Doc Brown Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, ColeB said: Apparently they brought it back, but it’s on ESPN+, which, of course, will cost you more. They have another highlights show on ESPN called Rewind, which was renamed after they brought back Bergman on the new Primetime. Rewind isn’t as good. I watch the NFL Network version, which continues to change and is now hosted by Chris Rose alone. They brought it back last year and it was fantastic as there were no commercials. This year Booger took the place of Jackson but it's still worth the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I used to watch ESPN religiously, but there just seems to be so many other better options these days. Nonetheless, it was a trailblazer for sports TV and radio, their problem is the rest of the world caught up to them and has now passed them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN does still create some very solid long form pieces that I enjoy. The pre and post game shows are poor at best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN reminds me of the Hindenburg with more gas 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Get woke go broke 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills! Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Can't wait to see what ex-pro with 3-5 years in the league they replace them with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN is a classic example of a company that figured out what is was doing right, then fixed it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Augie said: ESPN canned Mike & Mike, which was the only show I cared about other than games they covered. Terrible management. Wingo was better than most of what they had. It’s a sign of the times for that sinking ship. Mike & Mike ended up hating each other. If it was up to ESPN it would still be on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) I thought Wingo was good on the Wingo and Golic show, a decent guy. It was the over the top production that I did not care for. He'll land on his feet someplace. Greeny's podcast is decent but he is the same old seller and "of the moment" broadcaster he has always been. My biggest ESPN complaint is the MNF broadcast. Steve Levy is the most horrid PBP announcer I have ever heard. Just awful. Must be a golden child of the network because his work ain't cutting it. Edited November 26, 2020 by jethro_tull 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard bills fan Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Stopped watching ESPN years ago. I mainly want NFL and NHL news. Their NFL coverage now is just a bunch of overly opinionated loudmouths. They have zero NHL news so why watch. I used to listen to Mike and Mike religiously for years on the radio driving to work, but when they split up I left. Also to pay for their ESPN insider is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, die hard bills fan said: Stopped watching ESPN years ago. I mainly want NFL and NHL news. Their NFL coverage now is just a bunch of overly opinionated loudmouths. They have zero NHL news so why watch. I used to listen to Mike and Mike religiously for years on the radio driving to work, but when they split up I left. Also to pay for their ESPN insider is just ridiculous. but at least they have Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd1001 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 11 hours ago, wvbillsfan said: The problem with espn shows..... all the hot takes are just opinion with little to no facts behind those opinions. I don’t even know if these talking heads watch the games or just spew the same rhetoric Agreed. Different people like different things. Years ago (decades?), I loved ESPN just because of sportcenter, when it was just news and highlights and very little opinion. Personally, I like information, I like facts, I like highlights. However it seems there are MORE people who like the personalities and opinions and 'fun' of the arguments. With more people liking that, ESPN decided to go that way because that got them ratings. It not for me, but obviously it is for some people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 tsk tsk. Wendy Nix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN sickens me and I hope they go under before the season is over. Disney is losing money faster than Mickey Mouse made it back in the 90's. ESPN will soon be gone and I can care less because I haven't watched it for about 8 to 10 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 13 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: I liked Wingo. Oh no. He's dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 13 hours ago, PetermansRedemption said: If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. There college sports coverage (if you watch any of it) is pretty good and no real alternative to them. That takes care of evenings and weekends, but then the rest of the time they need all these other shows and need to pay people to host them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 15 hours ago, PetermansRedemption said: If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. I'm a big sports fan but I am the same. The only reason I would even think to tune to ESPN (or any of its many sibling channels) is because I am about to watch a sporting event that happens to be broadcast on ESPN. Everything else on the channel pretty much is meaningless to me. Maybe ESPN can use that information to craft a better product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 14 hours ago, wvbillsfan said: The problem with espn shows..... all the hot takes are just opinion with little to no facts behind those opinions. I don’t even know if these talking heads watch the games or just spew the same rhetoric You should listen to the Dan Le Batard show...it's a parody of sports radio shows and make fun of everything you said. Once you realize that you start to "get the show." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 They need to bring back the lumberjackin' contests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 15 hours ago, Whkfc said: ESPN sucks. I watch NFLN for my coverage. ESPN isnt worth my time. Agreed. It's basically turned into 23 hours of this idiot below. The only good parts of ESPN anymore (I'm excluding ESPN + and Primetime) are SVP and PTI. 15 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Guess who owns ESPN? Disney...... https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/26/media/disney-layoffs/index.html 14 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said: Jackson is much better than booger Tom Jackson is a great person. I met him in 2013 at a Yagoot here in town. Couldn't have been nicer. Then I saw him the following year in our local Target, looking stumped (exactly how I was at that moment) because they moved all the aisles and items around without warning! 9 hours ago, SydneyBillsFan said: Apart from her glass-shattering voice, her opinions are what you would expect from an ESPN b-grader Mina Kimes is a great journalist and knows her stuff, and you should seek her out, OUTSIDE of ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 10:17 PM, MJS said: The guys they have on Monday night now are lame. They sound like a couple of college bros. It is by far the worst MNF crew ever. I'll probably watch the 49ers and Patriots games on mute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 9:59 PM, PetermansRedemption said: If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. Same and even then that broadcast team stinks so bad. Its like they pulled schmos off the street to take about the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 7:12 PM, GETTOTHE50 said: ESPN has been a joke for quite some time. The only thing I miss is the NFL prime-time show with Berman and Jackson. They had a nice way of wrapping up Sunday’s with their commentary and the production with the graphics and music was fun. I particularly enjoyed the JACKED UP segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffBillsForLife Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It's time for Disney to put the cable version of ESPN out to pasture and just go online-only or ESPN+ streaming service only. Considering the main ESPN channel is failing I can only imagine how much money ESPN2 and ESPNU lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 With an abundance of up-to-the-minute information and analysis, the ESPN model is dead. I can’t remember the last time I tuned into a talking head show, which includes the network pre-games. Team reporters and some websites do an infinitely better job covering the game. Instead, the networks should have local reporters talk about the teams, not the guys who spend five minutes reviewing production notes while rehearsing lame banter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbillsfan Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Under the guise of COVID they are just cutting salaries to give us more opionated ex athletes desperate for cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good move. Not a giant fan of Wingo. Mediocre on screen persona ....guys like Wingo are why ESPN first started to tail off. Replacing mediocre 3nd tier talents with hot take folks only compounded the decline. He was atrocious on the radio w Golic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Not a fan of Wingo, but I'm positive he'll land on his feet elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsToast Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 You would have thought they would have polled their customer base who loved the fun personalities, the emphasis on sports, and the humor. Back when Olberman took himself lightly and was funny, where they had great boxing and good announcers, and you just enjoyed yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob71 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 10:43 PM, wvbillsfan said: The problem with espn shows..... all the hot takes are just opinion with little to no facts behind those opinions. I don’t even know if these talking heads watch the games or just spew the same rhetoric This^^ it seems every time i turn it on, its a show with two or three guys arguing over some sports topic. Who wants to watch that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 People still go to ESPN for anything football related..yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I’ll be interested to see who takes over as draft host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 9:56 PM, Whkfc said: ESPN sucks. I watch NFLN for my coverage. ESPN isnt worth my time. NFL Network isnt great either. Outside of Good Morning Football, its just the same rehashed garbage with terribly boring pregame stuff. The only show I truly enjoy anymore is Football Night in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Chicken Boo said: Not a fan of Wingo, but I'm positive he'll land on his feet elsewhere. Agree He will suck somewhere else as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 9:37 PM, LB48 said: Tim Baysinger Wed, November 25, 2020, 3:44 PM EST One of ESPN’s longtime faces is leaving the network. Trey Wingo, who hosted “SportsCenter” and the network’s NFL Draft coverage over a two-decade tenure, is exiting the network after his contract was not renewed. The decision not to re-up Wingo’s contract came as part of ESPN’s massive job cuts, the New York Post reported earlier this month (the NY Post also reported back in September that Wingo was being let go). The host’s departure was not confirmed until today, which is also his last day at the network. No offense intended, but Wingo's level of suckitude is tough to beat on a national scale. How he survived there as long as he did must be tied to video evidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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