I will suffer through their garbage once in awhile in the spring for a glimpse at various teams (though ESPN360 is changing that, now that I can grab archived spring games & clips online). But even then I regret it, since you typically get 1 minute of action clips and the rest is mind numbing.
There's almost nothing worth watching on ESPN outside of games. Sometimes I'll break down in my hunger for football, but I always regret it immediately.
They don't show football. They have immensely dim-witted dolts like Jesse Palmer, Mark May & Desmond Howard spout of surface level garbage that is as informative as the comments on a youtube video.
There is no Jaws or Gruden to break down film, nor an insightful analyst like Bilas. They don't even have a sharp mind like Scott Van Pelt or Kenny Mayne to entertain you. They bash you over the head with stereotypes, catch phrases and bleacher report level content.
I will occasionally watch CFB Final if I am really intrigued by other programs (Texas, SEC, USC, Oregon) that are in the title hunt or playing a big game, but I watch it on mute and listen to music or play a video game.
If I want big ten highlights, I watch the BTN, where I get 10 plays per team, not 2-4 for a couple big ten teams. I might even tune into the coaches shows if I really want to scout a bitter rival or an upcoming opponent.
