NERunner03533 wrote:
Was just coming here to say something like this. We've seen ~30s of running in the 1st 40min of the tv window. Even by the end of the meet, it'll be more commercial time versus running time (or at least pretty close). & they're not interested in making continuous running events excited. I've never seen a 3k or 5k where they stay on it the whole time, building up the drama, until the race is decided. So many people run in HS & so many people don't watch professional track. I totally understand why. The action isn't constant, it's hard to follow without watching the same athletes compete week after week in the same or similar time slots. I'm a big fan of the sport &, honestly, this meet wasn't on my radar. No coverage yesterday for day 1. Every 4 years we go through the same pattern. There's a ton of momentum from the Olympics & then we immediately drop the ball.
You realize that NFL games are three hours long or more and only have about 15 minutes of actual game time where the ball is in play?