Charlotte's WSOC TV bumping Bristol race in favor of Redskins game, Panthers not happy about it

[Jackofalltrades]

not Panther related mods please move

This is very Panther related, how about you just move along.

[KendrickPanther]

Bristol is one of the only races I enjoy watching.

 

WSOC sucks. Haven't watched them since Harold retired.

[PantherWake]

I find it totally ridiculous that there is an issue with a sports team name that has been in existance for 82 years, but it's OK for a new TV show coming out (with promo after promo) and the name of the show is Black-ish.

 

How hypocritical this world has become.  :startle:

I know I just brought it up cause I hate the team

[PanthersAlv]

Well, if they are broadcasting the race on the HD feed, that's cool.

 

When I was still living in NY, they local station that was broadcasting the race cut it short for some sitcom or something.

They got a poo ton of phone calls, emails, and letter complaining about it. they never did that again. LOL

and that's NY State! (in the capital region, not out in the middle of east bumble frick)

[rainwater]

Apparently few people here are over the age of 30 who actually remember not having a choice but to watch the Redskins each Sunday.  I would imagine there are still a lot of Redskins in the area.  So it isn't surprising to see WSOC pickup a Redskins game.  That said, I can see how this would piss off the Panthers.  However, since WSOC doesn't have preseason or regular season rights to Panthers games, they probably have nothing to lose.

[Jeremy Igo]

I doubt the Panthers had any issue with it whatsoever. Games are shown all season long that feature other teams. The NFL has a revenue sharing business model, right? That part of the narrative is completely fabricated.

 

Pretty silly.

[xerxes]

I find it totally ridiculous that there is an issue with a sports team name that has been in existance for 82 years, but it's OK for a new TV show coming out (with promo after promo) and the name of the show is Black-ish.

 

How hypocritical this world has become.  :startle:

Yes because everything we were doing 82 years ago is totally fine today.... 

[Paa Langfart]

So with this logic for instance if there was a semi pro soccer match happening and it would draw 10,000 viewers but a Steelers game would draw 100,000 viewers then the broadcasters shouldnt show it because of loyalty to the home team the Panthers - even though the Panthers arent playing at the same time.   In other words youre telling a broadcast station they dont have the right to make as much money as possible.  I would like to know how many of you would sacrifice a portion of your salary under the same sort of scenario.

[SCP]

So with this logic for instance if there was a semi pro soccer match happening and it would draw 10,000 viewers but a Steelers game would draw 100,000 viewers then the broadcasters shouldnt show it because of loyalty to the home team the Panthers - even though the Panthers arent playing at the same time. In other words youre telling a broadcast station they dont have the right to make as much money as possible. I would like to know how many of you would sacrifice a portion of your salary under the same sort of scenario.

Actually you are reading into this way too much. What I am saying boils down to this:

fug the Redskins. fug Redskin fans. It's passed time for this region to be dominated by the Panthers. fug Redskin fans. fug the Redskins. Who gives a flying fug if they played Redskin games here 20 years ago.

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Matt Ryan wears braided belts.

[RoaringRiot]

Actually you are reading into this way too much. What I am saying boils down to this:

fug the Redskins. fug Redskin fans. It's passed time for this region to be dominated by the Panthers. fug Redskin fans. fug the Redskins. Who gives a flying fug if they played Redskin games here 20 years ago.

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Matt Ryan wears braided belts.

Don't think it's possible for me to agree more.

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[Happy Panther]

Well, if they are broadcasting the race on the HD feed, that's cool.

 

When I was still living in NY, they local station that was broadcasting the race cut it short for some sitcom or something.

They got a poo ton of phone calls, emails, and letter complaining about it. they never did that again. LOL

and that's NY State! (in the capital region, not out in the middle of east bumble frick)

They did that here probably 15 years ago. Cut the end of Daytona Sprint Unlimited race (whatever it was called back then)

[Happy Panther]

Just a quick google shows that Bristol earned a 3.9 rating last year while preseason NFL games usually earn between 3.4 and 3.9 although the Redskins last game earned a 4.5 for obvious reasons.

[Firefox]

Yes because everything we were doing 82 years ago is totally fine today.... 

 

And maybe one day the animal rights activists will say "Panthers" is offensive to some animals.  You gonna agree with them?

[Jeremy Igo]

And maybe one day the animal rights activists will say "Panthers" is offensive to some animals.  You gonna agree with them?

 

So you are saying native americans are no more than animals?

 

 

Go on.....