Comments on: FOX defends decision to turn off Texans in Austin, San Antonio

By: texan4lyfe

texan4lyfe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:13:14 +0000

You need to realize that a majority of Texans fans outside of Houston are COLLEGE students from Houston, like me at UT-Austin. Do you really think we can afford NFL Sunday ticket?!?!?

CBS coverage is way better anyway!!

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:21:25 +0000

This is the same company that traded Mike Piazza.

By: stew48

stew48 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:29:07 +0000

I can’t help myself. I want you to know that if I were the TV czar of NFL football, all the owners and players and tv folks and tv sponsors would hate me, but all of you would love me. Here is a little test: Is there anyone among you who does not know the name on all coaches’ headsets? If you connect the dots on that, you know I’m the man for the job.

By: stew48

stew48 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:23:07 +0000

As I was preparing to log in, I wrote an entire book in my mind. However, I will give you only the conclusion here. The problem was touched on by only one (I think) commenter. The single problem is not Fox, they are just included. The single problem is: THE NFL. Just think about it for a short time and you will agree, I believe.

By: krank00

krank00 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:17:49 +0000

FOX did not pay billions to the NFL for the right to entertain people with good programming.

They did it to sell commercials.

By: krank00

krank00 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:15:01 +0000

The Cowboys were sold to Arkansas a long time ago.

San Antonio and Austin are Cowboy country but so is Little Rock.

By: depleted00uranium00balth

depleted00uranium00balth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:58:58 +0000

AAARRRGGG!!!!!!

I live in Austin and am a Cowboys fan and saw this. I don’t care if it’s the Seahawks vs. the Rams. If the early game is coming down to a photo finish, keep it on. Those are the truly compelling moments of games.

They are more important than the first few plays of any other game.

FOX, try not doing dumb stuff like making inflexible rules in advance. Allow flexibility.

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:11:27 +0000

Apparently they ignored the warning and “messed with Texas”.

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:58:11 +0000

San Antonio and Austin have wayyy more Cowboy fans than Texan fans, and all you cheapskates should shut up and pay for DirecTV.

By: footballguru80

footballguru80 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:46:10 +0000

Ah the irony: Texan fans angry they didn’t see the end of their game; Cowboy fans angry they SAW the end of their game.

By: bahzeal

bahzeal — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:32:09 +0000

philtration says: Dec 5, 2011 7:28 PM

bahzeal says: Dec 5, 2011 7:12 PM

wanna watch the game from start to finish? go to the game. otherwise be happy with what you have.
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Thanks for the advice Judge Smails
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thanks for the compliment. had to look that one up.

By: derrestwilliams

derrestwilliams — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:07:16 +0000

Well, FOX if you guys lack the knowledge of game presence along with situational circumstances then someone should probably be fired or hired, because you guys are obviously in vital need of some serious management restructuring.

Look the Texans scenario:

The AFC’s best and injury plagued Houston Texans were up 17-10 with their 3rd string QB against wildcard hopeful Atlanta Falcons. With only one play left in the game and the Falcons driving down the field with one of the best deep attacks in the game, you guys decide to change the game for an opening kick off. Your logical behind that decision should get someone canned. Dallas fan or not they are a fan of football and I don’t see any person in their right mind, especially in Texas, that would not want to see the last play of a close Texans game then the Cowboys kickoff.

By the way, your ratings are more than likely flawed. Just because the Cowboys have higher ratings it does not mean people are more interested in them. Rather, it could simply mean that people go out on SATURDAY NIGHTS and don’t wake up before 12:00 to watch the Texans play.

All and all, you guys are media idiots with no sport intelligence.

By: frezfram

frezfram — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:56:49 +0000

In WI the Vikings/Bronco’s was dumped for Texans/Falcons which was then dropped for Packers/Giants. It was tacky and unprofessional. What I can’t figure out is why the Cowboys are still “America’s Team” even though the have not really been “America’s Team” in decades. And its a good thing Fox showed every second of the Cowboy’s/Cardinals game, I am sure every Cowboy’s fan enjoyed the final outcome of that game.

By: geetee52

geetee52 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:28:25 +0000

Is it really that big of a deal for the networks to go into side-by-side or inset mode for a few minutes when there’s a situation like this?

What good is technology if some stupid rules are put in place that keep us from utilizing it?

Like so many things in this world…common sense has to be last in line as an option.

By: tcdeg

tcdeg — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:26:11 +0000

The most annoying part of this decision wasn’t that they chose to cut to the Cowboys game, but that they cut out of the Texans game to show at least a minute of commercials followed by pregame coverage. They did not cut straight to kickoff as they would have you believe. With only 8 seconds left in the game their reasoning makes no sense.

By: Andre's Johnson

Andre's Johnson — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:53:50 +0000

The FOX Network business model:

- Show lots of NFL games. People like those.
- During NFL games, air Glee ads.
- During Glee, air revenue-earning ads.
- Repeat.

Why not just get rid of the second step and earn ad revenue during the NFL games?

Also: there’s usually a lot of bluster from obnoxious Cowboy fans in Houston – on the radio waves, the Internet, all that. That chatter’s been pretty quiet lately.

By: pigskin28

pigskin28 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:53:25 +0000

They all do that…Espn/Directv have done it many times. A month ago, was looking at a college football game, tied, couple minutes to go. The next game was honna be blacked out. They blacked out the game I spent 3 hrs looking at in the last 2 minutes so I can watch the game they want me to on ABC.

By: pravin68

pravin68 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:48:53 +0000

You dont even need irecttv. get NFL Redzone if you are lucky enough to have a cable system that carries it.

By: bignubba

bignubba — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:45:18 +0000

jrsmits says:
Dec 5, 2011 7:33 PM
Hey People,
Think about it for a minute, for the record I am in Green Bay.
This is December football, I can certainly understand cutting out the Viking/Bronco game, no real playoff implications. On the other the Texans vs Falcons High implications as did the Cowboy/ Cards. Playoff type football will always be the priority with the networks not only Fox.
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Huh? At that point DEN was playing for the AFC West lead. No real playoff implications? Aside from now leading their Division they also now hold the AFC wildcard lead since they own the tiebreaker over Cincy. So yeah, I’d say their were ‘playoff implications’

By: yippityskippity69

yippityskippity69 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:29:11 +0000

Texans could win a SB and the cowboys would still draw higher ratings!

By: jsratx

jsratx — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:24:33 +0000

The worst thing is, they didn’t even cut to the game – it was a freaking commercial! And the stations couldn’t wait 30 seconds to finish a game their viewers had tuned in all game for???

We’ve got a term for that in Texas. Bullsh*t.

By: jskill3

jskill3 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:02:03 +0000

timmieratx:

It only let me give you one thumbs up, though I clicked a dozen times!

FOX: We all wanted to see your commercials instead of the last few seconds of a really interesting game with an awesome story line. Now we know what not to buy and who we won’t buy it from!!!! Thank you, jerks!

By: ladytexanmaverick

ladytexanmaverick — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:48:56 +0000

I save up all year to pay for the outrageously price Sunday Ticket for one reason only…..I HATE THE COWBOYS and want to have another option whenever they are playing. I was royally ticked off Sunday when they cut away with 8 SECONDS left in the Texans game only to go to a commercial and then the idiot talking heads before the start of the Dallas game. Disgusting!

Thank GOODNESS for the Ticket so I don’t have to watch those losers every week!

By: lookatthefarside

lookatthefarside — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:26:47 +0000

Instead of Don’t Mess With Texas, here’s a new slogan: Don’t mess with Dallas and Fox.

By: chrisdacommish

chrisdacommish — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:25:13 +0000

Could’ve been worse. You could have been a Bucs fan who stayed at the entire Bucs game in Tampa…..ehhhhhh

By: briang123

briang123 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:23:26 +0000

The Bush Administartion had 8 years to sue the NFL and end the illegal monopoly on Sunday Ticket. They preferred to protect the fat cat NFL over the little guy. Vote accordingly.

By: jkffootballguy

jkffootballguy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:15:10 +0000

The FOX affiliate out of Minneapolis who carries the Vikings home games carried the Vikings/Broncos game in its entirety, then switched over to the Packers/Giants game.

It’s BS that they can’t air the last play of the Texans game instead of the opening kickoff of the Cowboys game against the Cardinals. There needs to be a little more room for flexibility from FOX and the NFL.

By: freewayjim

freewayjim — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:02:15 +0000

NFL RedZone FTW!

I saw everything that mattered at the end of the early games without a single commercial thanks to this wonderful channel.

By: howley1

howley1 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:00:16 +0000

Folks down here prefer the over-hyped, often scandalous Cowboys over a real team with class.

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That’s like saying that folks prefer a juicy, scandalous ribeye to a day old classy Whataburger.

By: israelvaquera

israelvaquera — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:55:47 +0000

This is my solution. I’ve been preaching it for years. START THE LATE GAMES AT 4:30ET! Wow. That was so hard. Jesus christ.