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The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
I said this in the NBA thread, but he offered better analysis in that clip than ESPN's insiders (forget their talking heads). Not that I spend much time watching them, but from what I've seen he blows them all out of the water. It'll be interesting to see if that is enough to make ESPN's viewers realize that these guys really are a bunch of blowhards who don't offer very good analysis or information. As Cuban says, speaking in generalities. I have read Cuban's blog and I follow him on Twitter and he's very impressive. I concur with MBO: Get this guy in the NHL.
I said this in the NBA thread, but he offered better analysis in that clip than ESPN's insiders (forget their talking heads). Not that I spend much time watching them, but from what I've seen he blows them all out of the water. It'll be interesting to see if that is enough to make ESPN's viewers realize that these guys really are a bunch of blowhards who don't offer very good analysis or information. As Cuban says, speaking in generalities. I have read Cuban's blog and I follow him on Twitter and he's very impressive. I concur with MBO: Get this guy in the NHL.
Spartanforlife4
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless
Hey, @mcuban: Impressed you're taking the challenge to debate me face to face, today in Miami, 10:45 E, ESPN2. Looking very forward to it.
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Well Skip, that worked out really well, didn't it?
Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless
Hey, @mcuban: Impressed you're taking the challenge to debate me face to face, today in Miami, 10:45 E, ESPN2. Looking very forward to it.
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Well Skip, that worked out really well, didn't it?
Spartanforlife4
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First Take replay on! Cuban coming up next! Thankfully he's on within the first half hour because I don't think I could have waited into hour number two for him, this show is awful.
First Take replay on! Cuban coming up next! Thankfully he's on within the first half hour because I don't think I could have waited into hour number two for him, this show is awful.
bronconick
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
Mind you, I'm sane enough not to be watching or to even have turned on the TV today, but...
..is there anything more "ESPN" then the day-long masturbatory dealings of the "ESPY's" on one of the days where there isn't jack squat in sports on TV as it is?
Mind you, I'm sane enough not to be watching or to even have turned on the TV today, but...
..is there anything more "ESPN" then the day-long masturbatory dealings of the "ESPY's" on one of the days where there isn't jack squat in sports on TV as it is?
MountieBoyOz
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
I've noticed the Tour didn't get any play despite it being the main attraction after the All-Star game.
I've noticed the Tour didn't get any play despite it being the main attraction after the All-Star game.
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Let's see if anyone can spot the similarities....
This is from the 10PM SportsCenter last night:
This is a news story posted on RealGM.com last night at 8:52PM EDT:
From Deadspin
pla·gia·rism [pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] Show IPA
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1. an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
2. a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation: “These two manuscripts are clearly plagiarisms,” the editor said, tossing them angrily on the floor.
Let's see if anyone can spot the similarities....
This is from the 10PM SportsCenter last night:
This is a news story posted on RealGM.com last night at 8:52PM EDT:
From Deadspin
pla·gia·rism [pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] Show IPA
noun
1. an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
2. a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation: “These two manuscripts are clearly plagiarisms,” the editor said, tossing them angrily on the floor.
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bronconick
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
Anytime ESPN gets scooped, it's according to "sources", with the exception of a couple of their radio guys who will actually say who the report is from.
Anytime ESPN gets scooped, it's according to "sources", with the exception of a couple of their radio guys who will actually say who the report is from.
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Yeah, but usually they'll change the wording around a little...this was verbatim. The SportsCenter host may as well have been reading right off this guy's website.
bronconick
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
TV sports guys are getting lazy. The Brewers SB Nation site has a "stat of the day" in their game previews, and for almost a month, the stat of the day on the Brewers TV broadcast was the same thing, right up until the day where they accidentally got the stat wrong and had to correct it later in the day. Whoops.
TV sports guys are getting lazy. The Brewers SB Nation site has a "stat of the day" in their game previews, and for almost a month, the stat of the day on the Brewers TV broadcast was the same thing, right up until the day where they accidentally got the stat wrong and had to correct it later in the day. Whoops.
MountieBoyOz
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At work putting together the paper and ESPN leads SportsCenter with Preseason football over the Olympics, PGA and MLB.
I should be used to it by now.
At work putting together the paper and ESPN leads SportsCenter with Preseason football over the Olympics, PGA and MLB.
I should be used to it by now.
Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
Surely they found time for discussion of the latest whiny NBA multimillionaire fugging his team and their fans.
ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Okay, I confess: I love their commercials.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/USHZZ5bwASU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
That preview frame sort of gives away the joke, but it's still pretty good.
Okay, I confess: I love their commercials.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/USHZZ5bwASU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
That preview frame sort of gives away the joke, but it's still pretty good.
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Spartanforlife4
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I swore for their 25th anniversary they had every commercial they ever made on the website. I think they took it down and it doesn't seem like someone kept all of them for Youtube.
I swore for their 25th anniversary they had every commercial they ever made on the website. I think they took it down and it doesn't seem like someone kept all of them for Youtube.
ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Okay... try to act surprised...
http://deadspin.com/5941411/sports-illustrated-senior-writer-calls-espn-a-cesspool-unethical
Okay... try to act surprised...
http://deadspin.com/5941411/sports-illustrated-senior-writer-calls-espn-a-cesspool-unethical
dxmnkd316
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dxmnkd316
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bronconick
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Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread
ESPN running out of fluff pieces. "Urban Mayer signed a contract with his family to eat 3 meals a day and not answer the phone during church or dinner. He even golfed with his son."
ESPN running out of fluff pieces. "Urban Mayer signed a contract with his family to eat 3 meals a day and not answer the phone during church or dinner. He even golfed with his son."
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