The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

[MountieBoyOz]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Despite record-breaking profits, ESPN feels the need to lay off 400 people. Stay classy.

http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/espn-...5/21/id/505646

I'd say the first cuts would be the hockey department, but they haven't had one in years.

[CLS]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Yale just pulled a Sergio against Syracuse. Crazy comeback.

Lax? It didn't go into OT and bump the broadcast of a hockey game did it?

[hockeyplayer1015]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Yale just pulled a Sergio against Syracuse. Crazy comeback.

[Dude Love]

I don't even have the words to adequately describe the derpitude on display here...

http://deadspin.com/colin-cowherd-th...grea-498686278

Colin fits into the same category as Skip & Steven A. He's just another dumb guy who loves the sound of his own voice...regardless of how it makes him look.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

I don't even have the words to adequately describe the derpitude on display here...

http://deadspin.com/colin-cowherd-th...grea-498686278

[dxmnkd316]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Wow, how did I miss this nugget:

Fox will keep 12 weeks of prime-time baseball during the summer, which will air in doubleheaders with FS1's coverage. Fox Sports 1 will air a live, nightly "look-in" show for baseball. Here's the big kahuna: Fox Sports 1 will get two League Division Series and one League Championship Series each postseason. The LDS part of that contract was well-known. The LCS being moved completely to cable? That's news.

and this:

By 2015, Fox Sports 1 also plans to take over a small package of Fox's NASCAR races, which are at the start of the season and typically the highest rated. Also in 2015, Fox Sports 1 will be the main carrier of the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. That begins a relationship with FIFA that includes the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and the 2019 Women's World Cup as well.

http://www.sbnation.com/puck-the-med...allenging-espn

[dxmnkd316]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

It's like a sports version of The Daily Show.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Based on the Twitter reactions, Onrait and O'Toole leaving TSN was a national tragedy...

http://deadspin.com/****-you-america...ings-489591873

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Based on the Twitter reactions, Onrait and O'Toole leaving TSN was a national tragedy...

[aparch]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Speed becomes FoxSports1. When do we get FoxSports2, ...

I know you're being sarcastic, but you'll get it at the same time Fox Sports 1 starts. FuelTV will be renamed FoxSports2 when SpeedTV becomes FoxSports1.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/J...-Sports-2.aspx

[joecct]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

The problem with FS1 is that it's going to be on the sports package or high-end digital cable packages if it's taking over Speed. That alone probably spells doom for the channel. NBCSports Channel? Everyone knows it. When's the last time you watched something on the CBSSports Channel?

I'm a pretty big sports fan, hate ESPN, and have no intention of upgrading my cable package to watch it.

Speed becomes FoxSports1. When do we get FoxSports2, FoxSportsNews, FoxSportsU, ClassicFox?

[dxmnkd316]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Ah, well in that case...

[Almington]

The problem with FS1 is that it's going to be on the sports package or high-end digital cable packages if it's taking over Speed. That alone probably spells doom for the channel. NBCSports Channel? Everyone knows it. When's the last time you watched something on the CBSSports Channel?

I'm a pretty big sports fan, hate ESPN, and have no intention of upgrading my cable package to watch it.

Part of is that Comcast owns NBC so they don't have any costs with puting it on the basic tier.

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

Actually, wish satellite TV, NBC sports is on relatively high tiers.

NBCSN is available on the third-tier of DirecTV programming, otherwise you have to order the sports package.
On Dish Network it is part of the top tier.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

The problem with FS1 is that it's going to be on the sports package or high-end digital cable packages if it's taking over Speed. That alone probably spells doom for the channel. NBCSports Channel? Everyone knows it. When's the last time you watched something on the CBSSports Channel?

I'm a pretty big sports fan, hate ESPN, and have no intention of upgrading my cable package to watch it.

Actually, wish satellite TV, NBC sports is on relatively high tiers.