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re: the LSU vs CBS Petition circulating...
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:05 pm to LSU Fan 90812
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:05 pm to LSU Fan 90812
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Tradition is a bullshite word to mean "what we used to do."
You must be pretty young if you believe that to be true or very cynical. Tradition means a whole lot more than that. If you're cynical you'll probably never learn that lesson, if you're young, hopefully you still have time to learn it.
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Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:06 pm to Mac
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You do realize that if we had gotten the 7:00 ESPN/ABC game, we'd still be on national television? And that ESPN tends to talk more about the schools/games they're televising that week instead of inadvertently promoting another network's game?
I think you underestimate how many people don't have cable
Being on a major network still means something believe it or not
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:06 pm to LSU Fan 90812
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it's as american a right to make fun of someone else's stupid opinion as the person's right to voice the opinion itself.
But whats more effective when dealing with misinformed ppl? Get down on their level and them stupid idiots for not toeing the company line or to calmly lay all of the facts out to them. Just my opinion.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:07 pm to Coon
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this is idiotic. no one is going to give up money. also, teams that play at 2:30 don't get more money than vandy. It's what makes us the SEC and not the big12. We aren't going to get less money for playing at night. Will we get less exposure, marginally yes. Marginally.
no, what I'm saying is, if CBS said we won't pick LSU up for 3 of their 4 SEC games if they take 50% of the money we will agree. If Vandy was worth two fricks they would get some 2:30 games too. But they aren't so they don't.
Its a valid argument. CBS paid a great price for the rights to show the best SEC games at 2:30 so they should be allowed to take who they want tradition be damned.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:07 pm to filmmaker45
Screw the money, it will go to SEC anyway, Saturday Night is awesome. SSSSaattturddday NNnniiggghtttt!!!!!!! and take that day after Thanksgiving game too. IMHO. 
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:07 pm to Powerman
CBS should have the opportunity to flex two-three night games a year. Each year the road to Atlanta comes down to 2-3 games anyway. Their direct competitor shows primetime games weekly so why cannot CBS.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:07 pm to Powerman
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I think you underestimate how many people don't have cable
these people do not count, literally. if you dont have enough money to have access to espn you dont have disposable income that advertisers are after.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:08 pm to Coon
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so your argument is to just take it. None of the things you mentioned take away from older traditions. Halloween night, the earthquake, 97 uf, beating bama in 01. Traditions do start and fade away... at shitty programs that don't have roots. We have roots.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax... You're goddamn right I'm living in the fricking past! "
the tradition lies in the love of our team Coon.
you need to realize that.
they tore down yankee stadium last year. You think our "tradition" is better than theirs?
frickING. DEAL. WITH. IT.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:08 pm to jcole4lsu
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there are other options besides 2:30 cbs games
NOT FOR CBS. Its not like the SEC is sitting there like "frick it, lets put LSU on CBS again this week." CBS pays a shite load of money for first dibs and they deserve to take who they want.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:08 pm to Coon
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Would you guys be ok if CBS guaranteed us that 3 of our 4 SEC games would be at night in exchange for only taking 50% of the money we take?
I'd be OK with making contractual concessions in exchange for allowing the team hosting the game to schedule it at the time of their choosing.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:09 pm to Powerman
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I think you underestimate how many people don't have cable
people that a)give a frick and b) spend money have cable.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:10 pm to Elleshoe
there were options on the table when the sec office was negotiating this tv contract. those options were clearly not represented in the veracity some lsu fans would have enjoyed from this administration.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:10 pm to LSU82BILL
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I'd be OK with making contractual concessions in exchange for allowing the team hosting the game to schedule it at the time of their choosing.
then shite would become a shite show and not worth the money CBS/ESPN are paying. They need structure and guarantees to what will be on their network to justify paying each school 20+ million a year(after its broken down between the schools and the conference office)
This post was edited on 10/10/11 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:10 pm to LSU NO Tigah
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You must be pretty young if you believe that to be true or very cynical. Tradition means a whole lot more than that. If you're cynical you'll probably never learn that lesson, if you're young, hopefully you still have time to learn it.
if tradition stands in the way of progress, then it's exactly what i said it is.
slavery was a tradition too.
all advancements in the history of the world has to do with saying goodbye to tradition.
i'm old enough to know what these words mean, and how and why people use them.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:11 pm to LSU82BILL
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I'd be OK with making contractual concessions
YOU would, but nobody with a working knowledge of LSUs current financial situation would
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:11 pm to Elleshoe
the people bitching are the same ones who leave at half time to go drink more at their tailgate
or better yet, not go to the games at all and just drink all day.
or better yet, not go to the games at all and just drink all day.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:11 pm to sheek
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Their direct competitor shows primetime games weekly so why cannot CBS.
Because they chose not to other than the one prime time game.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:12 pm to Elleshoe
i'd like to see the ratings difference between a 2:30 game and a 7:00 game. i find it hard to believe theres a huge difference.
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:13 pm to TheDoc
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the people bitching are the same ones who leave at half time to go drink more at their tailgate
or better yet, not go to the games at all and just drink all day.
this thread is for LSU fans
Posted on 10/10/11 at 7:13 pm to Michael J
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But whats more effective when dealing with misinformed ppl? Get down on their level and them stupid idiots for not toeing the company line or to calmly lay all of the facts out to them. Just my opinion.
i believe in both educating them and shaming them. maybe they'll think before expressing such a ridiculously shallow perspective again.
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