The Redskins vs. the Washington Post (Again!)
Media Gossip/Musings, NFL July 24th. 2008, 3:20pm
The second comment on this post at the DC Sports Bog correctly summarizes what you are about to read about the latest kerfuffle between the Redskins and the Washington Post: “You will have more freedom in Beijing when you cover the Olympics.”
The jist: If TV stations go to Redskins Camp and collect video clips, and then make said video clips available to all on their website (hence providing the embedded code) the Redskins will not allow you to use the video. Not the TV station – the Redskins! It is not an enviable position to be in if you are the TV stations – they have to cave to the Skins, because the team is bigger than the Orioles, Wizards, Nationals and Caps combined. And it’s definitely not a good spot to be in if you’re the Washington Post.
The End of Viral Videos: The Redskins Win Again (DC Sports Bog)
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:22 PM
It looks like the Redskins got to your DC Sports Bog link…
July 24th, 2008 at 3:25 PM
/fixed
July 24th, 2008 at 3:26 PM
there’s a reason Dan Snyder’s Skins make more money than any other NFL team…he’s shrewd as a mofo.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:28 PM
at least their over-the-top control freakedness is offset by their not-at-all racist name, so they’ve got that going for them…
July 24th, 2008 at 3:29 PM
the team is bigger than the Orioles, Wizards, Nationals and Caps combined
DC United is bigger than the Nations.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the popularity of the Redskins? I’ve never met one real life ‘Skins fan and yet they’re like the 3rd most valuable team…what gives?
July 24th, 2008 at 3:32 PM
back right
July 24th, 2008 at 3:33 PM
i was waiting for it irish. i’ll take back middle myself.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:34 PM
I bet you would.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:35 PM
noce1184, illformula…illformula, noce1184. this is real life, right?
July 24th, 2008 at 3:36 PM
I know a Redskin’s fan that resides on these here internets. I won’t type his name though.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Noce, come to VA, MD, DC, North Carolina, they are everywhere and they are irrational.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:38 PM
I’ll take all 5… at the same time.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:40 PM
go to d.c. sometime. it’s like the tide is to alabama. it’s not a sport, it’s a religion. i spent a few weeks there in college one summer and i’ve never met people so into football like redskins fans. i thought pittsburgh was crazy about the steelers (it is) but not like washington is to the redskins.
just from my experience, the cities/fans most psychotic about their team:
washington/skins
wisconsin/packers
pittsburgh/steelers
buffalo/bills
dallass/cowboys
cleveland/browns
tampa/bucs
chicago/bears
kansas city/chiefs
July 24th, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I’ve got a buddy who is a big fan of the racists. He’s delusional as hell.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:40 PM
For what it’s worth I’m a Cowboys fan living in Lincoln, NE and I actually know a handful of ‘Skins fans.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:40 PM
noce1184, illformula…illformula, noce1184. this is real life, right?
Haha. Good stuff. Skins fans are like Nascar fans. They’re are a shit-ton of them but they’re rarely seen or heard.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Tailgating at FedEx Field is glorious, watching the game there is glorious, everything else, parking, stadium, getting to the stadium, food and beer prices, atrocious.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Lincoln represent.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Front two are better than any of the three in the back.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:44 PM
anyone else get why he used a /?
July 24th, 2008 at 3:45 PM
those kansas city/bills fans get AWFUL rowdy.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:45 PM
@Mike: Agreed. In the words of Bill Paxton, “I’d like to butter your muffin”
July 24th, 2008 at 3:48 PM
cbh, are you part of the DTC?
July 24th, 2008 at 3:48 PM
I also would like to point out the fact he quietly made fun of what he apparently likes to call “Dallass”…
And no I’ve never been to DC before but now I’m not sure I want to…oh and FYI the biggest thing in Chicago is by far the Bears. Cubs/Sox biases aside – Bears are Chicago’s team.
…sorry Sky but it’s the truth.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:48 PM
That photo is making my eyes hurt, but I think the blurriness is helping out that front row.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:49 PM
…sorry Sky but it’s the truth.
Sylvia Fowles heard that, and she’s knocking at your apartment door as I type this. Hide. Fast.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:50 PM
No but I’m down with OPP
July 24th, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Yikes…I’ll dial 9-1 and when she’s inside I’ll hit 1 again. You just make sure she doesn’t try to put anything up my ass…starting with her penis.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Wait until she’s inside? It will be too late. You’ll be fucked faster then cheetah on viagra
July 24th, 2008 at 4:01 PM
cbh49er – Damn straight. Born and raised. Getting all geared up for Big Red. Have a bad taste in my mouth from the last few years.
July 24th, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Their fans annoy me on talk radio, and I live among them. When the team is doing well, you think they are the greatest team ever. When things go bad, it is like the end of the world. It seems there is never a middle ground. And forget about trying to find coverage of other teams on the radio or TV, its ‘Skins 24/7. Even Brian Mitchell brought up the fact the fans need to stop acting like their last SB win was recent, it was 1991!
All that coverage is very deserving of a team that last was a big deal in 1991. (sarcasm)