Honest Q: are they paid to cover Jett?

tingo wrote:

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire...

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire race via split screen or the main broadcast. The drone followed him and nobody else. At one point they briefly showed Cianciarulo and Masterpol in what may have been a battle for ~5th, but we never really got see. They cut back to Tomac for the last two lanes, and then as soon as he took the checkers, they switched back to Jett.

It begs the question: has Mirtl or someone structured things so that they cover Jett regardless of where he is in a race? It certainly helps his “brand,” so there is incentive to do so. Or is the production team simply chock full of nut swingers? 

Magoofan wrote:

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did...

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did anyone else notice Mirtl down on the track frothing from the mouth over Jett winning last week?   You could almost make out the jizz stain in his pants.     That tells you the answer to your question.

It's not just recently, it's been this way all year.     Over-saturation of never before seen levels in this sport.     It isn't going to get any better. 

I see the Jett leg-humpers have made their way in here....you had to expect that.        Anything less than fawning means you're a Jett hater. 

 

tingo wrote:

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire...

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire race via split screen or the main broadcast. The drone followed him and nobody else. At one point they briefly showed Cianciarulo and Masterpol in what may have been a battle for ~5th, but we never really got see. They cut back to Tomac for the last two lanes, and then as soon as he took the checkers, they switched back to Jett.

It begs the question: has Mirtl or someone structured things so that they cover Jett regardless of where he is in a race? It certainly helps his “brand,” so there is incentive to do so. Or is the production team simply chock full of nut swingers? 

Magoofan wrote:

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did...

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did anyone else notice Mirtl down on the track frothing from the mouth over Jett winning last week?   You could almost make out the jizz stain in his pants.     That tells you the answer to your question.

It's not just recently, it's been this way all year.     Over-saturation of never before seen levels in this sport.     It isn't going to get any better. 

I see the Jett leg-humpers have made their way in here....you had to expect that.        Anything less than fawning means you're a Jett hater. 

 

ando wrote:

Are you OK?

tingo wrote:

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire...

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire race via split screen or the main broadcast. The drone followed him and nobody else. At one point they briefly showed Cianciarulo and Masterpol in what may have been a battle for ~5th, but we never really got see. They cut back to Tomac for the last two lanes, and then as soon as he took the checkers, they switched back to Jett.

It begs the question: has Mirtl or someone structured things so that they cover Jett regardless of where he is in a race? It certainly helps his “brand,” so there is incentive to do so. Or is the production team simply chock full of nut swingers? 

Last2Stroke wrote:

You haven't been paying attention, Jett Lawrence's results on the 450 so far have been the best of any rider in history, the broadcasters recognize this...

You haven't been paying attention, Jett Lawrence's results on the 450 so far have been the best of any rider in history, the broadcasters recognize this.

He achieved a perfect season in last year's 450 motocross championship, something only done previously by James Stewart and Ricky Carmichael, but never by a rookie.

15 Races into his first 450 Supercross season, his results are better than legends of the sport...

https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/moto-related/jett-win-tracker

vet323 wrote:

James who?

CPR wrote:

OP you’re a couple of months late to the party. We’re way past the stage when everyone was complaining about the focus on Jett. Most have...

OP you’re a couple of months late to the party.
We’re way past the stage when everyone was complaining about the focus on Jett. Most have had to swallow their pride and accept that the hype and attention are warranted.
It’s going to be a long difficult time for anyone who can’t accept the reality and appreciate it for what it is.

tingo wrote:

Seems the nut swingers found their way in here, too. This isn’t an anti-Jett post. And it’s not that I haven’t been paying attention; quite the...

Seems the nut swingers found their way in here, too. This isn’t an anti-Jett post. And it’s not that I haven’t been paying attention; quite the opposite, I’ve been watching this sport for 20ish years and don’t recall the coverage ever being this biased towards any rider, regardless of where they were at in the point hunt. That statement holds true even as compared to earlier in this season. I didn’t think it was possible to get any worse. Would they have followed Webb like that in a heat race as the only other guy really in cship contention? I don’t think anyone can honestly say yes.
 

Maybe my old man memory is failing, but as I recall things from the not-so-distant past, the coverage was largely focused on battles around the track (you know: racing) with periodic cuts to important riders in the championship like, like Jett, to update us on their progress. To ignore a field of 20 riders to just follow (and have the folks in the booth talk) about one is what seems really odd…and shitty.

Magoofan wrote:

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did...

I don't open any of the endless idiotic "Jett" threads anymore....but the title of this one drew me in because it's a valid observation.    Did anyone else notice Mirtl down on the track frothing from the mouth over Jett winning last week?   You could almost make out the jizz stain in his pants.     That tells you the answer to your question.

It's not just recently, it's been this way all year.     Over-saturation of never before seen levels in this sport.     It isn't going to get any better. 

I see the Jett leg-humpers have made their way in here....you had to expect that.        Anything less than fawning means you're a Jett hater. 

 

DrinkMoreWater wrote:

People seem.to forget how much James got put on air regardless where he was, the least times they showed him when he was running up front...

People seem.to forget how much James got put on air regardless where he was, the least times they showed him when he was running up front gapping the field.

It's always been like this.

tingo wrote:

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire...

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire race via split screen or the main broadcast. The drone followed him and nobody else. At one point they briefly showed Cianciarulo and Masterpol in what may have been a battle for ~5th, but we never really got see. They cut back to Tomac for the last two lanes, and then as soon as he took the checkers, they switched back to Jett.

It begs the question: has Mirtl or someone structured things so that they cover Jett regardless of where he is in a race? It certainly helps his “brand,” so there is incentive to do so. Or is the production team simply chock full of nut swingers? 

tingo wrote:

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire...

Getting caught up on the racing and just watched the first 450 heat. Jett goes down in the first corner, and then they covered his entire race via split screen or the main broadcast. The drone followed him and nobody else. At one point they briefly showed Cianciarulo and Masterpol in what may have been a battle for ~5th, but we never really got see. They cut back to Tomac for the last two lanes, and then as soon as he took the checkers, they switched back to Jett.

It begs the question: has Mirtl or someone structured things so that they cover Jett regardless of where he is in a race? It certainly helps his “brand,” so there is incentive to do so. Or is the production team simply chock full of nut swingers? 

noonecouldeven... wrote:

Do you actually understand what you are watching here