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2013Irish said:
Just became aware of this thread. Complaining about the state of ESPN and the trajectory of sports media is one of the more pathetic trends amongst American bros.

There's no need for highlight shows because you can watch it in a fraction of the time on your phone while taking a shit. The supposed woke mind virus that Clay Travis, Dave Portnoy, and other soft-jawed yokels make their living complaining about has nothing to do with it.

I can think of few things less masculine than whining about a sports highlight show not being to your liking. If you think SportsCenter sucks, go listen to some music or take a walk instead.
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What a whiny bitch.
 
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Most people have stopped simping for ESPN (but apparently not all)

ESPN will likely tell you its business has never been better. They have built an impenetrable position at the top of the sports media landscape. They own the rights to almost all the major sporting events and are watched by millions consistently. Their bottom line with corporate parent Disney is showing increased resistance against industry headwinds after years of turmoil. ...

But this isn’t about ESPN’s business. It’s about their relationship with the sports fan.

And everywhere you look, fans are losing trust and losing patience with ESPN.
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MNF ratings were down 21.5% from the week 9 MNF game last year. Wonder how their advertisers feel about this YouTube tv fight.
 
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Looking forward to seeing the upcoming Stuart Scott 30 For 30. I didn't like him initially, but I quickly changed my opinion. He was so good.
 
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Jiggafini19Deux

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Their product is garbage. Keep fresh batteries in the remote to change the channel.

Keep giving Macafee and Stephen A Smith more money and influence if that's what people want. I'll pass.
 
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I’m happy to say I jumped ship before Clark or any of those guys got air time,… I’ve seen a few clips here and there and always think, ‘this is why we all seem more miserable and lost our collective sense of humor, EVERYTHING is a hot take and abrasive’
 
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ACamp1900 said:
I’m happy to say I jumped ship before Clark or any of those guys got air time,… I’ve seen a few clips here and there and always think, ‘this is why we all seem more miserable and lost our collective sense of humor, EVERYTHING is a hot take and abrasive’
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I've only watched Clark 2 or 3 times, but Stephen A and McAfee grate on my nerves. Stephen A has to do his whole Baptist minister on a roll preaching about sin shtick every flippin' episode, and McAfee is like a hyperactive 14-year-old boy drinking Mt. Dew cut with Red Bull. Both are just annoying AF. Add in the manufactured outrage and hot takes, and I'd like to kick both of them in the throat.
 
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Bishop2b5 said:
I've only watched Clark 2 or 3 times, but Stephen A and McAfee grate on my nerves. Stephen A has to do his whole Baptist minister on a roll preaching about sin shtick every flippin' episode, and McAfee is like a hyperactive 14-year-old boy drinking Mt. Dew cut with Red Bull. Both are just annoying AF. Add in the manufactured outrage and hot takes, and I'd like to kick both of them in the throat.
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100%.

I can't stand either of them. It's what gets ratings at the end of the day, but I'm not going to participate.

I have always thought Ryan Clark was very good as an analyst. Ryan Clark also spoke up and out about issues. The majority of people who work with him at ESPN love him, but he had a few decision makers that did not.
 
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Bishop2b5 said:
I've only watched Clark 2 or 3 times, but Stephen A and McAfee grate on my nerves. Stephen A has to do his whole Baptist minister on a roll preaching about sin shtick every flippin' episode, and McAfee is like a hyperactive 14-year-old boy drinking Mt. Dew cut with Red Bull. Both are just annoying AF. Add in the manufactured outrage and hot takes, and I'd like to kick both of them in the throat.
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I’ve watched a couple of game day segments with Mcafee and it’s ridiculous
 
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ACamp1900 said:
I’ve watched a couple of game day segments with Mcafee and it’s ridiculous
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I can't tolerate it for more than a few minutes. I don't get it. He's immensely popular and they're paying him a lot of money. He and Portnoy are kind of one in the same as far as I'm concerned. It's all trashy bad.

From what I hear, MacAfee gives a lot of money to charities in the Pittsburgh and Morgantown communities. Tip of the cap there, but otherwise, I can do without his schtick.
 
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Junior is fine, he's been crushing on the neighbor girl who plays catcher for the park league fastpitch team.

For Pops, however, it's a different story......

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Do they not realize latinas and Asian Americans also watch cfb!?!?

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