Cool Link OT: Patriots connection to NFL video truck

[n1997y]

Passed these two Thursday Night Football trucks on my way in to watch today’s game in my favorite DC Patriots bar. Noticed the tractor pulling showed it belongs to Game Creek Video, located in Hudson NH. Wondered how likely it might be that they would be Pats fans. Tonight I researched the outfit, and discovered the company was founded in 1993 by former Patriots GM Patrick Sullivan, one of Billy’s sons, after Kiam bought the team and replaced him. Seems he recognized an opportunity for providing mobile video production trucks for sporting events and started the company with two second hand trucks. Grew the business to designing and building a fleet of their own trucks. Has provided trucks for the World Series, NASCAR, even the Winter Olympics in South Korea. As a technology geek with entrepreneurial interests I’m really impressed with their ability to sustain success and fast growth while navigating both rapid technology evolution and drastic market restructuring. I’d love to know more of the inside story about the business evolution. I’m sure there’s lots to be learned from it.

 

[Pape]

Passed these two Thursday Night Football trucks on my way in to watch today’s game in my favorite DC Patriots bar. Noticed the tractor pulling showed it belongs to Game Creek Video, located in Hudson NH. Wondered how likely it might be that they would be Pats fans. Tonight I researched the outfit, and discovered the company was founded in 1993 by former Patriots GM Patrick Sullivan, one of Billy’s sons, after Kiam bought the team and replaced him. Seems he recognized an opportunity for providing mobile video production trucks for sporting events and started the company with two second hand trucks. Grew the business to designing and building a fleet of their own trucks. Has provided trucks for the World Series, NASCAR, even the Winter Olympics in South Korea. As a technology geek with entrepreneurial interests I’m really impressed with their ability to sustain success and fast growth while navigating both rapid technology evolution and drastic market restructuring. I’d love to know more of the inside story about the business evolution. I’m sure there’s lots to be learned from it.

The Irish Times ftw .... Or at least it used to be...

Friend of mine got rich for developing video compression crap for NASCAR races and the like... Good work if you can understand it

 

[signbabybrady]

And now Goodell will be taking 2 first round picks.

 

[Bill Lee]

Passed these two Thursday Night Football trucks on my way in to watch today’s game in my favorite DC Patriots bar. Noticed the tractor pulling showed it belongs to Game Creek Video, located in Hudson NH. Wondered how likely it might be that they would be Pats fans. Tonight I researched the outfit, and discovered the company was founded in 1993 by former Patriots GM Patrick Sullivan, one of Billy’s sons, after Kiam bought the team and replaced him. Seems he recognized an opportunity for providing mobile video production trucks for sporting events and started the company with two second hand trucks. Grew the business to designing and building a fleet of their own trucks. Has provided trucks for the World Series, NASCAR, even the Winter Olympics in South Korea. As a technology geek with entrepreneurial interests I’m really impressed with their ability to sustain success and fast growth while navigating both rapid technology evolution and drastic market restructuring. I’d love to know more of the inside story about the business evolution. I’m sure there’s lots to be learned from it.

Hudson, NH... Low-slung rectangular industrial buildings hosting relatively unknown businesses... Checks out!

 

[sb1]

Wickersham seeing this thread title:

 

[Lansdowne]

Wickersham seeing this thread title:

Him looking and seeing there’s nothing to defame the Pats with:

 

[Bill Lee]

Personally, I was hoping we'd be talking about a NFL food truck..

 

[n1997y]

Personally, I was hoping we'd be talking about a NFL food truck..

We need a fleet of NFL food trucks, specializing in the various team cuisines. I’d go for some brats and beer with a side of cheese curds, for sure!

 

[jmt57]

For some reason I thought it was Chuck Sullivan, not Patrick that got into the sporting event video production business.

Apparently Chuck went into corporate law, lost his license for misappropriating $1.4 million in investor funds, then was accused by the SEC of taking part in a $52 million investment scam.


Happy to see Patrick is doing better nowadays.

 

[tuckeverlasting]

Him looking and seeing there’s nothing to defame the Pats with:

is bb's giant tv still available outside the stadium for vrabel to decipher opposing teams signs, radio and infrared signals...... roger better get on the footballs. according to the farmers almanac it's gonna be a cold winter.

 

[signbabybrady]

The open end has been closed in by the recent renovations. So if the TV is still outside CBS Scene then it can't be seen anymore inside.

 

[sb1]

is bb's giant tv still available outside the stadium for vrabel to decipher opposing teams signs, radio and infrared signals...... roger better get on the footballs. according to the farmers almanac it's gonna be a cold winter.

I love how the league made the biggest deal out of their PSI testing and swept the results under the rug... and now the league loves fans watching routine 60+ yard field goals. So much #integrity....

 

[Bill Lee]

I love how the league made the biggest deal out of their PSI testing and swept the results under the rug... and now the league loves fans watching routine 60+ yard field goals. So much #integrity....

It's more enshittification of the game, IMO. It's no fun if you can get a FG the minute you cross the 50 yard line. New kickoff rules mean teams often start on the 40 yard line. Get ten yards, get 3 points.

 

[signbabybrady]

How many times has a team got a kickoff to the 40 only gained ten yards and scored 3?

I'm guessing way less than anyone thinks maybe even zero.

 

[mike_usagisan]

I don't like the kickoff rules at all, but I do love this generation of kickers kicking 60+ yard field goals. It makes a part of the game that hasn't always been the most interesting and added some new life to it.

 

[Bill Lee]

I don't like the kickoff rules at all, but I do love this generation of kickers kicking 60+ yard field goals. It makes a part of the game that hasn't always been the most interesting and added some new life to it.

That's a fair and valid comment, but for me I'm already at the point of it being too much of a good thing and a distortion of the game, despite it also being a great show of skill and power on behalf of the kickers.

This coming from a person who remembers the straight-ahead kickers like Tom Dempsey with no toes on his kicking foot, then the "soccer-style" kickers really revolutionizing the kicking game in the 1970s.

 

[signbabybrady]