Another Great Big Ten Network Commercial
AwfulAnnouncing —
At the beginning of the Football season, I linked to a wonderful Big Ten Network commercial that featured all of the coaches giving recruiting speeches on camera. Well the channel has come out with another spot for Basketball season, and while it's not as hilarious as Joe Paterno yelling at you to come to Penn State, it still gets the message across.... I still believe that less is more when it comes to spots like these and the BTN definitely has that down. Again, it would have been better if they got Tubby Smith to yell into the camera like Joe Pa, but it's enjoyable ...
New Big Ten Network Basketball Commercial: Tom Crean Is No Joe Paterno
The Critical Fanatic —
You’ve got to give the Big Ten Network credit for its commercial this season. First, there was the football version this fall that and coaches trying to sell you on their school, highlight by Joe Paterno urging you to “come to Penn State” and passing a kidney stone in the process. Now we’ve got the basketball version, but now the coaches are urging you to stay on your couch all season. Um, OK. I was eagerly awaiting who would have the JoePa-esque highlight and it turns out to be newcomer Tom Crean. Entertaining, but he’s no JoePa. And why so little Tom Izzo? Filed under: College Basketball ...
Big Ten Network Coaches Commercial
The March to Madness —
The latest Big Ten Network commercial featuring league coaches. The network aired a similar commercial involving the league's football coaches earlier this year. Thanks to Awful Announcing.
A Few Tuesday Press Releases
Fang's Bites —
I had to battle Boston traffic early today and I hit four jams on the Southeast Expressway and O'Neill Tunnel on the way into Cambridge. Then on the way back to my office, there was another delay as the Mass Highway Department was moving the HOV lanes. It's always lovely to sit in traffic for silly reasons and very frustrating to know that you could be moving, but you can't. And there has to be someone who drives just badly enough to get into an accident. But once you're in the jam, there's not much you can do except wait. ...
Big Ten coaches will be screaming at you now
The Dagger —
Hey! Tonight kicks off the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in earnest (though last night's event was about as good an opener as the competition could have hoped for),
which means Big Ten basketball, and lots of it. More than you'll be
able to stand, probably. But instead of letting that enthusiasm droop,
the coaches of the Big Ten are here to pump ... (clap) ... YOU UP:
Brief, stupid observations: 1. Bill Carmody sounds like a young Dennis
Leary. If the whole Northwestern-basketball-coach thing doesn't work
out, he should totally consider doing voice work for truck commercials.
2. Tom ...
Midweek Mierda: Spot On Edition
Buckeye Commentary —
To paraphrase Adam Sandler: Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one? Seriously, they are pretty good. Say what you want about the Big Ten Network – they are greedy bastards that strive on depriving the masses of our beloved conference (again I paraphrase) – but they hired a good ad firm. News Corp has a 49-percent ownership stake in the network and I am willing to bet that they have access to some top-flight ad agencies. This ad, coupled with the legendary Paterno spot, marks a stark departure from the stodgy image the Big Ten has done its damnest to cultivate. (How else am I ...
New BTN Commercial Means New Coaches Yelling At You For No Good Reason
Black Heart Gold Pants —
It's all right. Lickliter comes off more animated than Ferentz, as if that was hard (Step 1: have a pulse. Step 2: you win!). There's no JoePa moments, mainly because Gene Keady retired a few years ago, but I can definitely get behind this "sitting on your ass is awesome" movement these coaches are pushing. Not sure why Tom Crean decided to snort Shannon Hoon's ashes before filming though.
I do have to wonder, what with that "mood lighting," if these coaches are supposed to be in a locker room or some abandoned warehouse in a shitty action movie that probably stars Steven Seagal. Still though, I can't get over the fact that both ...
