Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted October 13, 2003 Anyone else notice the digitially placed ads on the football field during the college and Sunday Night game this weekend? I have to say this is a new low now that ESPN/ABC can't even wait till the commercials to bash us over the head with products. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 I generally don't notice since I am.. you know... watching the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted October 13, 2003 I do too but this $20 bill kept showing up at one of the games everytime there was a stop in play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted October 13, 2003 I notice them in baseball, because the announcers just happen to be talking about a sitcom/cell phone/movie just as they ad appears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 Where were they on the field Sunday night -- I was too busy adding up scores to the football picks to see them. I'll keep an eye out tonight on MNF... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 Another gripe about FOX: they put up that green screen behind home plate at Wrigley Field and break the sanctity of the ballpark, which is very minimalistic with its ads, at about two compared to the countless barrage at other parks. WGN and ESPN don't do this...just FOX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted October 13, 2003 Between downs they'll pop up on empty parts of the field, but I'm not totally sure how often it happens. The $20 is the one I've seen the most so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 ESPN does that. I was at a Phillies game, late in the season, and there was a hanging blue screen. And I want to shove a Sprint PCS cell phone up each and every asshole on the FOX crew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 ESPN does that. I was at a Phillies game, late in the season, and there was a hanging blue screen. If so they don't do it for Cubs games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2003 Actually, now that I think about it, that might be Comcast's blue screen. So give ESPN a pass on that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 At least you don't have Global digitally inserting ads in CBS' or FOX's broadcasts. Nothing more annoying than seeing an ad for Canadian Tire at a game in Miami. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 Oh, and most of the time, I've noticed that ESPN doesn't have any ads behind home plate. Even in places that normally have a rotating ad screen back there, they just usually leave it blank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted October 14, 2003 I've never noticed it, so I guess it doesn't annoy me. I frankly don't see the big deal, it's not like it affects anything. They should do like NASCAR and put advertisements on jerseys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 14, 2003 They do in Japan dont they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted October 14, 2003 I believe so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 The worst was when FOX would actually play a "ringing" sound during every "AT&T Call To the Bullpen." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 I've never noticed it, so I guess it doesn't annoy me. I frankly don't see the big deal, it's not like it affects anything. The big deal is No Ads At Wrigley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 14, 2003 except the fucking Red Roof that just happens to have the words BUDWEISER on it... Sure it's not Wrigly field itself but it's better ad placement then anything else... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 the $20 thing is the Government advertising the new bills so people know that they are real. I dont mind em since it will educate people about how the new bills look, but I still bet I run in to at least one person that wont take a new $20 because it looks fake.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MentallyNormal Report post Posted October 14, 2003 During the Sox game tonight. That green screen made the pitcher,batter etc look all fake. Especially during ads that had white backgrounds. It looked pretty friggin weird. I was waiting for some special effects to pop out. How come they can't do this for boxing rings? Boxers always slipping on the ring cause of that friggin logo. I do like those cool graphics that so stats,percents for football that show up on the field. Especially CBS kicker percent graphic,looks pretty cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) Oh my yes HOW DARE THEY degrade sacred land. :yawn: Unless the ad directly affects the game or your viewing of said game, it's not a big deal. If ads in the background or in random shots of empty field affects your viewing of the game, you're just a picky bastard. Hell, I'd love to see more ads during games if it would lead to less commercial breaks. Edited October 14, 2003 by El Satanico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 14, 2003 Nascar did something where they would have the race showing in a corner during the commerical...it was a great thing because it still showed the race but got the commericals in...Like Nascar REALLY needs endrose more stuff... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 Hell, I'd love to see more ads during games if it would lead to less commercial breaks. I wouldn't mind that either, but the problem is that we will never be commercial-free. The networks, like most everyone else, are greedy and the cash cow that is the 4-minute commercial break ain't dying anytime soon. Fuck the networks and their in-game ads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 14, 2003 well I strongly perfer the little Logo in the corner gimmick...that's good enough I say... I mean Ford f150 gotten more hype during the 24 ads... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 14, 2003 well I strongly perfer the little Logo in the corner gimmick...that's good enough I say... I mean Ford f150 gotten more hype during the 24 ads... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 I thought that ESPN had it right when they were airing the World Cup last year. Every 20 minutes or so, who ever was announcing would just say 'This portion of the game is brought to you by _______' and then the company logo would be part of the scoreboard. That resulted in about 45 minutes of non-stop programming, with commercials waiting for halftime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 They should do like NASCAR and put advertisements on jerseys. We're already halfway there Like in college football when teams go to bowl games and they put the sponsors name patch (and to a much lesser extent, the bowl name) on their jersey e.g. the "TOSTITOS Fiesta Bowl" and the "FED EX Orange Bowl" Combine that with the huge advertisments that are most of the stadiums themselves (Generic Cellphone Park! Generic Airline Dome! Generic Orange Juice Field!), and all the other previous beefs mentioned, and this is the ad oversaturated sports world we live in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted October 14, 2003 I really wouldn't care if it lead to less commercials but if anything some games have had more this year. There were 6 commercial breaks during the last 30 seconds of I think the Cleveland/Oakland game this weekend. There'd be one play and then commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2003 As annoying and offensive as I find the constant commercial breaks on TV sportscasts (particulary for football/basketball), they're even worse when you're actually live at the stadium. Case in point, I was at the Cowboys/Cardinals game a couple of weeks ago. During the "TV timeouts" that they randomly took for no apparent reason, we were left to sit there with absolutely nothing to do (aside from watching the leauge score updates on the big screen). The breaks totally ruined the momentum and flow of the game, and bored the crowd silly. Then, by the time the game got back up and going again, it was time for another tv timeout. It was insane. Breaks during baseball games are one thing; they only occur between innings or during a pitcher change. But to have the flow of a good football or basketball game ruined by the networks' quest for the almighty dollar is probably second biggest complaint I have about sports on tv (the first being Fox's game presentation). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2003 Anyone else have the phenominon of changing arena names? Every time a bank merges, the arena changes names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
