Mark Cuban blasts NFL for scheduling of Cowboys game

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Mark Cuban blasts NFL for scheduling of Cowboys game



11:07 AM CST on Wednesday, January 6, 2010


By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News
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Mark Cuban (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Mark_Cuban) is upset with the NFL (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/NFL) – and its television partners – for scheduling Saturday's Cowboys playoff game in direct competition with the Mavericks' home game against Utah.
The Cowboys will play Philadelphia at 7 p.m. in Arlington. The Mavericks (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Dallas_Mavericks) play the Jazz at 7:30 p.m.
"I know we're [small potatoes] compared to the NFL, but seriously, the NFL is turning into the ugly American when it comes to sports leagues," Cuban said before Tuesday's game against Detroit.
"They don't [care] about anybody but themselves. There's not much I can do, obviously, in terms of the schedule."
The Mavericks play Friday night at San Antonio, which eliminates the possibility of moving Saturday's game up earlier in the day.
Cuban made it clear that he has no beef with the Cowboys or owner Jerry Jones (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Jerry_Jones).
"It's not a Jerry Jones issue – Jerry's great," Cuban said. "But at some point in time, that will catch up to [the NFL] and hurt them in a big way."
Cuban said the NFL has never shown any interest in developing a scheduling cooperative with the NBA (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/National_Basketball_Association) or the NHL and perhaps having designated days for each league to avoid overlapping.
The Mavericks have sold out all but a couple of hundred tickets for the Utah game, meaning their sellout streak (334 games) will stay alive. But Cuban expects to have a large number of no-shows because of the Cowboys' game starting 30 minutes before the Mavericks' game.
Things like this, he said, infuriate owners in other leagues.
"The owners in the NBA aren't the only ones taking notes," Cuban said. "There's a balance between all the leagues, and it's going to bite them in the end."

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[leemajors]

The NFL doesn't have to give a shit about the NBA's schedule.

[jag]

Dallas Mavericks fans, who are also Cowboys fans, could give a shit about playing the Jazz.

[J.T.]

Honestly I don't give a shit about the NBA until the Super Bowl is over.

[lefty]

That's really lame WTF

[BlackSwordsMan]

he should schedule a UFL event on the day the super bowl begins to really stick it to the NFL

[Blake]

:lol

If Cubes doesn't like it, then he should put a superior product out there. Hell, offer free tickets or something like that.

He should actually just stfu.

[crc21209]

Cuban needs to stfu. He's just jealous because he knows the Mavericks are second fiddle to the Cowboys in Dallas...

[Whisky Dog]

Playoffs are playoffs, and Cowboys in playoffs is top draw. Cubie is out of his f'n mind on this one.

[LakerHater]

Honestly I don't give a shit about the NBA until the Super Bowl is over.

I feel exactly the same way!!

& isnt it the Networks fault or whomever has the TV contract, which I'm sure it all leds to money... & they want it!

[badfish22]

Dallas Mavericks fans, who are also Cowboys fans, could give a shit about playing the Jazz.

+1 its not even a question which one im gonna watch. I might flip over to the Mav game at half time.

I would be pissed if I had tickets to this game.

[Udokafan05]

Well you have to switch to a different channel during halftime of the SB anyway since they have the worst possible entertainment due to Timberlake, might as well be the NBA.

[exstatic]

The NFL doesn't have to give a shit about the NBA's schedule.

Memo to dumbass billionaire twits: The NFL is America's game the way baseball was 50 years ago. You're not competing with that, you're spread over it's fucking bumper as roadkill.

[MavDynasty]

+1 its not even a question which one im gonna watch. I might flip over to the Mav game at half time.

I would be pissed if I had tickets to this game.

My girlfriend and I have tix to the Jazz game lol

[dav4463]

Well you have to switch to a different channel during halftime of the SB anyway since they have the worst possible entertainment due to Timberlake, might as well be the NBA.

I like The Who. They are a great band. Daltrey and Townshend are rock and roll legends. They are the halftime entertainment this year.

[DBryant88]

ooo Justin's playin?

:lol

[Trainwreck2100]

Well you have to switch to a different channel during halftime of the SB anyway since they have the worst possible entertainment due to Timberlake, might as well be the NBA.

The Who is playin this year, and those Brits know how to perform in teh superbowl

[Spursmania]

Goddamn, what a total dickwad! I mean, we're talking playoffs?

Seriously, Cuban, you're completely out of your mind and one ugly man to boot.

[Blake]

I'm wondering how the NBA couldn't figure out that the NFL playoffs would be this weekend. They could have made sure all NBA teams with an NFL franchise in town would either be off or on the road.

Cuban gets dumber by the minute.

[Bukefal]

The Mavericks have sold out all but a couple of hundred tickets for the Utah game, meaning their sellout streak (334 games) will stay alive. But Cuban expects to have a large number of no-shows because of the Cowboys' game starting 30 minutes before the Mavericks' game.
Things like this, he said, infuriate owners in other leagues.
"The owners in the NBA aren't the only ones taking notes," Cuban said. "There's a balance between all the leagues, and it's going to bite them in the end."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/010610dnspocubannfl.399444d.html


If this is the matter, stop being a whining bitch Cuban.

[Obstructed_View]

The Cowboys have had exactly two playoff games in the entire time Mark Dumbass has owned the Mavs. I wonder how many times Mark has changed the time of a Mavs playoff game because it coincides with that big Rangers/Twins matchup.