CBS Doesn't Care

Before I begin this tirade I am sure there is some contract in place I don’t understand.  There is probably some corporate reasoning I don’t know of.  There is probably some precedent that I don’t know about.

…so as a fan of the game of golf… THIS IS BULL HUNKY… HORSE MANURE!

My man, Jim Nantz, just explained that if the weather delay in the Memorial Invitational lifts before 7pm the ONLY way to watch the event will be to get on the old computer and watch the streaming live coverage of it on.  BUT after 7pm Golf channel will pick it up.

Fudge you CBS (“…but I didn’t say fudge…”).  Fuuuuuuuudge you!

Here’s the deal:

1.)    1.) If a network carries a sporting event they need to understand that sometimes time is not an issue.  If Fox is showing a MLB game on Saturday afternoon and it goes 18 innings they don’t cut to Cops re-runs do they?!   No!    If the Master’s went extra holes should they go to streaming it online in place of what?... The local news!?    

2.)    2.) Let me ask you this CBS, if this wasn’t a weather delay, and we had two players coming up the 18^th fairway tied looking for a win.  Wait… If this was Tiger Woods playing next to Doughboy Phil, tied for the lead, with 2 holes left, would CBS force Nantz to say “Well, we’re about to hit our 6pm limit”  Nope.  CBS would say screw you 60 Minutes…we’re sticking with golf. 

3.)    3.) CBS can’t figure out some channel to put the golf on?  When Fox has a baseball game run into a late NASCAR race they kick one to TNT so FANS CAN WATCH!  When ABC has a conflict they use ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU for goodness.  SO FANS CAN WATCH!  CBS?  Uh…stream it online?

4.)    4.) STREAM IT ONLINE?!  Do they have any grasp on their target demographic? Jim Nantz himself seemed confused by how one would accomplish such a feat.  I think he said the phrase “If you can figure it out…” before explaining that coverage would move to CBSSports.com.  Golf fans are not tech-savvy.  They are probably old men.  And now there are millions of Andy Rooney-ish people wondering why the local news just cut off Jack’s tournament.  Seriously CBS?  There are slightly under 4 bazzilion TV stations and you can’t find one to pick up coverage until 7pm?

Maybe the PGA Tour needs to take a look at network’s back-up plans for situations just like this.  Kudos to NBC for not missing a minute of coverage with their teamwork with Golf Channel.

Shame…SHAME on you CBS for not putting the fans first and NOT caring.   Despite their constant PSA’s… CBS Does Not Care.