Football fans are at the mercy of the networks that broadcast the games. Their motivation for doing so is to make a profit, and they do it by showing their captive audience commercials. Over and over, more and more.
In the old days, I could run to the store at halftime if need be...now I can grill a hamburger at halftime, with enough time left to eat it too before the second half kicks off. By the time the second half does get started, you almost need some Cliffnotes to remember what has happened.
And the commercial timeouts during the games...how many times have we seen a team get a little momentum going, only to be put on ice so the viewers can be pitched the latest car insurance? I know that has got to frustrate the coaches.
Do the fans, and coaches have absolutely no leverage to push back? The SEC Commissioner should give the SEC Network limits on the amount of time a game can be delayed to sell products. With the coaches backing. Let the SEC Network be a viewer friendly network, not one where the fans gets no consideration other than how to sell them something?
I'm sure this oversimplifies the problem...but why not just charge the advertisers twice as much to air an ad but only show half as many ads?
Wouldn't it be something if fan bases starting boycotting advertisers who blanket games with obnoxious commercials. Routinely, consistently, until they dial it back. Set the standard... you offer me a product several times during the game, ok. If you run so many ads the game is delayed, good luck selling your product to us.
In the old days, I could run to the store at halftime if need be...now I can grill a hamburger at halftime, with enough time left to eat it too before the second half kicks off. By the time the second half does get started, you almost need some Cliffnotes to remember what has happened.
And the commercial timeouts during the games...how many times have we seen a team get a little momentum going, only to be put on ice so the viewers can be pitched the latest car insurance? I know that has got to frustrate the coaches.
Do the fans, and coaches have absolutely no leverage to push back? The SEC Commissioner should give the SEC Network limits on the amount of time a game can be delayed to sell products. With the coaches backing. Let the SEC Network be a viewer friendly network, not one where the fans gets no consideration other than how to sell them something?
I'm sure this oversimplifies the problem...but why not just charge the advertisers twice as much to air an ad but only show half as many ads?
Wouldn't it be something if fan bases starting boycotting advertisers who blanket games with obnoxious commercials. Routinely, consistently, until they dial it back. Set the standard... you offer me a product several times during the game, ok. If you run so many ads the game is delayed, good luck selling your product to us.
