West Coast Delay

So for whatever reason, one of the largest media outlets in the world is showing a live event on tape delay for 1/3 of the country. In order for me to watch the Olympic Trials I need to wait 3 hours until it is over and then it will be on TV on the West Coast. Now, I understand T&F isn't the most popular sport, however I have watched at least a dozen meets on ESPN/ABC/VS, etc. this year that were LIVE and not on tape delay. How does it make sense that suddenly now, when it is probably the 2nd most important meet (the Olympics being #1) in the world they cannot seem to get it live for the entire country. Keep in mind that the meet is taking place in Eugene on the West Coast! So...if you worked for Nike, a MAJOR sponsor of the trials, and you wanted to watch the meet from you home just outside Beaverton you will have to watch it on tape delay, how messed up is that? I hope Nike throws it's weight around, or anyone for that matter, and they convince NBC to make sure that these trials are live for the entire country. Oh yes, and to top it off if you want to watch online GOODLUCK because you need to have Windows Vista, which I think something like 10% of all PC users have...what CRAP!

Thankfully I am going to be at the trials next week so I won't care anymore...but for the next few days I will bitch about it until the cows come home!

Also...be sure to check every day on FloTrack for some great coverage of the meet. They are a great group of guys and they do an amazing job making T&F fun and exciting. I will definitely be stopping by the set a few times when I'm up in Eugene next week.