I might be misunderstanding your point here, but the Seahawks were favored by a point and leading throughout the game yesterday. Broadcasters always hype up the trailing team in a "I hope the viewers stick around for the end" sort of way. Also, Jacksonville is in Florida not Georgia.TreeRon":2c4nexay said:Seahawks weren't the favorites and Al Michaels is not the best ever.AgentDib":2c4nexay said:I would wager this mostly has to do with situations where the Seahawks are the favorites and Michaels is trying to make the other team sound competitive.
AgentDib":2r0b0ft6 said:I might be misunderstanding your point here, but the Seahawks were favored by a point and leading throughout the game yesterday. Broadcasters always hype up the trailing team in a "I hope the viewers stick around for the end" sort of way. Also, Jacksonville is in Florida not Georgia.TreeRon":2r0b0ft6 said:Seahawks weren't the favorites and Al Michaels is not the best ever.AgentDib":2r0b0ft6 said:I would wager this mostly has to do with situations where the Seahawks are the favorites and Michaels is trying to make the other team sound competitive.
The week started with Philly favored by 2 and ended with Seattle favored by 1Seahawkfan80":2j6nw3er said:AgentDib":2j6nw3er said:I might be misunderstanding your point here, but the Seahawks were favored by a point and leading throughout the game yesterday. Broadcasters always hype up the trailing team in a "I hope the viewers stick around for the end" sort of way. Also, Jacksonville is in Florida not Georgia.TreeRon":2j6nw3er said:Seahawks weren't the favorites and Al Michaels is not the best ever.AgentDib":2j6nw3er said:I would wager this mostly has to do with situations where the Seahawks are the favorites and Michaels is trying to make the other team sound competitive.
That must have been because the line was shifting away from philly. I thought they were 3 pt favorites as that was where the money was supposed to be going. I may have read it wrong tho.
BubbaGump":3srryq8u said:I agree it was obvious but it was no where as bad as listening to Buck and Aikmen call Hawk games on Fox. Listening to those two is just horrible for me. No matter what is going on in the game they make it feel like the Hawks should be apologizing for one thing or the other. I don’t know why they call it the way they do but it is totally bias against the Hawks with those two. JMHO
Jerhawk":fxp13ra1 said:All of the announcers are biased against Seattle. We're a small market team who draw in low ratings unless it's against San Francisco.
HawkerD":3t0xj6wg said:Who cares? What does it matter? So a broadcaster doesn’t like a team as much as you. I don’t get how that matters and why you care.
Jerhawk":7jjsb3hg said:Joe Tessetore and Booger are biased
Aikman and Buck are biased
Chris Meyers and Darryl Johnson are painfully anti Seahawks
All of the announcers are biased against Seattle. We're a small market team who draw in low ratings unless it's against San Francisco.
Which is why I turn the TV volume on mute and turn on 94.5 FM rock out with your Hawk out here in Spokane and listen to Riable and Wyman!!
I need to find the game broadcast on the radio and turn the TV to mute. It’s going to be a Aaron Rogers and Packers love fest beyond belief from those two.Seahawkfan80":3tprnzye said:BubbaGump":3tprnzye said:I agree it was obvious but it was no where as bad as listening to Buck and Aikmen call Hawk games on Fox. Listening to those two is just horrible for me. No matter what is going on in the game they make it feel like the Hawks should be apologizing for one thing or the other. I don’t know why they call it the way they do but it is totally bias against the Hawks with those two. JMHO
Unfortunately make ready for Sunday....
Sun 1/12, 6:30 PM ET Seattle @ Green Bay FOX Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
Sgt. Largent":2wy93q0q said:Michael's is like 112 years old, dude doesn't get excited about anything anymore........other then cashing his fat paychecks for as long as NBC will keep writing them.
Fans hear what they want to hear Aros. I personally don't notice any bias, I assume most fans think as you do, no matter the fan base.
Refs, the league, announcers........fans are hyper critical when it comes to an emotional viewing experience like sports.