International I Hate Sports Club

From today's Atlanta Constitution Journal concerning cable TV programming:

"When it comes to cable TV programming, there is a divide between sports fans and nonsports fans that is big enough for Moses and his legions to pass through. Those 52% of cable subscribers who are not sports fans overwhelmingly want to get out from under the sports programming burden, with 84% saying a sports tier is a 'good idea,' and just 16% willing to sign up for a sports tier for between $2 and $4 a month. On the other hand, the sporting crowd clearly can do the math. A hefty 68% of sports fans think paying extra for a sports tier is a 'bad idea,' though 50% say they are willing to pay extra for it if they have to."

"Based on survey results and a barrage of e-mails and letters, at least two cable providers in the Atlanta area are planning to drop premium sports programming from basic tier service thereby reducing the overall cost to basic plan subscribers. Sports fans who want to continue to watch their favorite sports shows will be forced to pay extra for access to the new premium tier that includes sports programming. The new tiered rates will be "effective by next fall", according to one cable provider spokesman."

Don't let up now, comrades! Keep them e-mails flying. Sports programming is on the way out! Soon we'll no longer be forced to see sports on TV! Next project: the newspapers![/b]

Speaking of newspapers, I try to read USA Today as often as I can simply because I like the newspaper as well as my local hometown paper. My biggest beef with the newspapers is this, they have a sports section so why am I seeing sports stories scattered throughout the entire newspaper?

Fitz301

The newspapers will follow soon enough...

Fitz301 wrote:Speaking of newspapers, I try to read USA Today as often as I can simply because I like the newspaper as well as my local hometown paper. My biggest beef with the newspapers is this, they have a sports section so why am I seeing sports stories scattered throughout the entire newspaper?

Fitz301

is that right? I don't read USA Today often so I haven't noticed. If they do mix in sports articles with everything else, they must be boycotted! It's bad enough that we have to have a sports section in a "news" paper. It's unacceptable to have sports articles migrating out of their reservation and into cowboy territory. Boycott USA Today!!

Not only that, but the last time I was able to take a look at the USAToday was the sunday edition I believe and they had 2 sports sections and sports were still intermingling with the real news stories!
I always tear the sports section up and throw it away, preferably in the presence of sports fans.

Fitz301