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Recommendation for those who hate the advanced twitter picks

Big Blue '56 : 4/27/2017 11:10 pm
The last few years I lamented, whined, railed against knowing the picks ahead of the TV coverage. To no avail. It's here to stay, so I decided this year to not watch the TV coverage or listen to Sirius.

In its stead, I just went on the First round discussion page and you know what? It really rocks AND no flucking commercials!

Great discussion by BBIers without the trolls..I'm glad I made this decision to participate FULLY on the discussion thread.

I strongly recommend this..That is all..
Good  
AcidTest : 4/27/2017 11:12 pm : link
advice. I wanted to see the Giants' first round pick announced by the commissioner without knowing who it was, so I just stopped following on the Internet until that happened.
Fine, but you won't get to see this 300 times during every pick  
jcn56 : 4/27/2017 11:12 pm : link
Sorry, but nothing beats...  
Jim in Tampa : 4/27/2017 11:16 pm : link
Having the comish announce your pick. Don't really care much about the other teams's picks, but as soon as the team above the Giants makes their selection (for this year...Miami) I switch from BBI to the TV and watch our pick live.
RE: Fine, but you won't get to see this 300 times during every pick  
Big Blue '56 : 4/27/2017 11:16 pm : link
In comment 13447301 jcn56 said:
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Fu*k, I missed that???
RE: Sorry, but nothing beats...  
Big Blue '56 : 4/27/2017 11:19 pm : link
In comment 13447328 Jim in Tampa said:
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Having the comish announce your pick. Don't really care much about the other teams's picks, but as soon as the team above the Giants makes their selection (for this year...Miami) I switch from BBI to the TV and watch our pick live.


And that's an excellent idea, Jim..The problem was that people were coming on the discussion thread complaining a lot (as I did last year). Seems like the perfect antidote for the angst
How about instead of us changing our behavior  
BestFeature : 4/27/2017 11:22 pm : link
The dicks change theirs?
RE: Good  
mfsd : 4/27/2017 11:24 pm : link
In comment 13447294 AcidTest said:
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advice. I wanted to see the Giants' first round pick announced by the commissioner without knowing who it was, so I just stopped following on the Internet until that happened.


So did I, wasn't a big deal. Closed the iPad as soon as the Giants were on the clock
I'll probably  
Big Blue '56 : 4/27/2017 11:45 pm : link
bump this a few times tomorrow
we had this in the past  
DaddyM89 : 4/27/2017 11:56 pm : link
there should be a draft discussion thread with spoilers and one without. solves everyones problems. simple enough.
RE: we had this in the past  
Big Blue '56 : 4/28/2017 7:56 am : link
In comment 13447552 DaddyM89 said:
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there should be a draft discussion thread with spoilers and one without. solves everyones problems. simple enough.


I posed that as well..Effectively told it was superfluous
I just stopped reading  
section125 : 4/28/2017 8:06 am : link
the board until the pick was announced, then caught up. Helped to be watching Yanks and Rangers, too.

I did notice that the twitter feeds started coming up more as the night progressed. First 12 or so picks, TV was right there, then commercials, delays and I noticed that the twitterers started posting the picks 5 minutes before announced (wonder how that happens with live TV - who is spilling the beans earlier than the Commish?)
RE: I just stopped reading  
YAJ2112 : 4/28/2017 8:16 am : link
In comment 13447852 section125 said:
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the board until the pick was announced, then caught up. Helped to be watching Yanks and Rangers, too.

I did notice that the twitter feeds started coming up more as the night progressed. First 12 or so picks, TV was right there, then commercials, delays and I noticed that the twitterers started posting the picks 5 minutes before announced (wonder how that happens with live TV - who is spilling the beans earlier than the Commish?)


The problem is that all of the pomp and circumstance with the Commish and pictures and interviews with Deion slows things down. There were multiple times in the 2nd half of the draft last night that 2 picks were in and a 3rd team on the clock, while the TV coverage had to wait for the last announced pick to be done with his "moment" before Rog would announce the next pick. It's ridiculous.
Here’s a thought  
bigblue1124 : 4/28/2017 10:42 am : link
Hang out with real life friends and watch rather than parked in front of the computer being a hermit?

Let’s be serious here are we talking about an issue of you hitting refresh on BBI for spoilers? If that is the case I feel very sorry for you and I mean that sincerely.

You can always catch-up on BBI and or review everything in the morning it will still be here.
RE: Here’s a thought  
Big Blue '56 : 4/28/2017 10:58 am : link
In comment 13448320 bigblue1124 said:
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Hang out with real life friends and watch rather than parked in front of the computer being a hermit?

Let’s be serious here are we talking about an issue of you hitting refresh on BBI for spoilers? If that is the case I feel very sorry for you and I mean that sincerely.

You can always catch-up on BBI and or review everything in the morning it will still be here.


I've been watching almost every hour of every draft since 1979..I tried something new this year, in a social media world. I like it..I will continue to do so for the remainder of the draft. I may do something different this year..We don't need to be judged for trying something new.
And,  
Big Blue '56 : 4/28/2017 10:59 am : link
the back-up of picks along with poorly timed commercials, is wearing. It gets worse each and every year
Not trying to be an ass to you 56  
bigblue1124 : 4/28/2017 11:05 am : link
I have seen this type of thread for years as you stated just giving my opinion. Whatever work for you great I just don’t get it?

Bottom line as long as the team is better at the end of the weekend that’s all that matters.

Enjoy man, Go Blue
RE: Not trying to be an ass to you 56  
Big Blue '56 : 4/28/2017 11:18 am : link
In comment 13448384 bigblue1124 said:
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I have seen this type of thread for years as you stated just giving my opinion. Whatever work for you great I just don’t get it?

Bottom line as long as the team is better at the end of the weekend that’s all that matters.

Enjoy man, Go Blue


Agreed
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