John in Jax Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 So probably everybody realizes that ESPN is now just a terrible network, but I have to vent a little this morning. Watching the 8am Sportcenter Show.....in the first half hour, LOTS of basketball coverage, both NBA & College, a tiny bit of NFL coverage, previewing ONE game later today, AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO NHL COVERAGE. What a joke. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Y'ALL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 ESPN is always a million times better than what I'm stuck with for Canadian sports channels. Not a second of US college football since CNN dumped Nick Charles and Fred Hickman's 11;30pm show after 9/11 With the internet you HAVE to be able to grab every hockey hi-lite you could possibly want.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 ESPN? What is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, John in Jax said: So probably everybody realizes that ESPN is now just a terrible network, but I have to vent a little this morning. Watching the 8am Sportcenter Show.....in the first half hour, LOTS of basketball coverage, both NBA & College, a tiny bit of NFL coverage, previewing ONE game later today, AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO NHL COVERAGE. What a joke. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Y'ALL!!! little secret..there is a special channel called THE NHL NETWORK that is 100% hockey..and they have a little show called ON THE FLY... ESPN shows no hockey cause 98% of sports fans don't care a wit about hockey till at least after the Super Bowl..and most likely not until the playoffs start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 can i get a hi-lites package that doesn't have a twink in a suit and carnation starting off every hockey hi-lite reel with: "you just know when the Habs are playing, that they come to play hockey, and the fans are there, and the hula dancers and the popcorn is moving...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Jax Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: little secret..there is a special channel called THE NHL NETWORK that is 100% hockey..and they have a little show called ON THE FLY... ESPN shows no hockey cause 98% of sports fans don't care a wit about hockey till at least after the Super Bowl..and most likely not until the playoffs start Thanks for the tip; I had no idea! Is there an NBA channel too!? /s They bill themselves as "Sportscenter", so maybe they should change the name? The Sabres 7-game winning streak is a BIG sports story. And I think your "98%" figure is way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, John in Jax said: Thanks for the tip; I had no idea! Is there an NBA channel too!? /s They bill themselves as "Sportscenter", so maybe they should change the name? The Sabres 7-game winning streak is a BIG sports story. And I think your "98%" figure is way off. ESPN thinks including one hockey play in the Top Ten Plays is enough coverage for hockey fans. Although surprisingly today they had two but since one of them was Crosby, I am not sure if that counts. espNBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just now, John in Jax said: Thanks for the tip; I had no idea! Is there an NBA channel too!? /s They bill themselves as "Sportscenter", so maybe they should change the name? The Sabres 7-game winning streak is a BIG sports story. And I think your "98%" figure is way off. Sorry for being so snarky..i a little hung over today!!! It's really not a story at all though to anyone who is not a Sabre fan....if they thought the demographic supported reporting on hockey..they would report on it. If they owned the rights..yes you would get some coverage, limited still, but some. But that's just business. Come around playoff time, coverage will go up. Until then Sabres are a non story 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) On 11/22/2018 at 8:51 AM, plenzmd1 said: little secret..there is a special channel called THE NHL NETWORK that is 100% hockey..and they have a little show called ON THE FLY... ESPN shows no hockey cause 98% of sports fans don't care a wit about hockey till at least after the Super Bowl..and most likely not until the playoffs start It’s way more simple than that. Espn shows no hockey because they don’t have the nhl’s tv contract and make no money off of the game. But theres a very very important question to be asked here. Why is someone who hates espn so much actually watching espn? Edited November 23, 2018 by shrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Unless you're watching an actual sporting event, ESPN is useless That said, I do enjoy the last 15 minutes or so of College Game Day when they do their picks segment. They're not trying to be edgy or pushing some SJW narrative or shilling for whatever story line the NBA/NFL/MLB/NCAA wants reported. It's just 5 guys talking smack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Unless you're watching an actual sporting event, ESPN is useless That said, I do enjoy the last 15 minutes or so of College Game Day when they do their picks segment. They're not trying to be edgy or pushing some SJW narrative or shilling for whatever story line the NBA/NFL/MLB/NCAA wants reported. It's just 5 guys talking smack. Doris Burke was in tears talking about Lebron’s greatness last night ??? ESPN is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Doris Burke was in tears talking about Lebron’s greatness last night ??? ESPN is the worst. the greatest event in history since Tedy Bruschi's return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 CBS sux... With this Barry Sanders dream thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Chef Jim said: ESPN? What is that?? It stands for Extra Sensory PerceptioN...............It's when you can tell that a 24 hour supposed sports channel sucks without even having to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 They lost the NHL to NBC and NBCSN, after that they didn't care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrb1979 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Degenerate Mike in HHDS said: They lost the NHL to NBC and NBCSN, after that they didn't care. That and most Americans don't like hockey as its too fast and too complicated for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Jrb1979 said: That and most Americans don't like hockey as its too fast and too complicated for them. Yah us 'mericans are dumb. SMFH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said: That and most Americans don't like hockey as its too fast and too complicated for them. Use stick to hit puck in goal. Doesn’t seem complicated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Use stick to hit puck in goal. Doesn’t seem complicated. You must be Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrb1979 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 59 minutes ago, Degenerate Mike in HHDS said: Yah us 'mericans are dumb. SMFH Why else do most Americans not watch it. IMO hockey is the best sport there is. It has speed, hard hits and fights. Whats not to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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