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Re: Top 10 Premiership Goals So Far This Season

Jarrett — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:41:00 -0000

Bobby Convey's looping through ball to hit Kevin Doyle in stride for a goal 16 seconds in.

Re: Are TV Habits of Fox Soccer Channel Viewers Changing?

Jarrett — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:52:00 -0000

I started seeing a change in my habits last season when I got Setanta. I really got into the ultra-competitive nature of the Coca-Cola Championship. Plus, Setanta has great specials in between shows, good pre-game and halftime features, etc.

With the EPL on Setanta, I've done the same thing you've done, gone from being an FSC junkie, to a Setanta junkie. I really feel bad for GolTV. They have some excellent programming as well but I can hardly find time to give them the attention they deserve.

Re: The Guardian Jumps On YouTube Footy Bandwave

Jarrett — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:47:00 -0000

The sure fire way to "control" video highlights on the web would be for the EPL to put free video highlights on their own site. They could make money from advertisements on the site so it would be win-win for them.

Do you really think a bunch of folks will take the time to digitize highlights if they could simply link their friends to the EPL site to watch a goal clip they wanted to share?

I've posted dozens of soccer highlights on the web over the last couple of years, but I have never digitized an MLS match highlight and posted it...why?...because MLSNet provides their fans with free highlights packages on their own site.

Most internet users are lazy. It the highlights were up on the EPL's site, they wouldn't have to pay some other company to act as their net cop.

You can't stop content from being posted on the web, but if proactively post it yourself, you can have some modicum of control over how it is presented.

Re: ITVN Adds GolTV: Wise Decision or Not?

Jarrett — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:35:00 -0000

Assuming that GolTV is paying them and not the other way around, why would it be bad to offer customers more options? The obvious next step would be to package Setanta and GolTV together in a single subscription package.

Will GolTV drive as many subs as Setanta alone? Surely not, for the reasons you stated, but will the combintation of the two drive more subs that Setanta alone? Probably.

Seems like a win for their customers.

Re: GolTV’s "American Soccer" Jumps The Shark

Jarrett — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:01:00 -0000

If these changes keep this witty and insightful look at American Soccer on TV, then I have no problem with the changes. This show is light years ahead of FSC for insight on what's going on in the USA on the soccer front.

Re: Who Reigns Supreme? Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports or GolTV

Jarrett — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:07:00 -0000

Very interesting analysis. I'd be interested to see the same analysis done over a longer period that included a couple of international match days as well as once MLS has started. Setanta's Euro2008 coverage should change the mix a bit.

Re: It’s most difficult to be creative in the ________.

Jarrett — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:51:00 -0000

Excellent Post. I live in the suburbs, and am finding my designs to be more average lately because of a lack of inspiration. Then when I travel, I become inspired again. Thanks for this great post.
Jarrett

Re: The Love Song Game

Jarrett — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:14:00 -0000

1. Such Great Heights - Postal Service
2. Universally Speaking - Red Hot Chili Peppers

3. Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie

4. I Caught Fire - The Used

5. Beautiful - H.I.M.

6. Homesick At Space Camp - Fall Out Boy

7. Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung

8. Here In My Room - Incubus

9. Gorgeous - theSTART

10. I.O.U. One Galaxy - The Ataris

Re: Marijuana?

Jarrett — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 19:08:00 -0000

Paul, I agree with you, but I think that the officers who were murdered were actually investigating stolen auto parts or somesuch as well. The grow-op was just another part of many activities this upstanding citizen was undertaking.

Re: CBC Lockout – Who Cares?

Jarrett — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:04:00 -0000

I have a friend who just went down to Victoria and said she met him. She also said that she kept wondering who he was, and Smilin' Jack didn't think that was too funny.

Re: Reflecting on the Debt

Jarrett — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:29:00 -0000

Whenever I meet someone who thinks Trudeau or the NDP (Trudeau was a former dipper) or any such coalition is good for the country, I always ask them, "If you were Prime Minister, what would you do with an extra $30 billion in disposable tax dollars?"

I've met once person who ever said, "Put it to the debt." Everyone else who believes in the left's voodoo economics wants to put it towards Smallwood-style projects. And they're always surprised when they learn why I picked the number "30 billion".

It's sad. We could get through World War II without a dime of debt, but experimenting with socialism has left us paying through the nose.

Re: Manning Manning

Jarrett — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:33:00 -0000

Jack, you can turn on verification so that comments are enabled and humans only have to type in a code before posting.