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  • Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42515

    #91
    Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

    Originally posted by michfan16
    Does anyone else feel that sportscenter got worst ever since they added the sidebar showing what was coming up. I used to like not knowing what was coming up and felt the need to watch the entire show, but now I can barely watch 5 minutes of it.
    I can agree to an extent. The one big thing I don't like about it is I want to watch what happens without "knowing" what happens, so to speak. Baseball Tonight shows the scores on the side frame as well, I believe. SC doesn't do that, but what they do instead is they'll have this lineup, for instance:

    [CURRENT HIGHLIGHT]
    Lakers vs. Rockets

    [COMING UP]
    Kobe's big night

    [FOLLOWED BY]
    Houston has problem

    [AFTER THAT]
    20+ point wins

    So, even though they don't show the score of the game, you know that the Lakers won by 20+ points due to Kobe's success and the Rockets' big failures. Not only that, but it hides what is supposed to come after all of that.

    If they are to keep the left frame, the best thing they can do is just keep the "Lakers vs. Rockets" title, then fit all of that stuff in there, then put the next highlight in the upcoming frame, whatever it may be. Win-win.
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    • Sublime12089
      The Legendary Roots Crew
      • Jun 2003
      • 1495

      #92
      I will say though, that I enjoy pti and grantland.

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      • VDusen04
        Hall Of Fame
        • Aug 2003
        • 13026

        #93
        Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

        Originally posted by l3ulvl
        I remember when I first realized there was going to be a problem. 12 years ago when they switched from a 30 minute format to an hour long show, I was pumped. Seriously excited to see how many more highlights they'll be able to cram in, this would be awesome! And yet, somehow, someway, they actually showed fewer highlights in double the air time. It was an ominous sign...

        I love free preview week of MLBN though
        I concur. Strange how that worked out. I feel like it's a case of overthinking the process. They felt highlights weren't going to be enough so they crossed over into filler territory. Anyone recall the Budweiser Hot Seat? The segment where SC was supposed to put guest players on "the hot seat" by asking really pressing questions? Then they'd all be soft ball questions anyway and SC would be all firm and say something like, "Joe Johnson, you are now off the Budweiser Hot Seat" and the player would feign relief and say something like, "Aw. Man. Wow. Phew. That was hot."

        Yeah, that was neat.

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        • daflyboys
          Banned
          • May 2003
          • 18238

          #94
          Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

          ESPN is still around? What, did they go back to the lumberjack tourneys and clay pigeon shooting contests?

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          • Cletus
            MVP
            • Oct 2004
            • 1771

            #95
            Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

            Originally posted by daflyboys
            ESPN is still around? What, did they go back to the lumberjack tourneys and clay pigeon shooting contests?
            I'd take that over poker and sportscenter any day.
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            • VDusen04
              Hall Of Fame
              • Aug 2003
              • 13026

              #96
              Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

              Originally posted by Cletus
              I'd take that over poker and sportscenter any day.
              And World's Strongest Man competitions. . . and Celtic Games.

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              • TracerBullet
                One Last Job
                • Jun 2009
                • 22119

                #97
                Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                They actually still have all that if you watch it often enough. Last weekend turning through the channels I saw that they were showing a Woman's strength contest of some sort. And they just had slow pitch men's softball like two weeks ago.

                There is still some pretty obscure stuff if you aren't watching Sportscenter.
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                • daflyboys
                  Banned
                  • May 2003
                  • 18238

                  #98
                  Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                  I want squirrel skiing:

                  <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kHltCzuwlOs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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                  • HARTSTOPPER
                    Play With Integrity
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 949

                    #99
                    Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                    Originally posted by daflyboys
                    I want squirrel skiing:

                    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kHltCzuwlOs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                    Cotton: It looks as if Average Joes is going to forfeit

                    Pepper: That's a bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off for them

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                    • daflyboys
                      Banned
                      • May 2003
                      • 18238

                      #100
                      Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                      Originally posted by HARTSTOPPER
                      Cotton: It looks as if Average Joes is going to forfeit

                      Pepper: That's a bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off for them

                      F'in A... F'innnnnn Aaaaa!

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                      • 55
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2006
                        • 20857

                        #101
                        Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                        Well, I had officially gone 90 days or so without watching anything on ESPN besides live games and just for the hell of it, I tuned in to AtH and PTI and watched an episode of SC as well yesterday. All I have to say is that ESPN is even more terrible after not watching for a while (in the meantime just watching MLB Network, NFL Network, etc.) and going back to it. I wasn't even going to try to brave watching Bayless or Smith either, I think I would throw the remote at the TV if either one of those nitwits (dis)graced my screen again.

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                        • WazzuRC
                          Go Cougs!
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 5617

                          #102
                          Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                          Originally posted by 55
                          I wasn't even going to try to brave watching Bayless or Smith either, I think I would throw the remote at the TV if either one of those nitwits (dis)graced my screen again.
                          Spoiler

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                          • superjames1992
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 31381

                            #103
                            Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                            I don't really watch ESPN aside from sporting events anymore. College Football Live, College Game Night and College Gameday (for CBB and CFB) sometimes get my attention, but that's about it.
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                            • superjames1992
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 31381

                              #104
                              Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                              Originally posted by TracerBullet
                              They actually still have all that if you watch it often enough. Last weekend turning through the channels I saw that they were showing a Woman's strength contest of some sort. And they just had slow pitch men's softball like two weeks ago.

                              There is still some pretty obscure stuff if you aren't watching Sportscenter.
                              Yeah, I saw that women's cross-fit on ESPN a few weeks ago, too.
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                              • Bellsprout
                                Hard Times.
                                • Oct 2009
                                • 25652

                                #105
                                Re: ESPN is now dead to me!

                                Normally I can defend or rationalize the things ESPN does. It's why they piss me off a lot less than they do most people.

                                But occasionally, things like this happen.

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