tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post3822169620487388323..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: TV Police: Sprint Cup Series From Phoenix On FOXDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-586999340539287202011-03-01T12:59:33.370-05:002011-03-01T12:59:33.370-05:00JD,
Thanks for replying. I didn't mean to in...JD, <br /><br />Thanks for replying. I didn't mean to insinuate that my opinion matters any more than any one else's. Of course it doesn't. I have been a fan of Nascar since 1986. Watching almost every since then. I have seen the changes and the addition of technology from the "olden days" <br /> I am also a blogger, who together with a group of other Nascar bloggers, get together via the web each week. I came across this blog just looking for other Nascar bloggers. <br /> I commend you, and the IDEA of coming up with ideas to make the sport or broadcast better. I just don't see much of that coming from the comment section. Its always the same people with the same problems. Most, I repeat, Most are not interested in anything but running down the broadcast, broadcasters, producers etc.ect.<br /> I read for a long time without commenting, lurking so to speak. I can no longer bite my tongue, I am coming to challenge your readers to offer up viable solutions, instead of knee jerk complaints when an announcer mispeaks, or any of the myriad of petty things that dominate the comment section.<br /> Thanks for your time. I look forward to the next blog, hopefully I can make some of the live ones as well.storkjrchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393083256677861111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-74214915143666557262011-03-01T12:38:42.335-05:002011-03-01T12:38:42.335-05:00storkjrc...
I honestly respect your opinion. How...storkjrc...<br /><br />I honestly respect your opinion. However, I think I can speak for almost all of the regulars that comment here that we are not asking for a perfect broadcast. Whether a TV-insider like Mr. Daly or just a fan on the couch, I think we all realize that the improvisational nature of sports means that there will be flubs, missed action, and commercials that come at unfortunate moments.<br /><br />I think this all boils down to the fact that many of us remember when race telecasts were more informative and did not insult the intelligence of either long-time or new fans. There was a better balance between following the leaders and showing more exciting action back in the pack and a recognition that, at least once in every telecast, that every driver should be acknowledged. We were also not forced to question the agenda of the announcers or their bosses with their many conflicts of interest.<br /><br />That being said, I understand the sentiment and tone of your comment. Right now, the sharks here are hungry and are swarming upon anything that looks like food. I am as guilty of that as anybody else right now although I believe this feeling is justified...and that is regardless of supposedly rising ratings when they are still nowhere near what they used to be. I would also add that the focus of this blog being on the TV side of things obscures the fact that the anger of many here (myself included) also covers on-track issues.<br /><br />No, I won't be turning to golf but I certainly will be watching more college basketball and hockey plus hoping that all of my local short tracks have survived the winter and will be open for another season. I'm actually glad you can stand these broadcasts because maybe it shows some hope that not all is lost for the long-term survival of NASCAR as an important part of the TV sports landscape. However, for myself, I am being completely honest that what we get today from Fox and ESPN has been making me angry from well before I discovered Mr. Daly's blog and it truly distracts from my enjoyment of racing.KoHoSohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457687879505057220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16765911145601250922011-03-01T12:28:41.773-05:002011-03-01T12:28:41.773-05:00storkjrc,
Your opinion is just that, your opinion...storkjrc,<br /><br />Your opinion is just that, your opinion. We welcome your thoughts and those of the other readers.<br /><br />We have no group here, no mindset and I do not interact with the readers outside of the comments section.<br /><br />Instead of praising NASCAR TV for another well done telecast, we again find ourselves scratching our heads about how things got into such a mess.<br /><br />Over the years, many folks have shown up here, yelled "If you don't like it leave" and then moved on.<br /><br />If you are a true fan, you care about the sport and what can be changed in order to get better pictures, better commentary and more information to those at home.<br /><br />Since 2007, the changes in NASCAR TV have been many. Personnel, production, studio shows and even the format of some programs have changed because of viewer feedback.<br /><br />NASCAR established the Fan Council several years ago and often asks about the radio and TV coverage of the sport.<br /><br />We appreciate your comments, but your opinion is equal to all of those expressed here, including mine. Just fans talking about NASCAR TV.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11662862335501126302011-03-01T12:04:32.566-05:002011-03-01T12:04:32.566-05:00Once again, I must include a voice of reason among...Once again, I must include a voice of reason among the disenchanted. There are always going to be flaws! No broadcast is going to be perfect. I am a RACE fan, if the race is on I am going to watch. You cannot make everyone happy! If you show racing back in the pack, people complain they don't see the leaders enough, or vice versa. Do i really need to see David Gililand cross the line for a 6 lap down 23rd place finish. Get real! <br />As for the KY Derby comment. It has no bearing, there are only 20 horses max, and its a 2 minute race. Even then they don't always show the 19th and 20th horses cross. Especially if the are 20-30 lengths off the pace. They generally show the winners and the bulk of the field, then follow the winner as he slows up. I have seen every Derby for the last 30 years.<br /> I realize that JD has background in television, and that this site gives you a place to vent. Whats the point! If your suggestions had any merit or value I am sure they would have been considered by now. If you don't like the broadcast, go watch GOLF!!storkjrchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393083256677861111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48208497666761409562011-03-01T11:29:39.939-05:002011-03-01T11:29:39.939-05:00We owe an apology to Scott Veals...the real one.
...We owe an apology to Scott Veals...the real one.<br /><br />We deleted a couple of comments where someone used his name.<br /><br />Needless to say, he is not too happy about it.<br /><br />Probably going to move to another format and require sign-up to avoid this in the future. <br /><br />Sorry for the hassle Scott, hope you find out who used your name and why.<br /><br />Mike,<br /><br />It's all in the writing!<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-5943543721110514952011-03-01T10:53:37.528-05:002011-03-01T10:53:37.528-05:00Well ratings are up so everything must be great wi...Well ratings are up so everything must be great with the current TV coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup.<br /><br />I lifted this from Jayski's site. <br /><br />NASCAR on Fox earned a 5.3/11 in the metered markets Sunday for the Subway Fresh FIt 500 from Phoenix, easily the highest rating of the weekend for any sports event. 2011 continues to take shape as a comeback year for NASCAR, as the 5.3/11 is +6% better than the 5.0/10 that Fox charted for racing from Fontana on the same weekend a year ago. It's also +56% better than the 3.4/7 that the Phoenix race delivered last year when it aired on a Saturday night in April. Through two weeks, NASCAR on Fox is averaging a 6.8/15 in the overnights, a hefty +13% gain over last year's Olympic-impacted 6.0/12. NASCAR also currently holds a narrow advantage over the 2009 season as well (+1% vs. 6.7/13).Mike (Detroit)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67058834507156661032011-03-01T08:46:02.119-05:002011-03-01T08:46:02.119-05:00Where to start, wow. It is obvious that adding vid...Where to start, wow. It is obvious that adding video concerns to covering a race compounds and complicates that coverage. Listening to the MRN broadcast Sunday was night and day different to Fox. I am not saying that it was all better but definitely different.<br />Fox in the past has not had the problems that are evident now. That problem is that the booth is so busy listening to their ear noise from the truck and trying to satisfy that noise that they can't call the race.<br />It has almost become overwhelming. They are doing a horrible job of covering all incidents. Either they are 30 laps late or they just never get to the update. Whats up? Just call the race. Just call the action and all of the action. They did in the past, why can't they now.<br />The broadcast becomes so disjointed that you flat don't know what is going on.<br />Heavy sigh---maybe it will get better.richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439356499324682338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79555095040114536322011-03-01T07:54:02.531-05:002011-03-01T07:54:02.531-05:00Anon at 6:04 wrote
"These TV people are tryin...Anon at 6:04 wrote<br />"These TV people are trying to get casual fans to watch, the kind of people that don't sit around and read about NASCAR all week, and blog about it as it happens."<br />Well, if "these tv people" as you call them are trying to attract casual fans, the hard facts are that they are FAILING MISERABLY. Two weks ago, Sports Business Journal published resulted of NASCAR research that shows an acroos the board drop in viewership, with steep drops in interest from "casual " fans.<br />You can't grow the audence for the NFL by trying to be "hip". You do it by putting on great product. same holds true to NASCAR. <br /><br />BrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85515626415975927032011-03-01T03:38:58.051-05:002011-03-01T03:38:58.051-05:00I was there live so I cant comment! Racing was aw...I was there live so I cant comment! Racing was awsome live! Its nice to hear the DW shut up and let Mike Joy call the finishJonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29586383353910934782011-02-28T22:42:34.535-05:002011-02-28T22:42:34.535-05:00NAPA 'Know How'
How about NAPA 'NO WAY...NAPA 'Know How'<br />How about NAPA 'NO WAY'<br />Makes me cringe every time it's airedsbaker17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15187169494309904442011-02-28T22:31:32.460-05:002011-02-28T22:31:32.460-05:00It was really okay, if you didn't really pay a...It was really okay, if you didn't really pay attention.Jack Shaftoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1189853370819061442011-02-28T21:02:00.289-05:002011-02-28T21:02:00.289-05:00"Jaws, Larry Mac, and Mike Joy have huge amou..."Jaws, Larry Mac, and Mike Joy have huge amounts of experience, talent that nobody else can touch, and they're still trying to explain the sport to beginners, on lap 250?"<br /><br /><br />That reminds me...who is it with the cutaway car? ESPN? My 5 year old son was watching one (of many) races with me and he said "Dad, are they *ever* going to finish that car?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26421236962407972222011-02-28T19:51:51.366-05:002011-02-28T19:51:51.366-05:00Been quite a while since we had a "casual fan...Been quite a while since we had a "casual fan" mention.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-56264049081942142742011-02-28T18:10:09.288-05:002011-02-28T18:10:09.288-05:00@ Veals
RANTS!???!!
This is a Blog for FANS .... A...@ Veals<br />RANTS!???!!<br />This is a Blog for FANS .... A discussion of how FOX botched it again<br />They need people that know racing, not recycled stick and ball people on an off seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-58275376625816821232011-02-28T18:04:32.241-05:002011-02-28T18:04:32.241-05:00It seems to me like all of the posters here hate F...It seems to me like all of the posters here hate Fox's coverage. And then they hate TNT's coverage. And then they hate ESPN's coverage. Maybe the coverage of all three are terrible, but maybe this is the sort of coverage everyone has to accept. It doesn't seem like all the complaints are doing any good, does it? They don't seem to be influencing any change.<br /><br />These TV people are trying to get casual fans to watch, the kind of people that don't sit around and read about NASCAR all week, and blog about it as it happens. Maybe TDP could try to find some "casual" fans or "new" fans of the sport and see what they think? It's clear the hardcore fans don't like it, but my guess is Fox/TNT/ESPN figure the hardcore fans will watch no matter what. It's the "new" fan and the "casual" fan they're trying to get, and I wonder if the "new" or "casual" fans that tune in like the coverage?<br /><br />I hated Digger, but you know what? My 6-year-old nephew loved him. He started watching NASCAR because of him, and he even stuck around after Fox started using him left. Digger got Fox at least one new viewer, which I'm thinking was the goal of him all along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70958741512462480612011-02-28T17:59:16.763-05:002011-02-28T17:59:16.763-05:00Anon 4:54PM,
Once things settle down with NBC and...Anon 4:54PM,<br /><br />Once things settle down with NBC and Comcast, we should see who wants the product in 2014.<br /><br />Comcast just changed the NBC golf telecasts over to "The Golf Chanel on NBC" with Golf Channel logos and everything else.<br /><br />What we saw with ESPN was that ABC Sports and all the high-priced talent was basically cut loose and ESPN (non-union) took over all the sports TV production.<br /><br />It should be interesting to see how Comcast (Philly) handles approaching major sports properties for the first time. <br /><br />Comcast has the money from the same type of dual revenue stream (ads and cable subs) that ESPN has and the fight is going to be for what big properties are left in the marketplace.<br /><br />Now you understand why ESPN went on the recent buying spree and spent billions. <br /><br />I think it is fair to say that in 2014 we will certainly not see the same three players on the Cup side. It's not working for anyone, including them.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19867767098905537582011-02-28T17:58:48.649-05:002011-02-28T17:58:48.649-05:00Maybe off topic but -
I thought it was interesting...Maybe off topic but -<br />I thought it was interesting when Carl Edwards was interviewed and he said "This car was supposed to win the race!" Because his car was sponsored by Subway? They kinda hushed him but... I thought that was odd.<br />CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11365731826856922692011-02-28T17:39:35.135-05:002011-02-28T17:39:35.135-05:00Im surprised no one is complaining about the bigge...Im surprised no one is complaining about the biggest issue - the amount of replays. The worst came when FOX was showing a replay of one of Jimmie Johnson's pit stops, and while they did that, there was a gosh darn lead change! That is inexcusable. I don't want to see replays, I want to see live action.<br /><br />Other than that, I am content. I think it is kind of silly seeing people walk away from the sport just because they don't like the coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-35001539198813192432011-02-28T17:18:21.619-05:002011-02-28T17:18:21.619-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Vealsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-12052800599756728272011-02-28T17:13:41.242-05:002011-02-28T17:13:41.242-05:00I used my DVR on Sunday to record the race from Ph...I used my DVR on Sunday to record the race from Phoenix and I used my time on Sunday afternoon to get some things done around the house. I watched the race on DVR around 6pm and I thought the coverage of the race from the booth was awful. I feel bad for those who had to sit through the race without being able to fast forward through the commercials too. Almendinger finished 9th and no sight of him anywhere at the end of the race, crossing the finish line or a quick word about his good run. The points only showed us 1st - 12th. The booth does not call the race anymore. Barney Hall calls a race. These Fox monkeys are lost at sea with no direction home. Between horrible camera work and a singular focus on 1 driver for long periods of time in addition to neglecting half the field crossing the finish line its really hard to figure out what was the worst part of it all so I will say the whole telecast. 100% of the telecast was awful. <br />If anyone remembers how bad ESPN did last August in Bristol (I am laughing right now thinking of the cluster that broadcast was) just think how insulting Fox's broadcast from Bristol could be in a few weeks. Fox might just out do ESPN at Bristol. I am looking forward to a total assault on the viewer at Bristol from Fox.<br />My feeling is that the Fox people think we are stupid and they will continue to assault the viewer with this type of coverage. They just don't understand how we can't see what a great job they are doing. Nothing will change. I'd put my money on it. This is what we get so get used to it! Put Kenny Wallace in the booth - it can't get any worse!Chadderboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452946399432640630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38159910147436377102011-02-28T17:11:23.410-05:002011-02-28T17:11:23.410-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57295214528430093432011-02-28T16:54:13.137-05:002011-02-28T16:54:13.137-05:00Very disappointing FOX did not continue the postra...Very disappointing FOX did not continue the postrace until the top of the hour. JD now that we are halfway through the TV contract, is there any chance you could do any early preview of the next round of negotiations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72143696585597677822011-02-28T15:17:47.558-05:002011-02-28T15:17:47.558-05:00Where was the race??
The worst ever at Phoenix...
...Where was the race??<br />The worst ever at Phoenix...<br /><br />Faux neglected to show it to us. While announcers were telling us of cars hitting the walls early on, we were seeing bumper cams and roof-tops. While the race logged miles, we saw Kyle going around WITH NO OTHER CAR IN SIGHT...for 5-8 laps at a time, between commercials and promos. Junior came out of the pits for a loose wheel and a speeding penalty; neither was discussed nor shown; one lap down and just in front of the leader, but never did we see him on the screen as they focused on Gordon running<br />around, exclusively.<br /><br />There was a race, we just never saw it. Faux Sports ignored it in favor of showing us favored sponsors and TV slight-of-hand tricks.<br /><br />And NASCAR can't figger out why the viewership is slipping... Maybe it has something to do with a lack of racing on TV.Mïkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930619524966132313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48903393883952755282011-02-28T14:38:30.385-05:002011-02-28T14:38:30.385-05:00Didn't Jeff climb from the car while it was st...Didn't Jeff climb from the car while it was stopped in the grass? I thought that's what I saw. They showed the tow truck pushing the car to VL (presumably with someone else behind the wheel), therefore they could not show him getting out of it there. And I suspect that was also why the long break, took the tow truck a while to get it there. Not the first time we've seen that happen. Just speculating though, since FOX didn't really explain it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54240037559705981232011-02-28T14:21:53.412-05:002011-02-28T14:21:53.412-05:00I think a lot of the problems with the broadcast w...I think a lot of the problems with the broadcast would be solved if the powers at both NASCAR and Fox were put in a room with only the TV broadcast to watch for one race. Ask them if they would do it every week. Ask them what happened on the track. When they have suffered through one race, I think they would make positive changes.OSBORNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265276174788619591noreply@blogger.com