Comments on: Doggystyle: The Top Dogs of ESPN http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/ Even when I was wrong, I got my point across. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bronson http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-79701 Bronson Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-79701 Sound off, music up, Bradley University (of the Missouri Valley Conference) sweatshirt on. The only way to watch ESPN. Sound off, music up, Bradley University (of the Missouri Valley Conference) sweatshirt on. The only way to watch ESPN.

]]> By: Tray http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-77248 Tray Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:49:09 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-77248 True, they broadcast a lot of games but you can easily get along fine without watching Sportscenter. True, they broadcast a lot of games but you can easily get along fine without watching Sportscenter.

]]> By: Curt http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-77027 Curt Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:17:50 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-77027 about time someone called out espn on this bullshit, good job. Tebow had to be the WORST in college sports since the Reddick/Morrison days. about time someone called out espn on this bullshit, good job.

Tebow had to be the WORST in college sports since the Reddick/Morrison days.

]]> By: Sandro http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76935 Sandro Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:19:56 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76935 I would argue that ESPN has monopolized sports media to a point where it is unavoidable, despite how poor the production value may be. In my opinion, this is part of the problem because they can self-promote whomever they want without any real consequences besides angry bloggers like myself. Where else would I watch Michigan St-Purdue tonight? AND Good Christ, how did I forget Tebow? I hate myself almost as much as I hate religious missionaries for that. I would argue that ESPN has monopolized sports media to a point where it is unavoidable, despite how poor the production value may be. In my opinion, this is part of the problem because they can self-promote whomever they want without any real consequences besides angry bloggers like myself. Where else would I watch Michigan St-Purdue tonight?

AND Good Christ, how did I forget Tebow? I hate myself almost as much as I hate religious missionaries for that.

]]> By: Jonathan http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76923 Jonathan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:22:52 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76923 Needs more Tebow. Needs more Tebow.

]]> By: Tray http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76913 Tray Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:41:10 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76913 As I was just about to say before Keyser preempted me, I am in no way a Duke fan either (though I did go there), hate K as a person, but K has done a little more than Calhoun with much less talent. It certainly isn't his fault that Redick never sprouted the way certain idiots in the media (Vitale, the sports editor of our school paper, and that's about it) thought he would. Rather, it's really pretty remarkable that K took a one-tool player like Redick and made him the conference's most prolific scorer ever. Same's true of all those guys. You'd have to be a pretty crappy talent evaluator to think they were ever going to be great pros. Calhoun, on the other hand, seems to specialize in recruiting surefire NBA lottery picks and then failing to get anything close to their maximum potential out of them. Look at Gay and Villanueva. As for ESPN, if you hate it so much, don't watch it, it's not like you can't follow sports without it. As I was just about to say before Keyser preempted me, I am in no way a Duke fan either (though I did go there), hate K as a person, but K has done a little more than Calhoun with much less talent. It certainly isn’t his fault that Redick never sprouted the way certain idiots in the media (Vitale, the sports editor of our school paper, and that’s about it) thought he would. Rather, it’s really pretty remarkable that K took a one-tool player like Redick and made him the conference’s most prolific scorer ever. Same’s true of all those guys. You’d have to be a pretty crappy talent evaluator to think they were ever going to be great pros. Calhoun, on the other hand, seems to specialize in recruiting surefire NBA lottery picks and then failing to get anything close to their maximum potential out of them. Look at Gay and Villanueva. As for ESPN, if you hate it so much, don’t watch it, it’s not like you can’t follow sports without it.

]]> By: Keyser Soze http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76907 Keyser Soze Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:23:29 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76907 I am in no way a Duke, or even ACC fan, but you make a valid point. Krzyzewski has had that much success without a who's who of NBA players. Calhoun is a fantastic coach, but has Rip had a long, productive career in the league because Calhoun was his college coach? Are the Harangodys and Hansboroughs of the world the media darlings of ESPN because of their skin color. The face of basketball, world wide, is either Kobe or LeBron. How well does Joe Fan in Pittsboro, Indiana relate with DeJuan Blair or Hasheem Thabeet? College basketball is always going to be a draw, and the job of ESPN is to get ratings. If ESPN did not select their darlings, college basketball would be getting the same shitty ratings the NBA gets. I am in no way a Duke, or even ACC fan, but you make a valid point. Krzyzewski has had that much success without a who’s who of NBA players. Calhoun is a fantastic coach, but has Rip had a long, productive career in the league because Calhoun was his college coach?

Are the Harangodys and Hansboroughs of the world the media darlings of ESPN because of their skin color. The face of basketball, world wide, is either Kobe or LeBron. How well does Joe Fan in Pittsboro, Indiana relate with DeJuan Blair or Hasheem Thabeet? College basketball is always going to be a draw, and the job of ESPN is to get ratings. If ESPN did not select their darlings, college basketball would be getting the same shitty ratings the NBA gets.

]]> By: DocZeus http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76894 DocZeus Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:25:46 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2009/02/17/doggystyle-the-top-dogs-of-espn/#comment-76894 Tyler Hansbrough is everything that is wrong with college basketball. If a white, nonathletic, under-sized center can be the best player in a sport than obviously, the competition is weak. Tyler Hansbrough is everything that is wrong with college basketball. If a white, nonathletic, under-sized center can be the best player in a sport than obviously, the competition is weak.

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