Time For Changes at BTN.

For all their failings, I will give them this: When they did their preseason road trip to Iowa they said the offense looks like it took a step backward. Boy, oh boy, did they nail that one. :(
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
Is anyone else tired of the constant ill guided takes on BTN. My god, you would have thought it was 1997 during this lead up to the season with Nebraska. The incessant Nebraska, genius Scott Frost, Heisman Taylor Martinez crap. FAIL...and it's not like there should have been some objective disagreement with that premise. You have to play DEFENSE in the B10 and if you thought Nebraska was going to be a great defensive team, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.

Now, you have Illinois as the B10 darling. I'm watching yesterday and it's they can run the table...everyone left on their schedule is beatable. Sure, could Illinois beat Iowa in Iowa City, yeah....but Iowa beat them by 60 last year at Illinois...and Iowa has lost to Michigan and Penn State only...two pretty damn good teams. It would be one thing to say, if Illinois gets 2-3 turnovers and Iowa has more injuries to the offensive line or something...but no, it's all hype.

It's unfortunate as I liked watching BTN...for recaps and stuff...but it's been a bit too much in the over dramatization of every theme. Someone also needs to loosen the tourniquet on Mike Hall's balls as that high pitched screeching is getting more annoying.
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I really don't watch them anymore besides games. It's all about Ohio St. and Michigan. I'm not going to watch 1-2 hrs of a show waiting for the 5 min segment on Iowa.

And I'm not against women having certain roles as analysts or broadcasters, but putting one in the position just to bring in more women viewers or just to make it even doesn't work. If a woman is actually great at it, it's perfectly fine. But, if a woman really doesn't understand what is analyzing it's just contrived and looks manufactured, especially if she's just going off a script.
 
hawkeyebob62 said:
Ten problems with BTN:

1) They've gotten rid of the "back-and-forth-banter" format of their in-season shows. Sure, there's still some, but when you change on-air personnel ..EVERY...DAMN ...DAY, the cohesion lacks

2) Get. Rid, Of. Nicole. Auerbach. She completely sucks.

3) Bring back Jon Miller--minus LeCharles Bentley, of course--and pair him with a J Leman or a hot broad like Taylor Rooks, Michelle "Meesh" McMahon or Charissa Thompson. JDM was awesome. His partner was abysmal.

4) You want diversity and want to hire Black people, hot broads, and former coaches/players. We get it. So, in that vein, hire QUALIFIED Black people, QUALIFIED hot broads, and QUALIFIED former players/coaches. Do NOT hire someone BECAUSE they are Black/Hot Broad/Former Player/Former Coach. If they sucked at BEING interviewed, they will most likely suck on the other side of the microphone. Just sayin'.

5) Bring back "Friday Night Tailgate", do it at the same place as the Saturday pre-game BTN Tailgate Show, and spice it up a hit. In other words, less about whole pie slices in their shakes and what pairs well with Velveeta & Rotel tomatoes, and more of where the Friday night action is, where one can get a good martini, and what people are actually making/cooking/consuming at tailgates. Nobody wants to see some washed-up/wannabe chef cooking with food made by the sponsor. Use local chefs. real ones. Hint: the white-black-checked pants and white chef jackets can be purchased by anyone. That doesn't make the person a good chef, though, especially for a damn tailgate. We're not asking to see a segment with DiNardo and Griffith matching shots of Fireball, but crap, give it a little "zip"!

6) Get some candid fan interviews. Much as I loathe reading some of the folks on here, the fact it would make for better viewing than what's currently presented should tell BTN some things. Hell, just have Revsine and Pizzo read some of IowaLaw's posts, sprinkled in with the drunk guy Fryowa always assails. Platinum stuff. Hell, play "Jump Around" or "In Heaven There Is No Beer" in the background, for all I care. But Good God, entertain us. Just a little. For the love of God.

7) How about a mock "Family Feud", with Wannstedt and Mason as captains? Maybe let J Leman be the host. Hell, let the big boosters on. We all want to know what our backup punter's uncle brings to the table. Family Feud is the perfect vehicle for that. And to make it interesting, have Griffith, DiNardo and Urban off to the side with a "current percent chance to win" commentary.

8) Now that I'm ranting, any chance you folks could look through the Hawkeye archives and scrub the 2007 MSU game? Sure, it was a win, but c'mon, it ain't worthy of "Iowa Day on BTN!" elevation. Not one iota worthy, in fact.
Same with MSU game in 2012. Wins from a losing season really need shit-canned.

9) May I suggest Fryowa and tksirius be given some air time? Maybe InGoodCo & Northside Hawk? I count numerous BTN "personalities" that have...no..."personality".

10) How about a call-in show where fans of the 1992-and-previous schools can call in and blow unmerciful grief on the post-1993-and-beyond schools. Just lampoon, belittle, and debase the ever-loving hell out of the schools and their fans. Make it a season-long feature each week, with voting for the best "take". Winner gets tickets to B1G Media Days, or maybe a free entry--complete with snazzy T-shirt--for B1G-K race the following summer. In other words, for the sake of true Big 10 "tradition", you folks are on my damn lawn.

That should bring forth considerable improvement. At this point, I'm thinking Joey Galloway & Robert Smith would be an "improvement", so, yeah, you folks at BTN need to step up.
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The bold is the woman I was referencing in my post. I agree. I'd rather listen to a game broadcasted by Beth Mowins.
 
1hawkeye1 said:
For all their failings, I will give them this: When they did their preseason road trip to Iowa they said the offense looks like it took a step backward. Boy, oh boy, did they nail that one. :(
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Not really. Kind of a push. It didn't go backwards, per se, but it didn't really improve all that much with a senior QB and supposedly great O-line.

WR corp is vastly improved.
TE corp is down, A LOT
RB's is a push

Iowa's moved the ball quite a bit, but just hasn't scored in the red zone. A couple scores in the red zone could have switched Iowa's at least 1 or both losses.
 
BTN actual game coverage is solid. Final Drive postgame coverage is OK, altho borders on tepid. When the moderator is the most outspoken of your commentators, you've got a really boring show. Howard Griffin hasn't said anything of substance for years, literally. Pathetic. Wannstadt adds some personality because he's less cautious which makes him fun to listen to, even tho 50% of what he says is BS or just wrong. The best thing BTN has done in several years is add the Urban Meyer segments this year where they break down film...don't like Meyer as a person, but the dude knows football.
 
MelroseHawkins said:
I really don't watch them anymore besides games. It's all about Ohio St. and Michigan. I'm not going to watch 1-2 hrs of a show waiting for the 5 min segment on Iowa.

And I'm not against women having certain roles as analysts or broadcasters, but putting one in the position just to bring in more women viewers or just to make it even doesn't work. If a woman is actually great at it, it's perfectly fine. But, if a woman really doesn't understand what is analyzing it's just contrived and looks manufactured, especially if she's just going off a script.
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Yes I agree they need to get rid of Mike Hall.
 
I can't watch much of it either. I just don't care enough about the rest of the league to as some of you have noted that they only spend a 3-5 min deal on Iowa over the course of an hour. So I just don't try anymore. Preseason hype I'll try and catch some and the games when Iowa's on there but beyond that during the week I don't and won't go out of my way to dvr any of it. Whatever that 'it' is they don't have it for me
 
The SEC Network has Paul Finebaum.
Why wouldn't the BTN simulcast Bill King from 6-9am each morning?
Bill talks college football, year round.

Bill takes phone calls, has interviews.
He can go B1G for 3 hours, if need be.
 
hawkeyebob62 said:
Ten problems with BTN:

1) They've gotten rid of the "back-and-forth-banter" format of their in-season shows. Sure, there's still some, but when you change on-air personnel ..EVERY...DAMN ...DAY, the cohesion lacks

2) Get. Rid, Of. Nicole. Auerbach. She completely sucks.

3) Bring back Jon Miller--minus LeCharles Bentley, of course--and pair him with a J Leman or a hot broad like Taylor Rooks, Michelle "Meesh" McMahon or Charissa Thompson. JDM was awesome. His partner was abysmal.

4) You want diversity and want to hire Black people, hot broads, and former coaches/players. We get it. So, in that vein, hire QUALIFIED Black people, QUALIFIED hot broads, and QUALIFIED former players/coaches. Do NOT hire someone BECAUSE they are Black/Hot Broad/Former Player/Former Coach. If they sucked at BEING interviewed, they will most likely suck on the other side of the microphone. Just sayin'.

5) Bring back "Friday Night Tailgate", do it at the same place as the Saturday pre-game BTN Tailgate Show, and spice it up a hit. In other words, less about whole pie slices in their shakes and what pairs well with Velveeta & Rotel tomatoes, and more of where the Friday night action is, where one can get a good martini, and what people are actually making/cooking/consuming at tailgates. Nobody wants to see some washed-up/wannabe chef cooking with food made by the sponsor. Use local chefs. real ones. Hint: the white-black-checked pants and white chef jackets can be purchased by anyone. That doesn't make the person a good chef, though, especially for a damn tailgate. We're not asking to see a segment with DiNardo and Griffith matching shots of Fireball, but crap, give it a little "zip"!

6) Get some candid fan interviews. Much as I loathe reading some of the folks on here, the fact it would make for better viewing than what's currently presented should tell BTN some things. Hell, just have Revsine and Pizzo read some of IowaLaw's posts, sprinkled in with the drunk guy Fryowa always assails. Platinum stuff. Hell, play "Jump Around" or "In Heaven There Is No Beer" in the background, for all I care. But Good God, entertain us. Just a little. For the love of God.

7) How about a mock "Family Feud", with Wannstedt and Mason as captains? Maybe let J Leman be the host. Hell, let the big boosters on. We all want to know what our backup punter's uncle brings to the table. Family Feud is the perfect vehicle for that. And to make it interesting, have Griffith, DiNardo and Urban off to the side with a "current percent chance to win" commentary.

8) Now that I'm ranting, any chance you folks could look through the Hawkeye archives and scrub the 2007 MSU game? Sure, it was a win, but c'mon, it ain't worthy of "Iowa Day on BTN!" elevation. Not one iota worthy, in fact.
Same with MSU game in 2012. Wins from a losing season really need shit-canned.

9) May I suggest Fryowa and tksirius be given some air time? Maybe InGoodCo & Northside Hawk? I count numerous BTN "personalities" that have...no..."personality".

10) How about a call-in show where fans of the 1992-and-previous schools can call in and blow unmerciful grief on the post-1993-and-beyond schools. Just lampoon, belittle, and debase the ever-loving hell out of the schools and their fans. Make it a season-long feature each week, with voting for the best "take". Winner gets tickets to B1G Media Days, or maybe a free entry--complete with snazzy T-shirt--for B1G-K race the following summer. In other words, for the sake of true Big 10 "tradition", you folks are on my damn lawn.

That should bring forth considerable improvement. At this point, I'm thinking Joey Galloway & Robert Smith would be an "improvement", so, yeah, you folks at BTN need to step up.
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Gotta add something in as well about them having like 3 different shows the entire day, and replaying them 100 times. I wouldn't even consider watching BTN during offseason, it's about as entertaining as infomercials.
 

I go hot and cold on Forde. Sometimes he comes up with something really insightful and well thought out ona given show. Then he crushes it with a spiel on why Notre Dame really belongs in the playoff (which he does at least twice each season), or why Scott Frost will have Nebraska in the CFP within three years. And of course, Iowa or Wisconsin could run the table 15-0 and win the Natty, and he'd make a claim that the OTHER semifinal was "the real championship".
 
Ree4 said:
Gotta add something in as well about them having like 3 different shows the entire day, and replaying them 100 times. I wouldn't even consider watching BTN during offseason, it's about as entertaining as infomercials.
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When the network was first announced, I was one of those who said, "We're gonna be seeing a lot of women's soccer and field hockey reruns come April or may". Little did I know that even THOSE would be all about O$U and scUM!
 
I watched the final drive after the northwestern game and replied to a BTN tweet with this:

Watch it now, try not to give the Hawks too much love. And that 2 or 3 seconds you give them on the final drive, don't you think you could cut that down to 1 or 1.5? I just love the way you never show them on BTN football in 60!! Keep taking your cues from Hawkhater Pat Fitz!!
 
The Big LeHAWKski said:
I think most would be for removing Rutgers and adding Pitt or Missouri.
Literally any other school would be far better than Rutgers. They just don't fit.
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I agree about Rutgers, Big LeHAWKski.

Sorry, MOTIGERHAWK. I think we are pretty much on the same line regarding Iowa but NO Missouri in the B1G. Their fans are the worst. I attended one of the IA vs MO basketball games in KC at Kemper years ago. Coaches Classic or something like that. MO fans were terrible. I've never known one to be a good fan. You might be the first, though. There is no way they need to be in the B1G. They can rot in SEC hell.


Sorry, :).
 
The Big LeHAWKski said:
I think most would be for removing Rutgers and adding Pitt or Missouri.
Literally any other school would be far better than Rutgers. They just don't fit.
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Kick Rutgers out, add ISU. We still get our win each year and we can schedule somebody else in non con.
Really its a win all around, except the BIG would lose out on those NY folk that dont even care about cfb.
 
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