Comments on: TNT Nails It With Their Coverage http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/ "Just An Opinion, But It's Mine." Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Boomauer http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 Boomauer Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:29:24 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1824 1)Boring race-need to find a way for more than 1 lane to work. Before the COT, 2 or 3 cars could band together, jump to the top and pick up steam...not anymore. Breakaway commercials would have been fine for this race....other than 3 wrecks nothing happened...single file racing. 2)Wide open coverage is great. 3)I thought the commercials in the box were great...i can multi-task so watching the commercials, the race and the scrolling leaderboard was cool. 4)Note to sponsors--make funny, interesting commercials like Coke Zero's tear-away windshield billboards and we will get the message even though the screen is smaller and the race is going on. 5)My suggestion on how to get the announcers to keep us up to date on all drivers--have all three announcers draft a fantasy team, 14 drivers each, and put their own money on the line. I guarantee they would find out why one of their drivers was 2 laps down...and hopefully let us know also. It's frustrating for me as a fantasy guy to come back from a break and see one of my drivers down a lap and no mention of what happened. 6)Announcers were fine....Kyle Petty can be annoying but he was funny at Daytona. Not nearly as annoying as DW, Kenny Wallace or Jimmy Spencer. 1)Boring race-need to find a way for more than 1 lane to work. Before the COT, 2 or 3 cars could band together, jump to the top and pick up steam…not anymore. Breakaway commercials would have been fine for this race….other than 3 wrecks nothing happened…single file racing.

2)Wide open coverage is great.

3)I thought the commercials in the box were great…i can multi-task so watching the commercials, the race and the scrolling leaderboard was cool.

4)Note to sponsors–make funny, interesting commercials like Coke Zero’s tear-away windshield billboards and we will get the message even though the screen is smaller and the race is going on.

5)My suggestion on how to get the announcers to keep us up to date on all drivers–have all three announcers draft a fantasy team, 14 drivers each, and put their own money on the line. I guarantee they would find out why one of their drivers was 2 laps down…and hopefully let us know also. It’s frustrating for me as a fantasy guy to come back from a break and see one of my drivers down a lap and no mention of what happened.

6)Announcers were fine….Kyle Petty can be annoying but he was funny at Daytona. Not nearly as annoying as DW, Kenny Wallace or Jimmy Spencer.

]]> By: Margie S http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Margie S Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:58:45 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1818 I completely agree with #27. Aren't these announcers supposed to "report" what's happening on the track? When the big one happened, we didn 't find out for sure who was in it until the printed list came up about 6-7 minutes later. Sometimes they'll say, "I really don't know what happened there, ha, ha, ha." We are not amused. I don't consider any of the 3 of them to be good at announcing the race. How about Dale Jarrett and Petree and Bestwick? They're being wasted. I completely agree with #27. Aren’t these announcers supposed to “report” what’s happening on the track? When the big one happened, we didn ‘t find out for sure who was in it until the printed list came up about 6-7 minutes later. Sometimes they’ll say, “I really don’t know what happened there, ha, ha, ha.” We are not amused. I don’t consider any of the 3 of them to be good at announcing the race. How about Dale Jarrett and Petree and Bestwick? They’re being wasted.

]]> By: winn mott http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1817 winn mott Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:08:18 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1817 best coverage ever.Could see the race most of the time.In the past there were so many commercials it was difficult to remember what you were watching. winn mott best coverage ever.Could see the race most of the time.In the past there were so many commercials it was difficult to remember what you were watching.

winn mott

]]> By: Jack Lee http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1816 Jack Lee Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:42:23 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1816 I always DVR races to miss the ads, fluff and other FOX treats. I did not fast forward thru the "wide open coverage" and will make a point to patronize companies participating. The booth crew are genuine and a little unorthodox, which I enjoy, and are the best since Benny, Ned and Bill Jenkins. I always DVR races to miss the ads, fluff and other FOX treats. I did not fast forward thru the “wide open coverage” and will make a point to patronize companies participating.

The booth crew are genuine and a little unorthodox, which I enjoy, and are the best since Benny, Ned and Bill Jenkins.

]]> By: Rodger http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Rodger Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:21:55 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1815 Best coverage I have ever seen. I see some others are almost offended by the in box commercials, but you must accept that they have to pay the bills somehow, and this way sure beats leaving the race all together. Honestly, the last 5 races have brought me back into the season, the Fox broadcasts actually had me flipping channels. And the Wide Open Coverage was amazing, racing is such a rhythm sport, and breaking away for commercials just kills it, and TNT has found the ultimate solution. A+ - let's just hope the other two might learn something from this. Best coverage I have ever seen. I see some others are almost offended by the in box commercials, but you must accept that they have to pay the bills somehow, and this way sure beats leaving the race all together. Honestly, the last 5 races have brought me back into the season, the Fox broadcasts actually had me flipping channels. And the Wide Open Coverage was amazing, racing is such a rhythm sport, and breaking away for commercials just kills it, and TNT has found the ultimate solution.

A+

- let’s just hope the other two might learn something from this.

]]> By: TitanTerry http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 TitanTerry Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:31:50 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1814 Dito to what # 5 mash said above. I was so annoyed/aggrivated/distraced by the constant ad line, I got a roll of toilet paper and taped two layers beneath the line of the scrolling drivers. It worked great! Then went the brain dead commercials came on I hit the mute buttone. made the race tolerable to watch. But somebody needs to get a life if the $$$ people think we are going to continue to watch these brain dead commercials and bombardment there off... WE R Sick of it! And what ever happened to "commentating the race" instead of 3 hours of opions about racers, racing, and personal embelishments durning what is suppose to be "race coverage" which there seems to be very little of. Race coverage, covers what is going on on the track, not what some commentator wants to tell you about the racing community as a whole. We Don't care, that is why you have pre-race coverage. Get it out of your system and cover the Darn race people. What is going on on the track live! It is live coverage right? Dito to what # 5 mash said above.

I was so annoyed/aggrivated/distraced by the constant ad line, I got a roll of toilet paper and taped two layers beneath the line of the scrolling drivers. It worked great! Then went the brain dead commercials came on I hit the mute buttone. made the race tolerable to watch. But somebody needs to get a life if the $$$ people think we are going to continue to watch these brain dead commercials and bombardment there off… WE R Sick of it! And what ever happened to “commentating the race” instead of 3 hours of opions about racers, racing, and personal embelishments durning what is suppose to be “race coverage” which there seems to be very little of. Race coverage, covers what is going on on the track, not what some commentator wants to tell you about the racing community as a whole. We Don’t care, that is why you have pre-race coverage. Get it out of your system and cover the Darn race people. What is going on on the track live! It is live coverage right?

]]> By: Josh S http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Josh S Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:29:21 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1813 I was at the 400 and have gone to each 400 since 2003, so I've never actually seen the Wide-Open Coverage live on my TV, but the concept is something I wish would take off with NASCAR. I can't believe it hasn't, even in the form of ESPN's "Side-by-Side", though I do remember TBS & NBC trying it in 2000. Kudos to TNT for working with the sponsors to give fans that kind of broadcast, even for one race. ESPN & FOX should take note of how TNT's been able to pull it off. I'm surprised that the IRL broadcasts have been able to make it work but they haven't done it with NASCAR. TNT's also nailed another feature that I think is a huge plus: Race Buddy. Having 4 extra camera angles while watching the race is a nice perk. Having it available FREE OF CHARGE is the icing on the cake. It's not Trackpass, where you have a subscription fee. It's not NASCAR InCar or NASCAR Hot Pass, where you have to have a certain service & then pay far out the tail for said programming. As long as you've got a fast enough internet connection & can get to NASCAR.com, have at it. It's great! That's another thing I wish FOX or ESPN would find a way to make happen. (ESPN360.com's online streams are nice, but give us more!) And while I'm posting, Ralph Sheheen has been awesome in the booth since he took over. I listened to part of the TNT broadcast on my scanner during the race & liked what I heard again this week after last week's race at NHIS. I'm not a Bill Weber-hater, but great job Ralph! I was at the 400 and have gone to each 400 since 2003, so I’ve never actually seen the Wide-Open Coverage live on my TV, but the concept is something I wish would take off with NASCAR. I can’t believe it hasn’t, even in the form of ESPN’s “Side-by-Side”, though I do remember TBS & NBC trying it in 2000. Kudos to TNT for working with the sponsors to give fans that kind of broadcast, even for one race.

ESPN & FOX should take note of how TNT’s been able to pull it off. I’m surprised that the IRL broadcasts have been able to make it work but they haven’t done it with NASCAR.

TNT’s also nailed another feature that I think is a huge plus: Race Buddy. Having 4 extra camera angles while watching the race is a nice perk. Having it available FREE OF CHARGE is the icing on the cake. It’s not Trackpass, where you have a subscription fee. It’s not NASCAR InCar or NASCAR Hot Pass, where you have to have a certain service & then pay far out the tail for said programming. As long as you’ve got a fast enough internet connection & can get to NASCAR.com, have at it. It’s great! That’s another thing I wish FOX or ESPN would find a way to make happen. (ESPN360.com’s online streams are nice, but give us more!)

And while I’m posting, Ralph Sheheen has been awesome in the booth since he took over. I listened to part of the TNT broadcast on my scanner during the race & liked what I heard again this week after last week’s race at NHIS. I’m not a Bill Weber-hater, but great job Ralph!

]]> By: Hated It ! http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 Hated It ! Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:16:17 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1812 TNT's coverage was horrible at best. They missed so much that was going on pit road, the track, etc. There were so many situations that we saw during the race that we needed clarified and TNT's coverage didn't clarify any of it. They missed so much in the coverage, it was awful & the race itself was awful. Overall, it was a bust. TNT’s coverage was horrible at best. They missed so much that was going on pit road, the track, etc. There were so many situations that we saw during the race that we needed clarified and TNT’s coverage didn’t clarify any of it. They missed so much in the coverage, it was awful & the race itself was awful. Overall, it was a bust.

]]> By: Rk http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Rk Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:31:43 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1811 Great broadcast, great announcers, not too crazy about all the graphics but the reality is it pays the bills. TNT gives us a chance to watch the race and recognizes there are more than 12 cars, FOX gives us the Junior update on the quarter hour, or how Waltrip did it or what one of the Waltrip cars is doing on the track, TNT generally gets us a green flag restart even before the Daytona with the side by side commercials, Fox gave us Digger. I am not certain what we will get from ABC/ESPN but I hope they have been taking notes. Kyle and Wally are fine, this is not a PBS broadcast, I appreciate their efforts to tell us how a driver reacts to a given situation, without constantly reminding us how they did it, ad nauseam. Last but not least, their features of who made the sport through the years. Their effort to go beyond the Pettys, Junior Johnsons, and Wood Brothers, all great pioneers and it was good to hear their stories, but frankly they were not the only ones along the way and it is nice to have them go through the field for those in the past as well. Great broadcast, great announcers, not too crazy about all the graphics but the reality is it pays the bills. TNT gives us a chance to watch the race and recognizes there are more than 12 cars, FOX gives us the Junior update on the quarter hour, or how Waltrip did it or what one of the Waltrip cars is doing on the track, TNT generally gets us a green flag restart even before the Daytona with the side by side commercials, Fox gave us Digger. I am not certain what we will get from ABC/ESPN but I hope they have been taking notes. Kyle and Wally are fine, this is not a PBS broadcast, I appreciate their efforts to tell us how a driver reacts to a given situation, without constantly reminding us how they did it, ad nauseam. Last but not least, their features of who made the sport through the years. Their effort to go beyond the Pettys, Junior Johnsons, and Wood Brothers, all great pioneers and it was good to hear their stories, but frankly they were not the only ones along the way and it is nice to have them go through the field for those in the past as well.

]]> By: Don http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Don Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:38:39 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2009/07/05/tnt-nails-it-with-their-coverage/#comment-1810 I didn't get to watch the race live, and for once didn't have to fast forward through the commercials The only problem I saw, you had to watch the graphics to see what position any car beyond the first 10 was in. I didn’t get to watch the race live, and for once didn’t have to fast forward through the commercials
The only problem I saw, you had to watch the graphics to see what position any car beyond the first 10 was in.

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