Comments on: Change of Heart? Or “We just said that to get clicks/ratings/sales”? http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/ Just a few guys loving the same woman and talking Irish Football. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:59:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The Biscuit http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5682 The Biscuit Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:29:08 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5682 Ummm, I respectfully disagree. Bc why did they have to have something to talk about? Bc they needed people to tune in/subscribe/buy. It's their jobs. Hence, I think it still applies. It's not a conspiracy, it's an industry. And just like the Yankees will always generate the most interest/ratings, so will ND. Ummm, I respectfully disagree. Bc why did they have to have something to talk about? Bc they needed people to tune in/subscribe/buy. It’s their jobs. Hence, I think it still applies.

It’s not a conspiracy, it’s an industry. And just like the Yankees will always generate the most interest/ratings, so will ND.

]]> By: Tommy O http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5476 Tommy O Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:42:19 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5476 I don't think it was some conspiracy by the media to generate website hits and magazine sales--well, at least not directly. While playing poker with my buddies the other day we had the TV on but with audio off bc music was on. I pointed out to my friends the line "How good is Kansas?" at the bottom of the screen with some ESPN tool talking. We laughed because that just epitomizes how much ESPN and the like are forced to talk about non-issues. (i.e. what could that guy possibly be saying? "I think Kansas is the real deal. They've got such and such and such." then they cut to another guy who says "I'm not so sure about Kansas. Such and such statistic." My point? I think somebody legitimately believed Brady Quinn might have been falling in the draft and ESPN, especially in this, the worst time for sports in the year, exacerbated the problem by bringing up the story again...and again...and again. So it wasn't trying to sell magazines or generate hits i'd say, as just giving them something to talk about. I don’t think it was some conspiracy by the media to generate website hits and magazine sales–well, at least not directly.

While playing poker with my buddies the other day we had the TV on but with audio off bc music was on. I pointed out to my friends the line “How good is Kansas?” at the bottom of the screen with some ESPN tool talking. We laughed because that just epitomizes how much ESPN and the like are forced to talk about non-issues. (i.e. what could that guy possibly be saying? “I think Kansas is the real deal. They’ve got such and such and such.” then they cut to another guy who says “I’m not so sure about Kansas. Such and such statistic.”

My point? I think somebody legitimately believed Brady Quinn might have been falling in the draft and ESPN, especially in this, the worst time for sports in the year, exacerbated the problem by bringing up the story again…and again…and again.

So it wasn’t trying to sell magazines or generate hits i’d say, as just giving them something to talk about.

]]> By: gwzimm http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5316 gwzimm Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:30:09 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2007/03/24/change-of-heart-or-we-just-said-that-to-get-clicksratingssales/#comment-5316 I hope BQ doesn't go to Oakland. Anybody else but Oakland..... I hope BQ doesn’t go to Oakland. Anybody else but Oakland…..

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