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@TommyJoeMartins But some of the points are almost always "stolen" by ineligible (Cup) drivers. Award them fairly to the top 10 ELIGIBLE drivers, NOT the top 10 places.

Stage points reward inconsequential performance. Running 7th on lap 45 shouldn't score points. Only award stage winners 5 points and bring back drama to late race mistakes. It skews the standings away from the ACTUAL RACE RESULTS. Nobody cares who led Q1 of a football game.

For anyone who uses StubHub to buy/sell tickets, a cautionary post... I purchased four tickets to all three sessions of March Madness in St Louis on March 20 and 22 for $2000 total. When Illinois did not end up in the STL bracket, I sold the tickets on Stubhub on March 15...

@czabe Please let Gary McCord back in. I like Trevor but Gary would have said something like, "If he pulls driver the caddy should grab it and break it."

Just re-watched CBS's disaster on 18 from Sunday. Some notes. Immelman offered no usable opinions on driver vs. 3-wood off the tee. Nantz had to coax it out of him by asking if he liked it. Of course, the likable Trevor said sweetly: "Yes I do." I can only dream of what Ken Venturi would have done in that spot. He would have been absolutely in his bag. There was no attempt at discerning how far back Rory was once they found his drive. This is because Dottie was not in position yet (not her fault) and it was so far right. They could have guessed, but Augusta has an explicit policy for announcers to never guess where a ball might be. This rule was written for the broadcasters back in the stone ages, and needs to be ditched asap. Trevor correctly assessed the play as not bad, with a sweeping hook over the stand of trees backing the scoreboard, but there was no estimation of how tall those trees were, or what club was needed to clear them. Once over the ball, Trevor's only thought was keep your right foot from slipping. Okay, fine. But I wanted to know where was a good miss, and what would be a disaster. No opinion was offered. Then, I discovered THE BIGGEST CBS fuck up of the entire hole. THE AUDIO MIX! Finally after the strike, Dottie said "8-iron, on the way." Or at least... I *think* she did. But you could barely make it out. I had to replay it at least 5x to be sure. The gain on the crowd was too high, and the announcer mix had to fight to get through. Again, no yardage or even estimate of yardage was given. From that point, an agonizing 1 minute and 7 seconds elapsed before CBS showed a ball in the front bunker. But because CBS ALSO missed what happened to Cam Young's ball, there was still uncertainty. Nantz finally offered up a meek "There's one...." when the cameras zoomed in on Rory's ball in the bunker. THERE'S ONE?? Good lord. You also had a hard time hearing it because again, the audio mix was absolute shit. Trevor then added (insanely considering this is the 72 hole of the most famous golf tournament in the world) the following: "If that's a ball......" IF... that's a ball (in the bunker). IF?? What the fuck are we doing fellas? Clearly, CBS made an ugly triple here due to a variety of factors. Yes there was chaos. Yes, Rory was in uncharted parts of that hole. But the Masters not allowing more on-foot assets (reporters/spotters) by CBS, and this idiotic edict to never "guess" where a ball is, combined with shitty audio mix, made for a terrible finale. And while Nantz is defending his network and colleagues publicly, I am sure he's pissed in private. Hopefully, CBS goes to the green jackets and asks for more leeway on certain things to avoid this happening again the future. As for Rory's feet blocking sight of the 2 incher to win? Meh. A cherry on top of the turd sundae. The least of things to be frustrated by.

@4evrHunt @JVMonte2 SO many people still don't know how good he was. And Glen Campbell too.

@JVMonte2 Roy Clark

Who was the FIRST guitarist that changed how YOU hear the guitar?

@AlextheAdm1ral It's a better product and easier to find.

OReilly on the CW is going to challenge a Cup audience sooner rather than later

@KellyCrandall Not surprising. Better quality than Cup. Easier to find as well.

The CW says Saturday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race was the most-watched Bristol spring race ever. It also "beat NHL prime on ABC head-to-head by 21% in total viewers." The📊

@MaxSombrero69 @nascar_opinion Don't disagree. The slow death began with the COT.

@nascar_opinion The Gen 7 car drove a stake thru the heart of the sport.

Nearly 14,000,000 people watched golf on Sunday (average viewership). Not even 2,000,000 watched the Cup race. Talk about rough times. And don't tell me there can't be a market for viewers. We gotta get the sport back right. Steps are at least happening.

@KrisWysong @nascar_opinion But you're talking about Bristol. Used to be the toughest ticket out there. That place was 1/3 full with nice weather. Bristol is not what it used to be. A bad car has made for bad racing.

I think a better gauge would be comparing a big NASCAR race to the Masters. The 2026 Daytona 500 had about 7.5 million viewers on Fox, so golf's biggest event is about twice as big as NASCAR's biggest event in 2026. In 2004, it was flipped, about 17 million watched the 500 and 7.9 million watched the Masters. So I would agree that NASCAR has been on a downward trajectory which we also see in at-track attendance while golf has been on an upward one.

@Doxie_Gaming26 @nascar_opinion When they started screwing with the car.

@nascar_opinion So where did the sport get lost? What was the decisions impacted the viewership?? Just know that I do not disagree with you.

@1972Redmen @BillHemmer I think you get expelled for yelling stupid things.

@BillHemmer At least to we don't hear the morons yelling 'get in the hole' all day.

CBS overdoing it with the birds?

@LloydLegalist Oh, hell yeah!!

Christmas morning, 1977. I found this under the tree at an hour no child should be awake, and within seconds I was blasting sounds that guaranteed nobody else slept in. This was my PlayStation.

@JoeNicely To me, I've had enough of Jin Nance. Something pretentious about his "Georgia Pines" and "patrons" calls. Synonymous certainly but I won't miss when he's gone. Also enjoy the steaming hole specific versions. Announcers come and go. It's nice.

Tough, tough day for the normally-great CBS broadcast. Worst Masters coverage in recent memory…soooo much Andrew Catalon, Nantz felt mia, IBF sorely missed, impactful shots of notable players nowhere to be found, total fail on the 72nd hole. Underwhelming, run-of-the mill feel

@NASCARonReddit Not until they put more "stock" back in it.

Is NASCAR starting to feel like a serious sport again to everyone else or is it just me? (via u/US_Highway54) reddit.com/comments/1skcw… #NASCAR

@mfarrellsports Masters

If in a given year, you could only watch one of the following sporting events. What would it be?? NCAA men’s national championship The Super Bowl Sunday at the Masters game 7 of world series/ stanley cup final or nba final. CFP champ game.

@jeff_gluck And look at the crowds compared to what, 1/3 capacity yesterday? And don't give any crap about unpredictable spring weather in the mountains.

Was Bristol a good race?

@jeff_gluck Go back and watch the 80s and 90s Bristol races. You'll realize what terrible racing this is now.

@nascarfanbw23 @jeff_gluck Not anymore.

@jeff_gluck Should just make Easter an off week for all series and then run all 3 at the Rock this weekend. Bristol doesn’t need 2 dates

@bobpockrass And 31 stage points NOT awarded do to ineligible drivers

Connor Zilisch wins OReilly race at Bristol.

@lucas_1k_ @IdkPlayer @DaleJr If it did get a Cup race, @NASCAR would certainly screw it up.

@IdkPlayer @DaleJr Truck and O’Reilly, absolutely. Don’t think it suits a cup race.

12,000 people came out mostly to watch @DaleJr today at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and lost their minds when he was making passes for 20th It’s not a question if the market is here It’s now a question of could renovations be done to meet the demands of a Big 3 NASCAR Race

@bobpockrass Garbage. This is why @nascar doesn't appeal to old NASCAR fans.

As planned, PJ1 applied to track just now. Same amount as each day this weekend.