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SEC Network has been Underwhelming
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:41 pm
Obviously the money is great...and they offer exposure to stuff (SEC Network Plus) we didn't have before which is great and I'm not complaining about...but the actual station itsself is pretty freaking awful.
What kind of wife-beating, sister-humping Dirtneck actually sits and WATCHES Finebaum for 4 hours or hell even 10 minutes.
I wish they'd show old games like CSS used to do...and not just football.
There is so much one could do with a 24/7 Sports station and all of it wouldn't be expensive but instead E!SPN tries to ruin sports and make everything about pop-culture and off-the-field stuff instead of just talking about sports and people sit there and take it and even watch it.
Nothing but sensationalism.
What kind of wife-beating, sister-humping Dirtneck actually sits and WATCHES Finebaum for 4 hours or hell even 10 minutes.
I wish they'd show old games like CSS used to do...and not just football.
There is so much one could do with a 24/7 Sports station and all of it wouldn't be expensive but instead E!SPN tries to ruin sports and make everything about pop-culture and off-the-field stuff instead of just talking about sports and people sit there and take it and even watch it.
Nothing but sensationalism.
This post was edited on 5/28/15 at 8:46 pm
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:42 pm to Tom Haverford
Upvote.
More classic games would be clutch.
More classic games would be clutch.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:42 pm to Tom Haverford
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Obviously the money is great.
Then it's not underwhelming.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:43 pm to Tom Haverford
I think it's been great for it's first year.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:43 pm to Tom Haverford
I'm pretty sure DMAC runs wild tonight on the SECN...I'll have to check.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:43 pm to Tom Haverford
If that's the only problem with the SECN, which it is, then I'd say it has been one hell of a first year.
I've gotten to watch a shitload of baseball, softball, and even the SEC track championship with good quality.
I agree about Finbaum. Making him the face of the netowrk is an insanely idiotic idea. But overall all the schools get amazing coverage and fat checks in the mail. I wouldn't call that "underwhelming".
I've gotten to watch a shitload of baseball, softball, and even the SEC track championship with good quality.
I agree about Finbaum. Making him the face of the netowrk is an insanely idiotic idea. But overall all the schools get amazing coverage and fat checks in the mail. I wouldn't call that "underwhelming".
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:47 pm to Tom Haverford
Finebaum was the most glaring mistake, everything else has been pretty good
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:48 pm to Tom Haverford
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:48 pm to Tom Haverford
Paul sucks.
I'd really like to see hour or half hour shows about the schools in the SEC. Have each school produce the show and put it out there. We could really use those hours that Finebaum takes up.
That one show and its time footprint bother me the most because it is boring.
I'd really like to see hour or half hour shows about the schools in the SEC. Have each school produce the show and put it out there. We could really use those hours that Finebaum takes up.
That one show and its time footprint bother me the most because it is boring.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:50 pm to Tom Haverford
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What kind of wife-beating, sister-humping Dirtneck actually sits and WATCHES Finebaum for 4 hours or hell even 10 minutes.
Coach Crisp and nearly every other sidewalking Bama fan in Alerbama? What do I win?
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:50 pm to Tom Haverford
I wish each team would do a weekly 30 minute show for sports. Ole Miss has "The Season" it awesome for fans and let's you get more connected to the athletes. Would be cool if each team had one and they showed them on SECN
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:52 pm to Tom Haverford
Number of A&M baseball games outside the CWS I've watched since going to school in the late '70s and before SECN: 0. Not because I didn't want to, but because they weren't available.
This year with SECN: conservative estimate is 50.
So yeah, I'm a fan. Of Finebaum not so much.
This year with SECN: conservative estimate is 50.
So yeah, I'm a fan. Of Finebaum not so much.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 8:59 pm to Tom Haverford
Finebaum doesn't really seem like the firestarter he used to be. I think in the doldrums of summer, blowhards from the deep south are the only ones willing to talk college football at 1 on clock in the afternoon on a work day. It's not a bad concept, even if the show needs to evolve. I think eventually they'll have more school specific content and documentaries. It's just the first year.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 9:01 pm to Tom Haverford
I think it's mostly terrible outside of the additional games (even then I loathe the commentary).
Posted on 5/28/15 at 9:24 pm to Tom Haverford
"I wish they'd show old games like CSS used to"
The SEC Network certainly has room for improvement but on its worst day it's better than CSS. Couldn't stand CSS which was an UGA/Atlanta circle jerk that insisted on shoving Atlanta area pro sports talk that even Atlantans didn't care about down everyone's throat. Alabama also had about a 2-87 record on CSS replays. They literally never showed us win.
The SEC Network certainly has room for improvement but on its worst day it's better than CSS. Couldn't stand CSS which was an UGA/Atlanta circle jerk that insisted on shoving Atlanta area pro sports talk that even Atlantans didn't care about down everyone's throat. Alabama also had about a 2-87 record on CSS replays. They literally never showed us win.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 9:25 pm to Tom Haverford
disagree. Baseball coverage alone has made it worth it to me. I've been able to watch damn near every game the Ags have played. It has been years since I've followed an entire baseball season. I don't watch their "sports talk" programming so I can't really speak to that, but in terms of being able to watch your schools minor sports it has been amazing.
Although, I can understand bama fans hating their single camera baseball coverage, but that's more on you guys than the network I would imagine.
Although, I can understand bama fans hating their single camera baseball coverage, but that's more on you guys than the network I would imagine.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 9:35 pm to Tom Haverford
Forget Finebaum being polarizing or whatever. During the season, I can sometimes enjoy the show if they're talking about Alabama or big matchups and such. But holy shite that show is unwatchable in the offseason. That shite is the most boring TV I've EVER watched. It's on 4 hours a day isn't it? How is that even possible?
Posted on 5/28/15 at 9:44 pm to Tom Haverford
I'd rather there be more games and less 
Finebaum is just a rantard with a suit and a microphone.
Finebaum is just a rantard with a suit and a microphone.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 10:16 pm to Tom Haverford
I wish they had a call in show on Saturday night after all the games in the SEC were over.
The melts from LSU fans after some of their losses this past year would of been epic.
The melts from LSU fans after some of their losses this past year would of been epic.
Posted on 5/28/15 at 11:45 pm to Tom Haverford
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SEC Network has been Underwhelming
That's an understatement, it's been awful. When it first launched in August, I thought surely when football season starts they won't continue to air Finebaum for 4 frickING HOURS A DAY, but they still are. It's like they got their money from the TV deals and now they're putting out a crap product because they already got paid.
And most games now are staffed by students making minimum wage. In some cases you have students working for free as part of a class, so they're actually paying to work at the SEC Network and the network is getting free labor.
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