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Post by blindlywewander on Nov 7, 2006 22:56:46 GMT -5
When Tiki Barber announced his retirement, ESPN made it a top story. It was analyzed and overanalyzed. Many called it "a distraction to the Giants." In turn, Tiki responded to the remarks on ESPN and called out several specific ESPN analysts. If Tiki's announcement wasn't a distraction before, it surely is now. That makes one think.. "If it weren't for ESPN..." How does ESPN affect sports? Naming great players, focusing on great teams, making predictions, etc. How does the network affect those that watch it? Whether it be sports fans or even players and coaches. Is it good for the world of sports? Or is it doing more harm?
Answer as many of the questions as you can. We want lots of input. Discuss..
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Post by BlackOps on Nov 8, 2006 19:14:20 GMT -5
Well, it lets us watch sports. For maybe 3 or 4 hours out of 24 per day.
It also dictates who is important. If they came out and started talking about how much better Mark Brunell is than Tony Romo, they could get people to believe. If they started talking about how selfish Derek Jeter is, they could get people to believe. If they showed bowling and darts more than baseball and football, more people would start to like them.
Why do you think the Cowboys, Yankees, and Fighting Irish are all the most loved and hated? Its because of the media.
Just show me sports. I like watching poker sometimes, but please, ESPN2 is the place. Just show me more football. And don't put #2 Michigan on ESPN, where they whole country can see it, but #1 Ohio State is on ABC in regional coverage. #1 is number one, and I do NOT care about North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, or Wake Forest.
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Post by GEO on Nov 11, 2006 17:35:23 GMT -5
ESPN kills sports, especially basketball.
Do you wonder why all players can do these days is slam dunk it? It's because that's all you see on ESPN. To be a star, you can't just do the little things anymore.
Secondly, it promotes trash talking. Want to be on National TV? Call out the opposition.
Anyway.
BlackOps makes a good point. Players are popular based on ESPN. But that works both ways. If the player hates the media, ESPN isn't going to talk about how great he is off the field. They just won't. Unless one of their names is Michael Irvin.
ESPN2 is really pointless if they show all of those side games on ESPN as well. They really need to look into that.
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