We all know that Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all times and we know that NBC is an American Network and that patriotism and nationalism are great.
However both NBC and CBC (CBC even more because they didn't even show that Women's 800m Free race) insulted all swimmers and, IMHO, our sport, when, right after Janet Evans's longest-standing record was broken and just as the camera was starting to focus on the British (non-American) winner, Adlington (sp?), they cut to Phelps. That blew me..............
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This sounds like the same thing that goes on in golf forums complaining about all the coverage of Tiger. The answer is the same. The networks are in the business of getting ratings, and Phelps is THE story. The general public in the U.S. doesn't give a rat's ass about swimming, so the true swimming fans are stuck in the same boat as true golf fans. That's the way it is and it isn't gonna change.
I know (and it rattles).
Swimmers and non-swimmers alike are just as likely to buy a Chevy (or a Pontiac or this or that Cheese or Beer) as not. (Canadian will, natuarally, buy and drink real beer, but that's another thread...........)
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Moreover, swimmers are less likely to go to the bathroom during a swimming break than non-swimmers (even if we're taping it).
However, which of the two classes is more likely to buy a LZR?
Do we have a Phelps smiley?
This sounds like the same thing that goes on in golf forums complaining about all the coverage of Tiger. The answer is the same. The networks are in the business of getting ratings, and Phelps is THE story. The general public in the U.S. doesn't give a rat's ass about swimming, so the true swimming fans are stuck in the same boat as true golf fans. That's the way it is and it isn't gonna change.
I know (and it rattles).
Swimmers and non-swimmers alike are just as likely to buy a Chevy (or a Pontiac or this or that Cheese or Beer) as not. (Canadian will, natuarally, buy and drink real beer, but that's another thread...........)
:drink:
Moreover, swimmers are less likely to go to the bathroom during a swimming break than non-swimmers (even if we're taping it).
However, which of the two classes is more likely to buy a LZR?
Do we have a Phelps smiley?
