Let the lockout begin!

[leaffan]

So odd to look at the layout/order of the sports on the TSN website:

NHL
NBA
MLB
CFL
NFL
Curling
Tennis
Golf
Soccer
Racing
Hockey Canada
Tour de France
Olympics
MMA
Fantasy
More (here you find a bunch of minor league hockey, and buried is NCAA)

CFL ahead of NFL? Is the CFL more popular in Canada than the NFL? Curling? Tour de France? Interesting stuff.

I can actually answer this.

I'm pretty sure TSN changes their site around depending on the season. NHL, NBA and MLB is the only thing that never really moves. CFL is in full swing right now and TSN is the main broadcaster of it so of course they would have it in front of the NFL right now.

The NBA is ahead of MLB because TSN never broadcasts baseball at this point but are one of the main NBA broadcasters.

Now if and when Buffalo moves to Toronto that could certaintly change things.

[Senser81]

Well guys looks like some of you are going to have to follow the WNBA.

"i like hoops....

i like ladies....

why am i the only guy who sees it like this?.."

[killgod]

How does curling work? Is it a team sport in an orginized league? Is it more inudvidual like tennis or golf? I know what curling is, I'm just curious how a curling fan follows curling.

Team sport. Although teams can disband, change members as they wish.

Competition is essentially a big "pyramid". Each province/territory has regional competitions with the winners moving on to play in the provincial competition and those winners go on to the Canadian Championships and that winner gets to rep Canada at the Worlds or Olympics if they are in that year.

Something to that effect.

You essentially would watch the couple big events (Brier's) each year and if you wanted to root for a team you'd cheer on the team from your own province I guess.

When I had cable TV I would catch the finals of the men's Canadian Champs if they were on, our top 4 teams are good enough to beat anyone in the world so if you are someone that likes the sport it's worth watching when they are on.

It's a hard sport to watch and appreciate it if you've never tried to play, they make it look oh so easy but it's fucking difficult as hell...although I love playing. You'd be surprised at how physically demanding it is too, sweeping is no joke, you'll sweat your balls off and be exhausted by the end of a game if you're not playing regularly.



I do have to enjoy that the NBA is so shitty and uninteresting that we're talking about CFL popularity in Canada, how curling fans follow their sport and the WNBA instead.

[Senser81]

I can actually answer this.

I'm pretty sure TSN changes their site around depending on the season. NHL, NBA and MLB is the only thing that never really moves. CFL is in full swing right now and TSN is the main broadcaster of it so of course they would have it in front of the NFL right now.

The NBA is ahead of MLB because TSN never broadcasts baseball at this point but are one of the main NBA broadcasters.

Now if and when Buffalo moves to Toronto that could certaintly change things.

Yeah, thats why the Tour de France is listed. I just got finished watching it this morning, and now I'm going to watch the Olympics.

FAIL

[Colonel Angus]

While I hate the NBA and find the poll results very humorous. I think you have to mention that this is from a Milwaukee newspaper. The Bucks are one of, if not the worst franchise in the NBA, and they have to be a prime candidate for contraction. I hate the Bucks just because they get airtime that I feel should go to the Brewers. Also remember that Wisconsin's NFL team just won the Super Bowl, their college football team went to the Rose Bowl, their baseball team is in first place and the state has two college basketball teams that are in the top 25 just about every year. Wisconsin rightfully so doesn't care about the NBA, but if you asked fans in Los Angeles or Boston, I think the results would be different.

I also wish the bucks would move out of town. Apparently the owner Herb Kohl has been spending and losing money on the team for years. They think the answer to profits is getting a new arena. I don't see them ever getting a new arena at Milwaukee's expense, so hopefully its only a matter of time.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

The Bucks are not in a good situation overall. Ol' Herb is a shitty owner that gets his hands too much in the team, shooting down trades and seemingly affecting too many personnel decisions throughout the years. Unfortunately his heart still ticking is pretty much the only thing keeping the Bucks in Milwaukee.

As far as a new arena there has been a lot of talk the past few years as far as planning one or at least having a major renovation of the Bradley Center, but Scott Walker is against it, and the public isn't about to fund one with the state of the team being how it is (can't blame em for that).

Kohl and Hammond need to stop fucking around in the 40-50 win goal every year and either really try to win or blow it all up. I think that in 08-09 before everyone realized Brandon Jennings sucks there was actually some buzz in the town during the playoff run and 2nd half success.