Whispering Buy Now
Clever marketing of the DP gear by running clips from the day Seton was mocking Dan by wearing different items after being scolded for not wearing DP gear to work when he was told to. Whoever’s idea this was for marketing product with humor and not hitting us over the head with "buy this item now" flashing at us over and over again like a Christmas commercial, thank you. By the way, if you put save10 in the promo box at check out you get 10% off your merchandise purchase. Just thought you should know.
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All I Want For Playing Is….
What do you give the football student athlete who’s playing in a bowl game? Apparently it’s a Helen of Troy Hair dryer, a belt buckle, and a lapel pin. Paulie offered up info on bowl game gift bags thanks to a Sports Business Daily report. For the full list including date, time, location and TV station for the bowls and the full article of what all of the swag means visit:
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/12/03/In-Depth/Bowl-gifts.aspx
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| Hottest Item of 19 different bowl games Fossil watches |
An I team investigation today from a prediction that was made in March of this year by McLovin during an ATG segment. He stated that the Denver Broncos with Peyton Manning would not make the play-offs and that if they did, he would gracefully move aside for a beautiful woman to sit in his seat. Well, McLovin, time to pay up. Instead of a beautiful female filling his seat, he’ll either have to get a crew cut or play the "to be made" wheel of punishment. Punishment to be determined on Thursday with execution on Friday. Of course McLovin wouldn’t commit to which direction he was going to go with his punishment because he had to talk to Dan after the show about it. Excuse me sir, my wineglass needs to be filled.
Time And Clarity
What was missing from Bob Costas’ commentary during half time on FNIA? Time and clarity. What was also missing for the audience was an understanding of what he was given to work with. He and the rest of the half time team, Dan, Tony and Rodney, were given direction as to who was covering what angles during the half time show of the Kansas City tragedy. From listening to a better explanation of what was going on behind the scenes I better understand why Costas said what he said and how he said it. Yes, he believes in what he said and isn’t backing down in that. How he said it in the short amount of time he was given, he does wish could have been different so he could have spoken more clearly or have been able to clarify the statements he had said. He broke his own rule by not saving this touch topic for a time and a place where he had the proper amount of time to present the position the way he would have liked. He was put in a tough spot and by paraphrasing the words of Jason Whitlock on gun control, it was a heavier statement than what was expected in a format of a halftime segment. Be careful of your criticism until you walk a mile in their shoes.
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| For those confused, these are not the guns Whitlock said needed to be controlled |
You need to be careful what you wish for being in the public eye and living in a live, glass house for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week and that’s what Dan does, or tries to do. Does he get attacked for what he says or some of the guests he has on? Yes. When you twist Dan’s words, watch out. He will fight back. Would he change the format of what he says or who he has on the show? Highly doubtful. He doesn’t have only sports figures on and the sports figures or other genres are not limited to speaking on only what they are directly connected. If that were the case, the audience wouldn’t be able to call in because they didn’t play the game that they want to comment on. Because you do not share the same opinion of someone does not mean that you can’t respect that person or their right to own their opinion. This was the case with the Bob Costas booking. The show had on a relevant, interesting person speaking on a current topic. This is what the show tries to do every day. They color outside the lines on this show and they do it better than anyone else, fair and balanced. That phrase is overused and it drives me nuts but I’m using it, whatever. If you want sports, and only sports, this isn’t the show for you. If you want sports, plus a touch of other subjects as they relate to the world of sport, then stay tuned. Regular audience members wouldn’t want it any other way.
McLovin was right, it was better to defer conversation on this topic to someone who is experienced in balancing the issues in a live format. The gotcha culture that was now picking on Dan because they want to take a piece of what he said, and not all of what he said, is typical for a segment of society. Dan had a message for them, want to take him on, here we go. He does his homework, he’s not a reactive. Write your column live, the way he does every day, and see how that works for you. He does it every day. He was pissed and rightfully so. He found he was defending himself to many people he has had on the show. That’s sad.
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| DP sitting almost all alone in defense mode today |
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