The Derby Draw TV Coverage

[tanner12oz]

just venting a bit but i have seen high schools create better television and have seen better acting in porno movies then that circus that was on yesterday...all 3 people on stage seemed to be totally clueless to their cues, timing or anything else...don't they know that dead air is death in the media? there was more dead air then activity for pete's sake....can we not get some cut aways to the horses race history or something instead of looking at these 3 boneheads looking like deer caught in the headlights????

i know it's the draw but they could make it 10000000x more entertaining...the nfl draft gets ratings, the bracket unveiling gets rating...you can turn make any hopeless activity interesting by filming it correctly....jeez o man

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by tanner12oz

just venting a bit but i have seen high schools create better television and have seen better acting in porno movies then that circus that was on yesterday...all 3 people on stage seemed to be totally clueless to their cues, timing or anything else...don't they know that dead air is death in the media? there was more dead air then activity for pete's sake....can we not get some cut aways to the horses race history or something instead of looking at these 3 boneheads looking like deer caught in the headlights????

i know it's the draw but they could make it 10000000x more entertaining...the nfl draft gets ratings, the bracket unveiling gets rating...you can turn make any hopeless activity interesting by filming it correctly....jeez o man

It was the Derby draw, how riveting can it get? At least you got 5 or 10 seconds of Union Rags owner picking his nose in Hi-Def.

[lemoncrush]

I agree that the production value is really poor, and wish that if they don't want to put any time into planning a watchable event, they just draw the names in 5 minutes and get it over with. Churchill does a great job with every other aspect of derby week, it's too bad the draw is as bad as it is.

And they probably spent a pretty penny on the production. All they had to do was go down a few blocks to Little John if they wanted to also have laughs while making a parody of themselves.

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

I agree that the production value is really poor, and wish that if they don't want to put any time into planning a watchable event, they just draw the names in 5 minutes and get it over with. Churchill does a great job with every other aspect of derby week, it's too bad the draw is as bad as it is.

Oh yeah the card today is fantastic.

[tanner12oz]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

It was the Derby draw, how riveting can it get? At least you got 5 or 10 seconds of Union Rags owner picking his nose in Hi-Def.

like i said have some cutaways with some music instead of the dead air....i've seen more life in the county morgue then in the secretariat room yesterday

[Danzig]

i didn't bother to tape it. i figured it would be comparable to the hour-long heisman award show. mostly boredom and wasted air time, with a few seconds of drama. maybe a few seconds...

[rpncaine]

If they went back to letting the connections pick their post it might be a little more interesting. They could ask them why, etc. IMHO

[slotdirt]

I listened in the car on XM, and thought Asher did a pretty good job.

[herkhorse]

The way they do the draw is a bit weird, pills first and then a "random" pick of the papers with the horses name. The timing of the guy with the papers seemed a bit suspect at times IMO.

[Danzig]

instead of a convoluted process, they could just let them choose in order of earnings.

[tanner12oz]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

The way they do the draw is a bit weird, pills first and then a "random" pick of the papers with the horses name. The timing of the guy with the papers seemed a bit suspect at times IMO.

i agree the papers part was suspicious...i wasn't even sure if it was random or not..only because i would think that for something of such high magnitude as the derby the random number generator program wouldn't be a guy turning his head and picking a paper out of a file.


Asher was horrible just like the others...the pill box and random paper picker were waiting on asher for the cue to start picking and everyone just stood there. this gets treated like church bingo every year....its like an Ed Wood film

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by tanner12oz

i agree the papers part was suspicious...i wasn't even sure if it was random or not..only because i would think that for something of such high magnitude as the derby the random number generator program wouldn't be a guy turning his head and picking a paper out of a file.


Asher was horrible just like the others...the pill box and random paper picker were waiting on asher for the cue to start picking and everyone just stood there. this gets treated like church bingo every year....its like an Ed Wood film

It is what it is. We have trouble getting national coverage for major races, just be happy that the draw is even covered. Really what do you want, Springsteen to come out and do a song after every horse get their post?

[HaloWishingwell]

I think it's time to bring back Chris Lincoln

[Powderfinger]

I thought it was a more festive atmosphere when they held it in downtown louisville, on fourth street. Seemed more like a party. I guess they lost their sponsers for that.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

The way they do the draw is a bit weird, pills first and then a "random" pick of the papers with the horses name. The timing of the guy with the papers seemed a bit suspect at times IMO.

As soon as the #3 pill was pulled, he went to the front for Take Charge Indy's paper.

The papers shouldve been picked first, no questions asked. Bush League at best.

[bare it all]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought the guy picking the paper was a little odd.

[Cannon Shell]

That is how they draw races there, don't know what would be considered weird or bush league?

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

That is how they draw races there, don't know what would be considered weird or bush league?

The fact that it's 2012 and that is how they draw their races (esp the country's biggest race) is why it's weird AND bush league.

[fpsoxfan]

I thought it lived up to my expectations. They drew numbers and names, the field was set, and morning lines were given out. How the hell do you make it exciting?