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  • J0nnD0ugh
    Hall Of Fame
    • Feb 2003
    • 16602

    #46
    Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

    Originally posted by sva91
    Yeah, exactly. If anyone listens to Cowherd, he makes a great point on why ESPN is all bout Yankees/Sox, and the "Big" teams in sports. Its all about ratings and money, and they know people are not gonna tune in to see the Royals and other smaller market teams.

    A lot of callers call in and say "they dont show enough Pirates",(or a team of that nature) and Cowherd simply tells them, they don't bring in ratings. They care about the masses.
    That's bull. Do they talk about the Sox & Yanks because they get high ratings, or do they get high ratings because that's all they ever talk about? I've said it before & I'll say it again. The Sox/Yanks rivalry is largely a creation of the NE media. Giants/Dodgers is truly the best rivalry in baseball. But all ESPN & FOX provides is those 2. If they let the nation be exposed to the entire league like football does, other teams would rise in popularity.
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    • SPTO
      binging
      • Feb 2003
      • 68046

      #47
      Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

      Originally posted by sva91
      Yeah, exactly. If anyone listens to Cowherd, he makes a great point on why ESPN is all bout Yankees/Sox, and the "Big" teams in sports. Its all about ratings and money, and they know people are not gonna tune in to see the Royals and other smaller market teams.

      A lot of callers call in and say "they dont show enough Pirates",(or a team of that nature) and Cowherd simply tells them, they don't bring in ratings. They care about the masses. But yeah, nowadays with the internet, I don't think I've watched ESPN for about 3 days.
      I dunno, I tend to think that Cinderella sports stories like the Rays would pull in good numbers. I bet a Rays game against another contender would pull in just as good numbers as the other SNB matchups they've had so far this year.

      I know with the nature of the NFL contract they can't switch things around and get the games they want (ESPN was shut out of the flex scheduling) but at least with MLB and the NBA they can feasibly pull some strings to get matchups that would be relevant to what's going on in the sports world rather then shoving the same old teams down our throats.

      This is why the NBA and MLB are stagnant. Yes, I know in MLB's case revenues are at an all-time high but I think that's more a product of inflation and their internet operations rather then TV. As for the NBA that league has been pretty stagnant with growth for a while now. The problem franchises in the NBA are worse off then the problem franchises in the NHL!

      As for showing highlights, I think they need to balance things out. I like that they have experts who give their opinions and analysis but when they're talking about the same old teams it gets tiring. I wonder if these guys ever get tired of talking about the same ol' crap?
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      • ProfessaPackMan
        Bamma
        • Mar 2008
        • 63852

        #48
        Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

        Not much of a Hockey fan, but when I did watch Sportscenter, I used to always look forward to Barry Melrose breaking down games. Made it SO much easier for me to follow and understand the rules of the game. Hell, I always thought offsides in Hockey was when a player went behind the goalie.
        #RespectTheCulture

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        • J0nnD0ugh
          Hall Of Fame
          • Feb 2003
          • 16602

          #49
          Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

          Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
          Not much of a Hockey fan, but when I did watch Sportscenter, I used to always look forward to Barry Melrose breaking down games. Made it SO much easier for me to follow and understand the rules of the game. Hell, I always thought offsides in Hockey was when a player went behind the goalie.
          Melrose was one of the clear positives on ESPN. Loved him. He knew sports was suppossed to be fun for the fan, business for the player. He knew how to bridge that gap. Gonna miss him this season.
          Originally posted by VP Richard M. Nixon
          I always remember that whatever I have done in the past, or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible one way or the other.
          -August 17, 1960
          Thanks, dookies!

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          • av7
            Hall Of Fame
            • Dec 2007
            • 11408

            #50
            Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

            Originally posted by ehh
            His contract was not renewed earlier this year.

            My buddy said they get insane amounts of hate mail there. The worst is MNF, I guess they get thousands of emails of people bashing it every Monday during the season.
            Always fun how those who get released have an excuse of why they didnt want to resign (quote from wikip)
            Salisbury explained, saying that “I’d grown tired of being punished for not being an NFL superstar,” He also complained that “analysts who don’t work as hard as me, don’t prepare as hard as me, and don’t have my resume were making more than me just because of their ability to throw or catch a football
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            • ProfessaPackMan
              Bamma
              • Mar 2008
              • 63852

              #51
              Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

              Salisbury explained, saying that “I’d grown tired of being punished for not being an NFL superstar,” He also complained that “analysts who don’t work as hard as me, don’t prepare as hard as me, and don’t have my resume were making more than me just because of their ability to throw or catch a football
              Didn't know busting out a camera phone and sending pictures of your genitals and showing them off took preparation.

              J/K but forreal tho, I remember when him and John Clayton were going at it and then out of nowhere, called him the "Cryptkeeper". It was pretty messed up but it was kinda funny though lol.
              Last edited by ProfessaPackMan; 09-06-2008, 12:30 AM.
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              • av7
                Hall Of Fame
                • Dec 2007
                • 11408

                #52
                Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                J/K but forreal ho, I remember when him and John Clayton were going at it and then out of nowhere, called him the "Cryptkeeper". It was pretty messed up but it was kinda funny though lol.
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi7XtBv94pE
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                • gta95
                  MVP
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 2234

                  #53
                  Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                  Originally posted by avrbas
                  Always fun how those who get released have an excuse of why they didnt want to resign (quote from wikip)
                  What? The other anchors don't prepare enough weekly to praise Brett Favre like God each week?
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                  • ProfessaPackMan
                    Bamma
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 63852

                    #54
                    Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                    Basically. If you don't let the viewers know what type of deodorant Favre uses, what kind of socks he wears, how many text messages a day he receives or even how steps it takes him to get from his pickup truck to the locker room, then your pretty much not needed on there.
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                    • Lintyfresh85
                      Where have I been?
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 17492

                      #55
                      Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                      - Ole' One Eye
                      - Chris Berman
                      - NOW
                      - Yankees
                      - Boston 24/7
                      - Ignorance on all-star voting... "well so and so is a big name"


                      And most of all...

                      - Madden Challenge.

                      WTF is this ****?!?!? People without a job, or an education playing a game and constantly insulting each other because they don't have the brain power to think of anything else to say does not qualify as sports programming in my book.
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                      Originally posted by trobinson97
                      Hell, I shot my grandmother, cuz she was old.

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                      • CS10029
                        Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 4616

                        #56
                        Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                        What does ESPN even stand for. Everything Sports Probably Negated?
                        I don't like the Yankees, I like the Red Sox, I don't like the Lakers, I like the Celtics, I hate the Canadiens and I love the Bruins. Soccer is the best sport on Earth, but most Americans are too ignorant to realize it. I am American.

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                        • Lintyfresh85
                          Where have I been?
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 17492

                          #57
                          Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                          Originally posted by CS10029
                          What does ESPN even stand for. Everything Sports Probably Negated?
                          Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
                          http://flotn.blogspot.com

                          Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club

                          Originally posted by trobinson97
                          Hell, I shot my grandmother, cuz she was old.

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                          • Miles_Yuhas
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 2689

                            #58
                            Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                            Don't hate ESPN at all, it's just they used to be a lot better.

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                            • CS10029
                              Th* *p*r*t**n *f Sp*rts
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 4616

                              #59
                              Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                              Well I gues they put Entertainment first for a reason.
                              I don't like the Yankees, I like the Red Sox, I don't like the Lakers, I like the Celtics, I hate the Canadiens and I love the Bruins. Soccer is the best sport on Earth, but most Americans are too ignorant to realize it. I am American.

                              This is My Music:
                              www.youtube.com/user/christoffascott

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                              • bkrich83
                                Has Been
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 71582

                                #60
                                Re: Why Do You Hate ESPN??

                                I don't hate ESPN, they are what they are. I really only watch it for games they broadcast, Baseball Tonight, and to catch highlights on Sportscenter. Although during football season, I catch all the NFL highlights on the NFL Network, and I prefer their NFL Network's college football shows to anything ESPN offers.

                                It is what it is, and serves its purpose. Funny thing is, so many people claim to hate it, but they keep watching it.
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