*** Official SEMO vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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That post is kind of confusing...
Congrats on the blocked field goal ...
1st blocked punt since...
Plus it says 1st block since 2022.That post is kind of confusing...
Congrats on the blocked field goal ...
1st blocked punt since...
Was it '20, maybe?
Massive-fail Tweet, that one.
Jethro. It came back to me.
That post is kind of confusing...
Congrats on the blocked field goal ...
1st blocked punt since...
Yeah, now that you've mentioned it. It coulda been 1920 or 21. I hate misprints!
KidSilverhair
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The ESPN experience:
+ Paying billions for rights to college football games, then thinking “gee, how do we make a profit on this deal?”
+ Putting more games on ESPN+, along with the graphics mistakes/lower quality production that entails (although overall the Iowa State/SEMO broadcast was pretty good)
+ Loading up broadcasts with unending waves of media timeouts to get those ads in
+ Missing multiple plays of live games while running commercials instead
+ When an epic blocked extra point with no time remaining decides a prime-time matchup, refusing to show a replay of the block until after on-field interviews and several minutes of bloviating … then not even having a decent camera angle of the block to show. Apparently too busy having their camera operators scan the crowd for reaction shots instead.
Admittedly, Fox’s FS1 broadcast of the Iowa game wasn’t much better, with the feed freezing up at least twice, not to mention the announcers’ references to Iowa‘s “new-look offense” (what planet do you live on to think a thing like that?).
+ Paying billions for rights to college football games, then thinking “gee, how do we make a profit on this deal?”
+ Putting more games on ESPN+, along with the graphics mistakes/lower quality production that entails (although overall the Iowa State/SEMO broadcast was pretty good)
+ Loading up broadcasts with unending waves of media timeouts to get those ads in
+ Missing multiple plays of live games while running commercials instead
+ When an epic blocked extra point with no time remaining decides a prime-time matchup, refusing to show a replay of the block until after on-field interviews and several minutes of bloviating … then not even having a decent camera angle of the block to show. Apparently too busy having their camera operators scan the crowd for reaction shots instead.
Admittedly, Fox’s FS1 broadcast of the Iowa game wasn’t much better, with the feed freezing up at least twice, not to mention the announcers’ references to Iowa‘s “new-look offense” (what planet do you live on to think a thing like that?).
The reasoning would be to prevent counter adjustments at half by the other team. Drove me bonkers for a bit but I can appreciate the reasoning. The point return schemes where we neither block nor rush drive me nuts though.
Cut out all analysis and run commercials instead then you can actually show the game
I had to step away from screen immediately after that play, so I didn't realize the delayed-replay. That's a poor coverage decision.
Iowa State produces its own content for ESPN+, leveraging what they built for Cyclones.Tv; same with other schools. I watched the replay and thought they did a good job. Give our history, they may want to add cameras for more replays angles though!
Just one odd observation from the ESPN+ broadcast…
Rewatching, I noticed they lingered on the sidelines a bit, and I noticed a few more players in sweats than I would have expected—Tristan Michaud for one.
And Jake Remsburg was wearing a huge brace, and visibly limping heavily.
If Randy was right about it being an MCL, I’ve been through that. My orthopedic surgeon explained to me how they vary greatly, depending on the shape and form of the tears…but the only time I limped that badly was right after it happened.
“Day to day” indeed.
Rewatching, I noticed they lingered on the sidelines a bit, and I noticed a few more players in sweats than I would have expected—Tristan Michaud for one.
And Jake Remsburg was wearing a huge brace, and visibly limping heavily.
If Randy was right about it being an MCL, I’ve been through that. My orthopedic surgeon explained to me how they vary greatly, depending on the shape and form of the tears…but the only time I limped that badly was right after it happened.
“Day to day” indeed.
Thanks for the info. That is great to hear that Treiber was ready and we didn’t have to move a guard outside like last year.
If I remember correctly, when Downing was day to day two years ago he wasn’t even at games so this may be a positive sign.
