Just sitting here in the Dallas Ft. Worth airport, waiting for my dad, sister, and fiance to arrive here in Dallas. I still haven't figured out who to root for, guess I'll just go watch the game and see what happens!
Some interesting quirks about DFW... it's got like 4-5 islands spread out over a few miles, so you have this shuttle train thingy that carts you back and forth. All throughout the terminal, it's very hard to find a plug next to seats for people like me to use my laptop. I ended up finding a plug near a set of seats in a side hallway near the gates.
I've already seen a couple here, with one with a Favre jersey and one with a Romo jersey. I ended up bringing Milwaukee Brewers and Wisconsin Badger memorabilia. And I'm wearing a plain, nondescript shirt.
Of course one of the unfortunate headlines with this game is how NFL Network is televising it, but only 1/3 of the nation gets the games. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had the CEO of NFL-N and president of Time Warner Cable Wisconsin write letters in. They are here and here. It really sounds like a presidential debate where lotsa mudslinging and name calling are going on (the NFLN guy sounds just like a politician... starts off by saying he's a Wisconsin graduate and keeps calling the cable compaines "Big Cable"). For some reason I'm really against NFL N. Not sure if it's bias or based on fact. I think basically the cable company says they're charging too much, the NFL N says the cable companies are bundling too much.
I like the solution that the cable guy presents... make it available on Pay Per View and give all the revenue to the NFL until they hammer out a deal. I'm not sure why NFL-N wouldn't do that, except maybe they feel like they can make more money if they hold out. I have an even better solution. You take the PPV revenue and put it in a escrow, so neither the cable companies nor the NFL-N get the money. They can then donate the money to charity or give it back to the fans in a rebate when the conflict ultimately comes to an end.
As I'm typing this, someone has plugged in next to me and is sitting on the floor. I was tempted to do that too until I found this place!
3 comments:
If you're not sure who to root for, perhaps it's a good thing you have 4 kazillion people ahead of you for your Packer season tickets. :p I would have expected you to be decked out in green and gold, including a cheese head!
So disappointing.
I'm rooting for the Packers.
:)
I guess I'll find out on the news highlights tonight.
Ultimately, it's the NFL's fault. They're the ones that created the NFL Network to begin with. And they're the ones that own the rights to the game. They could've let ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox broadcast it over the air too.
:) hooray for not sitting on the floor!
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