Channel Nine Olympic Coverage

[Patorick]

Touché.

 

[Twizzle]

One of the Fox channels (London 8, I think) showed the history of Australian Swimming going way back.

So good and getting pretty psyched.

I actually swam against some of the Olympians on the show, mind you by the time I got to the finish, they were towelled of and dressed.

 

[Jason Maher]

No Phil Liggett calling the cycling?

By the by, am I losing my marbles, or did SBS co- cover the Beijing games?

 

[Mr Saab]

No Phil Liggett calling the cycling?

Probably give it to TimTam Gilbert

 

[Big Sam]

By the by, am I losing my marbles, or did SBS co- cover the Beijing games?

They did, as well as Athens. Picked up the secondary events that Seven didn't want.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Oh ffs , the best nine could do for the opening ceremony is Eddie McGuire and the bosses wife?!

Can't wait for rugby league to be rid of these no talent arse clowns.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Whats rugby league got to do with the commentators

 

[whall15]

Nauru.

Where are all of the AFLers?

 

[some11]

The guy in commentary talking about Lebron James:

 

[AusKnightRKO]

oh one of the greatest basketballers of all time, yea how dare anyone talk about LeBron

 

[some11]

It's the Olympics, not an NBA wankfest :roll:

 

[AusKnightRKO]

even though basketball is a sport that is participated in the Olympics, which has Team USA Competing, which funny enough LeBron James is a member of

 

[Twizzle]

bit of a joke really how these multi gazillionaires an compete as alleged amateurs

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Except for boxing and wrestling, you don't have to be an amateur to compete in the Olympics.

 

[Twizzle]

I know they changed the rules to suit, but take Soccer for example, under 23s and a few marquis to get the crowd in, not these rich arrogant shits who refuse to stay in the Olympic village as they only stay in 5 start resorts.

When the Yanks used to field their amateur teams, they got shit on so they wanted the rules changed, same with their track and field team.

The Olympics were developed for amateur sports and I think we should be looking to retain as much of this as possible.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I agree.

 

[Wizardman]

Football generates 30% of Olympic revenue yet Nine show none of it.

If they showed olympic soccer on fta without australia and it is not a final, i'd be so pissed.

 

[IanG]

They did, as well as Athens. Picked up the secondary events that Seven didn't want.

Yeah shame they're not doing it again this time. Mind you that was probably under the Channel 7 deal

 

[Xfactor1979]

It's the Olympics, not an NBA wankfest :roll:

The Asian in me coming through

Lebron awesome LA! You can take over the world by selling American products like movies and basketball to the Chinese

Anyway, will be playing hoop this afternoon, expect to find some Asian Lebron, or Jeremy Lin impersonators

La

 

[Xfactor1979]

Cricket got featured in the Opening Ceremony

Cool story huh?