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Friday, March 21, 2003
LET'S GO TEAM!
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I just sent this email to ESPN-TV. Let's see what happens.
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HOW TO MAKE SPORTS EASIER TO WATCH
It would be a lot easier to watch sports, especially the college basketball tournament, if you'd make each team's score be displayed the same color as that team's uniform.
For example, I just tuned in to the Penn / OK State game, and OK State's uniform is white with red numbers and Penn's is black with white numbers. So, when you show the score, throughout the game in the corner of the screen, you should display OK State's name and score as red letters and numbers on a white background, and Penn's as white letters and numbers on a black background. That way, viewers could instantly tell which team was which, without having to wait for a score or a close-up of a jersey in order to know which team to route for.
As it was, I had to watch the Penn / OK State game for several minutes before I could tell which team was which. As I'm sure you know, it's very frustrating not to know which team you're routing for while you're watching the game, or, worse still, to accidentally route for the wrong team. This can always be an issue in any sport, but it is especially true when trying to keep track of the 64 teams of the NCAA tournament, where it is nearly impossible to learn all the different uniform colors each year.
Many people have told me that this is such a great idea that I should never tell anyone about it, and I should try to protect it, and then sell it to ESPN or another channel. But I would rather just give this idea to you and the other channels, just because I am more interested in seeing sports-watching improved than to try to make money from the idea. Though, if you'd like to give me some free stuff or mention the name of my company (Charge.Com, which provides credit card acceptance for small businesses) on the air, please feel free (but not obligated) to do so.
Please, let me know what you think of this idea, and whether you'll consider implementing it. I really hope you do, because I know it will make watching sports much more enjoyable for me, for the rest of my life.
Very sincerely,
David Danzig
Charge.Com, Inc.
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