If you are going to make accusations such as this you'll have to substantiate. Saying someone told you isn't good enough.
What are people's realistic expectations when it comes to the amount of coverage the Argos and the Canadian Football League should be receiving on TSN 1050?
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Other TSN radio stations in other CFL cities have long post game shows with phone ins.....every week in Vancouver Lion President Skulsky comes on each week for something like 90 minutes and even takes calls from fans. Argos did not even have a pre game show on August 3rd against Hamilton...the first CFL game in Southern Ontario this season. It is realistic that TSN Toronto could have a similar format.
I think the 1050 production during games are fantastic but I am a bit disappointed with the post game show which is not a knock against the production crew but perhaps the network?
By the time I get to the car, the post game show has pretty much ended. I may be exaggerating but once it seemed like the post game show was 10 minutes long as it had to be cut on the top of the hour so an already prerecorded ESPN show could be played talking about NFL preseason/training camp. For me, live sports should always be a priority over prerecorded shows.
When I was in Calgary last week, they were still talking about the game afterwards as we drove back and seemed to keep on going as we arrived to our destination. Then in the morning they continued to talk about the game.
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I have also noted that the other TSN stations actually post the audio broadcast of the game as part of their archives. I wouldn't mind TSN 1050 doing the same as well.
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I was referring to Mike Richards and this is a social media blog. I am not being quoted in a paper. When I see MR next I will ask him this. The coverage they get should be proportionate to viewership. I in season behind only Blue Jays right now and only because they are hot. In the fall only behind Leafs. Off season they should still be discussed weekly.
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You also have to consider Jim Hunt's adage about the CFL and porn when considering this subject
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My realistic expectation is that they should have at least 1 segment per 3 or 4 hour show (morning, mid-morning, afternoon, late afternoon and early evening) during the season. As the rights holder, that should be mandated by upper management. As I said, hopefully this will change once they become ownership partners.
I don't expect all Argos all the time, like some here apparently do, but I don't think mine is an unreasonable expectation.
You know, before you start whining, perhaps you should try and listen to sports stations in other markets. I've been listening to Edmonton sports radio all week in hopes of hearing more of the Argos and Esks game tonight. They do have a bit more coverage of CFL, but they still have just as much coverage of NFL camps and tons of NHL. Maybe you should change your stance to Canada being a wannabe US country.
It's us vs the rest of the country
I am not dodging anything, I have been to other cities have listened to their stations.
Sure there is US sports talk but nothing as bad as here not even close.
Currently on Sirrius radio when the games are telecast I do listen to the radio play by play and afterwards and it's lights out difference.
Why has anyone heard different, that would be a lie?
"Aside from all the time they talk about the Argos, they never talk about the Argos!"
Come on, give TSN1050 some credit here. They're still doing more than anybody else in this market.
Which of those other cities in this country have
• A major league baseball team currently in the race for the playoffs?
* And an NFL team an hour down the road.
• And a second NFL team within a 4 hour drive.
• And a third NFL team within a 5 hour drive
• And ANOTHER CFL team nearby.
Not many.
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I watch, "Toronto Lunch", "Winnipeg Lunch", and "Vancouver Lunch" pretty much every single day.
Brian Hayes NEVER talks CFL, in fact he ignores the fact Toronto WON a championship in 2012.
Rick Ralph on Winnipeg lunch talks CFL (not just bombers), in fact last week he had Adrion Smith on his show talking "Argo's"
Matt Sekeras on Vancouver lunch, talks Lions, and has Glen Suitor on regularly to talk CFL. That said he is the most terrible sports personality EVER, more excited about womens golf than the BC lions, plus he is a massive light weight in terms of basic knowledge of sport.
So, to answer the question TSN 1050 is the worst when it comes to CFL or Argo talk. Angelo V had it right in his earlier post regarding at least a segment every so often.
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I am still waiting for a Toronto sports columnist (e.g., Bruce Arthur, Steve Simmons) to write a column about the Argos for the first time this season. We may get it on Labour Day weekend but not likely before then which is absolutely pathetic.
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OK, an hour as the very fast crow flies, maybe not driving. It's 67 miles from Skydome to Ralph Wilson Stadium in a straight line. (189 miles to FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. 206 miles to Ford Field in Detroit. )
Point being, with MLB, NBA, NHL, and being surrounded by NFL teams, there is a lot of other sports background noise around here that you don't find in most other CFL cities. Of *course* there isn't as much CFL talk in the media here as there is in some cities. That shouldn't surprise anybody.
Faster + Louder = Better
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