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MIKE FRANCESA RIPS 'GREEDY' NFL For Hosting Playoff Game Exclusively On Peacock
TMZ - Sports ^ | 1/9/2024 11:25 AM PT | Staff

Posted on 01/10/2024 1:54:51 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger
"Mike added, "How many people in America don't even know what streaming is?" ..."

Zero?

21 posted on 01/10/2024 3:44:47 AM PST by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Red Badger

Just another NFL game not to watch.


22 posted on 01/10/2024 3:52:24 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist .)
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To: Bullish

The boat is parked out front on the dock alongside the seaplane!


23 posted on 01/10/2024 3:54:20 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist .)
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To: Red Badger

Michigan cheats. Michigan gets rewarded for cheating. I’m out. It’s not just pro ball.


24 posted on 01/10/2024 3:58:42 AM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: All

The easiest way to handle this is to not subscribe. Make Peacock (NBC) lose money on the deal with the NFL. That will put a quick stop to it.


25 posted on 01/10/2024 4:13:13 AM PST by kg_mobster
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To: Red Badger

My first memory of NFL is from a little b/w cathode ray gizmo. Unitas my first football hero. Haven’t watched more than a few minutes since the Great Kneeling. Not a moment this season. It’s like the first wife, just part of my past.


26 posted on 01/10/2024 4:18:02 AM PST by Quentin Quarantino
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To: Dandy

Right!?

No kneelerball for me.


27 posted on 01/10/2024 4:21:39 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Most of these instant millionaires are dead broke within three years after their careers in the pro sports. They don’t know how to handle money, taxes, investments, etc.

They buy their mommas big McMansions but then after a few years can’t afford the taxes so they have to sell.

They buy big fancy cars that deteriorate and are worth less each day.

And they are usually in their mid to late thirties, just when other professionals, like doctors , careers are taking off.

So, don’t feel too bad, your guys have the last laughs................


28 posted on 01/10/2024 4:25:15 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
In wasn't weeping for the doctors I worked with.None of them were in danger of starvation...if you catch my drift. But these guys (and gals) worked harder and longer (I could tell you stories about medical school,post graduate training and the early years of their practice) than these kids ever dreamed of working. And they can take a person who's at death's doorstep and make them able to walk home days/weeks/months later.

Sure beats being able to dribble a ball. I can dribble my oatmeal (down my chin). I wonder if I could make $20 million a year...even for one year.

29 posted on 01/10/2024 4:36:04 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Red Badger

I couldn’t care less. I’m still an athlete after many years, but I now have zero interest in professional sports or their minor league NCAA division.

I feel sorry for folks in cities that are paying for the palatial arenas in which these grifting millionaires perform their shows.


30 posted on 01/10/2024 4:39:06 AM PST by oldplayer
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To: oldplayer

It’s not just taxpayers in cities who are paying.

Have you seen the cost overruns for the Bills’ new stadium?

State taxpayers will be on the hook for that. And given that money is fungible, likely even federal taxpayers.


31 posted on 01/10/2024 4:41:46 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Red Badger
This points to the NFL not being able to pull in enough viewers to network television to attract advertisers.

The NFL continues its inevitable decline, soon to join boxing as a sport that was once the most viewed sport on television.

32 posted on 01/10/2024 4:49:33 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger

If you know where to go you can watch any sporting event free online. Stream it to your phone or iPad and Cast it from there to your big screen TV.


33 posted on 01/10/2024 5:08:36 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Red Badger

Like ESPN wanting me to pay for a $40/month subscription in order to watch the NCAA Championship Game. I watched a free movie on another channel instead.


34 posted on 01/10/2024 5:09:58 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Red Badger

“Mike added, “How many people in America don’t even know what streaming is?” ... referencing the scores of fans who don’t have access to the streaming platform.”

Mike ain’t up with the times - or thinks football fans are as stupid as Biden.


35 posted on 01/10/2024 5:26:29 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Red Badger

In Arizona, the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Coyotes (hockey) are broadcasting ALL their scheduled games on over the air TV.

Almost every night, a professional sports team is on for FREE.

This contrasts to the NFL’s streaming ventures.


36 posted on 01/10/2024 5:30:33 AM PST by ethel rascel (Lurk Mostly)
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To: trebb

If they are still supporting the National Felon League with their dollars they are dumber than Biden.


37 posted on 01/10/2024 5:37:34 AM PST by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: ethel rascel

I don’t know about the Suns, but the Coyotes are in serious distress and have been a prime candidate for relocation in the NHL for years. They’re almost at the point where they need to pay TV viewers to watch their games.


38 posted on 01/10/2024 5:39:19 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Red Badger

Is it a playoff game or TSwift concert?


39 posted on 01/10/2024 5:42:05 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.y out)
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To: Vermont Lt

Both!.....................


40 posted on 01/10/2024 5:43:10 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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