Chandler#81 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 22,000 viewers/day leaving the network. Once the premiere sports network, has become a complete waste of sports fans time. Granted, streaming is killing cable, but this show has been dying for years. Aside from Wilbon & Cornhieser (which I don’t watch anymore either), I literally can’t stand any of their talking heads. Stephen A?, Keyshawn? Steve Levy? Bayless? Irvin? Fuggetaboutit ! Edited May 29, 2022 by Chandler#81 13 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 They've been a joke for awhile now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 ESPN plus is pretty good. Really helps a lot for sports betting with the NHL and College basketball 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 No surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I think I'd rather listen to ESPN than Dead and Company. 1 2 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 ESPN+ went up 66% in 2021 to 17 million subscribers. Get ready to figure out how to download ESPN+ onto your TV in five years for MNF. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I watch ESPN programming but mainly through YouTube clips. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, Gugny said: I think I'd rather listen to ESPN than Dead and Company. True, but not the Grateful Dead. 60's and 70's Dead, of course. 3 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 52 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: 22,000 viewers/day leaving the network. Once the premiere sports network, has become a complete waste of sports fans time. Granted, streaming is killing cable, but this show has been dying for years. Aside from Wilbon & Cornhieser (which I don’t watch anymore either), I literally can’t stand any of their talking heads. Stephen A?, Keyshawn? Steve Levy? Bayless? Irvin? Fuggetaboutit ! Big Stephen A. Smith fan here. When he talks, I listen, quite the entertainer. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, First Round Bust said: yep you cannot just quit espn channels a la carte - this is called cord-cutting where subscribers drop service tier(s) or service all together. what is being discussed is thinly veiled politics which should be blocked but has not because the mods have not yet noticed or are tolerating... Cord cutting is a scam. we are all going to get screwed. Rather than 60 or 80 bucks a month for cable, you’ll be paying $15 for Netflix, $15 for ESPN+, $12 for Hulu, $15 for HBO max, etc etc etc. And of course, it takes way longer to find something you want to watch by switching these streaming services. We have been hoodwinked. 2 1 1 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Free CBS sports on Pluto is fine. Has all the basic highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, Rico said: Big Stephen A. Smith fan here. When he talks, I listen, quite the entertainer. this but unironically. his clowning on the cowboys every November/December is must watch. Of course those clips can be seen on Twitter for free. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Just now, TheyCallMeAndy said: And non-stop coverage of Lebron James and Tim Tebow Yeah I think it has less to do with the political stuff than it does the constantly underwhelming talent. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattlinBill Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Use to love ESPN in the good ol' days, now it just seems like a bunch of people yelling and screaming at each other with little to no insight on actual sports. Much prefer cherry picking what I want to see off YouTube for free. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Only good thing about ESPN is the 30 for 30 docs 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galept Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said: Only good thing about ESPN is the 30 for 30 docs And SVP. Surprised he's still sticking it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas56 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gugny said: I think I'd rather listen to ESPN than Dead and Company. Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't understand the reference. I really like the Grateful Dead (went to about 40 shows from '73 - '90, several in Buffalo at the stadium like the one with 10,000 Maniacs and the one with Dylan, and at the Aud and a great one at Shea). I haven't seen Dead and Co., but the music is good, although I think we all miss Jerry. Is this something about John Mayer? Honestly, I'm confused. Okay - I am getting old. I re-read the title 🤪 Edited May 29, 2022 by Chas56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chas56 said: Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't understand the reference. I really like the Grateful Dead (went to about 40 shows from '73 - '90, several in Buffalo at the stadium like the one with 10,000 Maniacs and the one with Dylan, and at the Aud and a great one at Shea). I haven't seen Dead and Co., but the music is good, although I think we all miss Jerry. Is this something about John Mayer? Honestly, I'm confused. 40 shows of the same band? Why so many? Did you forget that you went? J/K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: Guess they started losing it when Keith Olbermann left.. Olbermann started losing it when Olbermann left... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeesforclosers Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Who's gonna miss them when they're gone? Who wants to watch a bunch of blowhards and a posse of ex-Patriot players try and churn out click bait? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Coffeesforclosers said: Who's gonna miss them when they're gone? Who wants to watch a bunch of blowhards and a posse of ex-Patriot players try and churn out click bait? Agree.. used to watch the Sunday Pre-Game back in the day when Chris Berman hosted it , came on at 11 AM.., was all legit , actual , pre-game stuff.. now its a clown show .. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 ESPN pushed their own demise by getting away from just sports. The majority of my students know athletes more by their out of sports persona- fashion, food, whatever- than by their actual sports ability. ESPN did not need to cover all the other parts as deeply as they did. Once the other stuff eclipsed 50% of the time I had no use for ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 The thing that sucks is that they're HQ'd in the town next to mine and in which my MIL lives. If that goes under... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 ESPN+ rocks for 6.99 per month, great hockey, soccer, golf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamat711 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Can we not post anything related to Clay Travis? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 When ABC had the Indy 500 we were slammed with coverage on the website. Today a fantastic race and it took them over a hour to post even who the winner was. So much for World Wide Leader. I bet so many of the people that left must just laugh at them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Nextmanup said: This has nothing to do with "political stands" and everything to do with changing societal norms and patterns. For the most part, a quick soundbite of information on Twitter is all you need in the world of sports. People just don't sit in front of a machine tied to a room called a "TV" to get information now--especially sports information. It makes total sense that ESPN would be dying. It is the politics - if I want to listen to politics I am not getting on a sports channel, but more so the contrived arguments. Everybody is given a point to defend and get overly loud defending it even if it is makes no sense. In the old days they had sports and sports highlights .. and that was about it. It was great TV 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilmann Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Doc Brown said: ESPN+ went up 66% in 2021 to 17 million subscribers. Get ready to figure out how to download ESPN+ onto your TV in five years for MNF. Even then you still need a cable company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Bills Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 It's hard for companies to accept change and transition these days. ESPN has alot of footholds in some sports, NFL isn't one of them, but I couldn't see their college football content going away. The company will have to make major changes and downsize to what they do well to survive. If I was them I'd sell MNF, it isn't what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: 22,000 viewers/day leaving the network. Once the premiere sports network, has become a complete waste of sports fans time. Granted, streaming is killing cable, but this show has been dying for years. Aside from Wilbon & Cornhieser (which I don’t watch anymore either), I literally can’t stand any of their talking heads. Stephen A?, Keyshawn? Steve Levy? Bayless? Irvin? Fuggetaboutit ! Well holy hell pigs must fly and the world must be ending soon, because Chandler and I agree on something!!! I never watch in real time. I still go to the website and occasionally will click a short video clip from time to time. Had ESPN+ subscription back in the day but cancelled probably 6 years or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I get ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu included in my Verizon wireless service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gugny said: I think I'd rather listen to ESPN than Dead and Company. As a fan of "the Dead" since 1967, I would say you have a valid point! Edited May 29, 2022 by notwoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I used to love sports center, but it’s more like woke center nowadays. haven’t watched a full hour of it in years. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: When ABC had the Indy 500 we were slammed with coverage on the website. Today a fantastic race and it took them over a hour to post even who the winner was. So much for World Wide Leader. I bet so many of the people that left must just laugh at them. It's the World Wide Leader in "Sports." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 4 hours ago, benderbender said: I hope their strong political stands were worth it. The Weather Channel should notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, FireChans said: Cord cutting is a scam. we are all going to get screwed. Rather than 60 or 80 bucks a month for cable, you’ll be paying $15 for Netflix, $15 for ESPN+, $12 for Hulu, $15 for HBO max, etc etc etc. And of course, it takes way longer to find something you want to watch by switching these streaming services. We have been hoodwinked. Go to the library and take out a book and read it. Free. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Doc Brown said: ESPN+ went up 66% in 2021 to 17 million subscribers. Get ready to figure out how to download ESPN+ onto your TV in five years for MNF. Yep. Bunch of people who use corded television or what they can get for free online think ESPN is dying or not evolving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Go to the library and take out a book and read it. Free. Ban? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, WotAGuy said: Go to the library and take out a book and read it. Free. Novel concept! Pun intended. I read almost every day at lunch. I go to the book table at Costco and look for stuff I like, then give them to my mom’s retirement place for their library. My shelves have plenty, let others enjoy them. ESPN is hot garbage. Their shows all have the same formula. A bunch of guys all yelling at the same time. No thanks! Hiring The Booger McFarland to staunchly defend the crack back block call on Cody Ford (which later received an apology letter from the NFL) is indefensible. He’s an insufferable clown, and I’ll avoid the network just on him alone. Mike & Mike was the last decent thing they had. I haven’t looked in a while, but if you want a real laugh check out their college basketball recruiting. It’s a dumpster fire of indifference and incompetence. They should shut that down completely, because it’s embarrassingly weak and out of date. Less (as in ZERO) would be more, there. . Edited May 30, 2022 by Augie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Yep. Bunch of people who use corded television or what they can get for free online think ESPN is dying or not evolving. No problem here, I will find a stream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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