Ed Goren
Ed Goren
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When we began to consider the type of play-by-play announcer that we wanted to lead our BCS coverage, we knew we needed someone that would look at this as something more than a job, and for that, we didn't have to look very far. Thom's passion and enthusiasm for college football, combined with his big-game voice, made him the perfect choice. I am positive that college football fans from coast-to-coast will enjoy listening to him next January.
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Thom's passion and enthusiasm for college football, combined with his big-game voice, made him the perfect choice. I am positive that college football fans from coast to coast will enjoy listening to him next January.
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It's not a case of who's in the booth increasing ratings, ... But unless you present your best face, you stand a chance of losing ratings. We feel it (the cost of a third member of the team) is a wash.
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the fans who have paid for the Sunday Ticket are really upset ... and so am I.
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At this point, you root for volume. You start an LCS with a number in your head, and it's like playing blackjack. The big number is 21 (games).
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Translation: Volume equals a seven-game series. ''Get us to Game 7 and we'll be in the ballpark. The last two Octobers, Fox has been the No. 1 network and we did it on the back of baseball.
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We'll have to compare the numbers from this year to ratings for the years prior to the Red Sox and Cardinals. I think this will be a memorable World Series with incredible ratings. I think the numbers will hold up extremely well and will be in the ballpark with last year.
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Big-time sport on free over-the-air television is a wonderful product but, nevertheless, we're all facing the situation that the cost of the product is still an issue,
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You go in hoping it's a competitive game, but I think the numbers will hold up regardless,
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There's no question that we're facing in television the most competitive primetime season in recent memory, ... You have to look at how the World Series has held up versus a very strong primetime lineup across the board on any given night.
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I've already suggested to Joe and Troy that I expect the booth to be even better this season,
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Television can't bring people at home the communal aspect of being in a stadium, but also note that the stadium experience is relying more and more on the screens at either end of the field.
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Al has brought an element to our postseason broadcast that's unique.
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People who knew Troy outside the locker room knew he had very firm opinions on how the game should be played, ... I got to see that side of Troy.