Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Mar 20, 2009 18:03:59 GMT -5
SmackDown is being delayed tonight in Canada due to The Score's coverage of the NCAA Tournament, but if you have Rogers Digital Cable, you can watch SmackDown at its normal time on Channel 170.
In Cleveland, the show is being shortened by half an hour and will finish at 9:30pm, as the local MyNetworkTV affiliate is showing the Wake Forest/Cleveland State game.
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Post by Snitsky on Mar 20, 2009 18:05:40 GMT -5
That is rather unfortunate for the people of Cleveland and Canada
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Post by The Tank on Mar 20, 2009 18:13:26 GMT -5
Canada I don't feel for. Smackdown gets delayed all the time.
Cleveland, on the other hand...that's bulls*** right there. They're cutting a quarter of the show because of college sports? Yea.......don't be surprised when the ratings die.
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Marvelously Mediocre
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Mar 20, 2009 18:16:08 GMT -5
UK's been delayed 1 hour 30 mins cos of Golf.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Mar 20, 2009 19:30:08 GMT -5
Canada I don't feel for. Smackdown gets delayed all the time. Cleveland, on the other hand...that's bulls*** right there. They're cutting a quarter of the show because of college sports? Yea.......don't be surprised when the ratings die. Thanks for the vote of sympathy  I know we have plenty of NCAA/March Madness fans on the board, and I apologize for ripping into something you enjoy, but this March Madness bulls*** pisses me off to no end. Tonight, for example, they have Smackdown delayed until 12:30AM. Every March (or whenever they decide to air some unimportant sports coverage), Canadian wrestling fans get the shaft. And during the buildup to WrestleMania, no less. Here's an idea...put WWE on a non-sports channel over here. I've endured years of this s*** and, as a wrestling fan, I'm really starting to get sick of it. Delayed for a f***ing college basketball game? Seriously? I guess I'm annoyed more than anything because I don't really have the means to record it, and I'm not interested in staying up half the night just to see the show. While this rant probably means nothing to anyone here, I've had to put up with this since Raw first started airing here in 1994, and I'm really, really tired of it. |
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Post by animalboy on Mar 20, 2009 19:31:46 GMT -5
And Indiana...?
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Post by Gobbledy Demon on Mar 20, 2009 19:34:05 GMT -5
In Cleveland they're not even showing any of it, we got an infomercial then That 70s show. I'm pissed. Theres no replay either
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Post by Branimal on Mar 20, 2009 19:49:58 GMT -5
In Russia, Smackdown delays you!
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Mar 21, 2009 2:03:25 GMT -5
Canada I don't feel for. Smackdown gets delayed all the time. Cleveland, on the other hand...that's bulls*** right there. They're cutting a quarter of the show because of college sports? Yea.......don't be surprised when the ratings die. Thanks for the vote of sympathy I know we have plenty of NCAA/March Madness fans on the board, and I apologize for ripping into something you enjoy, but this March Madness bulls*** pisses me off to no end. Tonight, for example, they have Smackdown delayed until 12:30AM. Every March (or whenever they decide to air some unimportant sports coverage), Canadian wrestling fans get the shaft. And during the buildup to WrestleMania, no less. Here's an idea...put WWE on a non-sports channel over here. I've endured years of this s*** and, as a wrestling fan, I'm really starting to get sick of it. Delayed for a f***ing college basketball game? Seriously? I guess I'm annoyed more than anything because I don't really have the means to record it, and I'm not interested in staying up half the night just to see the show. While this rant probably means nothing to anyone here, I've had to put up with this since Raw first started airing here in 1994, and I'm really, really tired of it. Unfortunately there's not much one can do about it. I would surmise there are more basketball fans then there are wrestling fans, so I guess they have to cater to them more than us. But yeah, I don't blame you at all for being upset about the constant delays. |
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Mar 21, 2009 2:13:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the vote of sympathy I know we have plenty of NCAA/March Madness fans on the board, and I apologize for ripping into something you enjoy, but this March Madness bulls*** pisses me off to no end. Tonight, for example, they have Smackdown delayed until 12:30AM. Every March (or whenever they decide to air some unimportant sports coverage), Canadian wrestling fans get the shaft. And during the buildup to WrestleMania, no less. Here's an idea...put WWE on a non-sports channel over here. I've endured years of this s*** and, as a wrestling fan, I'm really starting to get sick of it. Delayed for a f***ing college basketball game? Seriously? I guess I'm annoyed more than anything because I don't really have the means to record it, and I'm not interested in staying up half the night just to see the show. While this rant probably means nothing to anyone here, I've had to put up with this since Raw first started airing here in 1994, and I'm really, really tired of it. Unfortunately there's not much one can do about it. I would surmise there are more basketball fans then there are wrestling fans, so I guess they have to cater to them more than us. But yeah, I don't blame you at all for being upset about the constant delays. Oh, I completely understand that. I just needed to vent about 15 years of frustration. First TSN did it, now The Score does it. That's why I can't comprehend why they just can't find another network to put it on, or perhaps put it on an affiliated network exclusively for the nights they have to pre-empt it (for example, Raw on Sci-Fi when USA was showing the dog show). That'd be so much easier than just delaying everything constantly, because I can imagine The Score's numbers for both Raw and Smackdown take a bit of a nosedive when they get pre-empted like this. |
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Post by Shy Guy on Mar 21, 2009 9:49:46 GMT -5
Canada I don't feel for. Smackdown gets delayed all the time. Cleveland, on the other hand...that's bulls*** right there. They're cutting a quarter of the show because of college sports? Yea.......don't be surprised when the ratings die. Thanks for the vote of sympathy I know we have plenty of NCAA/March Madness fans on the board, and I apologize for ripping into something you enjoy, but this March Madness bulls*** pisses me off to no end. Tonight, for example, they have Smackdown delayed until 12:30AM. Every March (or whenever they decide to air some unimportant sports coverage), Canadian wrestling fans get the shaft. And during the buildup to WrestleMania, no less. Here's an idea...put WWE on a non-sports channel over here. I've endured years of this s*** and, as a wrestling fan, I'm really starting to get sick of it. Delayed for a f***ing college basketball game? Seriously? I guess I'm annoyed more than anything because I don't really have the means to record it, and I'm not interested in staying up half the night just to see the show. While this rant probably means nothing to anyone here, I've had to put up with this since Raw first started airing here in 1994, and I'm really, really tired of it. this is my thoughts on it as well. i hate basketball. i remember thinking it was super lame when raw would get delayed because of effing curling, but now basketball? COLLEGE basketball? i don't understand america's obsession with college sports. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2009 9:53:05 GMT -5
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Post by CJ Denton is Egon on Mar 21, 2009 9:56:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the vote of sympathy I know we have plenty of NCAA/March Madness fans on the board, and I apologize for ripping into something you enjoy, but this March Madness bulls*** pisses me off to no end. Tonight, for example, they have Smackdown delayed until 12:30AM. Every March (or whenever they decide to air some unimportant sports coverage), Canadian wrestling fans get the shaft. And during the buildup to WrestleMania, no less. Here's an idea...put WWE on a non-sports channel over here. I've endured years of this s*** and, as a wrestling fan, I'm really starting to get sick of it. Delayed for a f***ing college basketball game? Seriously? I guess I'm annoyed more than anything because I don't really have the means to record it, and I'm not interested in staying up half the night just to see the show. While this rant probably means nothing to anyone here, I've had to put up with this since Raw first started airing here in 1994, and I'm really, really tired of it. Unfortunately there's not much one can do about it. I would surmise there are more basketball fans then there are wrestling fans, so I guess they have to cater to them more than us. But yeah, I don't blame you at all for being upset about the constant delays. If I had to put money on it, I'd say there is ALOT more WWE fans then NCAA fans. I dont know why the score pimps NCAA basketball so damn hard. |
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kingoftheiwc
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Post by kingoftheiwc on Mar 21, 2009 10:13:28 GMT -5
Unfortunately there's not much one can do about it. I would surmise there are more basketball fans then there are wrestling fans, so I guess they have to cater to them more than us. But yeah, I don't blame you at all for being upset about the constant delays. Oh, I completely understand that. I just needed to vent about 15 years of frustration. First TSN did it, now The Score does it. That's why I can't comprehend why they just can't find another network to put it on, or perhaps put it on an affiliated network exclusively for the nights they have to pre-empt it (for example, Raw on Sci-Fi when USA was showing the dog show). That'd be so much easier than just delaying everything constantly, because I can imagine The Score's numbers for both Raw and Smackdown take a bit of a nosedive when they get pre-empted like this. No offense man but WWE Canada is so stupid putting it on a channel which airs in your guys case unneccessary crap in the NCAA Tournament which is not Canadian. Here in my town I used to wait until after baseball to watch SD until they moved to the CW then this year which was a move back to the former UPN and again baseball will preempt it which I have a problem with because of ratings . but it is a San Francisco Giants town where I live and you dont want to piss them off. Here is my suggestion for Canada on nights when it is preempted move it to the Fight Network for those who want to see it and keep the score people who do the greatest closed captions of all time. Of course depending on your provider you can get a couple of US My Network affiliates that air Smackdown , but the closed captions wouldnt be as entertaing as the Scores because they actually correct their mistakes. |
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Post by rydndirty on Mar 21, 2009 10:51:06 GMT -5
Unfortunately there's not much one can do about it. I would surmise there are more basketball fans then there are wrestling fans, so I guess they have to cater to them more than us. But yeah, I don't blame you at all for being upset about the constant delays. If I had to put money on it, I'd say there is ALOT more WWE fans then NCAA fans. I dont know why the score pimps NCAA basketball so damn hard. Wait, did you just say there is ALOT more WWE fans than NCAA fans? C'mon now. |
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Post by CJ Denton is Egon on Mar 21, 2009 10:54:28 GMT -5
If I had to put money on it, I'd say there is ALOT more WWE fans then NCAA fans. I dont know why the score pimps NCAA basketball so damn hard. Wait, did you just say there is ALOT more WWE fans than NCAA fans? C'mon now. I stand by it, Basketball is not a big sport in Canada, combine with the fact the NCAA doesn't have any schools in Canada, and its a combo of apathy. |
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Post by Robbymac on Mar 21, 2009 11:46:29 GMT -5
If I had to put money on it, I'd say there is ALOT more WWE fans then NCAA fans. I dont know why the score pimps NCAA basketball so damn hard. Wait, did you just say there is ALOT more WWE fans than NCAA fans? C'mon now. Why would Canadians give a damn about American College Basketball? The tournament is like the biggest thing ever here, but I can't understand why anyone else would care |
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Mar 21, 2009 14:02:17 GMT -5
Re: NCAA Games in Canada.
Well, Canada quite doesn't have the cultural gravity that the US does. Given that Basketball is really popular in places with long winters, and that most people in the US root for teams at colleges they don't live near or never attended, I don't find it that odd.
But year, March Maddness sucks. Stupid brackets, with, seriously, 64 teams? And keep in mind, these are the players not good enough to get into the NBA, and instead have to play for one of those precious comm degrees.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Mar 21, 2009 14:44:44 GMT -5
If I had to put money on it, I'd say there is ALOT more WWE fans then NCAA fans. I dont know why the score pimps NCAA basketball so damn hard. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAA! I need a minute.... ......... ok I'm ba - BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA! Oh man that's good stuff. |
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Mar 21, 2009 14:51:14 GMT -5
Most people prefer college sports because they feel that the sport is more pure and the athletes are less spoiled.
It's not tainted my drama over superstars, million dollar contracts, endorsements, or bowing to advertisers.
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