“There will be other channels that are going to come down — channels that aren’t watched as much will come down."
/John Ourand files a detail-rich story on a possible Golf Channel-DirecTV break up December 31st.
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
“The stories get people there. The product keeps people there.”
/The NY Times's Bill Carter takes a while to clear his throat but as usual delivers some compelling reasons for the NFL's massive ratings this season. Ponte Vedra, take note...
Read MoreWhere Are You With 3D TV?
/The PGA Tour is banking on 3D to embellish golf telecasts in the future and while I must say the in-store demos are great, I can't see taking the plunge to spend extra for the option down the road. Especially after these remarks from Fox Sports' Eric, gulp, Shanks.
Read MoreLPGA And Golf Channel Just Fine And Dandy?
/Ron Sirak reported in this week's Golf World Monday that the LPGA is looking for a way out of their 10-year Golf Channel deal. But Ryan Ballengee checked in with LPGA spokesman Dave Higdon, who denied that was the case.
Read More"If Tiger makes that phone call, yes, he breaks the record. If he doesn't make that call, there's only a minute chance."
/rb Golf Magazine interview with Brandel Chamblee is worth a look and with it being a slow news cyle, well worth parsing, starting with this on Tiger's swing
Read MoreThe Ramifications of Sunday's Impressive Chevron Rating
/The most impressive thing about the Chevron final round 2.7 rating, a smidgen higher than this year's Open Championship: the event was up against the NFL.
The most unfortunate ramification: it underscores the power of Tiger, likely inspiring the PGA Tour to lean on his star power, without digging a little deeper to improve the "product" for the long term benefit of the tour and the game.
Johnny: "Sometimes I wonder how the world would be if there were a million Johnny Millers."
/There are many great anecdotes and observations in Jaime Diaz's Golf Digest profile of Johnny Miller, but naturally I'm drawn to the stuff about his passion for picking up highway litter and a third person reference.
Read MoreSaban And The Golf Channel
/I'm so glad I don't live in Tuscaloosa to hear Nick Saban yammer every day. But it was nice that he threw in a jab that included the Golf Channel for no apparent reason. What follows from the in-studio team at Golf Channel will not be remembered as one of the supreme moments in humor history.
Departing GC Exec: Golf Needs To Spice Things Up
/No wonder Comcast had to move Page Thompson back to headquarters so that Dick Ebersol could take over Golf Channel when the Comcast/NBC merger is completed: he had some common sense ideas for livening up tournament golf. Naturally, none of these will fly with the executive ranks who experience ED drug symptoms when players take their hats off and shake hands at the end of a round.
Read MoreIt's Almost As If NBC Wants To Finish On Monday!
/A few readers emailed to ask me about Sunday morning's television times in the U.S. and since NBC doesn't sound out press releases updating folks on this, I looked to their own site and noticed they have done their best to jinx Sunday's play:
Read MoreJim Gray Will Not Be Taking Corey Pavin Down Anytime Soon**
/Reader DGS noted this GolfWRX thread on Jim Gray's disappearance from the Golf Channel bio page. Couple that with this press release noting this week's assignments, and the hoped for rematch between Gray and Corey and Lisa Pavin appears unlikely.
Read MoreClarifying Your Ryder Cup Viewing Times And Options**
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There's way too much confusion about when you can watch the Ryder Cup, so here goes with my best shot based on press releases and confirming emails (really bodes well for the viewing public, don't you think?). I've also included Golf Channel's key shows.
Tuesday
Golf Channel 12-3 ET (News Conferences)
Wednesday
Golf Channel 12-3 p.m ET (News Conferences)
Thursday
6-8 p.m ET (Pre-game)
Friday
ESPN LIVE! 2:30 a.m. ET sign on (11:30 Pacific Thursday).
golf.com/PGA.com 2:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET live coverage of holes 2, 6, 12 and 17
Golf Channel Postgame show 1-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m ET
Saturday
NBC: 8 am-6 pm ET, 5 am-3 pm PT (tape)
golf.com/PGA.com 2:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET live coverage of holes 2, 6, 12 and 17
Golf Channel Postgame show 6-8 p.m ET
Sunday
golf.com/PGA.com Sunday
6:30 a.m. to end of matches, live coverage of holes 2, 6, 12 and 17
NBC 7 am - 1pm ET, 4 am - 10 am PT (live)
Golf Channel Postgame show 1-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m ET
Update on 2010-09-28 20:23 by Geoff
**A few more viewing times, this time the ESPN bonus coverage on top of Day One matches.
9/30 Thu. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET ESPN SportsCenter at the Ryder Cup (Preview)
10/1 Fri. 1:00 – 10:00 p.m. ESPN Ryder Cup Day 1 Matches (Reair)
10/2 Sat. 7:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. ESPN Classic Ryder Cup Day 2 Matches (Reair)
10/3 Sun. 12:00 – 1:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (Day 2 Highlights)
10/3 Sun. 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (Closing Ceremonies & Day 3 Highlights)
10/4 Mon. 5:00- 10:00 p.m. ESPN Classic Ryder Cup Day 3 Matches (Reair)
Prescription Sleep-Aid Consortium Convenes Emergency Meetings After Golf Channel's Announcer-lite Telecast
/Just kidding!
I didn't watch the entire telecast because a nap was indeed induced (thanks GC!), however after a very slow start I found the announcer-lite telecast quite enjoyable.
