Yo! Ratings and the Rock

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What a beautiful game it was Sunday evening to commemorate the NFL Hall of Fame induction. Okay the actual plays on the field were a bit of a yawn, but it was football. It was Madden and Michaels. Don’t even like Michaels very much but the two of them together in the booth means one thing…the National Football League.

Here’s an idea for a huge ratings boost for the annual Hall of Fame game. The teams with the first two picks in the NFL draft should play in it. I know, I know, that means the two worst teams from last year would be in the first pre-season game. But it also means two of the most publicized college players would square off every year. Imagine it this year, the Texans and number 1 pick Mario Williams would take on the Saints and number 2 pick Reggie Bush. How many more people would tune in to an otherwise meaningless game? It’s instant drama and instant ratings. They could start advertising for it in April during the NFL draft. Especially in a year like this one, where so many people considered Bush the best player in college ball. What’s even better, Bush and Williams would have a very high likelihood of facing one another on the field, since Bush is a running back and Williams is a defensive end. People would tune in in the hope of witnessing such a collision. So if I were the new Commissioner, that’d be my first ruling.

Loved the new ad for Madden ’07 calling the release date “Maddenoliday” and the allusion to Christmas. Great marketing, as if it needed any.

Yo! Have you seen the trailer for the movie Rocky Balboa? I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it doesn’t look half bad. Maybe after the debacle that was Rocky V, there’s nowhere to go but up, but given the right release date, it should make a decent profit.