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Monday, September 3, 2007
ESPN's "NASCAR Now" Still Searching For Perspective
All eyes are on the Monday night one hour version of ESPN2's NASCAR Now. This show was expanded from thirty minutes to one hour earlier this year.
The ESPN press release said this was to "provide more time for recaps and analysis of the weekend's NASCAR races." Viewers tuning into this show have walked away scratching their heads and asking themselves one simple question.
Is the Monday edition of NASCAR Now about NASCAR racing, or just about the NEXTEL Cup races on ESPN and ABC?
Over the last seven months, The Daly Planet has suggested that NASCAR Now include The Busch and Craftsman Truck Series on these Monday shows. We have also asked for the results and highlights of NASCAR's regional touring series. This would include items like the high-profile Busch East Series and the build-up now underway for the Toyota All-Star Showdown.
The strong answer to these questions has been a resounding no. This week is a great example. The Busch Series raced under the lights in Fontana live on ESPN2 with Jeff Burton holding off Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin. In ESPN2's own one hour NASCAR show, the network was not able to show highlights or interview the winner. This could have taken less than two minutes.
One of NASCAR's other three national touring series, The Craftsman Trucks, raced at Gateway on Saturday live on national TV. That race featured some future stars like Regan Smith, Chad McCumbee, and Josh Wise. It also showcased veterans like Ron Hornaday, Mike Skinner, Jack Sprague, and Johnny Benson. The racing was great.
Once again, even in a one hour show, ESPN could not find time for highlights or results. The bottom line is, the Trucks race on SPEED Channel. Only when Craftsman purchases advertising time on NASCAR Now do we see the Trucks mentioned. To ESPN, the Trucks simply do not exist because they do not race on an ESPN network.
By the way, many regional touring series drivers are livid with the network. NASCAR Now has recently asked Modified and Busch East drivers to come to ESPN to be interviewed live in the studio. Since then, ESPN has never followed-up with their series race highlights or shown one page of results. ESPN also interviewed by satellite some high-profile regional drivers including Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath. Since that time they have never mentioned how either one of them is doing, or where they are racing.
This is the first year that ESPN has approached the big NASCAR "NEXTEL Chase for the Cup." This is the first year that ESPN has been back in the NASCAR business of televising races. This is the first year of ESPN's studio program NASCAR Now. Sometimes, it has looked like this is ESPN's first year in TV.
Add Kevin Harvick's name to the list of drivers not too happy with the endless ESPN hype about The Chase. Harvick's comment into an ESPN microphone after Fontana was that despite reality, ESPN "would jerk everybody around and make them think its a good story." As the ESPN associate continued to babble, Harvick said "I think you ask stupid questions." NASCAR Now, of course, used this on the air.
Over the weekend, we have seen Dale Earnhardt Jr. be very pointed in his relationship with ESPN reporters. His words are carefully chosen, and he speaks very slowly in a tone that borders on disgust. Last week in Bristol, ESPN's Mike Massaro made Earnhardt repeat for TV an earlier comment about his step-mother Theresa. The look on Junior's face told the tale. ESPN had pissed-off the biggest name in the sport.
Tony Stewart is now invisible on NASCAR Now. Stewart's comments that dealing with ESPN's news and pit reporters was like "a sharp knife trying to dig for dirt" really dented the network's ego. His further question of ESPN reporter David Amber was "do we always have to leave with a dagger in our back from ESPN?" That one made national headlines.
So, instead of a fun hour of NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series, Craftsman Trucks, regional action, top news stories, and analysis...we get NASCAR Now. The thrust of this week's hour was to pump viewers to tune into the Cup race at Richmond. Host Erik Kuselias told viewers it was "the deciding race" for The Chase. Unfortunately, no one told ESPN studio analyst Stacy Compton who said the race for the top twelve spots was over after Fontana.
Now, the network heads toward Richmond with a group of drivers who do not quite know what to make of their new TV partner. Some of ESPN's NASCAR Now reporters are quietly ending the good working relationship between the media and the drivers at the track. The days of casual conversation are going fast, and the trust level is falling quickly.
This ESPN NASCAR Now situation is a shame. We all know that racing money is tight, and the Busch and Truck Series teams are struggling for the very dollars to continue operation. This lack of exposure on a big one hour Monday NASCAR TV show is not going to help. Even the success of The Chase is being affected by the endless hype and seeming lack of racing knowledge by the host of this show.
I personally believed that this episode of NASCAR Now was crucial for ESPN. Next week, the Richmond races are at night, and will wrap-up on Saturday. NASCAR fans can then choose from any of the SPEED or ESPN News programs that show race highlights on Sunday. By the time Monday rolls around, the lure of NASCAR Now will be long gone.
Everyone will already know who is in and who is out of The Chase, and that news will be two days old. With the Internet a click away, this Monday show needs to broaden its wings to have any appeal. In an ironic twist, only true NASCAR diversity can right this ship.
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32 comments:
- stricklinfan82 said...
They should just rename the show "Nextel (Sprint) Cup Now" if that's all they want to talk about. Even Speed's 1 hour Monday show called "Inside Nextel Cup" (whose name implies it is a recap of only that week's Cup race) manages to squeeze in limited Busch and Truck highlights and results.
- September 4, 2007 at 12:29 AM
- Matt said...
I have lost all hope and expectations for anything on ESPN and am just waiting for one major driver to actually call out ESPN live, on air. It's one thing to do it on a taped interview, but live on-air would be the nail in ESPN's 2007 coffin.
I only hope that ESPN will use the off-season to re-evaluate their NASCAR coverage and perhaps grab a few of their veteran reporters currently being used on other racing series (John Kernan, Bob Jenkins, Rick Benjamin, Bill Stevens) to rebuild the respect and credibility this network had when they left the sport 8 years ago. Years ago, those things used to be important to ESPN..
- September 4, 2007 at 12:38 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Well, I for one am grateful that my area has once again gotten an MRN affiliate.
That's where to listen when watching the race if one does not have Sirius or satellite options.
I think the problem with Harvick looking like a brat to many is, yes, he is the bubble boy and maybe the question was legit. But in the past weeks, ESPN's treatment of the sport in general, and the tabloid mentality is what is raising the hackles of the driver.
I do not have Sirius to hear all the talk but know for sure Tony has been annoyed, Jr, Harvick, and during the actual races, many driver seemed either bored or bothered to deal with ESPN period.
I think it was the Busch race (where we had no MRN) that Jamie Little went up to Carl as he sat in his car in the garage. She asked him something about how important he thought it was to get back out on the track ? He looked at her like she was an idiot and responded " Do you see all the guys working on this car?" His tone and facial expressions spoke volumes.
This has gone on with many drivers. And now to diss the Busch and Truck series with NASCAR's blessing??
I only watched NN to hear Happy's comments as I had read the buzz elsewhere.
John, I missed Jr being asked about Teresa on a pre-show as I stick with SPEED except maybe for a commercial switch over.
I do not remember the drivers showing such disdain for a network. It isn't just the work questions the reporters are asking about, but the overall "ATTITUDE" towards NASCAR.
- September 4, 2007 at 12:51 AM
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- September 4, 2007 at 12:56 AM
- cwebs said...
My favorite NN moment from tonight's show was when Klulesas introduced the Keselowski segment.
The graphic at the bottom of the screen said "uninjured in wreck" as EK was saying "...Brad Keselowski injured his leg..."
So, was he injured or uninjured? Is it possible to be both at once? Is it kind of like when a driver is "walking away" from a wreck on a stretcher???
On another note, my cable system's on-screen schedule showed NN as airing from 5:30p - 6:30p. It must have actually aired from 6:00 - 7:00, since my DVR only caught the first half. I had to wait for the midnight repeat to catch the rest.
Why go to so much effort to see "NASCAR (For Dummies) Now"? Good question!!! I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment...
- September 4, 2007 at 1:16 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Wow, you actually watched the entire show huh? :-)
I must admit, I was going to watch to see what the deal was with Harvick and then turn it off..which I did at 6:11pm, LOL.
I could tell by the tone they were going to focus too much on Dale. I know he is the most popular driver and I am a fan as well and my brother is a huge fan of his. However, none of us drink his beer, or wear his Wranglers or any of that stuff.
I just cant sit thru this blathering to drag out this story anymore. Leave him alone.
There is a reason I have a Bobby Labonte, Ken Schrader and Two Tony Stewart shirts (all gifts) and no Jr shirt. Jr NATION scares some of us less rabid Jr fans. But I may break down and get a shirt next year since his going to HMS put many fans into conniptions.
I am sorry I missed an interview with Brad. I would also like to hear more about Ricky Rudd's wreck. We all know about the shoulder but was he or was he not, knocked out "briefly?"
Hope to get the real story on that, eventually.
Guess I will just have to stay tuned to different news sites.
- September 4, 2007 at 1:30 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey Guys,
I guess we have someone who has a problem on-board. It takes all kinds to make a world.
Let me respond to Anonymous 12:56 AM:
If this gives you power for your life issues, that is fine. We all have them. What we also have here is a bunch of folks who like to talk NASCAR TV, and if they agree or disagree with me its not an issue.
I was not a videotape operator or any other type of Technical Operations employee at ESPN. Those guys knew better than to let me near the equipment. If you would like to speak to me about my TV resume, you can email me anytime at firstname.lastname@example.com as many people do.
As you are new to NASCAR, perhaps you have not been to nascar.com where you could understand the different series, where they race, and how many people participate.
One hour on one race is too long, that was my opinion and still is. I would like to see highlights of the weekend's racing, which is what the other wrap-up shows do.
Regional series are not akin to baseball, they are just guys who have real jobs and choose to race regionally. You may recall that one of the institutions of RPM2Night was their open-wheel Wednesday, where they showed various regional racing series.
Its the same for NASCAR, just some Busch East or Modified highlights after introducing the public to the drivers would be a good follow-up.
No one ripped ESPN for their soundbites, they had plenty of driver sound. My site is not the TV Guide review of each NASCAR show, it is one opinion each day that leads to a discussion.
It has been this way since February, and will continue to be through the end of the season. If you can temper your comments to make the points relating to the topic, please return and post.
I am sorry for the anger management issues in your life, but if this type of forum is not a place where you can follow the simple rules, I can suggest other blogs and sites where you can rip me personally all you want. There are several of them. Just email me.
- September 4, 2007 at 2:03 AM
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- September 4, 2007 at 4:41 AM
- Cire said...
ESPN cannot seem to do anything right with its coverage. Will they listen to the howls of the Nascar fans? Doubt it. Doubt they care at all about what we say. The change is going to have to come from the Nascar side of it. Question is, how long will NASCAR sit idly by and let this debacle continue? My bet is as long as they have there TV money, they will sit on the sidelines and do nothing other than admonish the drivers who speak out against their TV partner. See my blog for more of my opinion on this mess:
- September 4, 2007 at 4:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Considering the iron hand with which NASCAR rules everything else in its domain, what are you supposed to think of this ESPN mess?
The "sanctioning body" surely cannot be pleased with the way it is being covered on ESPN, especially when (a) we're not even a full season in and their reporters have already alienated some of the top drivers, guys who normally have no trouble talking with reporters, and (b) SPEED's right here, offering a good example of how NASCAR coverage should be done.
- September 4, 2007 at 7:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
If you watch the weekly NBA or MLB shows on ESPN, they do not show anything from the NBA D-League or MLB minor leagues. How is this any different than the Nascar "minor or developmental leagues" not being shown.
- September 4, 2007 at 8:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
After the Michael Waltrip "incident" during the race, and after it was reported that he was out of the care center, I did not hear one person say "we are glad he's ok..........Course ,I fell asleep about 30 minutes after that happened. Grammi Girl
- September 4, 2007 at 8:36 AM
- Garry said...
Where in the hell is Brian France or Mike Helton in all of this????
- September 4, 2007 at 10:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN: Earnhardt Sells. Promote Now.
- September 4, 2007 at 10:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Bring back RPM2NIGHT. One man did a better job than that cast of thousands they have. The host is an embarrasment to the real reporters that get the inside scoop.
- September 4, 2007 at 11:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
Why doesn't ESPN just bring back John Kernana as host of NASCAR Now? He is back at ESPN as an NHRA reporter.
John Kernan would bring NASCAR Now back to its feet. Slowly, but surely.
- September 4, 2007 at 11:44 AM
- Matt said...
To Anonymous 8:29am:
The reason the baseball and B-ball shows on ESPN don't show highlights from "minor leagues" is because none of those games are broadcast nationally. However, all NASCAR touring series are aired live on national TV (SPEED, ESPN2, HDNet) and therefore deserve to have their highlights shown on the "official" NASCAR program.
- September 4, 2007 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
To Anonymous 8:29... it's a question of customer expectation.
First of all, unlike baseball minor leagues, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series are nationally televised - one of them by ESPN themselves! If you must think of them a "minor leagues", equate them more with College Football and Basketball, which gets a lot of coverage on ESPN.
Second, shows like The Speed Report and Wind Tunnel give some coverage to the regional series, as well as non-Nascar series like the World of Outlaws.
Third, when Rpm2Nite was still on the air (on ESPN2), they usually reserved part of a show each week for the regional series (unless breaking news forced them to skip coverage). We're not talking about anything extensive - it was typically a 3-5 minute segment with brief highlights (a key pass or the finish) and a graphic of the top 10 finishers in each race. It was perfect "filler" for the middle of the week - regional series one night, open-wheel on Wednesday, modifieds another night, etc.
So this is something Nascar Nation, and racing fans as a whole, like and want. And I thought the main goal of a television show was to give the viewers what they want - it would mean increased ratings and revenue.
Personally, the quality of ESPN's studio shows (including SportsCenter) has been going downhill for some time. They seem to be catering to the audience who listens mostly to Sports Talk Radio, and the shows seem to take on that type of attitude (see, Around the Horn and PTI). Even shows that used to be a high quality like the Sports Reporters have become nothing more than ego trips for the panelists. Even College Gameday has slipped in quality the last couple of years.
- September 4, 2007 at 12:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
Not only did I see the injured vs uninjured Brad Keselowski segment, on my TV the scroll at the bottom said playing now was Stacy David's Gears, and up next was NASCAR Now, while NASCAR Now was playing!
Kevin in SoCal
- September 4, 2007 at 1:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
To To Anonymous 8:29am:
Thats the problem! ESPN is basing NASCAR Now off Baseball Tonight and shows like NFL Live. There is a huge difference between baseball/NFL and NASCAR. That is why NASCAR Now should be treated differently. But ESPN refuses, and wants the show to be like a younger brother to Baseball Tonight.
- September 4, 2007 at 1:59 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Mr. Daly,
Well said. I enjoy giving my thoughts on NASCAR TV coverage and listening to what everyone else here has to say, even if I disagree with them at times. It's just a shame that certain people can't express a viewpoint without personally attacking the other people that disagree with them. People tend to grow a lot of courage and become very outspoken when they can hide behind an anonymous name tag.
I don't always agree with everyone else here, but that doesn't mean that those people are idiots or that I'm an idiot. It's just a shame that a few rotten apples have to ruin the bunch at times.
- September 4, 2007 at 2:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
About the drivers vs. ESPN reporters: Could the trouble be that the drivers are used to the reporters who are their friends, and the ESPN reporters are not trying to be their friends?
The Cup drivers may have gotten used to feeling like the reporters and anchors on NBC/TNT, Fox, and Speed are their friends, and if a new person from ESPN comes in and just asks no-nonsense questions like they would of athletes from other sports, they get upset.
I'm not saying the drivers don't have a point or a preference in how they are approached(I like the warm atmosphere of SPEED myself), but one could argue if the sport is going to be treated like ESPN treats its other sports, they need to deal with the tough questions from reporters who are going to maintain some sort of professional distance.
That means maybe not playing cards with them in their motorhome -I heard Matt Yocum on Tony Stewart's radio show talk about doing that with some drivers and their wives during the Michigan rain delay. I saw a clip of Marty Smith on TV this weekend hosting a live Budweiser appearance for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Maybe the existing relationships are just too close, and if someone like Massaro comes in and acts like a traditional ESPN guy, Earnhardt Jr and Stewart don't like it because it's not what they're used to. Maybe Bestwick and Burns have been told not to be as friendly either. I don't know if this theory is accurate, but those are my thoughts.
- September 4, 2007 at 2:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
Rusty Wallace should be demoted to "calling" the truck series until he stops using the phrase "right now" in every sentence. He really ruins the broadcast.
As far as the drivers disdain for the pit reporters: The drivers need to be reminded they are employees, and should act like it, not like spoiled babies.
- September 4, 2007 at 3:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Just wanted to state a correction from my post at 2:51. I wrote -
I saw a clip of Marty Smith on TV this weekend hosting a live Budweiser appearance for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
I actually saw photos -not a TV clip - of Marty Smith and Dale Earnhardt Jr on stage at the appearance Thursday, taken by a fan who attended the event. I watched too many racing shows this weekend and thought I saw them on TV.
- September 4, 2007 at 3:29 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Demote Rusty to truck races!!
Please do NOT! I love watching the trucks and those guys are good, as is the racing!! LOL.
Wish him elsewhere...ok?
- September 4, 2007 at 4:27 PM
- dispatcher112 said...
I could care less about ESPN anymore. It's a complete waste of my time to watch NASCAR NOW. As far as the races, I'll be watching on Direct TV and during the commercals switching to the team audio. At least with that you will see all the restarts. As for the highlights, I will be watching Inside Nextel Cup. I can't wait to see how many stations the Richmond race will be bounced around on next week.
- September 4, 2007 at 5:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dispatcher. Most likely the richmond nextel cup race will not be bounced around, since it is on ABC. Unless college football runs Super long.
I don't get what the big deal is. I guess ESPN could just not show the races at all, and wait until college football is done. They are trying their best to do the fans a favor and get as much coverage on TV as possible. It is not the NASCAR on ESPN's crew fault that college football runs long. Its the higher ups who have scheduled these games/races.
They are trying their best. Trust me. But, you can't please everyone.
- September 4, 2007 at 8:55 PM
- Seiko said...
Wait a second here...
Anonymous said...
They are trying their best to do the fans a favor and get as much coverage on TV as possible.
They are doing us a favor? Oh thank you most gracious and powerful ESPN. Just what I always wanted!!! Horrid announcers constant football and baseball analogies from a stick and ball idiot filling in for a day. I could go on here but you understand.
ESPN is not doing us a favor, they are trying to earn a profit from racing. They paid something like 700 million to air the races to NASCAR. I hope that money makes up for the fans that ESPN is turning away from the sport.
I doubt that may of the true fans (I'd wager anyone here is a long time NASCAR fan.)Is going to stop watching racing. But they are going to stop watching ESPN and switch to Hot Pass the other alternatives. I did just this week.
The favor ESPN could do for us is keep working to get better.
- September 4, 2007 at 10:28 PM
- shinnery said...
I agree with SophiaZ123, we don't need Rusty, or Mikey, anywhere near Craftsman Truck Racing. How about sending them to IRL or maybe even better CART.
- September 5, 2007 at 1:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
They are trying their best. Trust me. But, you can't please everyone.
Or anyone.
The Worldwide Leader in Sports is trying?
With 27 channels (including The Ocho), you'd think they'd have the resources and experience to get it right, not try to get it right.
If ESPN can't handle the job, then it should not have bought the rights.
- September 5, 2007 at 7:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
What can we, as fans, do to impress upon ESPN how much we dislike their coverage? Or is there anything we can do?
I can't help but think that until the NASCAR big-wigs say something, ESPN is going to continue on the same old path. Then I wonder IF the NASCAR bigwigs will ever do anything. After all, ESPN is keeping their pockets lined with plenty o' green.
The interviews after the races this weekend on ESPN were absolutely pathetic. I still can't believe that stupid idiot Spake had the nerve to ask Carl Edwards how not winning the race made him feel. Duh. What'd she expect? A backflip?
Seriously, if there is an email address we can start sending comments to at ESPN, please share it and let's get the information out there for everyone. Maybe Jayski could put something on his homepage?
- September 5, 2007 at 8:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Seriously, if there is an email address we can start sending comments to at ESPN, please share it and let's get the information out there for everyone. Maybe Jayski could put something on his homepage?
Since they own his site, I don't think you'll see that happen anytime soon.
- September 6, 2007 at 9:02 AM

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Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday TV/Media Notes
You know it's going to be an interesting media week when the news of Hurricane Irene damage is mixed with the announcement that Headline News anchor Nancy Grace will be on Dancing With The Stars.
Reports are that none of the East Coast racetracks involved in hosting major NASCAR events sustained any damage. Pretty rare moment in time to face both an earthquake and a Hurricane within days.
Speaking of earthquakes, Richmond International Raceway has the Wonderful Pistachios brand as the sponsor of its upcoming Sprint Cup Series race. The spokesperson for that brand is going to be the honorary starter and wave the green flag for the race.
Most of you are familiar with Nicole Polizzi by her nickname of Snooki. Yep, the controversial star of The Jersey Shore is going to mount the starter's stand and wave the green flag on 43 Sprint Cup Series cars. Click here if you are not of the current MTV generation and would like to meet the spokesperson.
Earlier this season, many fans enjoyed a TV special called The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt. SPEED aired this special produced by The NASCAR Media Group back in February. This Thursday at 8PM ET, another show in the same type of tribute style will air on the network.
The Day: 1992 Hooters 500 will be a special recalling the amazing group of stories surrounding that race in Atlanta. Richard Petty's final race, Jeff Gordon's debut and a championship that came down to the final laps made for a memorable day of racing.
Veteran crew chief Tony Gibson was heading up the rag-tag team for driver Alan Kulwicki. "We were the underdogs, we were the underbirds and we did it," said Gibson. "We went out and beat these guys with multi-million dollar sponsorships. Here is this group of guys that pushed lawn mowers all day long and we go out and win this championship. It'll never be done like that again."
Some interesting NASCAR marketing news came down this week. Mike Myers wrote about a new initiative that involves 12 colleges. Click here for the full article at Q4G.
Here are some excerpts:
NASCAR has teamed up with University Directories on Campus (UDOC) said to be the leading media and marketing company on US college campuses. Their plan is "designed to engage college students by establishing unique NASCAR events on campus and at the track. With the assistance of two brand ambassadors per school, NASCAR will be integrated into the college lifestyle."
"NASCAR and the social component of watching and attending races lends itself very nicely to the college lifestyle," said NASCAR Chief Marketing Officer Steve Phelps. "NASCAR U CREW will allow us to interact with college students across the country in a fun and relevant way, giving our current fans the avenue to express their passion and our future fans the vehicle to experience the sport."
It should be interesting to see how the NASCAR U CREW is received.
Saturday night in Bristol was tough to watch on TV due to the amount of commercials inserted during green flag laps. Jayksi reports the total broadcast time was 184 minutes. That total was comprised of 132 minutes of coverage mixed with 52 minutes of commercials.
ESPN will return the same broadcast team for this weekend in Atlanta. Marty Reid will call the Nationwide Series race while Allen Bestwick will handle the Cup race. This weekend both races are under the lights. ESPN2 Saturday night at 7PM for the Nationwide telecast and Sunday on ESPN at 6:30PM for the big boys.
When ESPN's Dale Jarrett was driving, he was deeply involved with UPS. Remember "The Big Brown Truck" ads and marketing campaign? Click here to see the most recent UPS move in sports. Former NASCAR executive George Pyne has snagged UPS and created a major college sports package for his company, IMG.
Keep an eye on UPS and the continuing commitment to NASCAR after the current contract expires with Roush Racing at the end of this season.
Finally, you may have noticed that NASCAR Now is again taking it on the chin this week. Rather than move the 5PM airing over to ESPNEWS, the early show is preempted for the early rounds of the US Open Tennis coverage. The solo airing for NASCAR Now is early morning East Coast time.
As we mentioned a short time ago, it's a double-whammy for the series. Starting in September, NASCAR Now will be pushed back to a 3PM timeslot while ESPN's own Sports Nation show will take over 5PM permanently. Tough demotion for a series in year five.
Happy to have your comments on any of these topics. Just click on the comments button below.
37 comments:
- glenc1 said...
I look forward to "The Day". I was not a full time race fan back then, but I was watching that one. Never forget the "King" in his 'modified'.
I don't see how Snooki (I don't watch the show) is any worse than some vice president of marketing or whatever. Of all the jobs, though, that's the one I would want, waving the flag. Lucky her. All for being an obnoxious NYer (someone told me they're mostly from the city, not NJ, but I really don't know.) All I know is MTV hasn't showed videos in years but they still give out awards. Crazy stuff.
- August 29, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- Vince said...
So is this NASCAR U CREW gonna involve scantily clad females and beer? I can see it now.
JD you need to change that picture of Nancy Grace to something else. My scream of terror when I saw it scared the dog.
- August 29, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- Roland said...
Of all the celebrities/athletes/media people Nancy Grace is the person I like the least. How anyone so mean and ruthless can be successful is beyond me. I dont give 2 lugnuts about dancing with the stars and I wont watch.
Forget waterboarding, make the terrorists watch Nancy Grace paired with Marty Reid for Dancing and play by play. America will never be safer.
As for Snooki waving the green? Sure why not. Exposure is exposure.
The Day has been a great series. Would love to see them expand it and maybe do a special on May 1, 1994 when Senna was killed.
As for marketing Nascar to college students, nice try. Im 20, Im a junior in college. No one my age enjoys Nascar, and I live in the south. I dont care how many posters you put up around college campuses, college students my age arent interested in "rednecks driving in circles".Youd be surprised the hatred for our sport by "normal" people my age. I had to stop wearing my Nascar shirts to college cause it was kinda embarrasing. People instantly thought you were a redneck. Im not a redneck, hell I listen to Foo Fighters and Green Day and have never hunted in my life. I applaud them for trying to break the stereotypes my generation has for Nascar, but its not going to work. Sorry but thats the truth.
- August 29, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- KoHoSo said...
I was originally going to write about how awful it is that Snooki is going to wave the green flag at RIR. After thinking about it, I'm glad she is there because she will almost certainly be interviewed in the infield studio and make more coherent and meaningful statements than Rusty Wallace. :-D
- August 29, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- saltsburgtrojanfan said...
That post was hilarious
- August 29, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
I look forward to "The Day" as well. I hope it's a regular segment.
LOL Vince! Poor doggie!
So that's what "Kevin" has been up to :). Will be interesting to see how this works out. That seems to be the demographics TV keeps shoving down our throats they want, so we'll see if this marketing gets them in.
- August 30, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- Sally said...
It's even more humiliating than being bumped to 3 PM. I tried to tape the Monday NN, and instead ended up with some poker players. So, no matter what they announce, trying to find the program is a crapshoot.
- August 30, 2011 at 6:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
I've been greatly disapointed in Nascar Now for some time now. If the Monday edition is on at its normal time, I always watch it. As far as I'm concerned, the rest of the week is a mindless rehash of material we've seen many times. I frequently watch the Hub,especially on Mon days and Tuesdays (Jimmy Spencer is hilarious). My problem with all the pre race and post race programming is that all the programs latch on to one topic and just relentlessly beat the crap out of it.With every race, there's a major story that gets over done. Now its the #2 car being a threat to win the Chase. Then it was Brad's broken ankle. Then it was the Menard families long involvement in racing. Then it was Trevor Bayne's Daytona win. It was Hamlin's knee problems with Carl Edwards on crutches. With each one of these topics, they just rehash the situation endlessly. Now, I just watch the Race. Sorry to vent so early in the morning, but our sick, very old dog woke us early today.
- August 30, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- MRM4 said...
I thought DWTS reached the bottom by adding Nancy Grace. But now they've added Chaz Bono and found another Kardashian. I'm glad I don't watch that crap.
- August 30, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sirius satellite radio - NASCAR channel. Rick Benjamin needs to go. He got upset with Clint Bowyer last week over a discussion on contract talks. Said Bowyer is a premier driver in the spotlight and "needs to put on his bigboy pants" and handle it.
Benjamin is the only host who berates fans and callers and cuts them short. His demeanor is unlike any other host on the Sirius NASCAR channel. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me ?
- August 30, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Man, I have to remember to set my DVR for Speed on thursday. These programs are really well done.
Geez, I know who Snooki is only by reputation (i don't watch the show either). How absolutely wonderful for her -- Oh well, I'll skip watching the pre-race crap, watch the cars come to the green and ignore the nonsense in the starter stand. I'm a born and raised NJ girl and people like her give us a bad name.
Nascar Now -- oh you mean the show that I have to chase around ESPN's other programming? Not going to do it. RaceHub is on every night at 7 p.m. - I can always find it. That works for me. Love AB but ESPN not so much
- August 30, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- hannahanderson7 said...
Being a college student myself, I have found it hard to get my friends into the sport. However, I have taken some of my sorority sisters (!!!) to the track and they have fallen in love with Nascar. It's almost impossible for someone to become a fan just from watching it on TV, but going to the track and staying in the infield over the weekend is a way to make anyone become a fan.
The strategy this "U CREW" is going to be participating in will not work, unless they promise college students free food and free beer, but even then they will not become loyal fans. The way to get these students involved is to send them to the track and have them experience the fun first hand.
- August 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Jayhawk said...
Please do not say things like that when I am drinking coffee while reading things on my computer. It hurts my nose and my budget for new keyboards is limited.
- August 30, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Buschseries61 said...
Roland - Nancy Grace paired with Marty Reid, hilarious!
I have the same situation at college here in NY. It is rare to see 'professional' men and women into NASCAR here. College kids just don't care about the sport either - unless you travel closer to Riverhead. Baseball, football, hockey & basketball are popular instead. All the NASCAR promotions, t-shirts & gear have been gone for half a decade unless you travel to small die-cast stores out east. NASCAR has a lot of work to do to catch this age group.
Anon 8:57 - I was on vacation last summer without cable tv & happened to listen to Benjamin & Chocolate Meyers. It was horrible. Rick would speak over callers that didn't have his viewpoint. He was convinced the sport was as great as it's ever been. So he carried a negative attitude towards callers that wished NASCAR would go back to it' roots. He's another: 'if you don't like _____, you're not a fan of NASCAR.' I've never listened to his show again.
- August 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- James said...
GINA V 24 . Happy to see you made it through the storm. North of you got clobbered. I hope Rusty has his arm around BRAD when he departs. It would not surprise me if SNOOKY gets an analyst job, she would fit right in.
- August 30, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Darcie said...
Just wondering...does Snookie know the difference between splitter and a tire iron? I wonder if she can name at least 5 drivers? Probably not. But if you ask her to name five alcohol beverages, she'd pass with flying colors.
As for the U Crew, give me a break. Unless it involves copious amounts of alcohol and putting the Sprint girls in bikinis, forget it. It's a stupid move. Of course if this U Crew thing includes free tickets to the races, free beer and food, you're not going to get any interest. College kids, at least at my alma mater Wisconsin, only care about the football, hockey and basketball teams. You're not going to infuse any interest in Nascar, especially at schools where the stick and ball sports rule the day.
Love "The Day" especially this new one focusing on one of my favorite drivers, Alan Kulwicki, Mr Polish Lap, himself. Should be an excellent show.
- August 30, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- KoHoSo said...
If it makes you feel any better, I have spent many a day cleaning off my monitor due to some of the hilarious comments made here. We're going to have to ask JD put up a warning or something. ;-)
- August 30, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
I took a look at the list of schools that are "participants" in this lunacy of U Crew and I can't see any of the kids at those schools being interested. U of New Hampshire? Get serious. U of Delaware? Come on. The U's of Kansas, North Carolina and Illinois will be too busy with their sports teams, especially basketball. I agree with the author of the original article who says the whole thing sounds lame, especially the name of the thing. Nascar is grasping at straws here.
- August 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
@ anon & Buschseries61 - I love my Sirius radio and the NASCAR channel. Most of the programming is great but I have to agree, the Tradin' Paint show at 11 am is the low point. You guys are spot on regarding Rick Benjamin and Chocolate Myers is a big NASCAR & RCR cheerleader. Neither of them handle the callers well at all. They do not encourage different points of view - it's their way or you get cut off.
Granted, on these call in shows there are some callers who are from outer space but the other hosts have the flair to handle them in a humorous manner.
Kudos to the other shows but Tradin Paint is due for a revamp.
- August 30, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- John in Chico said...
DWTS, watched maybe 5 minutes of the first show and heard groaning from the Better Half, changed the channel and haven't been back since. Caught a segment of Nancy Grace on the former Headline News, now known as HLN. HLN is no longer a news outlet and is filled with screaming (Talking) heads. And Ms. Grace's abuse of her guests, even more reason to not watch the show.
Snooki, do not watch MTV, MTV doesn't show music videos and well, I don't care what they do, we don't watch.
College students and NASCAR, when I got my drivers license I couldn't wait to get a car. I had a nothing job but it was enough to buy a cheap car for a few hundred bucks, insurance was cheap enough to afford and of course gasoline was cheap enough to fill up the tank for less than $5. Out here in the west, Northern California if you don't have a car, back then or now, you're in big trouble getting around. You have to have personal transportation. Cars, even cheap used cars cost thousands of dollars these days, insurance, tires and gas are for those that have good jobs and lots of money. All of the above do not match a college students ability to purchase and operate a car, besides the fact that a new driver has to deal with some very aggressive and rude, if not threatening drivers.
None of the above makes for car nuts that we were and are. How many people that live in NYC and other Eastern large cities have cars? We've watched the Cash Cab show and it looks like there are more cabs than personal cars. Besides where do people park, without going broke paying for a parking spot?
Where in all of that do the car nuts and racing fans come from?
NASCAR Now, yep, it was to come on a 9pm here and what did I get after a replay of a tennis match? A riveting (presumably repeat) of a card game. More of the same from ESPN. Stick and ball, stick and ball, stick and ball and the occasional poker game. Riveting, exciting.
And people expected more? What, NASCAR should preempt a repeat of a poker game? Blasphemous….
The DVR is set, if it gets poker then we don't get to watch and whoever was advertising on that show did not get to us.
Again the ONLY reason I have EVER watched ESPN is for is motor sports, Sports Center? Never watched, stick and ball. I had enough watching Bonds, Maguire and the bash brothers pump themselves up with drugs, not interested in taking time to watch cheaters and thugs and then have Sports Center glorify them.
Just some thoughts from a car nut.
- August 30, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
You know what's funny? I know people that are actually going to tune into the race just to see Snooki there. lol
- August 30, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Like many others here, Snooki is of no interest to me. Name recognition is only slightly above zero. As far as I know, she has no discernible talent or skill. She is famous for being famous. I guess Andy Warhol was right: Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
If all of Snooki's fans tune in, NASCAR's problems will be over as they lock up the MTV generation. And if all the fans of pistachios tune in as well, the France family will need a new fleet of trucks to haul their money to the bank.
NASCAR's program to raise interest in college students is dead on arrival. I haven't heard anything this lame since Indy Car announced they were going to promote the series with the Gene Simmons song "I Am Indy". I'm sure Simmons cashed his check, but the results for the series were less than spectacular. Some promotional company will cash the check from NASCAR for the college program, and the results will be the same as Indy Car. By the way, when is the last time you heard someone humming "I Am Indy"?
The remarks regarding UPS sound ominous to me. It sounds like UPS may stop sponsoring an individual car and move to the sanctioning body. If so, it will be added to the list of sponsors who have been siphoned away from race teams and put in NASCAR's pocket. NASCAR can always be counted on to go for the short term gain at the expense of the long term health of the sport.
If you need an illustration of maximizing short term gain at the expense of long term health of the sport, just look at the present television contract. Brian sits back and counts his money while the sport slowly sinks, thanks in part to the terrible broadcasts of races.
- August 30, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Don said...
Glad to see that Atlanta race being highlighted. It remains the most memorable race I've ever seen.
Who owns the NASCAR broadcasts and why do I have to wait for these specials. They have DVD sets of every crappy TV show that's ever been broadcast; where's the memorable races series? There's a special season wrap-up DVD being hawked the day after a Super Bowl/World Series win. Where's the NASCAR championship reel?
- August 30, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR U CREW ?? Yet another absurd, crazy, far fetched, lame brain marketing idea from BZF and his "team" of experts.
- August 30, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- GinaV24 said...
and if we are going to talk about Nancy Grace, ugh, well, talk about a pit bull. I haven't watched DWTS often but sometimes it would be fun, but with that cast of characters, I won't be watching DWTS this year at all.
dear heavens, that woman is just plain mean and vindictive. I agree with vince - when I see her face on TV, it makes me want to scream
- August 30, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Jonathan said...
Do you think UPS will stay with Nascar that would suck if not
- August 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
George Pyne -IMG grabs UPS away ?
Mark Dyer - IMG now handling Danica Patrick ?
Both of these guys use to be BZF's right hand men but bailed on NASCAR.
Aside from Mike Helton - it's clear that all of Brian France's executive staff have no sense of the sport.
- August 30, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- 52yr. fan said...
Great column JD! Looks like the
myriad of marketing geniuses at
NA$CAR are grabbing at straws again to enhance their stale product.
As I commented yesterday, the ratio of racing to commercials continues to fall. It would be interesting if someone with previous years of data would do a calculation of the declining race viewing time compared to the declining viewership. I'm sure NA$CAR has the data but it probably is clouded by all their trips to the bank.
- August 30, 2011 at 5:18 PM
- Vicky D said...
NN taking it on the chin? That's an understatement. Even when we recorded the show it was poker instead of a show about Nascar racing. And a comment abouty DWTS that I have never watched, there are sure more interesting stars on it this year I saw mentioned on yahoo.
- August 30, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- Palmetto said...
I don't know who Nancy Grace, Snooki, or Rick Benjamin are, and the comments by the other Planeteers don't make me burn with desire to find out. Darcie, if she can't name five drivers then she'll be know different from half a dozen others who have given the command this year.
hannahanderson, many of us face the same obstacle and find the same solution: if you can just get them to the track, you've got 'em. I start potential fans with a Truck or Nationwide race. The tickets are cheaper, the races are shorter, and there are usually more wrecks (which newbies enjoy until they learn to appreciate rubbin' without wreckin').
JD, thanks for the heads up on 'The Day'. I've already got the DVR set.
- August 30, 2011 at 7:32 PM
- fabmaster said...
I'm curious as to why all you NASCAR haters complain about "they aren't doing enough to grow the future of the sport" Then complain when they announce this college program. They are trying something that hasn't (to my knowledge) been tried before. I know that from working in Drag Racing, there are those interested in Motorsports Marketing and they don't have many options geared to them. So they take sports marketing classes then have to intern somewhere to learn the motorsports side.
As a business owner myself I can tell you that I have tried many things that failed. But I have NEVER succeeded when I didn't try something.
- August 30, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
I don't really have an issue with NASCAR giving it the old college try. I don't have much hope...but you never know.
Palmetto, she's only waving the flag, so far as I've read.
John in Chico...I'm not a car person. Not a gearhead, don't mess with cars, not loyal to one brand, just take them in & keep them running. Just a way to get places. Yet I am still a race fan. I don't play football but I like to watch. And where are all those Northern Californian fans? Can barely keep Fontana open. Owning a car has NOTHING to do with being a race fan.
- August 30, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- sbaker17 said...
And I quote:
"Yep, the controversial star of The Jersey Shore is going to mount the starter's stand..."
From what I gather, she has mounted just about everything else :)
- August 30, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
That recent post about Snooki is right on. I ever watched Snooki on TV, but there's material on the internet where she demonstrates her acting talents. On the serious side, I wish Nascar and the Media would emphasize RACING and not hype. Here's hopin'....
- August 31, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Rick Benjamin - great motorsports knowledge, good TV guy but NOT cut out for talk radio.
- August 31, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- SD80MAC said...
Snooki will almost certainly be able to provide more coherent and substantive commentary than Rusty or Brad in the infield studio.
I would like to see Nancy Grace go after Kyle Busch every time he intentionally wrecks a car that is in his way.
The NASCAR U Crew is going to be a waste of money. The way to get the college crowd involved with NASCAR would be to give them weekend passes to the infield campground with a big supply of free beer and food.
- August 31, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
FABMASTER at 7:38 on 8/30/11 -
I am one of the people who scoff at NASCAR's program to attract college students and commented to that effect above. I think that you misunderstand my motives and those of others.
I WANT NASCAR to succeed. I WANT the sport to be financially healthy for all the participants. I WANT the sport to grow steadily or at least maintain its current level of fans. I WANT the sport to be respected. I WANT the fans to be respected. Those are the reasons fans read TDP and bother to make comments.
However, that doesn't mean that I have to make happy talk and blindly suppport everything that NASCAR management does. In this case, NASCAR is going to spend a limited amount of money to grow the fan base through special programs. It's not like there will be an unlimited amount of money to fund hundreds of different programs. The university program looks like it is doomed to failure, and I would rather see NASCAR spend its money on some program that had a better chance of success.
NASCAR management frequently demonstrates its lack of understanding of its fan base. I think some of it may be a generational issue, but other things make it appear that management only sees the sport as a product to sell. It appears that most of management doesn't really watch the sport or see it through the eyes of the fans. And at some level and in spite of what they say, they do not respect the fans.
Fake debris cautions to manipulate a race may be the most obvious example. Someone in power thinks fans are too dense to notice, and the practice only disgusts fans and drives them away. Secret disciplinary action involving fines and probation also alienates fans. Allowing a few cup drivers to dominate the Nationwide series continues to push many fans away. NASCAR's reaction to social media also suggests that management is detached and just doesn't get it.
I see the university program as just the latest example of NASCAR's detachment. I don't think they know how to attract and hold the interest of this generation of college students because they don't really understand them.
I see no value or merit in encouraging someone about to embark on a foolish venture.
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It's not just our politicians who are divided. According to a new report (pdf) from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Americans' values and "basic beliefs are more polarized along partisan lines than at any point in the past 25 years."
The average percentage point difference on questions about political values has surged during the Bush and Obama years. When Pew started the survey in 1987 the average difference was 10 percentage points; in 2012, it was 18 percentage points.
Here's that graph:
And here's the kicker: The study found that the division has increased almost exclusively along party lines. Pew reports:
"With regard to the broad spectrum of values, basic demographic divisions – along lines such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion and class – are no wider than they have ever been. Men and women, whites, blacks and Hispanics, the highly religious and the less religious, and those with more and less education differ in many respects. However, these differences have not grown in recent years, and for the most part pale in comparison to the overwhelming partisan divide we see today."
To understand this report, it's easier to simply look at the questions that were answered and look at how the responses have changed throughout the years. You can browse through all of them, but we'll give you three examples:
-- "There needs to be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment": In 2012, 93 percent of Democrats agreed with that. 47 percent of Republicans agreed. In 1992, those numbers were 93 percent and 86 percent.
-- "Labor unions are necessary to protect the working person": In 2012, 82 percent of Democrats agreed; 43 percent of Republicans agreed. In 1987, those numbers were 76 and 58.
-- "Government regulation of business usually does more harm than good": In 2012, 41 percent of Democrats agreed, while 76 percent of Republicans agreed. Those numbers were 50 and 61 in 1987.
Now a survey that confirms how much our political parties have become polarized and how recently. The Pew Research Center has been polling Americans about values since 1987. This year's survey marks 25 years of asking us about government, religion, the environment. And here's the news. Americans, taken as one big sample, haven't changed all that much. But the values of Republicans and Democrats have changed. Twenty-five years ago, people who identified with the two parties answered some questions about immigration and the environment, for example, pretty much the same way.
Today, those same questions might as well be litmus tests for party affiliation. Andrew Kohut is the president of the Pew Center, and he joins us once again. Hi, Andy.
ANDREW KOHUT: Happy to be here.
SIEGEL: And what's happened here?
KOHUT: What's happened is that we have much broader differences by party affiliation than by any of the things that typically describe public opinion. The income gaps, the education gaps, the religious gaps, they're all the same as they were 25 years ago, not the gaps by party affiliation. The percentage difference between Republicans and Democrats is twice as great as it was. The interesting thing about this rise in polarization is that over the past 25 years almost all of the jump in differences between Republicans and Democrats occurred within the last two administrations, starting with the middle of President Bush's first term. And in the Obama years we saw a steady upward spiral in Republicans and Democrats differing on not everything but let's say just about everything.
SIEGEL: Give us an example of an issue that the answers weren't that different between Democrats and Republicans in '87 and now they're very different.
KOHUT: Well, let's take the environment. Back in 1987, 93 percent of Democrats and 86 percent of Republicans said there needs to be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment. Today, 93 percent of Democrats still feel that way but only 47 percent of Republicans agree.
SIEGEL: There's a question you ask about is it government's responsibility to maintain a social safety net for the poor. Again, back in 1987, I gather the gap wasn't that huge between Democrats and Republicans.
KOHUT: No. There was a slight Democratic advantage on that opinion, but the percentage of Republicans has fallen by 20 percentage points who believe that the government has a responsibility to take care of people who can't take of themselves.
SIEGEL: Of course Democrats hearing that may say I knew it. The Republicans have veered right in the past few years, and they've abandoned these consensus positions that used to be held by roughly similar numbers of people in both parties.
KOHUT: Well, that's not true because the Democrats have become more liberal. They are certainly more secular. More of them say they doubt the existence of God than did 25 years ago. The percentage of Democrats today versus then who say they support efforts to improve the positions of minorities even if it means preferential treatment is up 19 percentage points. So the Democrats have changed in their own way as well.
SIEGEL: One reading of this is that each party has gone through a process of purification in recent years, moderates and liberals leaving the Republican side, and conservatives and some moderates leaving the Democratic side, making them more ideological parties.
KOHUT: Well, they are certainly smaller than they once were. We have a record number of people who think of themselves as political independents - 38 percent. That's a 75-year high. So the parties are smaller. More members of the parties think of themselves in ideological terms. The percentage of Republicans who think of themselves as conservatives have gone up to 68 percent, from 60 percent in 2000, and there are more liberal Democrats than there were.
SIEGEL: The survey by the Pew Research Center is called Trends in American Values: 1987-2012, Partisan Polarization Searches in Bush, Obama Years. Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center. Thanks for talking with us.
KOHUT: You're welcome, Robert. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Team Jack has been a part of the Nebraska football conversation for more than a year-and-a-half now. On Monday, April 29, 2013, that conversation went from one small step in Husker lore to one giant leap nationally and even internationally. What many national commentators were calling the biggest play of the year in sports became the biggest and most important 15 minutes in Team Jack history. Over the noon hour Monday, President Barack Obama hosted six loyal members of Team Jack – 7-year-old pediatric brain cancer patient Jack; his parents, Andy and Brianna; his two younger sisters, Ava, 5, and Reese, 2; and the coolest, calmest catalyst for bringing awareness to any disease … #22 Rex Burkhead, who made it to Washington D.C. so he could meet President Obama with his "second family".
"Having Rex with us to meet the President was awesome … super-duper awesome," Andy Hoffman said, using the same expression Jack used when he scored a 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of Nebraska's Spring Game earlier this month. "Getting those 15 minutes with the President was a chance of a lifetime for all of us. This isn't just a football-related conversation anymore. It's a national conversation for all the kids across the country and around the world with pediatric brain cancer. We still don't know why God chose us to help raise awareness for this horrific disease, but it's a responsibility we accept."
Somehow, mostly through national columns, network television analysis and countless TV and radio interviews with Andy defining a quarter-century of neglect in a uniquely positive way, Team Jack became famous. In fact, on Sunday, while the family was waiting to see the U.S. Constitution as D.C. tourists, one person standing right next to them in line, pulled out Jack's memorable run on his smart phone and asked if the kid standing next to him in the red tee-shirt with "Believe" on it, was the same boy in the video. Andy and Bri's smiles answered the question. "I knew it," he said, explaining he was an Oklahoma fan who had watched that inspiring Spring Game touchdown run more than once.
In fact, when an emotional U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) met with Obama, one of the Hoffmans' family friends didn't even have to explain who Jack was because the President already had seen his TD video on YouTube, along with nearly 8 million others. "I can't say enough about Senator Fischer's resolution last week that was unanimously approved to designate Sept. 26, 2013 (Jack's 8th birthday) as National Pediatric Brian Cancer Day," Andy said, adding how surreal it can be when you're standing next to the president of the United States and having a conversation.
"All of us want to fight this disease and beat it," Andy said. "This is truly a bi-partisan cause and a bi-partisan effort, and it's humbling to see a U.S. Senator and the President of the United States putting this disease on their shoulders and trying to find a better way to tackle it. Getting national attention and the awareness that goes with that attention is a great place to start. We thanked the President for our visit and let him know that it should help us start a truly national conversation about pediatric brain cancer."
The President presented Jack with a football in the Oval Office. Dressed in khakis and wearing his favorite jersey, Jack looked up and connected with the President eye-to-eye. Obama looked down and told Jack how proud he was of him. Fully invested in the moment, Jack is engaged and involved. But just like his "big brother" – who will be introduced to his new NFL home in Cincinnati Tuesday – Jack also was quiet and appreciative. Study the classic photo at the top of this column. You'll see how even a 7-year-old can communicate without saying a word.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
I Have Nothing Left To Suck
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That was so amazingly satisfying to read. Colette's at her best when she's angry - alternatively hilarious and cathartic.ReplyDelete
The only bright side to this is that NaOnka is gone. I was a bit worried given that she had an Idol and was entrenching herself in the dominant alliance - she played a big role in getting Brenda out last week and could be a dangerous player.
I will loathe her forever for that sociopathic shit she pulled with one-legged Kelly B., so now: not only is she gone, but she's slimed with a well-deserved cloud of disgrace.
And you're absolutely right: there should be some punishment for quitting. In Brazil, anyone who quits Big Brother is stripped of all the prizes and money they earn. Having these wenches sit on the jury and decide who gets the million dollars, then get paid to go to the reunion show, is just not right.
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Mommie Dearest!!!! excellent blog love it every weekReplyDelete
- AnnieMaxDecember 2, 2010 at 3:45 PM
You know how bad the season is when my 84yo mother commented on it last night, before the episode started....and she usually can't tell you what happened week to week, even if you ask her 5 minutes after watching it.ReplyDelete
Personally I feel like the 2 of them quitting will change Survivor forever if MB doesn't take a tough stand on it & make some major changes. To quit this late in the game & have multiple people leaving at once will make it easier for anyone else to do so in future seasons once they realize they can't possibly win. Hey, why stay out in the camp when I can be all snug in my luxury room at the Pondorosa with all the food I can eat if I'm not going to get the million? People with that mentality should be on BB, not survivor....but we know all to well they share the same casting pool a little too much.
As for the smuffing of the torches, Jeffy should have turned them upside down and 'smuffed' them out by grinding them into the ground like a used cigarette. Using the official snuffer was too nice for either of them.
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Great blog and I think they should be sent home no pondarosa for the quitersReplyDelete
This blog was better than watching the episode!! Where is an award to give you for your writing? You're hilarious. Life Coach Clamshell was at its best today. You took fallen, over-ripe, bruised lemons and made sweet lemonade with them!ReplyDelete
Oh, and the quitters just suck. Wait till they really have a trying time in life. They'll look back on this and see what true, and selfish babies they are. They just made a mockery of the most awesome show on TV. **gags self**
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM
I can't believe a low life, like your self... would actually take time out of their own day to write a blog the size of a short novel about a reality TV show series. Get a life you piece of shit...ReplyDelete
Agree w/AnnieMax. Why stay at camp if you know you're not going to win? Why reward quitters with anything? New rules for quitters please.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Anonymous at 4:17 - Ha! You searched for it, opened it, read it and commented on it. See the Irony?ReplyDelete
2 snaps and a twist for this blog.ReplyDelete
Na-nobody-onka needs to be throat punched repeatedly.
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM
I guess I am just confused on why you continue to watch a show you clearly do not like?! Well written but seriously you should think about writing on more important topics that actually have an impact on the world. To say really awful things about people you have never met, and about situations you yourself have never been in is hypocritical and just plain mean. I hope you take in my words of advice as constructive and not an attack.ReplyDelete
I hope Jeff takes a huge handful of salt and just rubs it in at every tribal council "and the quitters..." I am just so frustrated at such people being on my beloved Survivor!!ReplyDelete
Great blog as always, Lala!
Ummm I love Survivor. I always have. What part of my saying it was an institution and all other reality shows should be held up to it in comparison did you not understand?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 5:37 PM
That's just the reply I thought I would get. I guess it just upset me that you that much time on your hands. Wasn't looking for an argument.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Anon 4:17 sucks (apparently quite a bit more than Kelly Purples does)and is just pissed that Lala dissed his/her kinfolk--that being NaNook....Exact same amount of class, a-hole. (--oh wait, do you think maybe Nanook can read/write well enough to be commenting right here on Lala's holy blog?? *raises glass to the California education system*)ReplyDelete
As for the quitters. Yes, I do think that Kelly felt entitled to quite once NaNook quit. If NaNook had stayed, No-significance Kelly would have stuck around, whining all the way to Final 3. (Because, honestly, who would bother to vote her out?)
And I am in agreement that future Survivors will have to make some serious contractual changes. People who walk away do not get the same amount of cash nor do they get go to Ponderosa and be on the jury. If they don't make these kinds of changes, they'll have more quitters--and quitters are BORing to watch. That's why Jeff wanted Jane to finish the knotted-rope challenge: no f-ing quitters.
I'd seen the spoiler, so I knew this was coming for several weeks. People were talking about the 'precedent' already set for quitters to be jury members. But Survivor is in charge of its own rules and its own contracts. Sharpen up you pencils, boys n girls.
As always, thanks for sharpening up your 'pencil', Lala. I look forward to it every time. (And since I've discovered your blog, the only other one I read is Dimples'. Yours is top-shelf, baby.) ...here's a toast for you and for a spendy booze reference!!
It's upsets you I have time on my hands to blog once a week about a show I adore? Wow. I'm not even sure how to respond to that.ReplyDelete
Resume window licking friend. Don't let me interrupt you.
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Wow...new word for 'troll' is 'NaNook'. I'm convinced that's the rude bitch that's lurking here today.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 5:50 PM
SO DEFENSIVE! I guess that is what is more upsetting. I just don't think it is okay to talk that badly about people you have never met. You would never understand what they went through and you need to realize that it isn't your place to judge. I am sorry that your favorite show has let you down but in the end that is all it it is.. A SHOW! So relax and be nicer because they have feelings and those were extremely hurtful things that you said. People are different, and just because they aren't like you does not make them "dumb" or "crazy."ReplyDelete
LOL Now you're just being funny.ReplyDelete
I think I'll stick my own style without suggestions from the peanut gallery, but thanks for dropping by!
So, same time next week then? Great. See you here.
Hey Anonymous!ReplyDelete
Check out the name of the blog for a good clue as to what to expect...
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 6:15 PM
It's not even having two quitters in one episode that disappoints me so, but the fact that they are allowed to become members of the jury. What right do they have to judge others? Who ARE they to judge?!ReplyDelete
I also expected more in terms of disgust from Mr Probst. The most he could manage was "get out" to one of those two. Maybe he was too floored to react. But they certainly should do something about quitters if they don't want the show to go downhill.
Funny how previously mute and invisible Purple Kelly managed to sing her swan song with a single phrase "I have nothing left to suck" oh, really, Kelly? :)
- Carole O.December 2, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Hey Anonymous @ 5:54,ReplyDelete
Let me make this easy for you... don't read this blog.. it's that simple!
Lala..I simply love your blog... amazing as always
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Stumbled on this blog and thought it was GREAT! I'm glad to know there are other Survivor lovers. I thought they were all extinct!ReplyDelete
- Matt HoDecember 2, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Clueless Anon is either Invisible Kelly or a friend/family member.ReplyDelete
I am appalled that these 2 quitters are allowed to be on the jury. "Jury" is an element of the game, and they both quit the game. End of story. Go home in the bowels of a cargo ship!ReplyDelete
(The less I say @ the Anon. commentators-that are obviously related to the quitters-the better.)
Love this bitchy blog. Yeah, that's what it is set up to be...a bitchfest!
- ShienaraDecember 2, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Hey LaLa...Great blog, as per usual! After watching last night's episode, I could hardly wait to read what you would have to say about it, and once again, you didn't disappoint!ReplyDelete
As for 'Anon@5:50', did you fail to read the title of this blog? Don't come here and preach to Colette about being nicer, when the name of the blog is BITCHY Survivor Blog!! And as for her 'show' letting her down, can you even read? The show didn't let her down, two useless, selfish, whiny idiots did!! And yes, people are different, and therefore we are all allowed to express our opinions on what we think of them, based on what we see. And by their own actions, on a NATIONAL television show that they CHOSE to appear on, we can correctly deduce that they are moronic, crazy, stupid, irrelevant assholes. Kinda like yourself, whom I have the right to deem so based on your self-righteous, just-as-judgemental-as-the-rest-of-us-asshole post. You can dress up your words as pretty and dipolomatically as you like, but don't kid yourself. You're down here in the mud with the rest of us! :P
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Haven're read the blog yet...actually haven't even watched the episode, but caught word of drama rama over here and came to check it out. Then I laughed. I really can't stand people who take the time to write comments about people who take the time to write blogs. What a stupid pointless overdone comment. I can imagine the thought process: I don't like what she's written. I know! I'll write that she has no life. That will show her. Scene.ReplyDelete
It makes no sense. If you don't like what the girl has written then you can either not read it, or make some kind of intelligent comment that might make her go "Hmm... interesting point there." A whole big ass slew of people come here to read this each week...so Lala has no life, and all of us who read this have no life, and anyone who watches Survivor has no life and anyone who is ON Survivor has no life...and blah blah blah....You are pretty fucking sanctimonious for someone who is under the name "Anonymous." Ok so NOBODY with a television has a life. No I have to go bang my head against my desk as hard as humanly possible because you ("you" being all of the self righteous wastes of spaces here who wouldn't know fun or humor if it fucked them in the ass) you have just made us all a little dumber than we were before reading these comments.
Lala - I am sure the blog is great, I will read it when I watch the episode.
Everyone else can suck my ass.
ITA Lala - great blog 9u never disapoint.ReplyDelete
ANON _ buy yourself a 'sense of humor' for Christmas. Jeez - life's too short!!!!
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Great blog. I love your sarcastic sense of humor.ReplyDelete
I noticed something last night that I wonder if anyone else has noticed? Why does Jane always look like she smeared mud over her face whenever she goes to tribal council? Does she never bathe?
I discovered your blogs at the beginning of last season's Big Brother. I am a big fan, Lala! Your blog is usually WAY more entertaining than the actual epidsode it covers. I am still pondering the reason for posting the "hate" comment by "Anonymous". THEN trying to "clarify" the reason for posting it! Seriously?!? Granted, your humor may not be for everyone, but there are many of us who can't wait to see what you have to say after an episode airs.ReplyDelete
I have a degree in education and taught for fifteen years. Nanook made my skin crawl every time she opened her mouth. She is an embarrassment to the profession. If the school district in which she is employed doesn't reconsider her contract, as a parent I would send my child to another school. Teachers not only teach academics, they model character. This chick is exactly what I DON'T want my child to be.
Thanks, Lala, for writing such a terrific blog.
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 12:09 AM
i love Probst "our two quitters" "they quit at the last Tribal Council" he just can't stop dissing themReplyDelete
- SidonieDecember 3, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Great blog, La La, you nailed it as always. And your humour helps the boiling rage simmer down a little.ReplyDelete
I cannot believe Nanook is a teacher. Unbelievable. I hope she gets her certification pulled. How many other girls is she teaching to be a selfish, shameless, sociopath just like her?
How can these two get to be on the jury????????? They QUIT! Nanook doesn't deserve a nice little vacation for quitting! Augh! Maybe it's not too late and Jeff will announce at the next tribal council that Sucky Kelly and Lalooney will not get to cast jury votes. They just have to sit there and do nothing, like their torches -- which should have been torched in my opinion.
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Like everyone I think the quitters shouldn't be allowed on the jury - or to Ponderosa.ReplyDelete
Just pitch a moldy tent for them somewhere in the middle of the jungle, give 'em a little rice, and let them wait out the rest of the season there.
Like Jane said: So many people have it WAY worse and they're not in a game, it's their life.
Stupid skanks.
- Jazz
Damn, the more I think about Nanook, the more angry I get. Unfortunately, I don't think she can be fired from her job for being a spineless, gutless, boil on the butt of humanity. Maybe, however, someone could get a search warrant for her house. What do you want to bet that she's got a closet full of office supplies and sporting equipment that belongs to the school where she is employed? I'm just sayin'... It's certainly a possibility, isn't it?ReplyDelete
The really great thing about the two useless bitches quitting is that we never have to see them again after this season. There is no chance that they will ever show up on an 'all-stars' or other second-chance season. And their torches should have been broken in half and thrown in the fire. And we should have seen them placed onto a plane, preferably unbathed and unfed, and sent straight back to the United States. No jury, no reward of any kind.ReplyDelete
And I don't feel bad for the jury members who were so upset by the quitting, because they should have voted the two fools out in the very beginning. NaOnka showed everyone exactly who she was from the very first moment. The rest of the players should have believed her and sent her back to what must be her very sad life.
P.S. I'm Still annoyed w/NaOnka's theft of the socks (which she is proud to have not revealed in the game or returned). Her school system should be made aware that she is an admitted thief. Hopefully, her superiors, students & their parents watch "Survivor".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 5:51 PM
As an African American female, and a Survivor fan, I am embarrassed and humiliated by Nanook, not only for quitting, but by her behavior since day 1. She is a disgusting piece of Sh**t in need of therapy.ReplyDelete
As an African American,I'm not embarrassed by NaCrazy. Just because she and I share skin color doesn't mean I need to claim her insanity. You don't see any white folks apologizing for the crazy shit white contestants do. Sorry to rant but that's a peeve of mine. Crazy is crazy. It has nothing to do with race.ReplyDelete
Fabu blog, Ms. Lala. Loved the Mommy Dearest shout out. "No Wire Haaaaaannnngers!!!"
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Alli: Nanook stated that as an African American she is proud of the way she played the game. I am stating that as an African American I am embarrased as to how she played the game.ReplyDelete
Well, as for the comments by Anonymous about not seeing white people apologizing for crazy shit white contestants do, we don't expect an apology by you for this worthless skanks actions either.ReplyDelete
But just this little bit for our new resident critic:
You take such umbrage with Lala for talking badly about people she doesn't even know? Have you been out of the fucking cave lately? Talking badly about people "they" don't even know is a big time business dumbass! It's called THE MEDIA! Be it a supermarket tabloid, or a television show, or a radio broadcast, for the best part the ENTIRE format is devoted to talking badly about someone the person in question doesn't even know. And they're rewarded quite nicely for doing exactly what you're bitching about.
But a true case of IRONY is apparent here, you are doing exactly what you're bitching about. You got all concerned about Lala taking the time to write her blog, yet you took time out of your busy fucking day to criticize her? Does mom know you're screwing around on her computer again? Or did she move her old one down to your room in the basement since she can't get her 35 year old pimply faced geek to MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE!
OK, I feel better now, the meds are kicking in! Or the half fifth of Jack I washed them down with is. Whatever, works for me!
The "two quitters" should not be on the jury, they should not have had their torches "smuffed", and sure as hell shouldn't have been rewarded by going to the Ponderosa. They should have been shown the door, introduced to Mr. Ocean, and told to get home the best way they knew how. It's a long swim girls, better get started early!
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2010 at 7:44 AM
I hate that they moved the show to Wednesday. I hate that the quitters get to be on the jury. I love this blog! Great work again Lala!ReplyDelete
- KandeekaneDecember 6, 2010 at 1:31 AM
Love your blog. Great as usual. I didn't know Dimples did a blog. Does anyone know where to find it? Thanx.ReplyDelete
Kandeekane, I found his blog by typing "Jeff Probst blog" into the search bar.ReplyDelete
- kandeekaneDecember 6, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Carole, Thanx. I typed that in there but all I get is a bunch of other peoples websites like popwatch that have stuff about Jeff and his blog. Does anyone know the exact address so I can go directly to his website? Does he have a website? Is it on CBS or somewhere else? Anyone know? Thanx.ReplyDelete
The blog is at EW.com. You might have to hunt around for it. It's easy to find on Thursdays, but moves to the background after that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Colette -You are the reason i started my own entertainment blog. I have enjoyed your writings now for almost a year. I have followed your blogging on the amazing race (which still is my favorite reality show, i know you tired of it) and survivor. Howevere i have been extremely distrubed by your personal attacks on NaNook (as you call her) i didnt have a problem with the name you attached to her,but I wish you had not gotten so personal, because it turned out to be offensive on many levels. I could not even finish reading the blog because you were so brutal. I will continue to support your blog because I think you are an excellent writer. I know you may not like what i have said but that is the way i feel. I m glad she is off now so that you can lighten up a bit.ReplyDelete
Those 2 good for nothing bitch whores have no fucking right to be on the jury. They have no right to be part of the reunion. They didn't finish the game like Marty, Alina, & Brenda, they threw their hands in the air and walked away. If you are voted out then you finished the game when you quit you are nothing but the sludge you would find in the bottom of a bog. Actually the sludge would be better than you. I have absolutely no respect for people who quit the game of Survivor. I seriously hope that them being on the jury is reconsidered.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 8, 2010 at 12:47 PM
I can't wait for more bitchiness!!! Survivor--and this blog--allows me to let my bitchy, evil side out.ReplyDelete
I am usually way, way too nice in real life--and I consider Survivor my Oasis...and the Bitchy Blog is the tall, cool, alcoholic beverage that they serve there. Can't wait to stop by tomorrow!!
Collette, have you abandoned TAR altogether? I go there occasionally to see if you've updated. I assume you're through w/TAR?ReplyDelete
Yes, I hated this season. I can't write about something I hate. It's never any good.ReplyDelete
I might be back next season. We'll see.


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