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Never underestimate NBC's ability to disappoint.  They ruined the Olympics (More emotional personal stories, anyone?  I didn't think so.) 

 

It's only a matter of time until they render the Golf Channel unwatchable except for live tournament coverage.

 

I blame the "bean counters" for the lack of vision & the need to save money at all cost.  By the way, do MBA programs teach anything else besides cutting costs? Almost makes me wish that only marketing types are put in charge of companies. 

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10 hours ago, randywildman said:

The new people are so boring, that damon hack is now one of the most interesting people on the show and frankly he used to be the most boring. 

I miss seeing the pros/ex-pros on there...in my opinion, you need some sturm and drang to make the show interesting, with no pushback from the 'experts' the show loses steam big time. That's what makes a show like ESPN's 'Get Up' interesting. If it was just Mike Greenburg ( a non-athlete) you may get decent commentary but no real-world experience from people that actually played the game. 

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16 hours ago, acemandrake said:

I blame the "bean counters" for the lack of vision & the need to save money at all cost.  By the way, do MBA programs teach anything else besides cutting costs? Almost makes me wish that only marketing types are put in charge of companies. 

 

Remember where these MBAs are looking to end up.  In C-suites where all that matters is the next quarterly report so the stock options pay off.  What you want requires investment and time to gain traction.  That is at odds with the prior statement.  So they cut the costs.

 

They learn two things in MBA classes: cutting costs, and how to play the office politics, particularly how to get out and go to a new job before all the "enhancements" they brought in actually end up blowing up.  There are people who are quite skilled at getting out of Dodge before the fit hits the shan, and thus not having the stink of their ideas stick to them. 

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Outside of tournament coverage about the only thing I watched the last couple of years was Chris Como's Swing Expedition.  Really enjoyed that.

 

Used to like Breed and School of Golf but lost interest the last few seasons.

 

Probably more me than them.

 

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18 hours ago, randywildman said:

The new people are so boring, that damon hack is now one of the most interesting people on the show and frankly he used to be the most boring. 

that's just gonna be a no for me dog. Hack is miserable. I find it hard to believe that these two "personalities" are the only ones qualified to talk golf on the Golf Channel.

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This was an interesting thread to read.   Because I’ve never really thought about it until I read this.   I used to leave TGC on the TV all the time, even as background noise.  These days, I rarely have it on TGC unless there is live tournament coverage going on. Now that I think about it, the reason is that most of the stuff on there now is boring or old.  I used to watch the Golf Channel all the time,  not so much anymore.   Now if I need background noise, I turn on The Office on Comedy Central....

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24 minutes ago, cxx said:

I think it's all a plot to crater the golf channel and put all golf content behind a pay wall. 

I pay extra for it as it is on a sports premium package with my current provider.  It was that way when I had DirecTv as well.

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2 minutes ago, bajadock said:

GC/NBC execs have obviously been following this thread.  "What if we paid Patrick Reed to stretch the rules in a sketchy situation? Then have our on air talent opine and argue for a week.  What do the analytics say about our ratings for that?"

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2 minutes ago, golfortennis said:

For what it's worth, I see Martin Hall's School of Golf is back.  And done from the range, which I think makes for a better show anyway.

 

Still not sure what Blair O'Neal brings to the broadcast aside from....  But I guess he needs someone else to keep it from being a monologue.

These are reruns, right?

 

Ol' Martin has always had some eye candy on with him.  Blair is on par with the Instagram LPGA wannabe's.

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3 minutes ago, BC33 said:

These are reruns, right?

 

Ol' Martin has always had some eye candy on with him.  Blair is on par with the Instagram LPGA wannabe's.

 

Nope, this was a new episode Monday night.

 

Yeah, I know they have always been there.  Either I'm getting old, or I've developed the attitude I can go on the internet and see a lot better if I really was wanting to see that.

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15 minutes ago, golfortennis said:

 

Nope, this was a new episode Monday night.

 

Yeah, I know they have always been there.  Either I'm getting old, or I've developed the attitude I can go on the internet and see a lot better if I really was wanting to see that.

Are they doing it in FL or CT?

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2 hours ago, golfortennis said:

For what it's worth, I see Martin Hall's School of Golf is back.  And done from the range, which I think makes for a better show anyway.

 

Still not sure what Blair O'Neal brings to the broadcast aside from....  But I guess he needs someone else to keep it from being a monologue.

 

The one I saw with Karrie Webb was from 4-5 years ago.

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2 hours ago, BC33 said:

These are reruns, right?

 

Ol' Martin has always had some eye candy on with him.  Blair is on par with the Instagram LPGA wannabe's.

 

Met Blair in Scottsdale about 10 years ago in a restaurant and we ended up having a glass of wine together.  She could not have been more real and grounded.  Not 1 second of nose up in the air, total sweetheart, unlike many others.

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On 1/30/2021 at 5:21 PM, Holy Moses said:

Bacon and Hack are making for a good team on “Golf Today.” I like the two person format compared to the four person.

I cringe watching these two 'hacks'. I get local community access television vibes watching them. I get the impression these two guys can't break 90, and frankly I don't want to hear them talking golf. Also the other day it looked like they both literally rolled out of bed in the next room 10 mins before showtime, wrinkled shirts and lent all over their sweater. I'll pass.

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9 hours ago, Josh L. said:

Just cancelled cable this morning, signed up for PGA Tour Live as I only watched the tournament coverage on GC anyways. I'll miss some of the Euro events I liked to watch but the cost savings was a no brainer. 

Poster above mentioned NBC tanking GC so they could put them behind a pay way wall. It would suck for people that watch other channels but for me it would be great since the only reason I pay for Sling is for Euro Tour and PGA stuff on GC. Wish they'd make a la carte tv already. 

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2 hours ago, TheIncelGolfer said:

Poster above mentioned NBC tanking GC so they could put them behind a pay way wall. It would suck for people that watch other channels but for me it would be great since the only reason I pay for Sling is for Euro Tour and PGA stuff on GC. Wish they'd make a la carte tv already. 

I could see them trying to push the content into the NBC sports streaming service as a "premium" rather than broadcasting a traditional channel. It's a shame because golf has grown so much in the last year, yet the channel all about golf has gone so far downhill in that time. 

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7 hours ago, nikeblades00 said:

I cringe watching these two 'hacks'. I get local community access television vibes watching them. I get the impression these two guys can't break 90, and frankly I don't want to hear them talking golf. Also the other day it looked like they both literally rolled out of bed in the next room 10 mins before showtime, wrinkled shirts and lent all over their sweater. I'll pass.

 

Shane Bacon is something like a +2 handicap.

 

 

 

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