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ESPN (A bunch of Death-Spiraling maroons)

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I don't remember what day it was (last Monday - 8/12 I believe it was), but I had to travel for work and found myself listening to Cowherd. The top story at the time was the Money Badger and his autograph-signing-for-cash scheme. In response to a caller complaining about their coverage of Manziel, Cowherd was talking about how they (ESPiN) go about selecting the angles in which they portray these stories.

In regards to the money badger, he basically said that as large of a media outlet as ESPiN is, they are forced to pick and chose their stance on various topics. His argument was basically that people are tired of hearing about NCAA players breaking the rules, so they focus their attention on whether or not the rules make sense. He went on to say how they have to focus on the stories that people want to hear. That no one cares about aTm, so they offer little airtime to them. (Of course, since the entire civilized world focuses on the daily gastrointestinal workings of Tim Tebow, they have no choice but to dedicate several minutes per day about him.)

Instead of portraying themselves as an unbiased news reporting agency, he clearly stated that they evaluate stories and the slant they are going to place on them.
 
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AJHawkfan;2365791; said:
Instead of portraying themselves as an unbiased news reporting agency, he clearly stated that they evaluate stories and the slant they are going to place on them.
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Always remember ESPiN and the Ben Roethlisberger story.

I don't think the organization has gotten better since then (if anything, they've gotten worse). ESPiN's normal defense is, "We're so big, everyone attacks us."
 
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BVistahC;2365794; said:
Good story from NY Times on ESPiN pulling out of the "Frontline" documentary on concussions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/s...said-to-prompt-espn-to-quit-film-project.html

The real truth is probably somewhere in the middle (as always).
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Rather glaring evidence that there is absolutely no wall between the business and journalistic sides of ESPN. Keep that in mind, and you won't get so frustrated the next time they seem to ignore any and all transgressions in the SEC* or go ape[Mark May] over a Big Ten school.

*And I truly believe that their taking a lead on the money badger issue was rooted in an SEC desire to knock aggy down a peg to what was supposed to be their assumed role.

**Oh yeah, and fuck the NFL. There's a reason that I haven't given a shit about it since I was in high school.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2365906; said:
Rather glaring evidence that there is absolutely no wall between the business and journalistic sides of ESPN. Keep that in mind, and you won't get so frustrated the next time they seem to ignore any and all transgressions in the SEC* or go ape[Mark May] over a Big Ten school.

*And I truly believe that their taking a lead on the money badger issue was rooted in an SEC desire to knock aggy down a peg to what was supposed to be their assumed role.

**Oh yeah, and [censored] the NFL. There's a reason that I haven't given a [Mark May] about it since I was in high school.
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I thought I was the only. Add in Mike Brown being the owner of the team I somewhat root for and I give two shits about the NFL......except fantasy football of course.
 
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Somewhat long, but very detailed, well sourced piece in the New York Times on ESPN's influence on college football.

Part I Saturday, Part II Monday (8/26) and Part III Tuesday (8/27).

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/s...-footballs-most-dominant-player-its-espn.html

One reason (the influence) why I'm torn if the Big Ten will venture to FOX in 2017 (all Tier I rights), even though FOX can trump ESPN by budgeting more backing to BTN (something Disney cannot do).
 
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LovelandBuckeye;2365943; said:
I thought I was the only. Add in Mike Brown being the owner of the team I somewhat root for and I give two shits about the NFL......except fantasy football of course.
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I don't give a single fuck about the NFL. How am I supposed to root for the Bengals when they insist on drafting tsun players. I root for Buckeyes to do well in the NFL.
 
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I've been watching secpn today for the HS coverage. It amazes me that they feel the need to so blatantly push the SEC agenda it's ridiculous. The whole half time between Norcross and Booker T is going to be all about the SEC. One of the announcers pretty much just said that HS kids should seriously consider going to Bama if given the chance, and then in an almost condescending tone said "unless you want to compete against them I guess".
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2365906; said:
*And I truly believe that their taking a lead on the money badger issue was rooted in an SEC desire to knock aggy down a peg to what was supposed to be their assumed role.
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The fuck? Tinfoil hats?

... and what "lead"? The lead on selling your own shit should be allowed? I seem to recall their "lead" on the tatt5 being VERY different, with very different results.
 
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