11-29-2017, 10:09 PM
My post early on was to suggest folks look at the comment sections on many of the articles published about the layoffs at ESPN. Though not scientific, they're pretty interesting reads and a look beyond the cardinal colored lens of the Cardboard.
As many of the comments point out, ESPN has made a definitive turn from presenting sports news to providing commentary on it. Sports Center, once a staple of sports news and a cornerstone of ESPN, is now a lightning rod for controversy as it's hosted by "two angry African Americans", Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. Hill if you recall was suspended by ESPN for tweeting pretty derogatory comments regarding Trump then later continued rants against Jerry Jones and his stance that his players will stand for the flag. Maybe that will attract viewers on the left coast and the northern right coast, but it won't play well anywhere else.
As for me, I stopped watching ESPN years ago, except for some live football, random snippets of college game day and the occasional PTI. Berman and Patrick became completely insufferable and drove me away.
As many of the comments point out, ESPN has made a definitive turn from presenting sports news to providing commentary on it. Sports Center, once a staple of sports news and a cornerstone of ESPN, is now a lightning rod for controversy as it's hosted by "two angry African Americans", Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. Hill if you recall was suspended by ESPN for tweeting pretty derogatory comments regarding Trump then later continued rants against Jerry Jones and his stance that his players will stand for the flag. Maybe that will attract viewers on the left coast and the northern right coast, but it won't play well anywhere else.
As for me, I stopped watching ESPN years ago, except for some live football, random snippets of college game day and the occasional PTI. Berman and Patrick became completely insufferable and drove me away.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.