The Ticket's in a tough spot.
If they don't comment on the political nonsense on both sides of the spectrum that has now infected sports, they'll be accused of burying a big sportsy story.
If they do comment on it, they find themselves exposing their own viewpoints, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes not, to the irritation of listeners no matter how carefully it's presented.
Does anyone doubt that the plummeting popularity of Niffle has as one of its causes the sports fan's disgust over the preposterous, posturing sideline choreography we're seeing, dating back to Kaepernick? That we're being lectured by persons not normally known for careful policy analysis, a group tending to concentrate their studies more in the direction of endzone preening and domestic violence, probably hasn't sweetened viewers' disposition.
And because The Ticket is discussing it, it's reduced my listening time by quite a bit. And yet, I don't know how they can do anything other than walk the line between stuff they're comfortable and good at, and things they're decidedly not. To my taste -- way, way too much attention to the latter.
But I can't say that in general, that's a bad programming policy. Just means I'm not tuning in.
Debating whether even to allow comments on this post. Stay classy, Confessors.
And let me know what's actually being broadcast on The Little One these days.
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| Mr. Cat, can't we please get back to things like Garrett's and Linehan's misuse of Dez Bryant and the premature deification of the offensive line? |
