The rules for airing NFL games
With the start of the NFL regular season just around the corner, I thought an explanation of the rules governing broadcasting NFL games might be helpful. Hopefully, this will answer some of your...
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Checking in from Seattle
First thing I can tell you about Seattle is that we share the same taste in music. Everywhere we’ve been so far, they’re playing acoustic rock … Dave Matthews, that kind of thing. They get me....
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Home of the “12th Man”
I like to see a good, random jersey. There was someone wearing an Atlanta Falcon’s Brett Favre jersey when the Packers pulled up to their hotel yesterday, that was solid. Walking around Seattle, you...
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Protecting the Shield; Game Notes
After the last Packers road game, Ryan Pickett sighed in the locker room. He talked about how the NFL wants players to uphold the NFL brand, ‘protect the shield,’ so to speak. The officiating in...
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NFL Scouting Combine, Day One
Good afternoon from what the tropical-out-of-town-media call ‘freezing’ Indianapolis. It’s in the 30s; but when it starts sleeting later, remember I jinxed it. We’ll have lots of coverage here on...
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Schneider talks Ted
Probably the most entertaining coach/general manager of the NFL Combine on Thursday was Seahawks GM John Schneider. The De Pere native and former Packers exec covered a lot of ground, including talking...
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Mid-to-late round offensive line options
Packers left tackle Marshall Newhouse was a 5th round pick in 2010. Left guard TJ Lang lasted until the 4th in 2009. Ted Thompson’s shown he can find solid pieces for his offensive line late in the...
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Packers legacy Stills competitive with dad
Kenny Stills is not alone looking to be better than dad. In his case, however, that means trying to top former Packers and Badgers safety Ken Stills, who played in Green Bay from 1985 to 1989. The...
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Converted quarterback an option at tight end
Stop me if this sounds familiar: a former quarterback finds a new position in the SEC and ends up an early round pick in the NFL. That could cover quite a few players, including recently Randall Cobb,...
View ArticleMLB on Fox 11 schedule announced
The Major League Baseball season is less than a month away – and that means that the MLB on FOX is close to returning, as well. Game of the Week broadcasts begin Saturday, April 6. For much of the...
View ArticleNFL on TV rules
With the start of the NFL season upon us, I thought an explanation of the rules governing broadcasting NFL games might be helpful. Hopefully, this will answer some of your questions about game...
View ArticleDetails for the baseball ‘game of the week’ on Fox 11
We’ve had a few people ask when the Fox Sports coverage of Major League Baseball will start – and the answer is “it has – but hasn’t.” I will explain. The last few years, the Fox Sports coverage was...
View ArticleThe ins & outs of the rules about the NFL on TV
Each year, near the start of the NFL season, I post this blog about the rules and guidelines used to determine what games air on what network and when. There are several changes this year, which I will...
View ArticleNFL makes first flex switch
The NFL has made its first flex scheduling change of the season. On Oct. 12 – week 6 – the game between the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons has been moved to the 3:25pm national spot on Fox. The game...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup on Fox 11
Fox Sports is the new home for FIFA World Cup soccer. Coverage will include the 2018 and 2022 men’s World Cup tournaments, but kicks off this week with coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup,...
View ArticleA primer on the rules for NFL broadcasts
Each year, near the start of the NFL season, I post this blog about the rules and guidelines used to determine what games air on what network and when. There are some changes, which are addressed...
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