Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=18828944'>posted</a> on 06/02/2013:
Do you think the officials live in a bubble? Who are they paid by? How does their employer generate revenue? Does your employer not expect you to generate additional revenue for the company when possible? How is sports different than any other for profit corporation in America? The only difference is one is covered on MSNBC and one on ESPN. Ratings sir translate to dollars in this fiscally driven world. Being nieve about it does not make it any less true.
Do you think the officials live in a bubble? Who are they paid by? How does their employer generate revenue? Does your employer not expect you to generate additional revenue for the company when possible? How is sports different than any other for profit corporation in America? The only difference is one is covered on MSNBC and one on ESPN. Ratings sir translate to dollars in this fiscally driven world. Being nieve about it does not make it any less true.