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Seniors End Regular-Season Coliseum Show
The curtain comes down Saturday when five seniors play their final regular-season game at No. 10 Nebraska's storied Coliseum. Unranked Northwestern, the team that upset the 2011 Big Ten champion Huskers in their regular-season finale last year in Evanston, is officially listed as the opponent for this historic match.
But anyone who's been inside NU's Coliseum knows Saturday night's real foe, and it's a one-word name ... nostalgia, something that will be at the highest level as five Husker seniors not only bid farewell to their own regular-season home, but also say good-bye to the official residence of Big Red Volleyball for 37 years.
We'll let Hannah Werth describe the Coliseum vibes that will forever live in her heart here shortly, but rest assured a captain's journey is no more important than the rite of passage taken by four fellow seniors. A senior from Springfield, Ill., Werth is the first to tell you that. With that in mind, imagine how difficult it will be when Werth and these four senior teammates become the last Huskers to serve, set, pass, hit, dig and block in one of Nebraska's most historic venues ever:
Lauren Cook, a 5-8 senior setter from Lincoln (Neb.) Pius X
Paige Hubl, a 5-6 senior serving/defensive specialist from Lincoln (Neb.) Southeast
Gina Mancuso, a 6-1 senior outside hitter from Omaha (Neb.) Papillion-LaVista
Allison McNeal, a 6-3 senior middle blocker from Schulenburg (Texas)
Hannah Werth, a 6-1 senior outside hitter from Springfield, (Ill.) Glenwood
May a Husker fan out there be lucky enough to catch a miniature volleyball from any one of those five and get it signed when the post-match pomp and circumstance of Saturday's special night ends.
Huskers Peaking at Right Time
In the interim, let's check in with Werth, who had 13 kills on 20 attempts (a .550 hitting percentage) in Wednesday night's three-set sweep of overmatched Iowa. Still, Iowa's 36 points were the fewest scored against Nebraska since the Huskers swept Alabama A&M in an NCAA Tournament match seven years ago. It came on the heels of another Nebraska sweep three nights earlier at Wisconsin, and it gives Werth valid hope that the Huskers might be peaking at the right time.
And that's good because on Sunday, the Huskers are expected to be selected to host first- and second-round matches in the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. Nebraska Coach John Cook credits his seniors for their focus and energy, and even Shawn Eickhorst, who will become Nebraska's athletic director on Jan. 1, 2013, is envisioning the Huskers making a national championship run that could include a regional tournament reward if the Huskers can emerge from the expected official Goodbye Coliseum Tour next weekend.
We interrupt this announcement to remind Husker fans everywhere that the Coliseum has a trap door that's rarely been used over nearly four decades. But somehow Kansas State found that door less than a year ago, and that should be incentive enough to make the next three possible Coliseum matches the highest priority Cook can assign.
Now that you understand what's all at stake, let's re-introduce Werth, who begins our interview with a funny, but simple question: "So you want to know what's going on in that crazy-colored head of mine?" she asks.
And we're off and running.
Focusing on the Stretch Drive
"I haven't fully comprehended the magnitude of this situation," Werth said, admitting she was looking forward to having Thanksgiving dinner Thursday with teammate Lara Dykstra and her family. "I will say that I haven't fully accepted that this is the end of my Nebraska volleyball career coming up. It's really a few more weeks, not only for me, but for this entire senior class and seniors we've all grown up with across the entire nation.
"As a college athlete, it's been building up in my mind," Werth said. "We're getting close to the end-all, be-all, and you suddenly realize that most people live their whole life and are not lucky enough or fortunate enough to face the challenge we're getting ready to face or have the opportunity we have to make history.
"There are so many things just float in front of you - not just volleyball, but having your health and being blessed with things that go way beyond athletics," Werth said. "I haven't really thought about the environment it's going to be like down the stretch because that's when we get ourselves in trouble.
"For all of us, these last four years are so much more than just volleyball. It's what we've all gained through all of our ups and downs," Werth said. "I've been through a lot, and I know that people look at me and say: 'Oh, Hannah's so happy and she's so outgoing. She always has a smile on our face, and she's always laughing and dancing.' But behind closed doors, it's not always happiness and smiles. It's hard work. It's the determination and effort that we all have to put in when no one is watching. It's all the extra hours and additional energy that it takes to be a top athlete and on top of your game."
It's All About the Journey
For Werth personally, that's what makes volleyball so emotional. "We always hear that it's the journey, not the destination," she said. "The path we're on is already here, and it's beautiful. I mean, it's not perfect whatsoever and if it was, the good stuff wouldn't be what it is without the bad stuff."
Werth grew up in a home where her brother, father, grandfather and uncle have four World Series Championship rings among them. Her sister was the nation's top heptathlete in track and field. She went to UCLA and battled more than one injury, but is now a highly successful artist and businesswoman living in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, at age 24. Their mom was a national-caliber athlete, too, at the University of Florida. Olympian Jackie Joyner broke her mom's long jump record, but her mom's legacy goes beyond performance. She was a pioneer of sport - a woman that helped push Title IX into our national conscience.
Hannah Werth is a bit of a pioneer herself, breaking away from the family mold, rebelling and becoming the family's first volleyball player. Her parents influenced her, but she's glad she didn't get coached by her mother like her sister did or get coached by her father like her brother did.
"We have a lot of energy and a lot of intensity in our family," Werth said. "When we have holidays, sometimes everyone needs to call a timeout."
Every Senior Deserves Respect
Werth knows every senior has a different story and every senior will get nothing but the utmost respect from John Cook, who said earlier this week that every player who finishes a senior season at Nebraska, whether an All-American or a walk-on, deserves more than just polite applause. "Anyone who makes it through this program," Cook said, deserves all the respect in the world.
"We've been far from perfect, but we've learned how to finish," Werth said. "We've learned how to fight and win certain battles, and that's definitely going to help us as we prepare to fight the whole war (the NCAA Tournament that ends with the semifinals and finals in Louisville Dec. 13 and Dec. 15)."
Werth sees disappointing losses as scar tissue. She sees great comebacks against two No. 1-ranked teams (UCLA and Penn State) as signs of character. And she sees a team that wants two more matches in the Coliseum after Saturday night and then two additional matches a week later at Omaha's Century Link Center. But that's just acknowledging a question, not something that keeps popping through her head.
"At Nebraska, we've learned that everything is day-to-day and every match is point-to-point," she said. "That's the only way we can look at the world and succeed."
For those interested in The Road to Louisville, a full bracket of pairings will be announced Sunday in a 3 p.m. (CT) NCAA selection show on ESPNU.
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Beneficial bacteria (known as probiotics), the antioxidant vitamins C and E, and zinc helped reduce the risk of gut disease, decrease inflammation and rebalance the intestine in four new studies.
In the first of two probiotics studies, 53 healthy Belgian volunteers aged 19 to 26 took several forms of probiotics over two four-week periods, separated by a two-week non-treatment period. Scientists collected waste (feces) before and after each treatment period and found that those who had taken two types of probiotics (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains) separately or together, had significantly less activity of a type of enzyme (beta glucuronidase) that encourages toxins and cancer-causing (carcinogenic) agents to recirculate in the intestine—a risk factor for colon cancer.
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The Blue Jays scored five times in the top of the 11th and beat the Yankees 6-1 this afternoon. The Red Sox are only 0.5 GB New York, the closest they have been to first place since April 6 (G2).
Tim Wakefield makes his 201st start at Fenway Park tonight -- a new team record.Scutaro, SS
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1991 - After grounding out, Benito Santiago of the Padres throws his batting helmet in disgust. It bounces into the dugout and hits pitching coach Mike Roarke in the head before ricocheting over to hit coach Greg Riddoch (giving him a concussion). Santiago is fined $300.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Brian France Addresses NASCAR TV Issues
This week in New York City, in addition to NASCAR Champions Week, the Reuters News Agency was hosting the annual "Reuters Media Summit."
This end of the year event gives CEO's and other senior management figures an opportunity to sum-up the performance of their company for the past season, and look forward to the future. One of the CEO's was Brian France, from NASCAR.
In both video and print interviews, Mr. France spoke about some of the television issues that have been discussed here at The Daly Planet since February. His words were actually very encouraging.
Mr. France first addressed the new NASCAR TV partner, ESPN. He began by saying that ESPN was in the midst of a "learning curve" about NASCAR on TV. He followed that up with the reason why.
"The production and fan expectation they (ESPN) have to be at is much higher than before," said France. "They are finding that out." The way that both ESPN and NASCAR are finding that out is quite interesting. France suggested that fans have become more demanding and vocal since ESPN last covered NASCAR in 2000.
France stated that he would like to see ESPN do more sophisticated graphics, more detailed commentary, and more original programming. That refrain may sound quite familiar to Daly Planet readers.
The best part of this interview is that the CEO of NASCAR is finally talking TV after a long season of silence. It seems he is clearly aware that things are not exactly the way he thought they would be in the first year of this new TV contract. That is a big bonus, when someone who is pulled in so many directions can speak to a media issue like this clearly and in an informed manner.
In continuing the interview, France addressed other TV elements in the overall NASCAR package. The next question asked was about a possible cable TV network in the future, and France was focused in his remarks.
"We have a (TV) license agreement that is with SPEED Channel, a News Corp. asset, that is in 70 million homes," said France. "We would love to expand our programming on that channel, and we are working with them to do that."
In terms of TV, Mr. France made a statement to SPEED Channel in very clear terms. The door is open to grow the outstanding weekend programming the network originated from the NASCAR tracks into additional programming during the weekdays.
In much the same way that viewers of ESPN and now the NFL Network enjoy the historic and often times humorous NFL Films presentations, the hope is that SPEED will open-up and allow additional strategic NASCAR-oriented programming in 2008.
There has been some speculation that the network has enough content to support a SPEED2 offshoot, which could perhaps continue to grow the kind of lifestyle and original programming ventures that SPEED has recently found to be so successful. There is no doubt that a strong market exists for these type of programs, and that SPEED has been one of the more successful networks in tapping into this genre.
It would have been nice if Mr. France dealt with some specifics, but that is not really his role in this equation. He has several veteran executives who oversee the TV contracts, the NASCAR TV partners, and the NASCAR Images production company.
All season long, ESPN has been fantastic in returning email to The Daly Planet for even the smaller requests about scheduling or talent assignments. There certainly have been differences of opinion along the way, but that is to be expected in a subjective business like TV.
Following Mr. France's remarks, Reuters contacted ESPN to see what they would like to add to the story in terms of their part of the NASCAR TV package. The single line in the news story about the France interview told the tale. "ESPN could not be reached for comment."
This is a shame, because it would have been the perfect time for an ESPN executive to back-up Mr. France's comments with some positive feedback about NASCAR and a commitment to return next season with an even stronger TV production team.
The countdown clock at Jayski.com says we are seventy-nine days away until the first Nationwide Series race in Daytona. This event will be produced by ESPN, and give us the first peek at the network's new Infield Studio team.
At Daytona in 2007 that consisted of Brent Musburger, Chris Fowler, and Brad Daugherty. Let's hope Mr. France's well chosen words can make a difference in 2008.
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36 comments:
- Skip said...
"France stated that he would like to see ESPN do more sophisticated graphics, more detailed commentary, and more original programming."
Oh boy. More draft tracker, Rusty talking even more, and even less of the race shown.
Why am I not surprised?
- November 28, 2007 at 6:04 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Skip I had the same feeling. JD, out of your ENTIRE COLUMN, these words HAUNTED me the most:
France stated that he would like to see ESPN do more sophisticated graphics
Yet more SOLID proof that what the fans want ain't going to happen.
More raciing, more cars, less graphics crap.
- November 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
France also told that summit that Dale Earnhardt Jr. hurt the ratings by not winning or being competitive this year, which hasn't made him very popular on Junior boards today.
If the sport is dependent on one driver to make or break the ratings, sounds like something else is awry, in my opinion. Sounds like a bad excuse to me, actually.
- November 28, 2007 at 6:36 PM
- Newracefan said...
Great minds ;) think alike I though the same thing, I don't want sophisticated graphics, I want to see the cars on the track. Detailed commentary- hopefully he means all the cars/teams/drivers not what we have been getting. Original programming- that would be good especially if Nascar Images goes back to their quality work of the past, bring on NNS 24/7, Beyond the Wheel, 90 min INC, even Chasing Glory. I'll be waiting for word from you JD on any new shows in the works, keep us updated please! Speed2 may take awhile and hopefully they will make sure it is on a tier level that most people get unlike ESPN Classic.
- November 28, 2007 at 6:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Appreciate the info, but why don't you provide links at the end of your article so we can actually see the text if we wish? Instead of telling us what Mr BZ France had to say, why not analyze it with your expertise (which is appreciated that you do that) AND also tell us where to find the complete articles. I had to go hunting for it.
Even if you provided one link, it would help to find the other stories you mentioned (which I just did, including the video interview). Also found a very interesting anecdote from the Reuters Summit blog about France and his friend getting addicted to football videos on YouTube one night instead of going out to dinner(point being, the Internet content is important).
Please, if you don't want readers to link, fine. But when you tell use about these things - which is great - we'd like to also see them for ourselves. I'm sure the reporters and sites would also like the hits for their sites.
- November 28, 2007 at 6:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
It is OBVIOUS (I can hear Mr. Obvious now...) that Mr. France and "ESP Not for nascar" have not heard one SINGLE word that WE the fans have said this season. If they had, I would not be reading Musberger and Fowler's names as people scheduled to TRY to tell me how it is next season.
I attend the two races in Michigan and spent $1,000-1,200/ per year to spend two weekends at the track. The current state of the sport has me reconsidering where I spend my money.
I wish that I could get excited for next season........but I can't.
Thanks for NOTHING Mr. France and the "Non-Fans" (or should I say ANTI-fans) at ESPN.
Oh and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.
- November 28, 2007 at 7:08 PM
- Ally said...
I'd be really excited to see more lifestyle and original programming back on SPEED and also added to ESPN2. I hope that comes true!
Anonymous said...
"Please, if you don't want readers to link, fine. But when you tell use about these things - which is great - we'd like to also see them for ourselves. I'm sure the reporters and sites would also like the hits for their sites."
November 28, 2007 6:51 PM
Don't get mad at me :-) I don't mean to be piling on, but I agree. You probably wouldn't want your excellent blogs original content and news summarized by someone else on their website and them not provide a link to Daly Planet.
- November 28, 2007 at 7:29 PM
- Matt said...
Maybe I'm an optimist, but I don't see what Brian is refering to as just the "status quo." I don't think he finds "draft track" sophisticated grapchis. I don't think he finds Rusty or Jerry's commentary detailed. I think he wants different takes on those things, not the same things just repackaged.
- November 28, 2007 at 7:31 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
As the CEO of NASCAR, this might be the best PUBLIC statement Brian F. can make - and at least it publicly recognizes that a significant portion of the fans are not satisfied with what we got from ESPN. Hopefully there are some "frank" private discusions with ESPN and hopefully "more sophisticated graphics" can mean better, less intrusive graphics - not more graphics.
- November 28, 2007 at 8:21 PM
- haus20 said...
If we try to parse Brian's words, we could come to the conclusion that he liked the draft track and crusty.
I would like to think that he wasn't impressed with Draft Track. He wants something that actually works and makes sense. More sophisticated graphics could also mean using graphics that would also include the actual race. I guess everyone will take the comments based on their perspective.
I was not pleased with the ESPN coverage by any stretch of the imagination, but hoping that it will get better next year at least makes next season something to look forward to.
ESPN is not going anywhere for many more years. Let's hope for the best and plan for the worst ---Hot Pass, track pass, etc.
- November 28, 2007 at 10:15 PM
- elena said...
Since Brian mentioned that fans have higher expectations than before, I assume that his word were meant to address much of what has been here at Daly Planet and other sites.
More graphics could address having split screens to show commercials. More detailed commentary I think means exactly that, more detailed as in 43 cars on the track. More original programming means to stop with all the canned videos shown over and over again.
Another comment Brian made, made his ESPN comment stronger was that NASCAR had been given the red-carpet treatment by Fox, NBC, and TNT. I guess that's why ESPN was not available for comment after his comments. He not only did not complain about the other networks, he gave them a pat on the back.
- November 29, 2007 at 1:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I hope we are not going to get more of the hip-hop themes and biased pro-Montoya reporting. ESPN appears to be on a liberal media crusade to diversify NASCAR. Looks like they want to revist the media driven hysteria from Lester's qualifying in Atlanta a couple years back. Wasn't that a worldwide news item?
- November 29, 2007 at 5:45 AM
- Bill B said...
Wrong again Brian. We don't want more graphics. What we want is simple, to see as much green flag racing as posible. If nothing is happening at the front then show us close racing back in the field. There is always someone trying to pass someone else somewhere on the track. Find it and show us. PERIOD.
- November 29, 2007 at 7:07 AM
- Ron P. said...
Dear JD
Great Column but what can I say....I'm speachless....
I don't believe it, He still doesn't get it, "More Sophisticated graphics"? How about showing the Race for a change??? "More Detailed Commentary"? From Who? Rusty, the man who forgot that he ever drove a race car??? Or Mr. Jerry Punch who can't put a coherent sentence together?? Or maybe poor Andy "I'm a deer in the head lights" Petree???
Oh dear God Help us poor NASCAR Fans!!!
Please deliver us from the cluthcs of this man.
You sent Moses to your people to deliver them out of the bondage of Pharaoh.
Please send us a Deliverer that can broadcast a full NASCAR Race with out talking heads, stupid graphics and 10,000 commercials of Aerosmiths arm pits!!!!!
God please just let us see the cars racing on the track>>>>>>>>>> Thats why it's called racing!!!!
I guess Mr. France's idea of racing is to have us all racing for the remote controls to turn the channel.
"Gee Mr. France this Kool Aid sure tasts funny... Are you sure it's good for me to drink???"
"Yes my friend drink it up while I tell you again how ratings and attendance doesn't matter,and repeat after me: all the seats were filled at California, all the seats were filled at California.....
- November 29, 2007 at 9:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
France seems to be studiously ignoring the fact that the best race coverage on TV nowadays, found on SPEED, features less 'sophisticated graphics' and shows more actual racing; and that his product would benefit from less 'detailed commentary' and more actual race calling.
He should have issued an indctment of ESPN's treatment of the races and promised better for next year.
- November 29, 2007 at 9:29 AM
- Wayne said...
As usual, France does not get it. What race fans want from ESPN is the type coverage we received from ESPN prior to the arrival of FOX. Race fans want to be treated like race fans, not like first time viewers. We want to see the race, not videos and graphics. We also want people covering our sport who realize that the current drivers and crew members are the stars and the race is the show, unlike FOX where Darrel, Larry, Jeff and Steve think people tune in to see them, not the race.
- November 29, 2007 at 9:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think finally Brian France is listening. No amount of runaround can cast doubt on the fact that ratings are horrible. ESPN is to blame, they are simply not the same people who held NASCAR in high regard back in 2000 and the years before. I think Mr. France's comments were a polite way to say get rid of Rusty, Brad Daughtery, and Musberger. Gimme Bestwick!! As far as the graphics goes, what ESPN offered was silly and not very innovative. Brian France cannot come out and say "you suck" to ESPN, do well all remember how horrible the coverage was at NBC in their final year? Who wants that for the next five to six years? I know I don't. Mr. France has to be careful how he criticizes the broadcast network. I just wish SPEED carried everything. They do such a great job.
- November 29, 2007 at 9:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
Concerning the banquet:
Is this produced by Nascar Images and just shown on ESPN or is ESPN producing the coverage. Thanks
- November 29, 2007 at 9:58 AM
- MelissaAnne said...
I'll just throw my hat in the "thinking alike" ring. I don't want more graphics, I want to see the dang race.
Thank heavens I will be at the Daytona 500(yay!)- I don't want to start the season off by having to watch ESPN make a draft tracker-palooza out of it.
- November 29, 2007 at 12:14 PM
- Desmond said...
Melissa, good luck at Daytona! That is one of the experiences we all want to have in our lifetimes.
As for France's comments, at least he seems to be listening to our complaints. The questions are what will he tell ESPN and what ESPN will do about it. Personally, I am pessimistic.
- November 29, 2007 at 12:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I wish Brian France would listen to the true fans of nascar, as in everyone in this blog, a few examples: espn's horrible rookie season, show the race not A stupid draft tracker, get people that call the race better(please just go Rusty) and thank God for SPEED, they are going HD for speedweeks by the way, one last thing-fix that ugly non-handling COT, softer goodyear tires is A good start, please mr. France do something before you lose anymore die-hard fans!
- November 29, 2007 at 12:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I read "more sophisticated graphics" as meaning less graphics cluttering up the screen.
- November 29, 2007 at 1:18 PM
- Thornton,Colorado said...
Remember,people. We are dealing with Brian France, not Bill France. He never attends a race, he doesn't watch it on t.v., and he has no concept of the real world. He's too busy going to parties in L.A., trying to garner the California audience to even care about the sport. Why do you think there is talk of removing him from power by his own family?
Anyone care to place a bet on how soon the first brick gets thrown through the t.v. from the "coverage" at Daytona?
- November 29, 2007 at 1:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
whats the deal with "classic" hosting the banquet?
how many people actually have "classic"?
- November 29, 2007 at 1:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
Like most of you I hated seeing the part about more sophisticated graphics. We don't need more graphics.
You know when you go to the track and there is the tall pylon that lists the running order? Just turn that horizontal and run it across the top of the screen and that's all I need. How many times have each of us said to ourselves as the network goes to commercial and removes all the graphics just before they show the pictures of the Top 5, "Man that looks nice with nothing on the screen".
In stuns me how there are so many people saying the same thing and they want to do the opposite.
- November 29, 2007 at 2:56 PM
- Dot said...
Regarding the Emperor's comments, I'll believe them when I see them via better coverage on ESPU.
BTW, has anybody noticed that ESPU Classic doesn't show the old races anymore? I guess ESPU doesn't want the fans to compare then with now.
- November 29, 2007 at 3:42 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Yes we have noticed old races are not on CLASSIC anymore.
NO CONSTANT TICKER junking up the screen.
No crappy graphic intrusions..just quick replays without FANCY GRAPHICS INTRODUCING and LEAVING the replays.
- November 29, 2007 at 4:12 PM
- KY1WING said...
Maybe my expectations are too high. When I tune in to watch a race . . . I expect to see . . . a race . . . not a rock video, not a screen full of meaningless graphics, not an endless stream of commercials . . . but something novel . . . like a race.
A race with starts and restarts, pit stops and PASSES, reports and followups on cars that drop out or drivers taken to the infield care center.
I'd like to hear about the thirty eight other drivers whose names show up on the crawler but never get mentioned unless they wreck or get in the other five drivers' way.
I'd like to see more than one car take the checkered flag. I want to see graphics that are meaningful (if cars lap the Bristol at 16 seconds a lap and the position crawler takes 20 to complete, how is it presenting any decent information).
If someone makes up 10 positions during a pit stop, I want to know how and why. Same thing if someone loses positions. If it wasn't too much to ask it would be great to hear reports if there was similar action on the track but then that involves someone keeping track of that information and reporting it, instead of announcing what is fed to them. We don't have reporters, we just
have announcers.
Heck, I'd love to just see a pass or two. Doesn't have to be for the lead, just a pass for position.
I thought it was interesting that during several races during the season the announcers were commenting on all the passing taking place around the track, yet nothing showed on the screen.
There is a site that tracks commercials vs. race time, plus drivers mentions. Good info. I'd love it if they'ed take it to another level and track the number of passes shown during the broadcasts and then compare that to the NASCAR stats from loop data. The percentages of passes shown would be a pretty interesting stat to keep an eye on and could be an interesting tool to evaluate the quality of a broadcast. I'd do it . . . if I cared enough about it . . . but Mr. France has pretty muched sucked the interest in his sport from my life. Sad, since I've been going to races since I was two years old and I've turned 50 last January.
Fans talk about how bad the racing is. With the coverage we have now, how can you tell? Good coverage can't make a bad race good. It is what it is. But bad coverage can make a good race bad. Is that what we have now?
Based on what I've seen of the coverage this year, I reserve judgement on the racing. The coverage is so bad, I just can't tell.
I've never produced or directed a race, but if I were thrust into that position, the first thing I would do is pipe MRN into one of my earpieces and then direct the broadcast to show what they are talking about. Putting pictures to an MRN broadcast might not be original, but it would be a heck of a lot better than what we have now.
Enough whining. I've wasted too much of my life, just typing this out. Besides I really don't want Mr. France to think that I care, cause I'm not in his demographics. And he has clearly shown he doesn't care what the fans think. There are more good ideas that show up here daily that would improve coverage in general and the sport overall and it is never considered. Watching the sport for over 40 years now the one thing I've learned is if it ain't France's idea, you're wasting your breath.
Keep up the good work Mr. Daly and all you other posters, keep up the good fight. Hope you prove me wrong some day.
- November 29, 2007 at 4:32 PM
- SallyB said...
I'm so horrified I can't remember the details, but I just read that ESPN was given some sort of award in NYC today...by Nascar. Now, if that doesn't prove that Nascar has NO CLUE about how poorly served their sport...er, pardon me, 'racertainment' is served by ALL it's TV 'partners', then there is truly no hope at all. They haven't heard a word we've said.
- November 29, 2007 at 7:51 PM
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- November 30, 2007 at 12:03 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
well, without adding to the comments here, I must say I have heard some bad stories on BF.
Big partier, never attends races...really is on a power trip and does NOT care about 'the racin'..only imitating the other sports like NFL.
Pathetic. Folks thought I was kidding when I thought he should be impeached...i.e. run OUT of the family business.
It's no longer funny and he is RUINING the sport but too busy with his night life to care.:(
- November 30, 2007 at 12:33 AM
- GinaV24 said...
John, I was listening to Moody's show on Sirius the other night when you were on (before this blog came out I guess) and I have to agree with most other posters on here. I still don't think the Emperor gets what the fans want from the TV broadcasts, no matter what channel they are shown on, which is: green flag racing without too much "clutter" on the screen, knowledgeable broadcast professionals -- I don't want cheerleading or sour grapes from them, just information, to see the restarts and to know what happened with all the drivers through the field, not just the chosen few. One of the things I heard you mention on the radio was that the fans wanted to know what happened when a car and driver had been in a wreck and I agree with you wholeheartedly on that. We NASCAR fans invest a lot of personal interest in the drivers and even if they aren't my "favorite", I still want to know that the driver is OK as soon as possible. NASCAR fans are a knowledgeable bunch of people, not uneducated riffraff and I think sometimes the NASCAR powers that be forget that. I hope that you are right and France actually steps up to this challenge and gets ESPN and TNT, too, since they were absolutely pathetic as well, otherwise, this new TV contract could do even more damage to NASCAR's fan base.
- November 30, 2007 at 3:34 PM
- Rich said...
My concern is, How much sayso does NASCAR have in how ESPN puts together the broadcast???? ESPN has paid big dollars for the rights to air NASCAR,Don't you think they will call the shots on how they want to set up their production?? So far thetre has been no substanial statements from ESPN to all of the unhappy fan mail they have recieved. In their case ,silence is not golden. We fans want some answers. Come on ESPN, Give us a little hope anyway. Rich
- November 30, 2007 at 5:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm finally getting caught up on all of the blogs here....
Thornton,Colorado said...
'Remember,people. We are dealing with Brian France, not Bill France. He never attends a race, he doesn't watch it on t.v., and he has no concept of the real world. He's too busy going to parties in L.A., trying to garner the California audience to even care about the sport. Why do you think there is talk of removing him from power by his own family?'
The France family is talking about removing him? Seriously? This is the first I've heard about it which is why I'm asking. Wouldn't that be a happy day in the business if it does happen?
I was sorry to read that ESPN will be broadcasting the Daytona 500, too. Fortunately, I will be there for ten days of all the racing I can stand. I've been planning on attending this race since August of 2006. The tickets arrived in the mail this past week, too. Sweet! :-)
- December 2, 2007 at 11:35 PM
- free playstation 3 said...
this is worse than fox dumbing-down hockey (the fighting hockey robots and glowing puck). espn needs to stop dumbing-down nascar. just because you HAVE the technology to do certain things doesn't mean you have to DO those things. oh yeah, and get kuselis off of nascar now and let him go back to espn radio where he belongs.
- December 30, 2007 at 10:12 AM


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And thank you Dr. Pissy for volunteering his handwriting!
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Jenny works for you? Awesome.
That combo is LETHAL, how could you be so complacent!
This isn't just a headach, Doc, this is someones LIFE you're dealing with!
How very clear and unambiguous.
I wonder if Dr. Tutone's number is 867-5309?
Dr Pissy sure has a neat handwriting for a doctor!
I told him to make it readable.
OMG!!! How could Patient IDidNotKnowItWasSerious not realize that you had no idea they were taking " "?!? Didn't they realize that your telepathy was on the fritz? Of course Effernormous Pharmacy Company wouldn't realize it, they expect every physician to keep their telepathy up to date at all times. ::snicker::
Should we be more worried about the fact that the prescription was filled?
double blind prescriptions?
Loving Dr. Pissy's handwriting.
Sadly my witty comment section of the brain is on the fritz.:'(
You should know that drug A interacts with everything and anything, and also, for that matter, everything the patient breathes, eats, and comes into contact at home and all work situations, and for that matter everything that's in any pharmacy. You may as well give up and discontinue drug A if you want your patient to have a normal life.
Let that be a lesson to you, dear physician if you think that prescribing drug A is the best drug for this patient's headaches; by doing so, you've sent the patient to a life of tactile and all sorts of other deprivations. Is being migraine-free worth it?
did Dr. Pissy ask why you wanted his handwriting? He didn't suspect you were plotting something to incriminate him, did he?
He's in on it with me, and is glad to contribute. He even bought me a Dr. Grumpy coffee mug for Hanukkah.
Clearly the drug that your prescribing may or may not interact with a drug that the other doctor may or not may be prescribing in a way that may or may not be dangerous to the patient.
Or something.
What's so confusing about that?
So.....drug A is water then?
What am I missing here, I am just not seeing it.......This is going to bother me all day.
Can't say they didn't warn you ...
Are you afraid someone will ID you by your handwriting?
Yes, but does Dr. Pissy know that's his blog-name? Because that would be awesome!
Of course he does! He likes it.
Can I guess it was random drug that increases 5-HT?
So...were the drugs artisanal?
Wow. I've never seen an alergic reaction so drastic you can't even write it down.
"I tripped out in the desert on a drug with no name..."
I think drug B is actually that new drug, "Charlie Sheen."
You prescribed a drug for the patient's headache.
The pharmacy gave you a headache.
Is that the neurologist's version of transference?
Ok could someone plz explain what it is suppose to be for the non medical folks b/c I don't get it?
Dafeenah- there is no drug listed for B. That's all.
Is dr pissy also a neurologist?
No. I avoid other neurologists like the plague. Maybe more.
Is he a URologist?
The Evil Drug whose name shall not be spoken?
Jon, are you referring to Valdecort?
Perhaps it's an early April Fools joke.
Well CLEARLY they cannot disclose the name of the other drug because of HPAA! But by golly they covered their arses by sending that warning to Dr. Grumpy!
You have to be careful with that Obecalp.
LOL Jacqueline
must be some kind of top secret government medication :P
I'm going to guess that Dr. Pissy is a urologist..
Adverse reaction to air???
Maybe the pharmacist thinks that nobody should be on sumatriptan succinate for any reason whatsoever?
Wait a minute - why did it take them a month and 3 days to notify you of this serious interaction?
Or have you done some kind of weird time warp thing?
I'm curious...was it from a mail order or possibly an insurance company rather than a local retail pharmacy? I work the retail side of things and usually if there's an interaction we're actually concerned about we'll call. juuuuust wondering.
I really don't remember, sorry.
Maybe Aricept is right for me. I'll ask my doctor.
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Around October, I start mixing my recipe for the holidays.
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Then I watch two or three versions of Dickens' "Christmas Carol." I follow with "The Bishop's Wife," starring Loretta Young, David Niven and, my all-time favorite handsome hunk, Cary Grant.
As the pressure of holiday havoc intensifies with baking, cleaning, shopping and wrapping, I try to guard my heart, as modern Christmas mayhem begins to steal my joy, in this most joyous season. That's when I turn to my Bible, where I should have begun, and read the Christmas story to restore my CHRIST-mas perspective.
I put my tree up early (but, not before Thanksgiving is over), and as I unwrap each ornament, it's like becoming reacquainted with old friends. Some carry hints of pine and spices, from Christmases past. All hold sweetness mingled with sadness over the fleeting years that lasted like moments, when my curly-headed children were under my roof, all snug in their beds waiting for Santa—times gone forever.
I'm a sentimental sap and I usually reflect on the past from Thanksgiving until New Year's day. But today, I'm thinking more about where I am, than where I've been, and I am blessed to be in Grant County, Kentucky.
Here in 'my old Kentucky home,' I've developed relationships that have enriched my life, and I have been humbled to be trusted with the stories of people like Agnes Beach (The Doll Lady), Mildred Ferguson, Caroline Ransdell, Cecil Jackson, Dorothy Kennedy, Julian Wills and Mildred McClanahan (a.k.a. Loki Langsdale.) People who exemplify what 'life well-lived' looks like. And I've wondered: Who's going to fill their shoes?
Then my thoughts turn to the high school students that I've interviewed, like Cody Durr, Miles Faulkner, Amanda Phillips, Mackenzie Cloe and other Youth Performance Award winners, most of whom were already mentors to younger kids, while they were still in high school. I consider the Grant County High School JROTC students, who exude discipline and patriotism, addressing adults with "yes, ma'am—thank you, sir."
And fears for the future vanquish.
Through my columns, I've shared some sorrows, as well as a whit of wit and whimsy, and you, the readers of the Grant County News, have responded with phone calls, letters, e-mails and encouragement, when we meet at church, McDonalds or Wal-mart.
So as I wax nostalgic, and count my blessings—I am reminded of Psalm 68:19, which says: "Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation." And I don't have to look far to realize how blessed I am—with faith, family, friends and you, my Grant County neighbors, who have many demands on your time. Thank you. Thank you for reading, and thank you for your kind words and dear hearts.
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Investor: Warren Buffet | Investment: $25 million ($135 million today) to buy See's Candy in 1972 | ROI: 10x | Lucy Ricardo might have had trouble at the candy factory, but Warren Buffet had a vision in 1972 that was sweeter than anyone could have expected. Buffet bought See's, a family-owned candy company with stores around the American West. Founded in 1921, the business became, according to an interview with Fortune, one of Warren Buffet's favorite investments. For an outlay of $25 million, the return has topped more than $1.35 billion so far, since he still owns the stock. A sweet return for the company where Lucille Ball trained for her classic "I Love Lucy" candy factory comedy bit.
Investor: Howard Hughes | Investment: $7 million ($113 million today) for control of TWA circa 1940 | ROI: 11x | Howard Hughes was, to put it politely, a tad eccentric. That's the word we'll use. After all, really rich people deserve our respect. You never know when a billionaire might be hitchhiking in the desert. So we'll say eccentric, not crackers. Behavior aside, Howard Hughes managed, even in the face of seeming failure, to make money. Lots and lots of money. Such was the case with his investment in TWA. The iconic, and now defunct, airline, came under Hughes' control by 1952. For an investment of $7 million he got control of 78% of the airline. A drawn-out lawsuit by his investors that lasted well in to the 1960s led to Hughes being forced to sell his shares. Not to worry, though, he walked off with about $550 million ($4 billion today).
Investor: Ray Kroc | Investment: $2.7 million ($20.4 million today) in McDonald's in 1961 | ROI: 54x | Burgers and fries are a staple of post-World War II America, and no one symbolizes their rise in the U.S. diet more than Ray Kroc. Kroc's story of seeing the possibility of riches in the California drive-in owned by the brothers McDonald is oft told. After helping the brothers franchise their restaurants for several years, Kroc bought them out. For his investment, Kroc managed to amass a fortune of $500 million ($1.1 billion today) when he died in 1984.
Investor: Henry Flagler | Investment: $100,000 ($1.6 million today) in Standard Oil in 1867 | ROI: 707x | Imagine a world in which oil has little value. Then imagine joining forces with a man who jumped into the business early and exploited its value like no other. That's how Henry Flagler managed to turn his $100,000 fee to join John D. Rockefeller's business into an estate worth $75 million ($1.7 billion today) in 1913. And that doesn't count the $50 million he spent building railroads and hotels and founding cities (Miami, for one) in his adopted state of Florida.
Investor: Benchmark Capital | Investment: $6.7 million ($9.9 million today) in eBay in 1995 | ROI: 714x | Benchmark Capital couldn't have been more aptly named. Started by four partners who agreed to share equally in all profits, in the late 1990s it became the most profitable venture capital firm in history. The quartet hit it big when they made an opening "bid" on the fledgling Internet auction house eBay. By 1999, the bet had paid off, with a value of $5 billion ($6.8 billion today).
Investor: Peter Thiel | Investment: $500,000 in Facebook in 2005 | ROI: 800x | It pays to be social. At least for some people. Just a few years ago, MySpace was the hottest place to be. Now, not so much. These days, everyone and their grandmother (and maybe even their dog) is on Facebook. PayPal founder Peter Thiel was ahead of the curve. | In 2005, he plunked down half a million dollars for a 10% stake in the then small site, with some of the shares belonging to investors in Thiel's Founders Fund. In 2012, Thiel sold off about 80% of his 25 million Facebook shares for $400 million.
Investor: Asa Candler | Investment: $2,300 ($57,875 today) to buy Coca-Cola in 1891 | ROI: 833x | Coca-Cola is the pause that refreshes, as the slogan used to say. Before Coke came along, the options for a cold drink on a hot day were far more limited. But then a Southern pharmacist trying to concoct a headache remedy stumbled upon a very different sort of elixir. With his personal health problems growing, and Coke not bringing in much revenue, the pharmacist sold off his recipe. If he had known what was to come, he would have needed that headache remedy. Lots of it. Asa Candler scooped up Coke for $2,300 ($58,000) in 1891 and sold it for $25 million ($332 million today) in 1923. Adjusting the purchase price for 1923 dollars brings a refreshing return for Candler.
Investor: John Gray | Investment: $10,500 in Ford Motor Co. in 1903 ($264,000 today) | ROI: 1,300x | Often in investing, it's not how smart you are, but who you know. It helps to have a budding business titan in the family circle. John Gray proves the rule. His nephew had formed a car company with Henry Ford and was looking for investors. One of the original dozen was Gray. While he never personally reaped the benefits of the investment, his heirs made out well. When Ford bought the stock from them in 1919, they were paid a whopping $26.25 million ($1.8 billion today).
Making a great investment depends on a number of factors. Being in the right place at the right time, knowing the right person, and having a vision for a business or sector can all add up to a big payday.
We wondered which investors have managed to shine in terms of return on investment (when adjusted for inflation). As you might imagine, investors who saw the potential of Facebook, eBay and other Internet success stories made out well.
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