Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 5:23 pm
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The downfall of ESPN continues...
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Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 5:34 pm
I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 5:45 pm
grossSimple Torture wrote:I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 5:58 pm
It was nice.cutuphalfdead wrote:grossSimple Torture wrote:I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 6:01 pm
Compared to Rhode Island, sure.Simple Torture wrote:It was nice.cutuphalfdead wrote:grossSimple Torture wrote:I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 6:01 pm
Well, duh.cutuphalfdead wrote:Compared to Rhode Island, sure.Simple Torture wrote:It was nice.cutuphalfdead wrote:grossSimple Torture wrote:I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 6:03 pm
Simple Torture wrote:Well, duh.cutuphalfdead wrote:Compared to Rhode Island, sure.Simple Torture wrote:It was nice.cutuphalfdead wrote:grossSimple Torture wrote:I got married in Framingham.cutuphalfdead wrote:That went all the way to Framingham!Simple Torture wrote:Backbackbackbackbackback
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 5:35 pm
So CBS just announced that Brad Nessler will replace Verne Lundquist in 2017. The amount of talent ESPN's lost is getting ridiculous.
Gone of their own volition:
--Mike Tirico
--Brad Nessler
--Heather Cox
--Skip Bayless
Fired:
--Curt Schilling
--Ray Lewis
--Cris Carter
--Keyshawn Johnson
Forced into retirement:
--Mike Ditka
Possibly to be forced into retirement:
--Chris Berman
Who else am I missing?
Gone of their own volition:
--Mike Tirico
--Brad Nessler
--Heather Cox
--Skip Bayless
Fired:
--Curt Schilling
--Ray Lewis
--Cris Carter
--Keyshawn Johnson
Forced into retirement:
--Mike Ditka
Possibly to be forced into retirement:
--Chris Berman
Who else am I missing?
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 5:36 pm
Dan Patrick
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 5:38 pm
He's been gone a long time though, I was just talking about this year.verb_to_trust wrote:Dan Patrick
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 7:42 pm
Oh shit, maybe I can start watching college football with the sound on againGreen Habit wrote:replace Verne Lundquist in 2017.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 8:45 pm
There's a good chance the downfall is ending and they are close to being reborn as a better sports network.
Streaming and DVR's along with some really silly amounts of money paid on the front end to broadcast games is starting to bite networks.
They are paying out absurd amounts of money to "talent" and the old schtick... doesn't play like it did.
Competition is turning out to be a good thing... who knew?
I wonder if any of these guys is reborn as a lounge act in Vegas....
Streaming and DVR's along with some really silly amounts of money paid on the front end to broadcast games is starting to bite networks.
They are paying out absurd amounts of money to "talent" and the old schtick... doesn't play like it did.
Competition is turning out to be a good thing... who knew?
I wonder if any of these guys is reborn as a lounge act in Vegas....
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 9:11 pm
Yeah, I saw that Schilling said he was making 2.5 million a year at ESPN. That's absurd, not only is he an idiot and a liability, their limited baseball coverage doesn't merit paying anyone that kind of money. I assume that the other former player analysts are getting similar money too, which means that the actual real faces of the network must be making way more than that. I can see why they'd want to clean house.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Wed June 01, 2016 3:57 am
I just saw a couple minutes of the Dan and Jay show, or whatever it is called, on FS1.
Worst couple minutes of TV that I've ever seen. Give me Sportscenter all day long over that crap.
Worst couple minutes of TV that I've ever seen. Give me Sportscenter all day long over that crap.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Wed June 01, 2016 1:57 pm
The Ringer is live today. If it is half as good as Grantland was it will be better than anything on ESPN.com (outside of former Grantland writers).
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Wed June 01, 2016 3:37 pm
espn has basically turned into a sports mtv. mtv started out with music videos and programming revolving around, gasp, music. now it has nothing to do with music. espn was the premier network to which you turned for scores, highlights, and live games. now it's ridiculous programming like first take, first take re-take, his and hers. the live programming is basically nba games, and the things i used to enjoy about the channel (especially the radio programming) are nothing but commercials for itself.
the other problem is the ridiculous amount of money that it charges cable providers to carry its bundled channels. the carrying fees are astronomical.
the other problem is the ridiculous amount of money that it charges cable providers to carry its bundled channels. the carrying fees are astronomical.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Wed June 01, 2016 5:37 pm
great analogy. and yep on the bundled channels. a huge percentage of the channels you get bundled with cable actually don't cost much. it's just that they are lumped in with ESPN to make it look like you're getting a deal with "ALL THESE CHANNELS", when in actuality, ESPN alone carries most of the cost of that packageChris_H_2 wrote:espn has basically turned into a sports mtv. mtv started out with music videos and programming revolving around, gasp, music. now it has nothing to do with music. espn was the premier network to which you turned for scores, highlights, and live games. now it's ridiculous programming like first take, first take re-take, his and hers. the live programming is basically nba games, and the things i used to enjoy about the channel (especially the radio programming) are nothing but commercials for itself.
the other problem is the ridiculous amount of money that it charges cable providers to carry its bundled channels. the carrying fees are astronomical.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Wed June 01, 2016 7:56 pm
The internet has killed the usefulness of TV showing scores and highlights. The problem, as you note, is subbing that out with ridiculous content instead of live games. It does still have a lot of college football, although that is being seriously challenged as well.Chris_H_2 wrote:espn has basically turned into a sports mtv. mtv started out with music videos and programming revolving around, gasp, music. now it has nothing to do with music. espn was the premier network to which you turned for scores, highlights, and live games. now it's ridiculous programming like first take, first take re-take, his and hers. the live programming is basically nba games, and the things i used to enjoy about the channel (especially the radio programming) are nothing but commercials for itself.
the other problem is the ridiculous amount of money that it charges cable providers to carry its bundled channels. the carrying fees are astronomical.
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Thu June 09, 2016 9:48 pm
Anyone checked out Bill Simmons' new site, The Ringer?
Re: The downfall of ESPN continues...
Posted: Thu June 09, 2016 10:01 pm
Green Habit wrote:The internet has killed the usefulness of TV showing scores and highlights. The problem, as you note, is subbing that out with ridiculous content instead of live games. It does still have a lot of college football, although that is being seriously challenged as well.Chris_H_2 wrote:espn has basically turned into a sports mtv. mtv started out with music videos and programming revolving around, gasp, music. now it has nothing to do with music. espn was the premier network to which you turned for scores, highlights, and live games. now it's ridiculous programming like first take, first take re-take, his and hers. the live programming is basically nba games, and the things i used to enjoy about the channel (especially the radio programming) are nothing but commercials for itself.
the other problem is the ridiculous amount of money that it charges cable providers to carry its bundled channels. the carrying fees are astronomical.
What games should they be showing daytime during the week when the debate shows are on? Everyone is always complaining about wanting more live games. Like minor league baseball or bowling?