Hey everyone. Our 100-minute Video Campfire® has ended. I'd say it was a success.We had approximately 500 unique viewers. We averaged 83 viewers at any given moment. I was aiming for 40 viewers total, so I'd say that qualifies as a success.
What we need to do now is make suggestions on how to improve it.
Here are some things we discussed in the Campfire. Add more in the comments section and I'll post 'em here.
*Stop the refresh on the main blog because it messes up the stream.
*Images/video/links can't be posted in the chat.
*(Some) questions gathered before the VC begins.
*"Tape" the segment for later playback (**I have this one solved already.**)
IN OTHER NEWS: Here's what the Outback Bowl had to say via Twitter -- ``ESPN announced that the Outback Bowl overtime thriller with the Wildcats and Tigers posted a 4.06 national television rating. This is a 32% increase from last year's game. Thanks for watching this instant classic!"
Great video substance, JGT
ReplyDeleteI'm slow with a busted shoulder
ReplyDeleteI'm just slow.
ReplyDeleteThat's a THT trifecta there.
ReplyDeletei liked what i saw between the mandatory thing called work
ReplyDeleteadd a telustrator?
ReplyDeleteI think the man is going to keep me from doing the chat portion. It kept erroring out. JGT were you reading the comments or the chat?
ReplyDeleteI liked what I saw when I should have been working. I guess I made it optional for most of the chat.
ReplyDeleteI was not able to post to the chat ... even after I registered with UStream. I guess I have a weak UStream.
ReplyDeleteThere's probably a prescription available for that, Jet. You could even invent one..."Jetstream".
ReplyDeletefrom the Outback Bowl Facebook page:
ReplyDeleteESPN announced that the Outback Bowl overtime thriller with the Wildcats and Tigers posted a 4.06 national television rating. This is a 32% increase from last year's game. Thanks for watching this instant classic!
Suck on that Tennessee.
how about streaming the basketball games that arent on tv!
ReplyDeletethat was a whole lot of fun, JGT. Maybe you can roll the official HABOTN tree before you start the next one.
ReplyDeleteI am always a day late and a dollar short!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTommyd: I was reading questions off the chat.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry some of you were having trouble with it. Maybe we'll run a night-time version later this week when (most of) you are home ... and see if it's just The Man keeping you down at work.
Thanks, PF. I posted that to Le Blog.
ReplyDeleteI saw a message to the effect "Cannot connect to Chat, please try again later". I tried it on my usual browser Chrome as well as IE 8 and had the same issue. But, I was able to watch and listen right along. It was cool.
ReplyDeleteNorm, that's because you're cooler than the other side of the pillow.
ReplyDeleteSame deal with me, Norm.
ReplyDeleteHeres a crazy idea... chatroll + ustream? Any takers?
Jet - not only that, I'm also cooler than Billy Dee Williams.
ReplyDeleteSo says Norm.
Mike, sounds like you just suck at ustream. Try again next time, buddy. You'll get it eventually.
ReplyDelete5:30ish in the ATL and I've been at this desk since 7ish. I'm taking it to the house. Check you later in the pm.
ReplyDeleteSooo we can see Jay fake laughing at your jokes, but he can't see you right?
ReplyDeleteJay, I may have missed this in the live chat, but what is your view on Etheridge? Will he be back?
ReplyDeleteLoved the video campfire. It shocked me to suddenly have Jay G. staring me in the face on my monitor. Kudos.
As for improving it, getting the list of questions upfront might be good, say in the blog here prior to it starting.
The only negative I see is that it doesn't document your answers for others to review later. Maybe Michael the mad live blog blogger would like to get involved to eleviate that if his paraphrasing is okay with you:)
OK, guys, Jay G won't be here tonight, so let's a take a bunch of hideous 3s, commit a boatload of stupid fouls, and shoot free throws like that blind cowbell girl from the Boise State band.
ReplyDeleteI think we can lose another one since HABOTN Dude won't be here. No one will ever know.
You don't suppose Jay was actually able to see us too, do you? I mean it could be a homeland security think and the bush administration had hidden cameras installed in every monitor and they have a special agency that watches people setting at computers and flags anyone wearing a turban as a possible terrorist, or maybe I am paranoid?
ReplyDeleteMichael ... that could work.
ReplyDeleteI'm not bethrothed to UStream's chat widget.
Jet, could you clarify how that is different than when Jay is at the games?
ReplyDeleteA list of questions gathered ahead of time is a great idea. We'll do that.
ReplyDeleteHarrison, didn't see any JG fake laffing, but he did exhibit cold shark-eyes when swinging the banhammer 3 seperate times.
ReplyDeletebut, where does that leave us off the cuff guys? I can't prepare in advance for a chat. My questions need to just come to me naturally in my flow.
ReplyDeletePF, you have license to freestyle.
ReplyDeleteJet ..sadly your BBall coaching philosophy seems familiar on the Plains right now.
ReplyDeleteThe other improvements I can see is how the video chat begins and ends. Maybe have an Auburn logo on the screen first accompanied by that Elvis entrance music.
ReplyDeleteAs for closing, if Ted Roof has the time to drop by and close the show, that would work.
I was never able to see the commentary, either on the blog or at Ustream. Kept saying it could connect to the server. The video was fine, though.
ReplyDeleteEtheridge ... my guess is that he won't be back, but that's not based on any facts. That was a bad injury. He's still in the neck brace. I think he's lucky to be OK and, well, I wouldn't feel comfortable "doubling down" after a situation like that.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he feels differently.
Lebo or not, can't see ol' Roy taking his team on the road for a non-conference game to a lesser opponent after last night's debacle. So we need to find another potential oppponent to open the arena.
ReplyDeleteOl' Roy took the team to Charleston on Saturday for a little R&R, then got their butts kicked last night.
That is what I was thinking with Etheridge, Jay. He has had that neck brace on for a long time. It kind of reminds me of the Protho situation. Some thought he just broke his leg and would be back next season. Some injuries are so easy to fix. I just hope Etheridge does whatever is best for him, but I am assuming we cannot count on him being available.
ReplyDeleteAuburn needs to get creative with it's basketball program. I hear that Monday Night Raw has a guest host every week. How about we just have a guest head coach every week for men's basketball. Sure, there might be a bit of a consistency problem, but none of the coaches would be around long enough to get bashed too terribly bad.
ReplyDeleteAnother good idea, SFC.
ReplyDeleteI say we get real creative and recruit players and win games, but that's just me. I'm nuts
ReplyDeleteJust thinking outside the box. If you ask Michael, I bet the box was actually constructed by puppets.
ReplyDeletePuppets fear boxes, steve. They have nightmares about Captain Boxhead regularly.
ReplyDeleteHarrison, please stop your ridiculous ideas. They're not welcome here.
ReplyDeleteForgot that the cornpone bowl is tonight. Could we become the Hottest Georgia Tech Blog On the Net for just one night?
ReplyDeleteMissed the live stream, but I just read on the ITAT Football Forum that it sucked, which means that it must have been pretty awesome.
ReplyDeletesorry. that's how i got kicked out of communist china too
ReplyDeleteMichael, how do you feel about live blogging Jay's video blogs so we will have documentation of what he said? Are you up for it?
ReplyDeleteI don't know Steve. Jay hasn't even started paying me for all the other live blogging I have been doing. Luckily, Kristina hasn't been around to collect her wages recently, so I am not currently bankrupt or anything.
ReplyDeleteOh, ITAT said it was terrible?
ReplyDeleteWOW. Now I know it kicked ass!
I personally would love to see Mark Murphy get on live video and show himself. I'd tape that.
Steve, I can "tape" the segments for future playback. MJT could just watch those and ... wouldn't need to blog at all.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are cutting edge Jay. We didn't throw you any softballs, of course there we no differential equations questions either, so I think it was fair.
ReplyDeleteJay G Tate vs Mark Murphy in UStremed race across the front lawn. Tripping allowed.
ReplyDeleteThat would be awesome, Jay. I hated I had to miss half of the thing, but if I don't work occasionally, they might not pay me.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't fight Mark. He's so much older than me. I respect my elders.
ReplyDeleteI only fight the elderly and females smaller than me. I have to know i can win, and not get punched too hard
ReplyDeleteBear in mind, I said the ITAT Football Forum said it sucked. That's the garden variety Interwebbed fans who are too cheap to pony up for a paid subscription.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if Murphy had any comment. 'Cause, I'm like, too cheap to pony up for a paid subscription.
I fight goats.
ReplyDeletei got the goat at 3:2 Michael
ReplyDeleteFreep -- so does that mean you're bursting my bubble? Dammit.
ReplyDeleteI wanted SUBSCRIBERS to rip me!
What if I told you the goat was sickly, had only three legs, and was named "Chester"?
ReplyDeleteKnown to his friends as Chest Rockwell.
ReplyDeleteI know not to fight MrsTHT. She would kick my buttockal region
ReplyDeleteWas it the famous fightin goat "Chester the people molester" ? If so, then it's even money.
ReplyDeletebut the other goat is named BEVO.
ReplyDeleteHook 'em Horns!!!
Yeah Harrison, that's him. Another goat, Edgar the Goat-De-Legger permanently injured him in his last match. He's only got three legs now. I can take him!
ReplyDeleteAnd Jay, I don't think Chester really has any friends. He's a bit of a loner. A loose canon. He wasn't out to make friends.
Well, if it's any consolation, the guy who started the thread (entitled "Jay G. Tate - OMG") appears to be a subscriber.
ReplyDeleteThe one with the most brutal comments is a poster with the handle "jtate002". Coincidence?
good night, Hotties!
ReplyDeleteCould Jay be flaming his own blog to attract attention? Has he taken up the Kiffikin mantra that any attention is good attention?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever bought any Bud's Best cookies, but now I know I never will. I just saw a commercial with Bud himself and whole bunch of people standing behind him. He said(and I'm paraphrasing),"I would like to congratulate the Alabama Crimson Tide on their Championship season...On Jan. 7 we will watch Alabama's football team cream the Texas Longhorns and become the National Champions..." Then he and everyone behind him yelled, "RTR!"
ReplyDeleteUGH, it made me sick.
HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!!
I saw on front page where you mentioned 'taping' the segments. Is it possible to go back and see what we missed?
ReplyDeletewow did i really miss a rare campfire?
ReplyDeletejhag, not only a campfire, but a video campfire. Live streaming Jay on your computer. You can't beat it.
ReplyDeleteI really need to stop watching local news too. Yesterday, on ABC 33/40, Mike Raita and Jeff Speegle were broadcasting from Pasadena. They were like little schoolgirls they were so giddy. They had Finebum on and he was talking about next year's "two-peat."
ReplyDeleteUGH...I just don't know how I'm going to be able to live here if UAT wins.
Who would flame himself on ITAT?
ReplyDeleteI don't read the ITAT boards. Seriously. Never. I don't subscribe. I haven't. I won't. Couldn't read it if I wanted to read it.
ReplyDeleteI really like Jason Caldwell, though.
one thing about AU, except for two games they've all been exciting win or lose. or as in the obb, win, win again, win again, and finally win for good.
ReplyDeletelet's go heckle bud's cookies in their website's comments section if they have one. they may think a website is that back room with all the spiderwebs in it. they are bammers after all...
ReplyDeletesuck it bud's
& suck it clutch & powertrain mobile, al speaking of over the top bammer sponsors.
it's not a two-peat, it's a repeat. you don't start making up words and adding numbers until three-peat. Stupid Finebaum.
ReplyDeleteI know I am still new to this blog so I don't know if I have earned the right to ask about improvements. With that said I'm going to anyways. Would it be possible to set up the blog so that we don't have to refresh any blog? If that can't be done then maybe it could be set up so that each post is numbered for easy reference later. Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteYou need to give me more.
ReplyDeleteDescribe the problem first. Do you get confused about which blogs are new?
CH=B, I do not believe that is possible with the blogger interface. Numbered comments would be cool, though.
ReplyDeleteNow, to get serious. Die Cornpones, Die!!!
SEC Officials? Are they trying to punish GT or Iowa?
ReplyDeleteJay...
ReplyDeleteWish you were live blogging the Nick Saban show tonight....There are some idiots on here tonight..
First guy up...coach tell us about the time zone difference.
Julio Jones sure as heck ain't no...
ReplyDeleteShort kicks
ReplyDeleteLast BCS game on FOX for at least four years (and hopefully ever) in the Orange Bowl tonight.
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo!
Flame-terbation.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Tech is gettin' corn- ... never mind.
ReplyDeleteAuburn up 12 at half on West Georgia.
ReplyDeleteAnybody care?
Thanks, Coach L-Ebro
ReplyDeleteThe Orange Bowl is my least favorite of the BCS bowls.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why...
DWWD.
ReplyDeletehate i missed that but i always do.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's memories of Johnny Rodgers, FSJ.
ReplyDeleteHow is everyone? Love the new video campfire hate that i missed that but the wifey was droppin the hammer tonight
ReplyDeleteChris Low's written more stories from Newport Beach, California than it seems like he's done all year. Freakin' Bammer.
ReplyDeleteFaker...probably has something to do with the teams that play in them. Including this year, here are the last four Orange Bowls:
ReplyDelete2010 - Georgia Tech vs Iowa
2009 - Virginia Tech vs Cincy
2008 - Kansas vs Virginia Tech
2007 - Louisville vs Wake Forest
Yikes!
The yellow hammer...hate the yellow hammer. Quick question everyone...Should i go watch the bama game on thursday with the wifey adn a bunch of bammers or do i sit in silince and cheer on the burnt orange from home alone.
ReplyDeleteMaybe so Jet...
ReplyDeleteE-Bro...
ReplyDeleteThat is a terrible lineup.
The BCS has ruined the bowl season, IMO. Most BCS bowl games blow.
That Orange Bowl lineup would probably be the same with or without the BCS. The conference tie-ins are the same as right before the BCS, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteatltiger...will there be an embargo on cheering for Texas at the party? If so, stay away.
ReplyDeleteNot the same, but still terrible. It would be GT vs Cincy this year, and that Kansas game would've been Louisville or something.
ReplyDeleteDear Brother ATL ...
ReplyDeleteIn these times, I turn to the Good Book for guidance.
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” (Hebrews 11:24-25)
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)
I trust you have your answer.
Got something for the agnostics, Jet?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jet. That is the answer i was going for. There will be definatly and embargo. I will not be attending the red elephant club of atlanta on thursday.
ReplyDeleteI have been and it is awful. I have never seeen so much houndstooth in all of my life. You would think that the school colors are black and white.
ReplyDeleteAuburn only had a single digit over West Georgia a moment ago.
ReplyDeleteFor some context, West Georgia is only a Division II school.
Ebro ...
ReplyDeleteHook 'em Horns.
Is Newt Gingrich still coaching at West Georgia?
ReplyDeleteatltiger...you have chosen wisely.
ReplyDeleteSo what happens when Texas beats the pants off Bama and makes them like it?
ReplyDeleteI might meet the naighbor of mine with texas flag flying just so i can watch the game with him.
ReplyDeleteFavorite question from Saban's call in show..
ReplyDelete"Coach..I know you are a serious guy, but where is the party gonna be after we beat Texas' ass?"
Typical.
ReplyDeleteMy Texas shirt is already pressed and folded for Thursday night.
ReplyDeleteIs it that the ACC really sucks this year or is the big 10 getting better? I think the first statement.
ReplyDeleteWith that kind of attitude, if Bama loses on Thursday, I guess the Bama fan base will get another scolding from Saban for not taking the bowl game seriously and having it affect the team.
ReplyDeleteTHey will be jumping off Denny Chimes if they dont win thursday.
ReplyDeleteATL ...
ReplyDeleteIowa is a bad matchup for Tech. Iowa has a very vanilla defensive philosophy that is well equipped to deal with the option.
When's the last time the Big Ten won two BCS bowl games in a year? Has it ever happened?
ReplyDeleteI like Georgia Tech tonight.
ReplyDeleteJay G hope your right. Atlanta will be somber tomorrow if not.
ReplyDeleteI really dont think that that ACC is very good at all. Clemson losing to USC and then UGA beating Tech on the same weekend is proof enough.
ReplyDeleteMr. Ferentz the NFL is calling
ReplyDeletebe back in a bit Peanut Butter Oreo and milk time
ReplyDeleteHere's a thought: Tech is lucky tobe donw by a touchdown. If they can hold Iowa to 14-7 at half, then that would be a positive.
ReplyDeleteOff topic but i do love the new resealable pack for oreos as it keeps them very fresh.
ReplyDeleteATL ... Oreos are not off topic.
ReplyDeleteNever.
ReplyDeleteIowa Yds - 256
ReplyDeleteGT - 31
JayG-Really liked the campfire today. Could not stay for the whole thing but it was a step up from the previuos campfires.
ReplyDeleteG-sorry for the late reply. I do not get confused with which blogs are new. I think it would be nice for it to be a live stream so that you don't have to refresh. May not be possible, but the numbering of the post should be fairly easy if supported by blogger.
ReplyDeleteSO AU wins by 24 over a D II school.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone notice on the 1st extra point for Iowa that the GT player was on the ground sliding and hit the planted foot of the kicker? Just as in the Au/NW game the kickers ankle rolled and he fell down, but there wasn't a call. I will forever believe that the refs and the announcers wanted NW to win that game.
ReplyDeleteWTC-after seeing some basketball this year I will take any win we can get. Just last night UNC lost to College of Charleston.
ReplyDeleteParity in college basketball.
ReplyDeleteGotta love it.
Kool and the Gang!
ReplyDeleteWith the grandson of the original lead singer fronting the band!
College of Charleston is Division I and has a (soon-to-be) Hall of Fame coach on the sideline.
ReplyDeleteWest Georgia? None of that.
As far as the bammer/UT game. You all know very well what the bammers will say on Friday if they lose. "Well at least we were playing for the championship." I almost always root for the SEC but no part of me could ever root for UA. It's not the program that I hate but the fan base. I would say 85% only know bama football because momma and daddy rooted for them. They never went to school there nor can they even spell school.
ReplyDeletewhatcha gonna do...gonna get up?
ReplyDeleteJay G, don't you go raining on our hoops parade.
ReplyDeleteAbout time to play "Celebration" then catch the van back to the Home.
ReplyDeleteLets face it. Auburn just isn't good at basketball. As much as I wanted Lebo to be the coach, it's not going to happen. We just spent 80+mil on a new arena it's time to go spend 2mil on someone who can win in it.
ReplyDeleteLOve it. yaaaa hooooooooooooo
ReplyDeleteYeah, my parity comment was geared towards the UNC-CofC game, not Auburn-West Georgia.
ReplyDeleteNo reason that game should have been single digits in the second half. Conference play is about to start and there will be no more hiding.
Start out with SC at home (winnable) before going to Knoxville (uh-oh) on Wednesday in front of a national television audience on ESPN.
Im gonna be celebrating burnt orange on thursday.
ReplyDeleteBlue Bell Cookies-n-Cream
ReplyDeleteactually the UT game is now winnable since all of their players are smoking pot and carrying guns.
ReplyDeleteCH=B,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that it was a requirement to actually attend the school you are a fan of....
If that were the case there are a few Auburn fans on this particular blog that would not be allowed.
My thought is that both schools are taxpayer funded institutions. Therefore, anybody can be a fan.
edys slow churned moose tracks
ReplyDeletewho do they think they are...Gilbert Arenas
ReplyDeletebama has what we call....Dirt Road alum.
ReplyDeleteY'all are killing me. Eating ice cream and I am eating an orange! Started back exercising and I've gained a pound. GROAN!!!!
ReplyDeleteI do love Kool and the Gang, though.
ReplyDeleteFSJ- I knew after I said that someone would counter. I understand. My mom is an AU fan and never went to college, so you are correct it is not a required. I guess what I ment was most Bama fans I know only know Bama football. They don't know any other football. They also don't care about the university.
ReplyDeleteSays the guy that didn't go to Bammer.
ReplyDeleteatlanta...
ReplyDeleteJust noticed your avatar. That rant by O'Reilly is a youtube classic.
Don't give up CT
ReplyDeleteI used to do the "im going to lose weight for new years" then about week 5 of the new diest the ice cream would screaming my name. Now i just do a pracitcal new years resolution. "doing more home projects"
ReplyDeleteAcutally Sean..
ReplyDeleteI have an undergraduate and masters degree from UA.
The point stands though.
I'm not really dieting, I'm just not eating ice cream at 9 pm. But I sure would love some!
ReplyDelete"Knuckle-draggin', mouth-breathin', move-their-lips-when-they-read (if they can) Earnhardt-lovin', cousin-humpin' Walmart alumni" is the correct phrase.
ReplyDeletethat was and will always be a classic FSJ. that is why i love him so. Dude doesnt give a damn
ReplyDeleteJ/k, FSJ, if that were the case then my wife couldn't be an AU fan and she's just as big, if not bigger into it than me. She's a first class Bammer hater. I'm so proud.
ReplyDeleteI also do a practical New Years Resolution.
ReplyDeleteHate Bama every day more than the previous day.
Works for me.
So that explains why you're tolerable. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see O'Reilly and Olbermann debate....or in a steel cage death match....Either one...
ReplyDeleteCH=B ...it's the huge % of Bama fans that are inbred: Thus CH=B!!!
ReplyDeleteE......Good resolution. Keep that up.
ReplyDeleteLOL...maybe so Sean.
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ReplyDeleteOlberman's only game is cynicism. O' Reilly would smoke him with actual facts/logic.
ReplyDeleteI voted for Obama.
ReplyDeleteJust sayin'.
No politics please
ReplyDeleteYeah sorry folks, I forgot the "no politics" rules.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you exercised your right to vote, E-bro.
Cna CPJ adjust to handle that big cornpone DL?
ReplyDeleteJon Stewart's where I get my news.
ReplyDeleteThat and bbc.co.uk.
2nd half action. Does GT win the 2nd half?
ReplyDeleteNo politics? No problem.
ReplyDeleteI will now cease with such talk.
Stewart's dismantling of Jim Cramer was priceless too.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I wasn't meaning to do politics, I was contrasting the 2 styles ...well mostly.
ReplyDeletePaul Johnson was pisssed at half. I heard him on the radio and he is not a happy camper
ReplyDeleteHere's a campaign slogan we can all (bar FSJ and Mark) get behind:
ReplyDeleteHook 'em Horns!!
Johnson shouldn't be happy..They only had about 30 yards offense.
ReplyDeleteHoopie your observations are correct.
ReplyDeleteBooooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteFSJ...yes it was. Was amazed at how Kramer just bent over and took it.
ReplyDeleteGT looking a little better.
ReplyDeleteLooks like johnson probably lit into them at half. Good offense now. I still say the ACC stinks
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced I can pick stocks as well as Cramer...
ReplyDeleteHis track record is terrible.
Let's flip this thing.
ReplyDeleteReally quickly.
ReplyDeleteAnyone?
ReplyDeleteNORM!!
ReplyDeleteBueller?
ReplyDeleteMaybe I spoke too soon. Or jinxed them.
ReplyDeleteLOL...you go cincy.
ReplyDeleteI dont like charles whatever his name is. Annoys me. The announcer on TV.
ReplyDelete