I don't enjoy watching team sports on TV
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I don't play team sports. I don't enjoy watching team sports on TV. But I truly enjoyed Coach Urban Meyers book and found it to be insightful, direct, and highly motivating.

"Above the Line:  Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season" contains a number of valuable lessons illustrated by how Coach Meyer and the Ohio State University football team learned to work together through some serious setbacks and difficulties to ultimately win the 2014 College Football Playoff Championship.

The integrated system of leadership that Meyer proposes has, as its foundation, the model of Above the Line behaviors as opposed to Below the Line behaviors. Meyer asserts that, The simple truth is that getting and staying Above the Line is the foundation of success in anything you do --- work, school, football, and life. The harder truth is that getting and staying Above the Line is not easy. (p. 27)

No, Im not going to tell you, in this reading report, what the Above the Line behaviors are, youll have to buy and read the book for yourself. However, I will tell you that Chapter 2 delineates The R Factor. It is described in a deceptively simple, but elegant, equation. E + R = O.  Event + Response = Outcome. Meyer asserts that we cant control E, but we can choose what R will be, thus significantly affecting the O, and he helps the reader consider various ways that this can be done.

The book suggests ways that leaders can create an Above the Line culture resulting in productive responses to events and, in turn, to positive, and even exceptional, outcomes.

Chapter 6, entitled Power of the Unit, is a must read for leaders who have more direct reports than they can work with effectively. It offers simple, yet productive, suggestions for how to leverage your influence throughout the organization.

In the final chapter of his book, Coach Meyer asserts,
A leader is someone who inspires and empowers people to get to places that they wouldnt be able to reach otherwise, sure, but you also need to have people who are willing to be led. You have to have people who have high character and the courage and strength and resilience to push through pain and fight off frustration, who want to be elite at what they do, and who understand that Above the Line behavior is what is going to get them there. (pp. 235, 236)

This is a book that I wish that I had read years ago. However, as Meyer states on p. 237, Every twenty-four hours is a fresh opportunity to get better.
2260761
Okay, I have been a Celtics fan for many years, and was really excited to get this. I was disappointed. It begins with a team history, which is interesting enough. It just neglects to mention the time when the team was formed and almost folded. Then you have a few segments about their 70's playoff runs. Again, these are fun to watch. It is interesting to see the difference in the television coverage back then.
  Then the problems begin. The golden years of the 80's when the Big Three played should be a highlight, but at the time, NBA films made their videos with this dopey background music. So you are watching this great footage of Celtics games, and instead of the raucous Boston Garden crowd, Johnny Most making the calls, sounds of the game, you get this lousy music playing while the voiceover speaks. The best part of these segements are the few moments when you hear Johnny Most and Garden crowd. It is fun to watch the players and coaches of the day, and to see the short shorts that were in style at the time. Curiously, the trade that brought DJ to the team is never mentioned.
  Then you have some of the best Celtic games presented in their entirety, and for me that is the problem. Who wants to sit through an entire basketball game that was played 25 or 40 years ago, when you know what the result will be? Why do I want to watch free throws that were attempted in 1986? That is a waste of my time. Give me the highlights and the game action. What they should have done was edit together highlights of the games with a voiceover describing the dramatic moments, crowd noise in the background, the sounds of the game. If they had done that, this would be a terrific collection.
  As it is, this is a decent set that does have some good points, but overall, it could have been much better.
990773
Movies are nice & clear but watching sport events, it's really not clear at all. I've tried to edit the picture settings but still doesn't help at all. Great deal & price for the tv but I really wish I would have picked a tv that has clearer picture for sporting events. Very blurry & it's very irritating. Considering returning it & researching & finding a tv with a clearer picture...
2135723
I have been a Digest subscriber for a number of years and really enjoyed it. The new format is beautiful and well done, however since it now comes out every 2 weeks instead of weekly through the season, the news is old hat, You get reporting two weeks after the game and not really worth reading!. It is really a shame since I really looked forward to the weekly Steeler insights. Dont bother!!
2112778
Too much talking between songs so if watching you can hit skip to skip this. I'm not a fan, wife is but as a non-fan it's not bad. I will rip this removing all the talk. I feel this should be advertised as a doc rather under music.
3355931
Terrible quality video. The season was great but trying to watch anything on amazon video is work. It's blinky and fuzzy. I'd rather download torrents that are true HD not this service you pay for that can't provide. NBC has a tv app that is better quality
774503
I gave this 1-star because of the in game ads.  I really hate them.  We pay for the game, no commercials.  We as consumers need to put a stop to this now before it gets out of hand.  A banner on the field or on the top of the screen score banner, ok.  But stopping the loading of the game to show a commercial is ridiculous.

Onto the actual game review.  By now any of us who play football games have more than likely played some version of NCAA football.  They don't disappoint with this years addition.  I played my NCAA 2003 until the finish wore off and had to update to the NCAA 2011.  The recruiting is way more detailed than 2003.  The game looks amazing in 1080p.  Other than that, the game play is about the same.
4749225
If you're like me, you're a Right Sox fan living amongst the heathens in another major metropolitan city.  So you scrimp for any sort of media coverage of your beloved Pale Hose, even during their legendary run to the World Series title.  To commemorate the times that you sat on the couch, not daring to breathe while El Duque retired three Red Sox in a row with the based loaded or the 13th inning game-winning job, scoop up this box set.  You won't have to deal with commercials or unbearable SportCenter "analysts", but you will still have to deal with the miserable Joe Buck (and for that I'm sorry).  I prefer to watch these games while listening to the Grateful Dead, but that's just me.
1537200
I was enjoying the series until episode 4. There was a scene that just went too far and I found it offensive. I won't be watching anymore.
3740079
Not my favorite season so far.  I do not like some of the characters.  Also some of the interaction between charaters seemed to be replays from past seasons ie (I don't like you, you are trying to take over my job.  CTU employees get detained by CTU staff, because of performance or whatever and then put back on the job and someone else is in trouble.  Jack Bauers part is fine.
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You know when you look at hot asphalt the wavy air you see from the heat like a mirage well plan on seeing alot of it when watching football. I'm so dissapointed OMG I hate myself for being suckered into buying this TV after reading all of the good reviews. The picture is great watching shows and movies that is until you flip over to the big game and even when the NFL players are standing still there is a Halo heat wave completly surrounding them that I have tried everything possible to get rid of. I ended up here writing thisa review after over an hour search the internet trying to see if there was something I was missing and nope thats just the way it is. Good reason why you can get this TV thats $1700 retail on a regular basis for $1100. No company knocks $600 off the price of a TV set with the latest and greatest features. It's black Friday weekend and you can get this TV with a special edition Halo X box for $900 come on now I smell a rat. Football is the worst viewing experience ever hands down the worst!! Around the players and the football is a half inch wide heat wave looking halo. You know that classic NFL films camera action of following the perfect spiral to the reciever in the end zone,when it starts far away and small then gets close and big then semmingly out of nowhere the reciever comes into the picture to make the catch,you know the one I'm talking about right. Well thats completely ruined. What a dissapointment because otherwise I love my TV even if 3D content is almost non existant and Dishnetwork had none of the 3 stations that broadcast 3D. Also don't believe the hype for the 2D to 3d conversion as it adds a very small amount of depth to the show and absolutely no sort of coming out of the screen at you content that 3D is what we all want. Overall I loo at it this way I married a super model only to find out she has the IQ of an 11 year old that rides the short bus. BTW the internet features are pretty good for basic surfing, I don't use the HULU or Netflix so I cant comment on that. Anyways forgive my ranting but the trueth hurts sometimes and this is one of them when I have to admit I made a big mistake and thats a blow to the ego for the guy that eveeryone in the family looks to before buying anything tech. I'm the one they call like I work for the manufacters Tech support and 90% of the time I can fix it over the phone and I'm proud of being a tech geek so this blunder hurts the big ego I have. If you really cant resist the price I would say go to Best Buy or HHgreg ,someplace like that to see what the pic looks like with a football game on. It's mind boggling the way the TV pic quality just waves goodbye when watching NFL games, could it be a secret plot by Sony?? All NFL games use sony cameras for the broadcast video or could Dishnetwork be the culprit?? I have no idea all I know is I cant stand watching NFL games on my brand new TV. I don't know about you but for me it's a big deal. Yes I have an HD box and even tried a different HD box
838780
I hated this movie because it was more of a soap opera than a baseball movie with actors not the magic of the real players and it was totally subjective to Billy Crystal's visions which everyone does not share, I don't and now I have many more baseball movies than I did.  I being female did not really get into games when I was young, but now I am a grandma and can really appreciate the nostalgia.  I spend alot of time looking up the real stuff (documentary) on my computer so soap dramas just do not do it for me.  I was born on the first game of the 1954 World Series when Willie Mays made that CATCH at the Polo Grounds!!!
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Perhaps because I purchased NCAA Football 2004 first, I was disappointed with this game. Maybe if I had bought it first, I would have liked it more. The first time I played it, I really wanted my $30.00 back. The second and third time, I at least tolerated it.

The game is like the NFL in a lot of ways. Unfortunately. It does, like someone else said, seem "sterile." I like the real college game more also. There seems to be too many bells and whistles with this game, instead of concentrating on the GAME itself. I turned off the soundtracks between plays because they were seriously grating on me. I also turned off the Madden-Michaels play-by-play. Though I wish I could still hear the stadium announcer.

I know the Colts defense was not that great in 2003, but the Steelers scored a TD every single possession against me.

Some of the screen passes seem like the QB is throwing the ball 150 MPH. It's also hard to run to the outside. Where is a good option play when you need one? (I know. It's pro football.)

In conclusion, if you could have only one game, pick up NCAA Football from EA Sports and skip this one.

BTW, where are the 1985 Bears?!
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I couldn't agree more with the premise of this film -- if the media would give women's cycling decent coverage, most cycling fans would be all in.  I only started watching professional cycling a few years ago, and of course that means watching men's professional cycling almost exclusively because that's all that's being televised.  In the last couple of years, I've noticed that the big road races seem to be giving a little token TV time to the women's events, but the way it's been done is almost insulting to the women's sport.  In the men's coverage, we get to learn all about the riders, their careers, and even a bit of their personal lives as the camera follows them along the road for hours.  You really get to know who the riders are and start to feel a connection to some or many of them (develop your favorites).  With the women's events, it seems they just break away from the men's coverage for a few moments to show you the women's finish line.  I've found that I have no idea who these women are and have had no real interest in which one wins the race because I've never had an opportunity to connect with any of them.  That has changed for me somewhat just by watching this documentary -- I've gotten to know a few of the riders, and that will make a world of difference the next time I see them in a race (even if it's just at the finish line).  Some believe things have already changed for the better, and I do agree in part that they have.  Like I said, I have noticed lately that women's events are getting very brief coverage at some of the men's events.  But it hasn't changed enough.  Women should be able to race whatever distance they want to race, and not be stifled by archaic rules that aren't based in fact.  Women are great endurance athletes.  They should also get equal coverage -- let the fans get to know who these riders are -- let there be connection.  I know I would follow the women's events as intently as I do the men's if there was enough coverage of women's events to be of substance, and I believe most or all of my cycling friends and cycling-fan friends would as well.  I think this expanding coverage would be an all-around win for women cyclists, fans, media, and sponsors.  Keep up the good fight ladies.
2231409
The game can be fun at times. However, all fun is out-shadowed by the hours spent screaming at the tv because your receiver in RTG doesn't attempt to catch the ball or three defenders suddenly appear and flip a coin for who should intercept the ball.
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What I like:
The action of the game is bar none the best football game I've ever played. It's extremely difficult to even beat a cream puff team at times. You have to execute every play to supreme perfection on both sides of the ball.
What I don't like:
The commentators keep saying the same [darn] thing over and over. Program some more dialog or just leave it out...it gets real annoying after a while.
Fight Songs? I know LSU's wasn't correct. Everything they played in Tiger Stadium was off. It seemed to me like the bands were all playing the same exact songs. I'd suggest doing this right or not at all...it makes you look like a [jerk] otherwise.
Bands? Where the hell is the band anyway. I don't see them anywhere in the stands...would make sense to draw them there...don'tcha thing?
Student sections? I didn't notice any part of the stadiums being more unruly than others. In fact, it was all the same....
Overall...they need a consultant....like me....to check these little details that can prevent things from seeming phony.
If you pay the NCAA for a license...go all out...don't half [rear] it. Put in the actual crowd chants from each school....actual band songs (for first downs, touchdowns, extra points, fourth quarter, pregame, kickoffs, etc.)...and whatever else you can think of to make it look like you're watching TV...not some artificial game....that should be the goal...I think.
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Episode 1, if not the single best TV I've ever seen, certainly rates in the top 10.

After that - well - not so much.

The series rapidly devolves into just another - albeit well acted - soap opera that pretends to be a neutral portrayal of a newsroom that pits a semi conservative news anchor talking head boss against a fairly liberal staff. Not my cup of tea. I'm sick of that debate. Get enough of it in real life and certainly don't want to be assaulted and preached to by it in the guise of entertainment.