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Cutty Awards: NBC Sports Group, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Gronk Party Boat

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You know the drill by this point. It's the Cutty Awards, also known as the Jay Cutler Awards for the outstanding excellence in the Field of DOOOOOON'T CAAAAAAAARE. We receive a lot of banal and pointless story pitches and press releases every week. Some are bad; some are worse. This week, these three stood out as the worst. … [Read more...] about Cutty Awards: NBC Sports Group, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Gronk Party Boat

Tom Brady and Deflate Gate: it pays to cheat

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I have a friend, Jake Haas, whose motto throughout college was, “if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.” Mr. Haas was not so much referring to his academic career, but to the countless drinking/video games that we partook in during our time receiving a higher education. Much like in Mario Kart (N64 is THE only version), cheaters have a better chance of winning and if the … [Read more...] about Tom Brady and Deflate Gate: it pays to cheat

Rob Gronkowski has an “interesting” bowling team name

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Rob Gronkowski is pretty much football Ryan Lochte; I think we've established that. Gronk is a lot more interesting and fun in small doses; not with the non stop Rob Gronkowski exposure that accompanied the Patriots Super Bowl run. Of course, Gronkowski isn't as interesting or as funny as he used to be (we've covered why that is here), but he still makes bowling more … [Read more...] about Rob Gronkowski has an “interesting” bowling team name

VIDEO: Keith Olbermann DOESN’T CARE about the Super Bowl (I don’t either)

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Thank you Keith Olbermann for being brave enough to say what I've been thinking and feeling for the past 17 days. Keith Olbermann doesn't care about the Super Bowl. Neither do I. Sure, I may go next year, or in future years, to cover the parties and red carpet events. But I don't care about the actual game anymore. Neither does Olbermann. … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Keith Olbermann DOESN’T CARE about the Super Bowl (I don’t either)

NBC’s Super Bowl XLIX goal: 125 million viewers

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Stay with me, this is the ONE TIME that talking about nielsen numbers is actually interesting to somebody who doesn't work in television. The ratings for Super Bowl XLIX might become actual legitimate news. As I've said numerous times before, TV ratings are the fantasy football leagues of the media world. To you, your numbers are THE MOST important thing in the entire … [Read more...] about NBC’s Super Bowl XLIX goal: 125 million viewers

Why ESPN only SEEMS like it’s “Eastern Seaboard Programming Network”

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Many of us have made the joke: "ESPN, Eastern Seaboard Programming Network." Or we've at least discussed the famous "east coast bias" at not just ESPN, but within the entire mainstream media. In May, when The Sports Bank first visited Bristol, we had a frank and honest discussion with both Steve Levy and the late great Stu Scott about the Tim Tebow/Lebron James/Johnny … [Read more...] about Why ESPN only SEEMS like it’s “Eastern Seaboard Programming Network”