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I like NASCAR.
Just wanted to say something positive.
Just wanted to say something positive.
Why archaic? Cause i think people are giving too much credit to esports?That's some very archaic thinking.
Yes. Read through the topic. It's been pretty well establishedWhy archaic? Cause i think people are giving too much credit to esports?
Again, missing the point...Human gets mad and rage quits, proving he's not a robot. Humans get mad at human acting like a human.
Not really, I didn't read through all the thread. I've seen a few post here and other places saying he shouldn't have done it, unprofessional etc. It is what it is, he got mad and raged. People need to stop trying to control how people behave in every facet of life. If I watched this live I probably would have laughed or thought what a tit, then laughed and left it at that. Society is trying to dehumanise people. I hope this dude tells people to get a grip and do one.Again, missing the point...
It's not every facet of life. It's his career. A very specific focus. I would hardly call that trying to control every facet of his life.control how people behave in every facet of life.
You seem to misunderstand the role of sponsor and sponsee in this situation. If you have a sponsor, you do what they tell you if you want to keep that sponsorship.
Really? So what about Dale Earnhardt purposely wrecking people,"Moving them" back in the day? Did the sponsors on the car he wrecked go after him for lost revenue do to the fact they got no tv time? Give it a break already. I could show you a hundred wrecks done on purpose in all forms of motorsport.It's not every facet of life. It's his career. A very specific focus. I would hardly call that trying to control every facet of his life.
You seem to misunderstand the role of sponsor and sponsee in this situation. If you have a sponsor, you do what they tell you if you want to keep that sponsorship. This is sponsorship 101 and is not unique to motor sport. Why is this so hard for people to understand?
Three words Safety,Safety, and Safety !"It was okay in the past so why is it an issue now?"
That's a great argument right there.
The whole angle against Bubba Watson on this thread is he's a baby because he quit a video game. Yet 5 days later you're just as mad, and are dismissing any sort of logic that doesn't antagonize him. But of course, that doesn't say anything about you right?"It was okay in the past so why is it an issue now?"
That's a great argument right there.
I'm not mad. I'm quite calm and collected and responding to a thread that interests me.
If you say so... No worries mate. Also, couldn't care less if a driver is black, white, purple, green, whatever so I personally don't factor that into things. Can't speak for others though.The international sign of being *very* mad on the internet
How many posts have you made about a guy quitting a "video game" Should I post numerous videos on here about "Professional Racing Drivers" intentionally wrecking someone in real life for you? Did you not quit a few of your league races do to rage quitting. I know the answer to that. So we'll just end it on that note. Have a great day."It was okay in the past so why is it an issue now?"
That's a great argument right there.
I know I'm gonna get flak for saying this
How many posts have you made about a guy quitting a "video game" Should I post numerous videos on here about "Professional Racing Drivers" intentionally wrecking someone in real life for you? Did you not quit a few of your league races do to rage quitting. I know the answer to that. So we'll just end it on that note. Have a great day.
So what about the asshat that wrecked him? Hmmm. Yeah Professional race driver. Not Professional video game driver. Some people's 15 minutes of fame are up. They can go sponsor someone else who is a pro video game driver. I'm sure Bubba or most of the drivers would rather be in a real car perhaps.There it is... Good ol' deflection argument. Am I a paid sponsored driver for a professional racing team? Pretty sure there's a difference here.
Really? So what about Dale Earnhardt purposely wrecking people,"Moving them" back in the day? Did the sponsors on the car he wrecked go after him for lost revenue do to the fact they got no tv time? Give it a break already. I could show you a hundred wrecks done on purpose in all forms of motorsport.
You're in this thread because the topic interests you. But at the same time it doesn't interest you enough to have any actual details on the matter.I'm not mad. I'm quite calm and collected and responding to a thread that interests me. I don't care enough about any of this to know those details though, sorry.
Driver A wrecks driver b. Driver b's sponsor gets no airtime. Nobody buys emu oil. Now you get it.That makes no sense and it’s completely irrelevant to this topic. Signing a deal with driver A doesn’t entitle you to anything from driver B.
You get loads of TV time if you're involved in a crash - the crash gets replayed and reviewed from a million different angles while the rest of the cars wander around slowly under a yellow, all featuring your logos on the crashed car.Really? So what about Dale Earnhardt purposely wrecking people,"Moving them" back in the day? Did the sponsors on the car he wrecked go after him for lost revenue do to the fact they got no tv time?
His name is Wallace not Watson.You get loads of TV time if you're involved in a crash - the crash gets replayed and reviewed from a million different angles while the rest of the cars wander around slowly under a yellow, all featuring your logos on the crashed car.
Here's an image from Bubba's stream:
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Spot what's at the top of the screen there. Instead of that being there for the full 150 laps, it was there for 11 until he quit. Then there was a black screen that Blue Emu was sponsoring.
Meanwhile on the 1.3m viewer TV show on Fox Sports, the crash got replayed once (no need for more, because no course yellow when the crashed car vanishes into thin air), cutting to Clint Bowyer's reaction of it, before it - and Watson, who had quit - wasn't even mentioned for the rest of the TV show.
In essence Blue Emu got 8% of what it paid Bubba Watson for.
I keep mixing him up with the golfer. His name is also Darrell, not Bubba, but hey, his choice.His name is Wallace not Watson.
I have no idea. How much was it? I expect it's now zero either way...How much do you think they paid Wallace for that?
Aside from the fact that it is completely different - what with it being just a computer game and all - when was the last time that actually happened? Unless vehicle telemetry shows sufficient cause for a car to be retired (to "protect the engine", for example), it doesn't.It's no different than when an F1 driver pulls his car over when it handles like crap.
That Blue Emu got 8% of what it paid Bubba Wallace for.So your point is what?
Bad publicity is worth a lot less than good. Blue Emu has likely weighed up the negatives from the reaction to ditching Bubba against the negatives of continuing to be linked with such a poor sportsman, alongside the positives of ditching such a poor sportsman and **** hot memes. The result seems clear.They have gotten way more airtime on this site and others than they could wish for.
The end result is they are all over the internet across the world. You think that 1.8 million people have not heard of this incident? Bubba quitting has given them way more world wide attention than Fox. So yeah %8 looks pretty cheap in hindsight. Bad publicity. You do know a guy named Trump I assume?I keep mixing him up with the golfer. His name is also Darrell, not Bubba, but hey, his choice.
I have no idea. How much was it? I expect it's now zero either way...
Aside from the fact that it is completely different - what with it being just a computer game and all - when was the last time that actually happened? Unless vehicle telemetry shows sufficient cause for a car to be retired (to "protect the engine", for example), it doesn't.
Why? Because sponsors lose their **** if a car parks for no reason, for precisely the reasons mentioned above. If you can show them that the car was going to fail out on track, they don't take their ball home.
That Blue Emu got 8% of what it paid Bubba Wallace for.
Bad publicity is worth a lot less than good. Blue Emu has likely weighed up the negatives from the reaction to ditching Bubba against the negatives of continuing to be linked with such a poor sportsman, alongside the positives of ditching such a poor sportsman and **** hot memes. The result seems clear.
... for terminating the agreement, not for the crash or for Bubba quitting. Thus their action has proved the correct one.The end result is they are all over the internet across the world.
Nobody noticed Bubba quitting. At all. It wasn't even noted in the broadcast. Everybody noticed Blue Emu firing him for quitting.Bubba quitting has given them way more world wide attention than Fox.
Driver A wrecks driver b. Driver b's sponsor gets no airtime. Nobody buys emu oil. Now you get it.