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  • #16
    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

    Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
    If ESPN has really gotten that bad, why don't you guys do like I do and simply not watch the network? Really, the only time it's on is if there's a game that I want to see. I'd bet it's been close to ten years since I've watched SportsCenter or any of ESPN's other shows.
    The only thing I'll watch with any kind of consistency is PTI, and that's only if Kornheiser and Wilbon are both doing the show. Sportscenter is a shell of itself, and for any news on the major sports, I'll watch their networks instead. Once in a while I'll watch ESPNews if they're doing highlights. The only other people I'll watch on ESPN are John Clayton, Chris Mortenson, and Sal Palantonio. Any other of the magpies and I'm reaching for the remote again.

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    • #17
      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

      It's like having a place to Complain About Smallpox. Where do you begin?

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      • #18
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        Originally posted by Hammer View Post
        The only thing I'll watch with any kind of consistency is PTI, and that's only if Kornheiser and Wilbon are both doing the show. Sportscenter is a shell of itself, and for any news on the major sports, I'll watch their networks instead. Once in a while I'll watch ESPNews if they're doing highlights. The only other people I'll watch on ESPN are John Clayton, Chris Mortenson, and Sal Palantonio. Any other of the magpies and I'm reaching for the remote again.

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        • #19
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          If I hear about a big highlight, I'll watch to see said highlight. Otherwise, I may tune into NFL Live, or if there is nothing on, Sportscenter in the background. I've accustomed myself to pay attention if certain things I'm interested in come up, and I ignore the rest. Call it the "6 NFL games at once at Old Chicago Syndrome."

          Honestly, I would rather just watch ESPNews, since they usually don't have too much filler between the actual sports news.
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          • #20
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            I'll watch college football, GameDay, CWS, Fr4 if I'm not there, MNF, and PTI.
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            • #21
              Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

              Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
              If ESPN has really gotten that bad, why don't you guys do like I do and simply not watch the network? Really, the only time it's on is if there's a game that I want to see. I'd bet it's been close to ten years since I've watched SportsCenter or any of ESPN's other shows.
              It's pretty easy for me to skip, since I don't like football. I don't watch ESPN leading up to or during football season unless an actual baseball game is on - otherwise, I watch Sunday morning SportsCenter and that's it. I stick to MLB Network and NHL Network, since those are the sports I care about, and I like the MLB guys better anyway.

              Remember when SportsCenter was must-see TV with Dan and Keith? I watched it every night. They were like rock stars. Who the hell are the people on there now? Sage Steele, that can't be your real name.

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              • #22
                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                I like ESPN3 and the ability to stream sports to my TV, PC or Phone. So I don't hate ESPN.

                As far as the broadcast channels, PTI, a bit of SC and an actual sporting event is all I tune in for anymore.
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                • #23
                  Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                  Originally posted by jen View Post
                  Remember when SportsCenter was must-see TV with Dan and Keith? I watched it every night. They were like rock stars. Who the hell are the people on there now? Sage Steele, that can't be your real name.
                  Sure do. Back when I was in college, me and my friends would always make sure to catch the Big Show. That was when ESPN was good and Sportcenter was not only good news it was an event every night.
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                  • #24
                    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                    How about the website? Anyone on there that is consistently worth reading? One of the few regular features I will always read is Uni Watch. I may read other articles pertaining to my favorite teams but the writing is usually terrible.

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                    • #25
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                      • #26
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                        the only reason I don't absolutely hate ESPN with all of my guts is because it airs College Football, Monday Night Football, as well as College Gameday, the best show on the network.
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                        • #27
                          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                          Originally posted by Proud2baLaker View Post
                          How about the website? Anyone on there that is consistently worth reading? One of the few regular features I will always read is Uni Watch. I may read other articles pertaining to my favorite teams but the writing is usually terrible.
                          As an avid College Football guy, big Hawkeye Fan, I read the BigTen Blog on there, and actually it keeps me entertained and busy. I enjoy reading it, and do so daily. The bloggers have some pretty decent stuff, and, just like I am, they're sick of all the expansion talk as well.
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                          • #28
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                            ...and they show too much hannah storm. and she wears skirts that are too short! and i see too much boobage. this is bad, very bad.
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                            • #29
                              Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                              Originally posted by Priceless View Post
                              With no hoops to cover, ESPN will become the NFL Network 2. It's going to be a fun month after the Super Bowl.

                              Originally posted by jen View Post
                              It's pretty easy for me to skip, since I don't like football. I don't watch ESPN leading up to or during football season unless an actual baseball game is on - otherwise, I watch Sunday morning SportsCenter and that's it. I stick to MLB Network and NHL Network, since those are the sports I care about, and I like the MLB guys better anyway.
                              I would say that for the most part ESPN and especially Sunday SportsCenter is the NFL Network 2. They expanded the NFL countdown show to 3 hours now starting at 10:00 EST. So since I don't need that much NFL pre-game, I switch over the the ESPN2 SportsCenter and see they're blathering about nothing but the NFL there as well for virtually the entire show. Wouldn't you figure if you wanted the NFL wall-to-wall like I guess most people who watch ESPN (and on a related topic ALL PEOPLE who listen to ESPN Radio) you would just tune into the Sunday NFL Countdown show? Then they could actually do a SPORTScenter for the rest of us on ESPN2. Last I checked there was baseball, auto racing, tennis, and a host of other things to cover. Hell, even NHL pre-season and the NBA lockout.

                              But I have stumbled upon a perfect solution: I rarely watch the WWL unless they are showing an actual live sporting event.

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                              • #30
                                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                                Originally posted by MattS View Post
                                Sure do. Back when I was in college, me and my friends would always make sure to catch the Big Show. That was when ESPN was good and Sportcenter was not only good news it was an event every night.
                                The Big Show was appointment television for me. They covered EVERYTHING in that show, and Dan and Keith (and Craig Kilborn from time to time.) like each other. It was awesome until the network sucked the life out of everything.
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