Comments on: Ratings Plummet For BSU TV Production

By: westernguy

westernguy — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:02:52 +0000

BSU football is where it rightly belongs: in the middle of mid-major. They had a good run, but that ain’t happ’nin in the next 10 years.

By: Spelling?

Spelling? — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:02:54 +0000

Spelling his name wrong? If true, that is a CNN kinda flub.

I don’t watch pro or semi pro sports because too many broom pushers getting paid too much. Now they all think they are some kind of moral movement for disrespecting the country which made so many broom pushers so rich. They are a movement alright. (Terrible insult to broom pushers, sorry.)

Eliminate the ten more frequently used words from a football interview and you’d have near silence except for the grunting and nose snuffing.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 01:07:37 +0000

I’m not expert enough to comment on global warming OR Coach (Brian) Harsin. But I can’t help but notice how spoilt we in Bronco Nation have become.

I believe that Harsin’s current W-L record is 33-11. 75%. Half the NCAA coaches would LOVE to have a .750 record!

In the words of legendary Raiders man, Al Davis… “Just win, baby!” If the team wins, they’ll fill the seats. Winning IS entertainment. Losing, not so much.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:03:15 +0000

The quality of the play has fallen off since Peterson left – and when I say fallen off – I mean fallen off like in a cliff.

By: BoneHeadBall

BoneHeadBall — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:18:02 +0000

Football is crippling children for life and should be eliminated, not worshipped.
The Deep State finds football useful for creating an us VS them mindset that legitimizes the two largest hate groups in America, the Democrats and Republicans.

By: nasty, inebriated

nasty, inebriated — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:50:14 +0000

If they want to fill the joint, play the Vandals

By: Flyhead

Flyhead — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 04:07:04 +0000

I too have heard comments about the days and time of day TV schedules have dictated games time. I used to love watching BSU on local TV stations. Now it seems it is all about revenue streams and big money flowing to BSU. It costs $39 for a nosebleed section ticket at a BSU home game.

Harsin is not and will never be anyone with “front of the room” dominance when speaking to fans and the media. He will have to produce a winning team or his days will be numbered at BSU.

EDITOR NOTE–They need some Saturday games to keep the boys out of the bars and off the booze. Two arrests in two weeks!

By: Eagle Writer

Eagle Writer — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:47:12 +0000

One problem is certainly Harsin, but it is much bigger. It is the direction of the football program, which means it is also the AD. Games scheduled on nights or at times when you can’t attend, bad times for TV viewing of games, expensive tickets and empty seats, and now losing. The magic is gone, the secret sauce allowed to go bland.

However, Moore is not the answer to Harsin, he is much too young, and continued time in the NFL will further his football education.

EDITOR NOTE–You just opened up an age discrimination issue! Joe Paterno was certainly too old. Kellen Moore would be a novelty and he is also wise beyond his years when it comes to coaching. Age isn’t the issue, it’s about ENTERTAINMENT! We agree with you on the systemic malaise. BSU has lost sight of how much a good (and winning) program means to a community. There isn’t much to be PROUD of these days. Groveling for TV attention is not very dignified, regardless of how much ESPN pays.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:37:57 +0000

Who needs ticket sales when you get ESPN money?

If Kellen Moore is not ready to leave the Cowboys, BSU could also try to ‘draft’ one of the few quarterbacks to actually lead a team in a WIN over Kellen Moore’s BSU team:
Colin Kaepernick.
And apparently he is looking for employment.

Kaepernick is a true leader.
Someone willing to risk a lot to do the right thing- just what college students need to understand now-a-days.
That is exactly what we are seeing this weekend in the NFL.

Kaepernick’s stats, his career in the NFL, his California connection, his college degree in something other than Communications, and his flair for publicity exceed Moore’s.
Both great men though, no doubt.

Of a 104 BSU player roster, 48 are from CA; 19 are from Idaho; 3 are from Washington.

#IMWITHKAP #BSU_draft_kap 🙂
so is Jay Ajayi https://www.buzzfeed.com/remysmidt/im-with-kap?utm_term=.dqoAOM68M#.olGYOJAgJ

Better yet,,, maybe college football will dry up along with the NFL and all that money could actually be used to promote academics- instead of this economic-gladiator “entertainment”.

Do “rich kids” even play college football?

Rabula asks on another thread, “How many clean-water systems could we build for $165 million…?”(F-35).
There is also this question:
For the cost of the salaries for the coaching staff, how many scholarships could BSU provide to deserving low-income and middle income students? \Even some journalism scholarships!

Ooh, and if you want good Cowboy tickets expect to pay more than $600 a seat- some go for more than $5,000/seat for ONE game. Nosebleed, corner seat for a lame game is $85/seat.

So what class and type of people regularly buy tickets for NFL & NCAA football games?

#GladiatorGames

By: Dave Kangas

Dave Kangas — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:16:29 +0000

I had have always thought coach Harsin was a good coach under difficult circumstances He has had to deal with constant change and turnover of his coaching staff as they have left for greener pastures. After that disatsterous 4th and 1 late in the third, I realized he didn’t have the gut or confidence in his team for 1 yard with the game on the line… I then realized, that his coordinators have probably been leaving because they didn’t want to coach under him. No one had wanted to stay and build a program under him. Time to go, he’s had his chance.