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TSN needs competition. Maybe because the league is so small and so much of TSN/League's energy is devoted to getting cozy with players in return for access but sometimes broadcasts come accross as a sewing circle...clucking praise with oh so gentle criticism.

Maybe with a competitor there could be a little more sandpaper and call out league BS and jackass players when needed.

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

TSN should broadcast the games on one of their 5 channels without any play-by-play or analysis, just the field mic.  Hell if they offered that PPV I’d pay.

The average fan wants to be entertained. Only hardcore fans would appreciate it. The others don't know what is going on & would switch off after a few minutes. 

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18 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The average fan wants to be entertained. Only hardcore fans would appreciate it. The others don't know what is going on & would switch off after a few minutes. 

The biggest problem TSN has is that they try to be the entertainment rather than letting the game be the entertainment. They pick a player or a story of the night and never deviate from the script. It's awful broadcasting. They would be better off just calling the game as it is and letting the game tell the story.

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50 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

The biggest problem TSN has is that they try to be the entertainment rather than letting the game be the entertainment. They pick a player or a story of the night and never deviate from the script. It's awful broadcasting. They would be better off just calling the game as it is and letting the game tell the story.

Yeah it's annoying.  They went into last night's game with the intent to showcase Duron Carter's abilities on defence and they did that... but they tend to tell the story they want to rather than the reality... they weren't highlighting any of Carter's screw-ups but they go nuts when he makes one tackle.  "WELL THERE'S THE PHYSICALITY, HE CAN OFFICIALLY DO IT ALL!!!"

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12 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Yeah it's annoying.  They went into last night's game with the intent to showcase Duron Carter's abilities on defence and they did that... but they tend to tell the story they want to rather than the reality... they weren't highlighting any of Carter's screw-ups but they go nuts when he makes one tackle.  "WELL THERE'S THE PHYSICALITY, HE CAN OFFICIALLY DO IT ALL!!!"

Just wait until we hear Rod Black drone on about the Calvillo and Ray tandem this year . . .

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2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

The biggest problem TSN has is that they try to be the entertainment rather than letting the game be the entertainment. They pick a player or a story of the night and never deviate from the script. It's awful broadcasting. They would be better off just calling the game as it is and letting the game tell the story.

You could say that about any national telecast in any sport

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3 hours ago, 17to85 said:

The biggest problem TSN has is that they try to be the entertainment rather than letting the game be the entertainment. They pick a player or a story of the night and never deviate from the script. It's awful broadcasting. They would be better off just calling the game as it is and letting the game tell the story.

I don’t know whose bright idea this is, but you’re right. Leave the stories for side shows. The value of the game itself more than carries its share of entertainment.

And please, no more in game interviews. They are entertainment killers..

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2 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Just wait until we hear Rod Black drone on about the Calvillo and Ray tandem this year . . .

Of course. Cavillo is venerable. Ray is the quintessential QB in the CFL for the past two decades. But what you’ll really be missing this year is..    https://goo.gl/images/XjZ5dp

Edited by Rod Black

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49 minutes ago, Atomic said:

And stop showing replays over actual in-game play.  They totally missed a 3rd down gamble yesterday because they were showing a replay.  They don't seem to have the wherewithal to cut away from something they no longer have space for, but that's live sports and you have to be able to make those adjustments.

"well folks it's preseason for everyone" Rod Black, probably.

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