Post subject: Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:48 pm
Unthought Known
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:47 pm Posts: 9282 Location: Atlanta Gender: Male
jimmac24 wrote:
Electromatic wrote:
jimmac24 wrote:
So you guys loving the Who's Now segment?
If that isn't bad enough be prepared for a force feeding of the X-Games the likes of which only geese have seen.
it's just the sports dog days. July is a black hole. With the exception of a few baseball diehards, NOTHING is really going on now.
Ever notice all your local sports talk stations are doing community service and telethons around the all star break?
Who's Now is one of the worst segments in the history of Sportscenter. They might as well do highlights of Boomer doing the all star game or the US open.
Or they could just get the worlds strongest man to come over and step on your balls. It's like they know we only watch about 12 minutes of any given Sportscenter and they don't want anyone to watch it any longer than that.
In Philly they just talk about the Eagles during the "slow" times.
I'm almost at the point where I will only turn on ESPN for College Gameday and Baseball Tonight.
yeah, we default to college football which we could do, every hour every day all year just like I'm sure you could in Philly with the Eagles.
I do kind of like NFL live I think too whatever the show is where they break down tape, but if I had the NFL network I'd probably watch that instead.
Post subject: Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:35 pm
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Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:26 am Posts: 7994 Location: Philadelphia
NFL live is good but the NFL pregame and PrimeTime both blow now.
I think the biggest problem is they have turned ESPN into a marketing tool for ABC\Disney and also tried to turn it into a mainstream entertainment channel. I think they are heavily influenced by the individual leagues as far as stories they use and players they promote.
Another thing that has been bothering me is that PTI style screen on Sportscenter. Do they think people need that? I wish someone would give espn and other channels who show sports a lesson that simpler is better. The games are the attraction, not all the other bells and whistles. I don't know why this is so hard to grasp. The NFL network gets it, as evidenced by their broadcasts of games.
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Post subject: Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:48 pm
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jimmac24 wrote:
NFL live is good but the NFL pregame and PrimeTime both blow now.
I still like the pre-game and PrimeTime, but that may be partly due to nostalgia. Sitting on the couch from 11 am to 8 pm every Sunday watching football with my dad and brother, ya know? It still gets the job done, but I'll agree it's not as good as it used to be. Chris Berman has become a mockery of his former self.
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Post subject: Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:36 pm
Supersonic
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:52 pm Posts: 10620 Location: Chicago, IL Gender: Male
I know that if I tune in at about the 44-minute mark of Sports Center the highlights of the Yankees and Red Sox games will finally be done and I won't have missed anything else going on in sports for that day.
Post subject: Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:36 am
Got Some
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:25 am Posts: 2011 Location: Chandler, AZ Gender: Male
Sportscenter isn't even tolerable anymore...can't remember the last time I watched a whole show. I watch ESPNNEWS if I need to see highlights and information.
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