who have heard the message loud and clear that their jobs depend on toeing the company line.<br /><br />I have no problem believing his surprise to the question in the press conference. He is so insulated from any outside influences he genuinely believes everything is sunshine and gumdrops.<br /><br />I can assure you he has not read or heard about the Darren Rovell article yesterday and it's blunt message that NASCAR will forever be a distant sport behing the NFL,MLB and NBA.<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/40315086bevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186936436307739896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-69541079095572045172010-11-23T11:47:33.650-05:002010-11-23T11:47:33.650-05:0038 years of NASCAR fan life has come to this. Don&...38 years of NASCAR fan life has come to this. Don't ever tell me I'm not a "true fan" when I point out NASCAR's mistakes in the last 8 years and when I'm trying to suggest solutions. I'm another fan who has submitted a comprehensive year end report to NASCAR in detail, it wasn't pretty but it was written as constructive criticism.Donna DeBoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794219924983285744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15101556763130678562010-11-23T11:21:31.145-05:002010-11-23T11:21:31.145-05:00Hail to the chief, ha! That's a good one. Th...Hail to the chief, ha! That's a good one. This guy can't manage a simple interview and is completely out of touch. The picture you chose is one of the more flattering since usually he looks disheveled and unkempt, which in my mind equates to the way he manages NASCAR.<br /><br />Digital coverage of the sport is a joke. I'm not planning to renew my Sirius radio subscription. There simply isn't enough NASCAR content that I can stomach to be worth the fee.<br /><br />The whole ESPN debacle continues to infuriate me. I guess that the people they are trying to attract are the ones who get all their information off the ticker that runs continuously. I don't watch ESPN at all except for NASCAR.<br /><br />I have to wonder if, like others, I could simply do without the extra cable expense. <br /><br />I have no expectations that Brian France will do anything that is in the best interests of race fans. The reason for that is that he just doesn't get it. <br /><br />I go to enough races that for me the early start times work. Considering that they had the later start times for several years and the ratings weren't that great either - actually they started falling when the chase and the COT were implemented and the TV coverage became chase, chase, chase practically from the first race, but we can't blame anything bad on choices that NASCAR or the TV partners did, can we?<br /><br />It must be the fans fault. Blame the customer, that's always a great idea.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1643458302111941652010-11-23T10:26:37.411-05:002010-11-23T10:26:37.411-05:00NASCAR is Brian France's possession, for Brian...NASCAR is Brian France's possession, for Brian to do with as he pleases. And let us not forget that, for Brian IS doing as he pleases with no regard for anything but what Brian wants. We must be insane to hope for and expect the same people to do things differently next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86566834816770490282010-11-23T10:02:14.495-05:002010-11-23T10:02:14.495-05:00How about Bri-Bri handing the trophy to Johnson ba...How about Bri-Bri handing the trophy to Johnson backwards? Pure genius there. Or maybe a lack of sobriety? Possibly.<br /><br />Any changes made to the BSPN coverage will not be to the remaining fans' benefit. It will be made to BSPN's and NA$CAR's benefit. We'll continue to have the same shoddy coverage and commentary we've come to know and loathe. Times will get changed to suit BSPN's schedule, not that of the fans.<br /><br />In Corporate America, you either listen to the consumers or you're out of business. As NA$CAR is a corporation they should be listening to the consumers, which is the racing fans who watch at home, listen on the radio, or watch at the tracks. But as we can see by the poor TV ratings and lack of attendance at the tracks, NA$CAR is not listening and the fans are taking their time and money elsewhere.<br /><br />I give NA$CAR 3-5 year before they fold unless Bri-Bri and his cronies are replaced by some folks who actually know something about racing and will listen to the fans instead of voices in their heads.The Mad Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-43899832478179880372010-11-23T09:55:28.544-05:002010-11-23T09:55:28.544-05:00BF obviously lives in an alternate reality. He obv...BF obviously lives in an alternate reality. He obviously has an impression of Espn that neither me or hoards of bloggers share. Does anyone believe that BF actually watches the hours of Nascar related coverage on television every week? He reported that "Green" was a major issue with the viewers. He must be hallucinating if he truly believes that. Nascar bloggers unload on a multitude of issues every week. Has anyone ever blogged about 'green' relative to Nascar? I like Brad as a person,but he and Rusty are totally useless. At Phoenix,did you hear Rusty refer to Foyt as A.J. Fart? Honest, I'm not making this up.It was right at the beginning of the show. Tim Brewer made a few good points Sunday,but he too,should go. Thirty-six races and he's doing a show & tell on "Bear Bond"?!? Marty Reid is just hopeless.These shows on Espn are the way they are because someone wants them to look that way. The Logano/Montoya deal was criminal the way it was handled. Race Hub,somehow managed to dodge it too last night with their boring show. There's obviously a huge gap between Nascar's impression of the race coverage and that of the viwers. Until Nascar and the TV Execs conclude there is a problem requiring fixing---change will not occur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-92011725846630059672010-11-23T09:24:15.396-05:002010-11-23T09:24:15.396-05:00Brian France is a cancer on the once-great sport h...Brian France is a cancer on the once-great sport his forefathers put their blood and sweat into. He has shown repeatedly over the 8 years he has been in charge that he has zero perception of auto racing and needs to run a stick-n-ball team somewhere.S_Banerjeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8938980133621236362010-11-23T09:19:28.541-05:002010-11-23T09:19:28.541-05:00Your words are the voice of the real NASCAR fan ba...Your words are the voice of the real NASCAR fan base. Your position on each issue remains clearly the facts that make the viewer continue to believe that someone is being the gatekeeper for the rest of NASCAR Nation. <br /><br />It has been one disaster after another. NASCAR used to support the teams not steal their sponsors. The only group making any money is NASCAR as the teams have all suffered in this downturned economy. The stories about Big Bill helping out the independents to keep them in the show, are the legends of what NASCAR stood for and made the fan feel they were a part by only supporting companies that supported the series and teams. <br /><br />From digger to the rest of the thought process that moves the direction of the sport it has been one large nightmare.<br /><br />It was not that long ago that ESPN brought NASCAR into the homes of the fans. The fans were seeking a source of information about the sport that they loved, from persons inside the sport. NASCAR has always been full of secrets, which was part of its appeal. Obviously that was not enough. But can you imagine a Pro football game with the announcers sticking to an agenda, while the game is being shown and not allowing the on field action to be the story? <br /><br />Its time NASCAR looked in a mirror and said we are killing this sport.<br /><br />Thanks from the bottom of my heart to allow fans a place where we can post what is truly in our hearts, please do not ever stop.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077528082787084016noreply@blogger.com