06-03-2012, 11:02 AM
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Back when the 3 major networks covered it and they would trade off on whose "turn" it was there was much more excitement surrounding ALL of the events.
That luster is no longer there and neither is the national pride that went into cheering for our team/representative athlete(s). Remember watching events that you didn't even really like and getting wrapped up in them anyway?
Not too many people see events like the hammer throw, discus, shot put or javelin and say "Oooooh, I GOTTA watch that!" But in years gone by, the excitement generated by the games had people glued to the TV watching guys like Jay Silvester and Bill Schmidt compete for the gold.
That luster is no longer there and neither is the national pride that went into cheering for our team/representative athlete(s). Remember watching events that you didn't even really like and getting wrapped up in them anyway?
Not too many people see events like the hammer throw, discus, shot put or javelin and say "Oooooh, I GOTTA watch that!" But in years gone by, the excitement generated by the games had people glued to the TV watching guys like Jay Silvester and Bill Schmidt compete for the gold.
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