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**pBiRXp8u** · 12-16-2009, 12:28 AM

They did have the made for primetime matches. Sergio was born that way. It could still be done, as long as the right sponsors were involved. WHile the money may be bigger, so are the ratings and the ad fees, so the money equation is really out of it, if the companies really wanted to get it done.

Part of the difference back then was that they HAD to do it to drum up interest and right now that is just not the case.

All you have to do is look at the rise and fall of The Skins Game to get a feel for the slim chance for success that any such exhibition matches would have these days. At one time the Skins attracted the best in the game, but look at it now. The pros used to play as much for the love of the game and the love of competition as for the money. You could see it in their approach to those exhibitions.

Now it's all about the money. There is too much of it available to split among the top players, so why just play around when they could be getting ready for that next real payday. Guys who are worth many millions, yet without a huge payout promised, they can't take a couple of days to play a fun match and give their fans a treat.

Most fans don't care about seeing #81 play a match against #75. But if #2 and #3 won't accept the offered challenge, what can they do?

12-16-2009, 12:28 AM	#4
pBiRXp8u Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	They did have the made for primetime matches. Sergio was born that way. It could still be done, as long as the right sponsors were involved. WHile the money may be bigger, so are the ratings and the ad fees, so the money equation is really out of it, if the companies really wanted to get it done. Part of the difference back then was that they HAD to do it to drum up interest and right now that is just not the case. All you have to do is look at the rise and fall of The Skins Game to get a feel for the slim chance for success that any such exhibition matches would have these days. At one time the Skins attracted the best in the game, but look at it now. The pros used to play as much for the love of the game and the love of competition as for the money. You could see it in their approach to those exhibitions. Now it's all about the money. There is too much of it available to split among the top players, so why just play around when they could be getting ready for that next real payday. Guys who are worth many millions, yet without a huge payout promised, they can't take a couple of days to play a fun match and give their fans a treat. Most fans don't care about seeing #81 play a match against #75. But if #2 and #3 won't accept the offered challenge, what can they do?
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