if SPEED goes away...

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Edited Date/Time 11/28/2012 9:27am
Feld would hopefully reconsider Holly and Weigandt's live internet broadcasts, which to this day were the most enjoyable way to experience the races. Something about not being able to see the action, and hearing it called like sports of old, was priceless. Their move to end that was a mistake, I believe.

There's not a lot of time before Anaheim, so ... might be good if we get a petition of sorts going (which is easy to do these days with several well known causes sites out there) and at least try to influence Feld to get that show back on the air. It needs to be Weege and Holly though.

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scooter5002 11/25/2012 10:57am
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......Ralph Shaheen goes away too. There's always a silver lining, you just have to see it. Wink
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crusher773 11/25/2012 10:58am
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Can we send this one to the dumbgeon. What if unicorns were real. This is a retarded post.
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Braaap14 11/25/2012 10:59am
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But he knows brett michaels! Some lame shit has been going on w supercross the past few years
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ocscottie 11/25/2012 11:02am
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There is no "if" Speed goes, ITS GOING. No idea how long their SX contract is, but im guessing when it is over we will be looking for a new home.

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Braaap14 11/25/2012 11:08am
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F1 is leaving speed as well this year.
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DL 11/25/2012 11:09am
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Braaap14 wrote:
F1 is leaving speed as well this year.
Just saw that at the end of the F1 broadcast...... anyone know what's really going on?
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Hando 11/25/2012 11:22am
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Yay, more NASCAR!!!
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scooter5002 11/25/2012 11:26am
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crusher773 wrote:
Can we send this one to the dumbgeon. What if unicorns were real. This is a retarded post.
You're sayin unicorns AREN'T real? ............fuck. What's my next shattered dream, Santa's a fake too? Geez, today's goin to hell in a hurry.
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Braaap14 11/25/2012 11:30am
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If f1 loses its commentators ill be crushed, unlike the clowns ( besides ricky) in sx the commentaries make the show! Really add insight, history & humor. Fro doesnt even know what hes saying 1/4 of the time
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gnarwhip 11/25/2012 11:58am
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Forget Weege, Damiani and Holley was the best ever
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mrquick 11/25/2012 12:07pm
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I want Dave Despain and David Bailey...jus sayin.
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TerryK 11/25/2012 12:12pm
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scooter5002 wrote:
You're sayin unicorns AREN'T real? ............fuck. What's my next shattered dream, Santa's a fake too? Geez, today's goin to hell in a hurry.
Buck up buddy, Bigfoot is real!!
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What did I miss? Please fill me in. What's the deal with Speed and SX?
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ATKpilot99 11/25/2012 12:18pm
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Hut wrote:
What did I miss? Please fill me in. What's the deal with Speed and SX?
Nothing, just speculation.
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TripleFive 11/25/2012 1:10pm
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Another sign this sport is on its way out.

I'm so excited for another season of following live SX on Twitter.
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TripleFive wrote:
Another sign this sport is on its way out.

I'm so excited for another season of following live SX on Twitter.
11 races live, 5 next day on CBS

Yep, on its way out. No doubt.

WTF?

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dak446 11/25/2012 1:45pm
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TripleFive wrote:
Another sign this sport is on its way out.

I'm so excited for another season of following live SX on Twitter.
TripleFive 11/25/2012 1:52pm
11/25/2012 1:52pm Edited Date/Time 11/25/2012 1:54pm
Where are we going to watch live sx without SPEED?
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ATKpilot99 11/25/2012 1:59pm
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TripleFive wrote:
Where are we going to watch live sx without SPEED?
Scottie was just speculating that once the current contract is up Speed would no longer carry SX . Nothing has been confirmed or even rumored as far as I've heard.
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Matthes 11/25/2012 2:05pm
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TripleFive wrote:
Where are we going to watch live sx without SPEED?
Well just spitballing here but Speed is turning into Fox Sports Network (like NBC did with Versus- they turned it into NBC Sports Network) and I would think that with the NASCAR stuff as well as MLB, there wouldn't be much room for SX on Fox Sports.

So take the relationship that Feld has built with CBS and the fact that there's a new CBS Sports network now, I would think that would be a new home for SX. There's plenty of need for content for all these channels and SX fills that need. The ratings are good (according to Feld, record breaking even) so why wouldn't it just move to CBS Sports or maybe even stay with Fox Sports?
TripleFive 11/25/2012 2:06pm
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"There is no "if" Speed goes, ITS GOING."
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70sSuperstar 11/25/2012 2:07pm
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mrquick wrote:
I want Dave Despain and David Bailey...jus sayin.
i enjoyed art eckman, larry maiers also.
TripleFive 11/25/2012 2:09pm
11/25/2012 2:09pm Edited Date/Time 11/25/2012 2:10pm
TripleFive wrote:
Where are we going to watch live sx without SPEED?
Matthes wrote:
Well just spitballing here but Speed is turning into Fox Sports Network (like NBC did with Versus- they turned it into NBC Sports Network) and I...
Well just spitballing here but Speed is turning into Fox Sports Network (like NBC did with Versus- they turned it into NBC Sports Network) and I would think that with the NASCAR stuff as well as MLB, there wouldn't be much room for SX on Fox Sports.

So take the relationship that Feld has built with CBS and the fact that there's a new CBS Sports network now, I would think that would be a new home for SX. There's plenty of need for content for all these channels and SX fills that need. The ratings are good (according to Feld, record breaking even) so why wouldn't it just move to CBS Sports or maybe even stay with Fox Sports?
Maybe I'm speaking erroneously but I have a hard time remembering when CBS televised live SX.
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Matthes 11/25/2012 2:15pm
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TripleFive wrote:
Where are we going to watch live sx without SPEED?
Matthes wrote:
Well just spitballing here but Speed is turning into Fox Sports Network (like NBC did with Versus- they turned it into NBC Sports Network) and I...
Well just spitballing here but Speed is turning into Fox Sports Network (like NBC did with Versus- they turned it into NBC Sports Network) and I would think that with the NASCAR stuff as well as MLB, there wouldn't be much room for SX on Fox Sports.

So take the relationship that Feld has built with CBS and the fact that there's a new CBS Sports network now, I would think that would be a new home for SX. There's plenty of need for content for all these channels and SX fills that need. The ratings are good (according to Feld, record breaking even) so why wouldn't it just move to CBS Sports or maybe even stay with Fox Sports?
TripleFive wrote:
Maybe I'm speaking erroneously but I have a hard time remembering when CBS televised live SX.
Maybe they have a few times but I'm talking about CBS Sports network- why wouldn't they be into putting SX live on their new-ish sports network?
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hartebreak 11/25/2012 2:19pm
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Isnt CBS the channel that fills the voids in the hour long commercial broadcast with some clips of Supercross?
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Hut 11/25/2012 2:20pm
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hartebreak wrote:
Isnt CBS the channel that fills the voids in the hour long commercial broadcast with some clips of Supercross?
Unless you're in the Bible-belt then you get 700 club and no clips
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dak446 11/25/2012 2:29pm
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I just want to know why this is a sign of the sport being "on its way out". With or without live TV coverage, the sport will be fine. We didn't always have live coverage, and if we go back to having to "follow SX live on Twitter", the sport will survive.

As for commentators, I am gonna go ahead and say Weege does a fine job of announcing. I think he offers good insight from the inside, and paired with someone like RC or Fro (former-champ caliber rider), they do an excellent job of covering all sides of the sport during a broadcast (barring Fro's incessant use of the word "momentum").
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ocscottie 11/25/2012 2:31pm
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Braaap14 wrote:
If f1 loses its commentators ill be crushed, unlike the clowns ( besides ricky) in sx the commentaries make the show! Really add insight, history &...
If f1 loses its commentators ill be crushed, unlike the clowns ( besides ricky) in sx the commentaries make the show! Really add insight, history & humor. Fro doesnt even know what hes saying 1/4 of the time
They are losing Varsha, he is still under contract w/ Speed for '13. Hobbs, Matchett and Leigh Diffy have been hired by NBC to cover F1, no word on Buxton yet.

photo of Will posted today lol

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