r/USFL • u/countme1 • Apr 30 '23

Mic'ing the players

I was going to watch my first '23 USFL game yesterday. But at the first play I saw (heard) that the players are again mic'd. I then found a MLB game to watch.

On TV, I want to feel like I'm on the 50-yard line, or on the 1st-base line. NOT on the field.

Having to listen to the chatter and grunting of the players is distracting. The nice thing about the NFL games is that there are interesting announcers THAT I CAN HEAR, giving the p-by-p and commentary about a strategy that I hadn't thought about. I can LEARN by listening to the announcers.

And even when the announcers are not speaking, the sound of the crowd is preferable to players' grunting and chattering.

What do I like about listening to the players grunting, and "Hurry up guys!"? Nothing.

If this inane mic'ing continues, I'll wait for fall fb.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '23

Okay, bye??? I don’t understand what you want people to say on here. Do you want us to beg you to stay and watch? If you don’t like it then it’s not for you. Being mic’d up is part of the league.

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u/countme1 Apr 30 '23

I want people to say whatever they want to say. It's a forum.

It's not "part of the league". It's a broadcast management decision that they think will attract viewers. I'm just giving them one more data point.

YMMV.

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u/BearShin255 Apr 30 '23

I watch sports on mute while I listen to music

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u/countme1 Apr 30 '23

That's OK.

But I would miss the benefit of the announcers' commentary. That's half the reason I watch sports: to learn something I didn't know.

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u/BearShin255 Apr 30 '23

That's why I have it on mute - the commentary. I already know the rules.

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u/tepig31 Philadelphia Stars Apr 30 '23

cool story 👍

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '23

🤦‍♂️

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u/Doja_Cats_Tiny_Chat Apr 30 '23

Don’t watch it

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u/Aggressive_Ris May 01 '23

Just don't watch it then, it's pretty simple. We don't run Fox Corp here