WhoDey42 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 On PTI just now, they just said that Monday Night Football is moving to ESPN. And Sunday Night Football is moving to NBC! Yes, NBC! Both will start in September of 2006. This is VERY surprisng to me. I can't believe they aren't leaving MNF on ABC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Maybe now the Bengals can get a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Antonio Bengal Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 It doesn't matter what network MNF is on as long as Cincy gets a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDey42 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 If your a football fan...there's a lot of history behind Monday Night Football and ABC. I'm pissed off too that we didn't get a Monday game, but this is still a big deal that all that history is going to be changing. But, hey, this isn't starting until 2006, so we will be playing in the first MNF game on ESPN (the game with the Super Bowl champion from the past season) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Here's the linkhttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2040130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Antonio Bengal Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I am a football fan, but I could care less what network the game is on. It's not the network, but the game that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 If your a football fan...there's a lot of history behind Monday Night Football and ABC. I'm pissed off too that we didn't get a Monday game, but this is still a big deal that all that history is going to be changing. But, hey, this isn't starting until 2006, so we will be playing in the first MNF game on ESPN (the game with the Super Bowl champion from the past season)  .Tradition or not, it's time to move on and hopefully make the product better -- it's been second rate for some time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Please tell me that this means that we will never hear "BOOM" in football commentary again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Hell I'm elated i actually get NBC and ESPN in HD with Time Warner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Here's the linkhttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2040130 Couldn't care less what network agrees to overpay for NFL football, although thinking about MNF without John Madden is rather appealing. What I found interesting/funny was after following the link reading about "Desperate Housewives" having an impact on the decision making of NBC. Sheesh, them towel dropping gals have sure played hell on the folks at MNF, haven't they? Turn out the liiiiiigggghhhtttssssss, the parties over.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 who cares about history, as long as the games are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklyn_bengalfan Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 What I'm most interested in is the flexible scheduling:The Sunday night games will start at 8:15 p.m. ET and include flexible scheduling for the final seven weeks of the season, details of which will be developed by the league.That issue has become more pressing since parity caused by the salary cap has resulted in teams moving up and down the standings annually, leaving bad teams that were strong the previous season in prime time and good teams that were bad the past season off of it. No complaining about not getting a prime time slot next year -- we won't even know what half of them are!And of course it means that if the Bengals are playing for a playoff spot, a better chance they will get one of the prime time games! :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indycat Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Good to see NBC back in the game.Hate the thought of listening to Theisman on MNF though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Good to see NBC back in the game.Hate the thought of listening to Theisman on MNF though. I can't see Theisman and Co. bumping Michaels and Madden. ABC owns ESPN so M & M moving to ESPN shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I have been reading rumors where ESPn will start with their own hand picked guys. I've been reading that it will be Berman, Steve Young, and Jim Rome. I'm a huge berman fan and I think Steve Young is OK so I would like it. The three on Sunday night is even worse than Madden and he's just too old to do it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 jim rome is terrible. his show is the worst on tv. whenever i see him i just want to punch him in the face...just like deion and michael(irvin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I have been reading rumors where ESPn will start with their own hand picked guys. I've been reading that it will be Berman, Steve Young, and Jim Rome. I'm a huge berman fan and I think Steve Young is OK so I would like it. The three on Sunday night is even worse than Madden and he's just too old to do it anymore. That sounds like an odd combination of people. I've always enjoyed Berman in the studio but just listen to him doing a baseball game on ESPN and that should convince anyone not to put him on Monday Night Football. Same for Young. OK in the studio butI don't know if he has that much to offer in analyzing a game. And for Rome, I think his radio show is OK but I haven't seen him on TV recently. Are they bringing him in to be the street-smack talker to appeal to the younger crowd?I think they need to get some guys that can just call the game. Schedule some good games and the rest will take care of itself. The pretty boys (Boomer) and the comedian/eclectic types (Dennis Miller) should have taught them a lesson a few years ago. They shouldn't try to force it into being something more than a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I totally agree, what happened to just saying wha'ts happening in the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 ESPN announcers are regularly on ABC and vice versa, so I imagine Al and John will still be heading MNF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I have been reading rumors where ESPn will start with their own hand picked guys. I've been reading that it will be Berman, Steve Young, and Jim Rome. I'm a huge berman fan and I think Steve Young is OK so I would like it. The three on Sunday night is even worse than Madden and he's just too old to do it anymore. I will vomit if Jim Rome is a football announcer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Can't be worse than Dennis "what the hell are you talking about" Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I sorta figured Miller was headed to the ashcan when he chose a Sylvia Plath reference for his opening remark on MNF. You could almost hear the entire country scratching it's collective head. As for Boomer Esiason, I think people felt his act had grown tired the moment they figured out that regardless of the matchup, the score of the game, or the time left....Boomer would always find a way to talk about himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDey42 Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I don't know if I'll be able to watch MNF if Berman and Rome are doing the game. Im just not a big fan of Chris Berman, and I HATE Jim Rome. How did he ever get his own show? I've never met someone who likes him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 You're making way too much out of this than what's really there. Rome is NOT a play by play guy, nor is he an analyst and the experiement of non-football color guys is doomed. Therefore, you will not see Rome. Now settle down. Also, heard that Al's contract with ABC runs through the 05-06 NBA season, and Madden's goes through the '05 season while his agent said every option will be explored. Since both contracts would be completed before the '06 (when changes take place) season, I guess any and everything is fair game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Antonio Bengal Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I sorta figured Miller was headed to the ashcan when he chose a Sylvia Plath reference for his opening remark on MNF. You could almost hear the entire country scratching it's collective head. I knew it was bad when Miller would say something and I was the only one around who'd get the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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