i have seen that a lot of people on this board say that they have stopped watching espn. i have a question for them.Where do you guys get your sports news from (on the tv)?
even though i hate espn i cant help but watch ESPNEWS once every 2-3 hours to get the latest news and highlights
If it is not about the Patriots, say Tiger Woods or whatever, the internet, although some E!SPN gets through. I tend to view E!SPN and any "national" pundit with a jaundiced eye.
NFLN or online. The only time I will turn on to FESPN is when they are showing the Patriots play live. Otherwise, they ain't getting a minute of my viewing time. Gameday I will watch Fox and/or CBS, and also check in on PatsFans for the latest updates....
Ever listen to PFW in Progress, Patriots Playbook, and the Pete Sheppard show on Patriots.com ?
There's nothing wrong with ESPN that's not a problem with just about every other media outlet in the country. Watch what you wish. ESPN has some good on-air talent.
E!SPN and all national media espouse on subjects they don't know about. Two non-E!SPN examples involving Rich Eisen and Dan Patrick:
1) Rich Eisen is "interviewing" Warren Sapp, Marshall Faulk, and Deon Sanders. (Let's ignore Faulk's open bias and focus on stupidity, not spin...) The subject of how Brady and Ocho Cinco are not simpatico. Ignoring any bias, why is he asking a RB and DT about a QB and WR?
Deon might be a good choice, but his answer showed he hasn't even a basic understanding of the Patriots offense.* - Not to say he should, but we are talking of Eisen's stupidity in asking him of something he knows nothing of.
2) Dan Patrick on the Miami University scandal opined why they didn't just get jobs in the summer and none of his syncophants mentioned how a booster might hire them to sweep up his car dealership for $20,000 an hour and how the NCAA might have already prevented that.
I makes me wonder if a "report" on Shanny and Rex Grossman that is presented as shocking and true might get knowledgeable Redskin fans to roll their eyes.
If it isn't a local reporter I never heard of, I wonder if the story is not just "Look at me, I'm an important sports reporter."
*For those that care, he mentioned the need to be exact in your routes. He did not mention how receivers have to read the defense and run one of three variations of their route in the Patriots system.
ESPN is the lazy sports fans way to get their sports fix ... it's entertainment of some sort - not a sort that I prefer and I do not watch unless it's a game or I will watch their news channel where you get the post game interviews.
E!SPN unfortunately has a monopoly on TV "sports news" on free cable in health clubs. Oh, are you claiming a guy watching TV while doing an hour on a treadmill is lazy.