BTW, just to nit-pick, it's not the first time in 28 years and four networks that John Madden will not be announcing an NFL game on a Sunday night. There was that "Monday Night Football" gig - not to mention the years of Sunday afternoon football. I'm also thinking that John is having trouble facing a season without Brett Favre as a Green Bay Packer. The sight of Brett in a green Jets uniform is either confusing him or just breaking his heart.
On Oct 14, 3:56 pm, "Tom Wolper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Mark J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 14, 4:41 pm, "Jason Carpio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> then, for the love of pete, can he retire already? > > > At this point, it's Madden's call as to whether he wants to give it up > > or not--it's the least they can do for his many years of service. > > Remember that "Sunday Night Football" is NBC's top-rated show every > > week in the fall and there may a reluctance to change anything as long > > as it's working. > I think Madden's better known as the brand of a video game among > younger viewers and it's that name recognition, rather than his on-air > talent, which has kept him in the booth. > > > > > Perhaps if Collinsworth works well with Michaels this week (and I > > would think that Collinsworth will be glad to be away from that > > overcrowded desk in 30 Rock), it may send Madden to thinking that > > maybe it's time to hang it up. But I were Dick Ebersol, I wouldn't > > want to fire him and get the vitriol that would come, particularly > > from the casual viewers who may like Madden's personality and aren't > > noticing that he may not be as sharp an analyst as he once was. > > He won't get fired unless he refuses to attend games or shows he > doesn't know what's going on. It's more likely NBC Sports would wait > out the season and announce a mutually agreed separation no matter how > they got it. > > Tom W --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
