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SBD/Issue 32/Sports Media
Blog Hound: Ready, Set, Draft!
Published October 25, 2007
One of the results of the NFL owners meetings in Philadelphia is that for the '08 Draft, the time between picks will be decreased from 15 to ten minutes for Round One and ten to seven minutes for Round Two. Also, only Rounds One and Two will take place on Saturday, beginning at 3:00pm ET instead of noon. Bloggers discuss the impact of these changes.
| ulyssesonline Posted by: ulyssesr |
| “If you like to watch the NFL Draft on a Saturday morning for 6 hours, you are not going to get it. You’ll get just 4 hours instead. Oh, I want my money back.” |
| Dejuiced Posted by: Albert Bianchi |
| “This really means nothing whatsoever. The NFL draft itself is still essentially unwatchable of itself.” |
| NFL Gridiron Gab Posted by: Matt Loede |
| “The powers to be at the National Football League did the right thing on Tuesday, tweaking the NFL Draft to be a bit more fan friendly for those that enjoy spending a Saturday afternoon of their life in front of the TV.” |
| Yardbarker Posted by: MindRiteSports |
| “As a draft freak, I think I speak for those like me when I say the decision to make changes to the longest, most irrelevant-but-fun event of the NFL off-season (like there really is one anymore) should be applauded” |
| All NFL Talk Posted by: markj |
| “Thank Goodness!! There is just so much of that bunch at ESPN a human should have to endure.” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed blog posts about the changes to the Draft. Bloggers who felt the changes were beneficial were tallied positive and represented 78.95% of posts, while posts upset with the new format were counted as negative at 5.26%. 15.79% were neutral. Click here for more information. Visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com for more info.
- The topic ranked 5 of 10, on the buzz, indicating a medium level of interest.
- Positive sentiment stemmed from bloggers who felt NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners made these changes with the fans in mind.
- Negative sentiment stemmed stemmed from bloggers who said they would have a hole in their Saturday because the Draft will no longer be an all-day event.
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