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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2014, 12:44:18 PM »
Well, based on the article, I guess there's hope for the PBA beyond 2015, maybe 2016; the same may or may not be said about the Brunswick brand when it comes to bowling balls and other bowling related products . . .
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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2014, 01:17:28 PM »
I think the best part of that article is ESPN saying they have interest in showing the pba 50

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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2014, 01:30:15 PM »
I think the best part of that article is ESPN saying they have interest in showing the pba 50

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I'm not there yet, but to see ND, PDW, WRW, BV, etc...will be fun to watch...
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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2014, 11:04:30 PM »
This news is promising. Not a fan of the blue oil though. To the casual house bowler, it makes these difficult patterns look as if they are walled
 and anybody that has bowled on them knows otherwise. I also do not agree with
shortening the format to 1 hour.

In any case, I am happy that televised bowling
is not going away. That is always a "plus".

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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2014, 02:46:13 AM »
I wonder if they think that the PBA50 is more marketable due to the older bowlers that everyone knows.

I'm happy they will continue to show bowling on ESPN even with the shorter formats.
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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2014, 01:06:47 PM »
I wonder if they think that the PBA50 is more marketable due to the older bowlers that everyone knows.

I'm happy they will continue to show bowling on ESPN even with the shorter formats.

I would think so. Keep in mind that during the late 80s through mid-late 90s, they had the PBA, Senior and PWBA/LPBT shows running on ESPN, as all three tours were running at the same time.

So it definitely is possible.

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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2014, 09:38:43 PM »
I wonder if they think that the PBA50 is more marketable due to the older bowlers that everyone knows.

I'm happy they will continue to show bowling on ESPN even with the shorter formats.

I would think so. Keep in mind that during the late 80s through mid-late 90s, they had the PBA, Senior and PWBA/LPBT shows running on ESPN, as all three tours were running at the same time.

So it definitely is possible.

BL.

If that is within the realm of reason then I wonder if they have plans to groom the "newer" players into more marketable and recognizeable figures in the sport of bowling. Outside of the people who follow the PBA religiously I would think that you wouldn't be able to ask 5 random people to name 3 PBA Bowlers off the top of their heads.
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Re: Bowlmor and PBA news if you have not read it yet....
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2014, 11:39:17 PM »
I wonder if they think that the PBA50 is more marketable due to the older bowlers that everyone knows.

I'm happy they will continue to show bowling on ESPN even with the shorter formats.

I would think so. Keep in mind that during the late 80s through mid-late 90s, they had the PBA, Senior and PWBA/LPBT shows running on ESPN, as all three tours were running at the same time.

So it definitely is possible.

BL.

If that is within the realm of reason then I wonder if they have plans to groom the "newer" players into more marketable and recognizeable figures in the sport of bowling. Outside of the people who follow the PBA religiously I would think that you wouldn't be able to ask 5 random people to name 3 PBA Bowlers off the top of their heads.

You could have asked that question to 5 random people back in the mid 80s to mid 90s, and they still wouldn't be able to name them off the top of their heads! And that was back when both Webers, Anthony, Roth, Durbin, Amleto, Voss, Duke, and WRW were bowling.

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