[Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race - still a spoiler =)

Mon Jul 16 11:14:39 EDT 2007

I like the Randy Savage idea. How about the Hulkster as his partner ?...Now 
that would get you up....!

Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!

>From: "Harlyn Jenkins" <harlyn at jenkins.org>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race - still a spoiler 
>=)
>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:10:47 -0700
>
>I think Fox has contracted with Macho-man Randy Savage and Katie Couric -
>should be an interesting combo! ;)
>
>Okay - I have no idea who they are using.
>
>Harlyn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On 
>Behalf
>Of Mark Hatten
>Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 7:58 AM
>To: Ducati Owners Group
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race - still a spoiler 
>=)
>
>D'oh!  Sorry about that.  At least I didn't put it in the subject line . . 
>.
>
>;-)
>
>I thought they did a decent job of catching Nicky and Colin's charge up
>through the pack.  There wasn't really much going on at the front, so that
>was really the best action on the track.
>
>Not sure why, but it seems like when the races are on CBS, the actual feed
>is less interesting.  Supposedly it's the same feed everyone gets, but it
>seems like there's a lack of on-bike camera shots, etc.  Maybe it's just 
>the
>boring announcing dulling down the whole thing.  ;-)
>
>Anyone know who the announcers are for Fox's coverage of the USGP?
>
>
>Mark Hatten
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>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "fred lindstrom" <flindstrom at earthlink.net>
>To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
>Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:02 AM
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race - still a spoiler 
>=)
>
>
> > hey Mark.....
> >
> > this one's still a spoiler! =)
> >
> > that said....i agree that the network coverage has the 'potential' to
> > reach
> > new fans/viewers...and that's great. however, that's why it's such a 
>shame
> > the coverage is so poor. with the ho-hum cliched announcing adding 
>nothing
> > in terms of information/education and frankly taking away from the
> > excitement of arguably one of the most exciting spectator sports....i
> > wonder
> > how many new fans actually come on board? these guys never focus on any 
>of
> > the amazing charges through the field, they don't talk about fast laps 
>or
> > a
> > rider consistently setting fastest race lap....as Rossi did at Assen
> > moving
> > up from 11th. it's just, 'oh...Rossi just passed Barros'. zzzzzzzzzzzz! 
>=)
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Mark Hatten
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 8:40 AM
> > To: Ducati Owners Group
> > Subject: Re: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race
> >
> > My favorite was when Valentino Rossi crashed, with the camera cutting to
> > him
> >
> > trying to pick his bike up out of the gravel.  The implications were 
>huge:
> > the sport's greatest rider's 2007 title hopes quite likely dashed; Casey
> > Stoner's title hopes getting a huge boost; and Dani Pedrosa suddenly 
>back
> > in
> >
> > the hunt, you would have thought you were watching CBS golf coverage and
> > some no-name journeyman just hit it into the bunker.  "Ooooh, and
> > Valentino
> > Rossi just found the sand outside Turn Five," he whispered in hushed
> > tones.
> >
> > I enjoy Schwantz's color commentary and the knowledge and experience he
> > brings to the broadcast.  The problem is, Schwantz is a fairly low-key 
>guy
> > (most world champs are not exactly very "excitable" by nature), and
> > Medder's
> >
> > really does sound like he's announcing golf.  It's okay to have a 
>low-key
> > play-by-play guy if the color guy is a "big" personality (think Pat
> > Summerall and John Madden in football), but when both are flat and
> > monotone,
> >
> > it really does suck the life out of the broadcast.  I can get a bit 
>weary
> > of
> >
> > Harris' and the WSBK guy's incessant screaming (can *everyone* really be 
>a
> > "demon on the brakes"?), but there's gotta be a happy medium.
> >
> > On the plus side, the CBS broadcast is reaching millions of US viewers 
>who
> > would never watch MotoGP on Speed, or who do not get Speed.
> >
> >
> > Mark Hatten
> > Wounded Duc -- Used Ducati Parts Online
> > Home of the "Loud Clutches Save Lives" T-Shirts
> > www.woundedduc.net
> > (Note the URL change!)
> > AMA Pro #352
> > AHRMA #52 (#1 for 2007)
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "fred lindstrom" <flindstrom at earthlink.net>
> > To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 8:49 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race
> >
> >
> >> Nope...it's the same feed that's broadcast on Speed. I don't know that
> >> the
> >> 'coverage' that's broadcast on Speed....has anything to do with Speed,
> >> other
> >> than their purchase of the package from Dorna. In F1, the Speed
> >> announcers
> >> are Varsha, Hobbs, Matchett and Windsor. When they get broadcast on
> >> network
> >> tv, Fox, they contract the same announcers. With MotoGp, Nick Harris 
>and
> >> crew are part of the Dorna broadcast...and don't work for Speed. I
> >> hesitate
> >> to even comment on yesterday's coverage not really wanting to say
> >> anything
> >> negative....but again, I thought it was really poor. Schwantz is 
>clearly
> >> knowledgable....and may even be more interesting and animated if he had 
>a
> >> pro's lead to follow. That Medders guy clearly doesn't understand the
> >> series
> >> and has zero passion. He consistently states the painfully obvious,
> >> 'there's
> >> racer A following racer B', 'oh look, there's racer C'. it's a snore.
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> Fred
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> >> Behalf
> >> Of Garth Williams
> >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 7:32 AM
> >> To: Ducati Owners Group
> >> Subject: Re: [Ducati] CBS Coverage- Today's MotoGP Race
> >>
> >> Hmmm, I don't think CBS has any control over the feed- that's MotoGP.  
>My
> >> comment wasn't that the coverage wasn't terrible, it was that it was an
> >> improvement from the last race they did.  It shows they at least have 
>the
> >> capacity to improve.
> >>
> >> Is it Speed TV's coverage?  No.  And it's certainly not like anything
> >> available in Europe.  But that wasn't my point.
> >>
> >>
> >> Garth
> >>
> >> On 7/16/07, Bill Young <byoung93888 at msn.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> While I appreciate being able to see the race CBS' coverage is 
>terrible.
> >>> If
> >>> you don't want to watch Colin and Nickey for the whole race (even if
> >>> they
> >>> are tooling around in the back) don't watch CBS' coverage.
> >>> Bill
> >>>
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