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  • #751
    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

    Originally posted by Priceless View Post
    ESPN put him out there knowing what his opinion was and knowing what he would say. They wanted him to say it because it meant friction and increased ratings. For them to now apologize is laughable. For them to go any further is contemptible. I disagree with what Broussard said, but if ESPN knew what his opinion was and they didn't like it, they shouldn't have asked him.
    Or it was a setup to get him sacked, sort of like what MSNBC did to Michael Savage when he hosted The Savage Nation way back when.

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    • #752
      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

      Yawn, so a pampered multi-millionaire jock "comes out." So what? I'm really looking forward to the "stop the presses" moment when the first gay taxidermist "comes out." Boring.
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      • #753
        Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

        Originally posted by Old Pio View Post
        Yawn, so a pampered multi-millionaire jock "comes out." So what? I'm really looking forward to the "stop the presses" moment when the first gay taxidermist "comes out." Boring.
        Taxidermists have been out for years. Get with the times old man.
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        • #754
          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

          You know what ESPN is? The Bleacher Report on TV...

          http://deadspin.com/5948516/bleacher...for-this-story

          http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-10-03/n...ws-technology/

          I mean, this isn't a revelatory notion about ESPN, but this whole Tebow and coming out thing just reminded me of the above article.
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          • #755
            Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

            Chris Broussard's apology on twitter:
            Today on OTL, as part of a larger, wide-ranging discussion on today’s news, I offered my personal opinion as it relates to Christianity, a point of view that I have expressed publicly before. I realize that some people disagree with my opinion and I accept and respect that. As has been the case in the past, my beliefs have not and will not impact my ability to report on the NBA. I believe Jason Collins displayed bravery with his announcement today and I have no objection to him or anyone else playing in the NBA.
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            • #756
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              I don't know why they allowed personal opinions of their analysis to become part of the discussion. Mistake in my mind.
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              • #757
                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View Post
                Chris Broussard's apology on twitter:
                In other words...what I said he should have done in the first place. You're a reporter, Chris. Your personal beliefs have no place in what you do.
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                • #758
                  Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                  Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                  You know what ESPN is? The Bleacher Report on TV...

                  http://deadspin.com/5948516/bleacher...for-this-story

                  http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-10-03/n...ws-technology/

                  I mean, this isn't a revelatory notion about ESPN, but this whole Tebow and coming out thing just reminded me of the above article.
                  This is pretty ****ing if you ask me. I'm sure real sports fans would want the SportsCenter of the mid 90s, where it was straight hi lights, analysis and the anchors didn't get in the way or become the story. I wish someone from NBCSN or CBSSN or the new Fox Sports 1 would just do a straight old-school SportsCenter.
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                  • #759
                    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                    Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                    This is pretty ****ing if you ask me. I'm sure real sports fans would want the SportsCenter of the mid 90s, where it was straight hi lights, analysis and the anchors didn't get in the way or become the story. I wish someone from NBCSN or CBSSN or the new Fox Sports 1 would just do a straight old-school SportsCenter.
                    The Lights on NBCSN is the best I've seen. Other than when ESPN has a live sporting event I'm interested in, it's completely obliterated all of my needs to ever tune into an ESPN network.
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                    • #760
                      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                      The Lights on NBCSN is the best I've seen. Other than when ESPN has a live sporting event I'm interested in, it's completely obliterated all of my needs to ever tune into an ESPN network.
                      The problem is the debate, whether its about a gay basketball player or Tim Tebow or whoever, is what gets eyeballs, as much as it annoys so many of us, we are not the bottom of the sports world, we are the cream we want facts and highlights...The problem in this day and age is you can get those things with a quick search on the internet so why wait for sportscenter? People tune in to get more...and its frustrating to all of us here...
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                      • #761
                        Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                        Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
                        I meant that even casual fans notice when ESPN scratches to put stuff above hockey on slow days. Even die-hard NBA fans are like "Wasn't there hockey last night?" This makes thing less obvious in the never-ending burial of the great sport of hockey.
                        My bad. Didn't see anything of the sort mentioned in the post I quoted.

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                        • #762
                          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                          TSN anchors Onrait and O'Toole move to new Fox Sports One

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                          I may never watch ESPN again. If you are unfamiliar with these guys, Youtube has a lot of clips. It's great to see sports anchors not taking themselves too seriously.
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                          • #763
                            Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                            Originally posted by icebadger View Post
                            TSN anchors Onrait and O'Toole move to new Fox Sports One

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                            I may never watch ESPN again. If you are unfamiliar with these guys, Youtube has a lot of clips. It's great to see sports anchors not taking themselves too seriously.
                            I look forward to watching FS1 because of them.
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                            • #764
                              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.
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                              • #765
                                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                                Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                                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.
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