Comments on: CURIOUS INDEX, 1/31/08

By: Lawrence Ross

Lawrence Ross — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:40:29 +0000

Hey Olson,

Have you ever had a Fulmer Cup Hall of Fame? I’m reading the Sports Illustrated story about the 2000 University of Washington team. Seems like they could be right up there.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/victoryandruins/

By: Eirishis

Eirishis — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:23:29 +0000

Not for nothing, but Club 9 is a fucking hole. Then again, it’s in Durham, so … QEDMF, I guess.

By: Picture Me Rollin

Picture Me Rollin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:13:31 +0000

not now it isn’t

By: Out of Conference

Out of Conference — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:09:36 +0000

Rollin’ and Gerry – this isn’t going to end up in a story about you two ladies and a buddy of yours going camping and one of you woke up from a dream in which you went skiing, is it?

By: woohoo

woohoo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:36:01 +0000

Bad Columbia club names:
“Rust”
“Drink”
“Liquid Nightlife”
“Cockpit”
“Club Ra”
“Element”

By: gerry dorsey

gerry dorsey — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:11:50 +0000

rollin’,

i think it became the venue sometime in early 2000. and yes, it was owned/operated by derrick the entire time i worked there. good times…good times.

By: Picture Me Rollin

Picture Me Rollin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:13:20 +0000

I agree commercials suck but I can live with them (refresh as well as relieve) I just hate that no ones mentions that when length of games are discussed. I am also under no illusions that it will get better on that front.

By: Picture Me Rollin

Picture Me Rollin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:10:18 +0000

GD, That was right after it opened as the Venue right? Wasn’t Derrick managing/owning it then?
I was about go into a story about being in there and playing some guitar with a few friends of mine but the loss of brain cells around that time kicked it. It may have been the Tusk then still (the event I was thinking of). At any rate I know I was in there on occasion during the time period that you were working there.

By: gerry dorsey

gerry dorsey — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:18:19 +0000

picture me rollin’ (”in a benz that’s mine and isn’t stolen”),

i worked there in 2001.

By: Club Manilla

Club Manilla — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:05:05 +0000

I think lame names for clubs aren’t limited to just college towns. They all suck.

By: Brian O'Blivion

Brian O'Blivion — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:59:36 +0000

I watched several SEC games over the internet, hooked up to my HDTV. LF has few, if any, commercials (just some annoying music during breaks).

They reversed those clock rules last year which drastically reduced the number of plays, rightfully so. I don’t give a crap about the length of games. I’d rather not CFB go the route of PPV either, so I’ll deal with all the commercials. Gives me a chance to freshen my beverage.

By: oc phil

oc phil — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:49:13 +0000

#19 – Why do that when they can do both: charge more for each and show more of ‘em. It’s the American way.

By: Edsall is God

Edsall is God — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:36:04 +0000

15 – I never understood why sporting events wouldn’t have less commercials…but charge more for the commercials. They’d still get their money and advertisers might be more willing to buy because less commercials would mean less channel-changing.

By: Edsall is God

Edsall is God — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:19 +0000

I fail to see how a one-year decline in ratings is going to kill the BCS. In 2005, Texas/USC did just about the biggest rating ever, biggest since the 1987 Fiesta Bowl between Penn State & Miami if I recall correctly. And in 2006, the OSU/Florida title game cleaned up as did the USC/Michigan Rose Bowl. As long as the big teams get in, there’s good ratings.

I don’t think Fox or ABC was complaining about the big TV numbers Notre Dame did in BCS games, even if they were getting blown out.

And I think ESPN would like to keep those 20-something games that bring in better ratings than just about anything non-NFL that they have.

By: undecided (formerly Tebow for Heisman)

undecided (formerly Tebow for Heisman) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:27:58 +0000

@ 15 re commercials…

Shhh. I’ve said that to my friends for years, but talking like that on a public forum is unsafe. The people with all the money may have to silence you.