After reading Dr Z.'s annual review of football broadcasters, Chris Lynch sees an opportunity for third party freelancers:
When I was a kid the Celtics were the big thing but many people turned the sound off on their TV to get the commentary from Johnny Most on the radio. Sure there was a bit of latency on the radio description vs what you saw on the TV but it was worth it to hear Johnny call the Lakers thugs or berate the collective manhood of the Pistons.With the advent of podcasting - I see something similar happening real soon. People will combine watching the video they get from their TV with their own running commentary and I bet more than a few people will prefer the podcast commentary to what the announcers are saying. People will mute their TV sets and turn up the volume to their computers.
Looks like this meme is spreading fast.
Chris is right, and if the broadcast networks are smart, they'll get in front of this parade here in the U.S. the same way that Sky Sports has in the U.K. with FanZone -- a feature that puts a pair of diehard English football supporters together in the broadcast booth to insult and harass each other all match long while their heroes battle it out on the pitch.
The first time you trip over it, it's a mess. But the second time you watch it's absolutely hysterical. I'd kill to do something like this along with J.P. or the OFB crew on a Caps broadcast.
