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  • #496
    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

    Some numbskull at the gym decided to put Mike and Mike on in the locker room TV (#firstworldmiddleclassproblems). I've loved the fact that I no longer live in a media market where you can find those two on the radio, but I was reminded of how extra horrible they are the Monday after Tiger Woods wins an event.
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    • #497
      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
      Some numbskull at the gym decided to put Mike and Mike on in the locker room TV (#firstworldmiddleclassproblems). I've loved the fact that I no longer live in a media market where you can find those two on the radio, but I was reminded of how extra horrible they are the Monday after Tiger Woods wins an event.
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      • #498
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        No offense to women's hoops, but it shouldn't beat hockey in coverage.

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        • #499
          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

          Originally posted by CLS View Post
          I think they're showing the "Game Fly" ad
          Still not buying into the hot girl as being a "real gamer". I call shenanigans.

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          • #500
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            Despite all the "suck" of ESPN, I am glad that they stream a lot of stuff on ESPN3 (or whatever they're calling it now) for FREE! Do they realize they're doing this for FREE? Is someone making them do this for FREE? How long will this last: ESPN3 for FREE?
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            • #501
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              Originally posted by aygwm2 View Post
              Despite all the "suck" of ESPN, I am glad that they stream a lot of stuff on ESPN3 (or whatever they're calling it now) for FREE! Do they realize they're doing this for FREE? Is someone making them do this for FREE? How long will this last: ESPN3 for FREE?
              uhm, no its not free...internet providers pay ESPN for the right to make ESPN3 available to their subscribers, which means your internet bill is higher than it needs to be so that ESPN get can more money from Time Warner Cable or Comcast or whoever...
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              • #502
                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                Originally posted by aygwm2 View Post
                Despite all the "suck" of ESPN, I am glad that they stream a lot of stuff on ESPN3 (or whatever they're calling it now) for FREE! Do they realize they're doing this for FREE? Is someone making them do this for FREE? How long will this last: ESPN3 for FREE?
                Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View Post
                uhm, no its not free...internet providers pay ESPN for the right to make ESPN3 available to their subscribers, which means your internet bill is higher than it needs to be so that ESPN get can more money from Time Warner Cable or Comcast or whoever...
                D'oh! CONFOUND IT! ESPN SUCKS! And, so does my internet provider...
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                • #503
                  Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                  Originally posted by MUhawks628 View Post
                  Still not buying into the hot girl as being a "real gamer". I call shenanigans.
                  Everytime I see that **** commercial I say the same thing!!!

                  ESPN has the rights to college hockey until 2023-2024.
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                  • #504
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                    Originally posted by MavHockey14 View Post
                    ESPN has the rights to college hockey until 2023-2024.
                    Really? ****.
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                    • #505
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                      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                      Really? ****.
                      Per a USCHO article on the issue, the NCAA signed a 12 year deal with ESPN for exclusive rights to ALL NCAA tournaments last year, outside of basketball, which is owned by CBS.

                      This really sucks, as I feel like NBC Sports could do a fantastic job with the NCAA hockey tournament, it do it some justice.
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                      • #506
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                        Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                        No offense to women's hoops, but it shouldn't beat hockey in coverage.

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                        • #507
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                          Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                          No offense to women's hoops, but it shouldn't beat hockey in coverage.

                          http://deadspin.com/5896234/bristolm...nter-last-week
                          Women's Hoops, somehow, some way is actually highly popular and gains followers each and every year.
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                          • #508
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                            Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                            No offense to women's hoops, but it shouldn't beat hockey in coverage.
                            why not?

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                            • #509
                              Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                              Originally posted by MavHockey14 View Post
                              Women's Hoops, somehow, some way is actually highly popular and gains followers each and every year.
                              Originally posted by jen View Post
                              why not?
                              I always thought of this as a chicken or the egg situation. Does ESPN broadcast a particular sport which then gains appeal and is aired more or does a sport require a baseline level of viewership for ESPN to show it? For women's BB, I think it is the former. ESPN has shown it for years and years including college and WNBA. The ratings are growing apparently, albeit slowly. If they actually aired hockey once in a while, they might accumulate an audience for it. How about one game/week?
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                              • #510
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                                Originally posted by icebadger View Post
                                I always thought of this as a chicken or the egg situation. Does ESPN broadcast a particular sport when then gains appeal and is aired more or does a sport require a baseline level of viewership for ESPN to show it? For women's BB, I think it is the former. ESPN has shown it for years and years including college and WNBA. The ratings are growing apparently, albeit slowly. If they actually aired hockey once in a while, they might accumulate an audience for it. How about one game/week?
                                I say **** it. Completely stop with the hockey coverage, as this is basically the case anyways, and let NBC Sports, who continues to do such a great job with it, expand its coverage further.
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