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Sept 14, 2014 15:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by rcrimson on Sept 14, 2014 15:11:03 GMT -5
Most leagues have a draft but it seems like they are just picking players as they go. I asked the question on facebook but got no response. When I asked why they don't move it to Spring I got an immediate response. Weird.
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Sept 14, 2014 15:28:52 GMT -5
Post by banditnation on Sept 14, 2014 15:28:52 GMT -5
A draft might be too many expenses. Plus they don't have a solid TV network yet so what's the point?
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Sept 14, 2014 21:04:39 GMT -5
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Post by rcrimson on Sept 14, 2014 21:04:39 GMT -5
A draft might be too many expenses. Plus they don't have a solid TV network yet so what's the point? I thought they were making their own network which will broadcast on the internet.
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Sept 15, 2014 0:05:54 GMT -5
Post by lenny on Sept 15, 2014 0:05:54 GMT -5
A draft might be too many expenses. Plus they don't have a solid TV network yet so what's the point? I thought they were making their own network which will broadcast on the internet. They did say that, but podcasts have historically only worked for established productions/brands, like Adam Carolla or Joe Rogan taking their FM talk shows onto the internet. You can't just jump into podcasting and expect an audience.
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Sept 15, 2014 10:21:00 GMT -5
Post by phil on Sept 15, 2014 10:21:00 GMT -5
A draft might be too many expenses. Plus they don't have a solid TV network yet so what's the point? An NFL-style, rent-out-a-hall draft would be expensive, but there's no reason for them to do that. They could do a conference call. It's not like anybody would watch it on TV anyway. Also, who needs a draft when they are signing amazing talented quarterbacks who played at such football powerhouse schools as Merrimack and North Dakota State? Selling the sport of football itself will only go so far. You need stars and tradition to really sell it, and the FXFL has neither. Combine that with Wednesday night games and no, they're not going to be able to make it work financially. Unless this is like starting a company hoping Google buys it, the business model for this league is unlikely to work.
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Sept 15, 2014 10:21:27 GMT -5
Post by phil on Sept 15, 2014 10:21:27 GMT -5
I thought they were making their own network which will broadcast on the internet. They did say that, but podcasts have historically only worked for established productions/brands, like Adam Carolla or Joe Rogan taking their FM talk shows onto the internet. You can't just jump into podcasting and expect an audience. Why would their own internet network have to be a podcast?
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Sept 15, 2014 20:02:02 GMT -5
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Post by rcrimson on Sept 15, 2014 20:02:02 GMT -5
They did say that, but podcasts have historically only worked for established productions/brands, like Adam Carolla or Joe Rogan taking their FM talk shows onto the internet. You can't just jump into podcasting and expect an audience. Why would their own internet network have to be a podcast? Bad example for a pod cast. I've never heard of those folks. But it does show that if nobody in one part of the country knows about a football league and the league broadcasts only on the internet then nobody knows it exists. No viewers = no money. They have to have that national broadcast or it will fade away.
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Sept 16, 2014 9:43:37 GMT -5
Post by phil on Sept 16, 2014 9:43:37 GMT -5
There is some guy in New York, a TV guy named Harry Cicma who is apparently going to produce their national TV broadcasts (or so his Twitter says). Where these things will be shown is still unclear (though there are supposedly regional outlets showing games).
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Sept 16, 2014 22:47:52 GMT -5
Post by lenny on Sept 16, 2014 22:47:52 GMT -5
They did say that, but podcasts have historically only worked for established productions/brands, like Adam Carolla or Joe Rogan taking their FM talk shows onto the internet. You can't just jump into podcasting and expect an audience. Why would their own internet network have to be a podcast? No way could they make live streaming both affordable and reliable, especially considering how under-funded the rest of their operation looks. And as a new venture, they can't make it subscription based right off the bat.
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Sept 17, 2014 10:58:07 GMT -5
Post by phil on Sept 17, 2014 10:58:07 GMT -5
But that's like saying you can't afford a house, so you're going to live in an envelope.
What would they podcast? Games? What? That's not a network.
The Central Hockey League can stream games. Whatever the hell soccer leagues we have can do games on YouTube.
Look, people aren't going to actually GO to these games on Wednesday nights in the fall in baseball stadiums to watch quarterbacks from Merrimack play. Nobody is going to wait and then download a podcast of a game. That's silly. And that's not what they're talking about by "their own network."
(And I know they can't get it done because they're inept and don't have enough money. I'm not talking about that. Thinking their idea of "their own network" was podcasting was silly.)
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