ESPN: An Association of Lolcows
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- Lolcow (n) - A person or group of people laughed at for actions that they take, despite not trying to be funny. They may try to take themselves seriously, but they are often "milked" for laughs with or without their knowledge.
I never thought I'd see the day where I would be criticizing what was once a staple in my life, but it can no longer be avoided. ESPN has suffered near-crippling subscriber losses and has undergone several waves of layoffs in the past few years. With ESPN's incredible stubbornness and lack of vision for their network, it has, yes, become a lolcow.
How times have changed... - Sport
"You can't just fire your hockey staff in the middle of the playoffs!"
ESPN: "That's where you're wrong kiddo."
Viceregent of/du Canada 😂😂
Please tell me they still have Melrose? He was good at what he does/did, so I'm sure they probably let him go. I rarely watch anymore and they're not usually showing NHL when I do. Even if people didn't like hockey I think Melrose is someone every sports fan likes.
Ville24 sadly, I honestly can’t remember the last time they showed any hockey games, not even college games on ESPNU. What’s worse, is that they rarely show any hockey highlights, and when they do it is mostly on Pittsburgh, Boston, New York Islanders and Rangers, and Washington.
Ville24 he’s mainly employed by nhl network but sometimes he works at espn
Ville24 Barry melrose knows nothing about hockey
I met Stuart Scott as a small child. He hooked me up with a copy of Triple Play 97 for free. That man was awesome.
His schtick got old by the end, but the man's impact cannot be understated. The world still misses him.
To be fair, he also gave me Triple Play 98 for free.
Sadly, ever since he died, SportsCenter and ESPN has failed to fill the role he left behind.
Honestly, I miss the old days of SportsCenter. The commentators, the highlights, and yes, even the late 2000s and early 2010s graphics.
@@RedBull34xxxxx I remember that series. Was buggy as hell. I remember hitting bombs with guys like Matt Lawton who hit maybe 2 a year. But they did have the feature where players would run into each other.
RIP Stuart Scott
The 3 things ESPN hates is:
1. The NHL
2. Republicans
3. Any small market sports franchise
THANK YOU. I can't find any Utah Jazz news on espn to save my life. I just stick to local sports media for my Jazz news. Fortunately, we have Donovan Mitchell now and since we got him they've sort of been forced to report on the Jazz.
4. The Raptors
noobmaster69 legit wins the NBA championship last year and now there arguably the best team in the league without Leonard
I'd add hockey,I don't know if there even aware that it exist.
ESPN has no broadcasting rights to hockey and does not show it. Shame it is a great sport to watch.
ESPN was like that smoking hot girl in her early 20's that everyone wanted to get with. Then she got older and is trying to compensate by getting a bunch of cosmetic surgeries in order to recapture her prior relevance. Now she just looks weird and desperate.
Kinda like Caitlyn Jenner?
😂😂🤣🤣 best comment
ESPN hit the wall.
Michael Cap I would say an iceberg
@Christopher Fair true
ESPN showed up at a job fair at my college, and everyone was super hyped. When people went over to their table, however, all they did was say they weren't hiring people, but instead just marketed their "services" to us. ESPN is a joke, in every way, shape, and form.
Joshua they’ve been a joke for quite some time.
@@ericradford2142 Jeez, hold a job fair when they're not hiring? That is a total joke as all they wanted was exposure.
What services?
MTV: We are going to stop doing music videos
ESPN: Hold my beer
ESPN will also stop doing music videos??
Espn fave topic: " LEBRON, LEBRON, LEBRON, COWBOYS" hahaha
Don’t forget about the Ball Family, because we have to know what that irritating family is doing
Basically glorify every "babyface" on sports media...
An if you don't like him, they mark u as a "hater" 🤣
And politics, the *real* reason we watch sports! Wait a minute......
@@ErickGarcia-nt7yk only one baby face
Plus the Dodgers
I love it how during the halftime of texans vs colts wildcard halftime they talked more about the national championship than the texans vs colts game
One year later, I didn't catch much of the Bills-Texans game, but it wouldn't surprise me if they talked more about Trevor Lawrence's hair vs the game
The best thing to ever happen to sports television is the sports specific network (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA Network). I can actually get my sports intake without the bullshit in-between
Exactly
Andrew Bailey NFL Network is the best
The MLB network is pretty much the only channel I watch on a regular basis.
Andrew Bailey MLB and NHL Network are now merged and NBA TV is part of the NBA on TNT. And Fox produces all games on NFLN
For real, Quick Pitch is a life saver
im surprised you didn't mentioned that espn couldn't give a rats ass about hockey
I made a slight jab at it at the end.
UrinatingTree the fact that they got the rights to the world cup of hockey over nbc is a joke
The NHL was more or less desperate to get their brand back to ESPN. That's why they probably chose them.
Dude, even NBC airs STANLEY CUP FINALS games on NBC sports network because they don't want to tank NBC primetime ratings every night because of how small an audience hockey gets
ESPN didn't pay for hockey TV rights because no one would watch it. And thn they would also need to burn ABC primetime slots on playoff games
They love talking about the star player who won the recent NBA finals instead of telling us the sports. 10/10
Man all I got to say is RIP Stuart Scott ... truly made ESPN the greatest
Rumbleing, Bumbling, Stumbling.
Yep. A GIANT!!!!
Nah, he fuckin sucked too. Tried to sound gangsta. Why ESPN thinks they need to cater to a small percentage of population instead of the majority is why they have failed. Need More Diversity. Appeal To The Minority. Brilliant.
cjr1881 thats cute
Andy Fucking Reid!! Holy shit!!
ESPN fired werder/Clayton and hired cian Fahey. its all about hot takes now no more professional journalism. 30 for 30 is the only good thing about ESPN
And 30 for 30 was created by two guys, one of which was Bill Simmons, who has become ESPN's bogeyman.
Kyle Adrien cian fahey and hot takes? You have no idea what youre talking about, hes straihgt info
And they fired the guy who created 30 for 30. smh
PewDiePie LiesOfAlgeria I'm going to assume that's satire
Kyle Adrien 30 for 30 is enjoyable
ESPN been taking L's for a very long time now...
I think the worst thing during the big layoff is firing most of the NHL writers which they had very few of, but letting go of only a few of the hundreds of NFL analysts they have.
Well it's basically them saying "fuck the nhl" they barely even cover it or talk about it on there shows. When was the last time you heard someone on ESPN say the word hockey without saying the words "i don't watch" before it.
Quite frankly, I never watch ESPN for NHL. Whenever they tried to cover it, it was almost always garbage. The World Cup coverage was a JOKE! The only time they will talk about the NHL is if something happens with Crosby or McDavid now. If I want NHL news, I'll go to NHL Network and watch people who know wth they're talking about.
LeBrun and Burnside, for their warts, did a solid job of covering the NHL. But apparently we need over-analyzing of every NFL team when their star players take a shit.
Even then, I find myself going to an SBNation page for individual teams. More in-depth coverage and you get a better pulse on the fanbase.
THP Island and they did it in the middle of the Stanley Cup Playoffs...
ESPN is a fucking joke when it comes to the NHL
For example: Top 10s
10) Alex Ovechkin "The Goal" vs. Phoenix (ARZ)
9-1) Some stupid basketball "slam"
Another example:
"Last night, the NHL revealed their expansion to Las Vegas. But first, Lebron James makes another three-pointer..."
Watching all of this makes me realize what an absolute prince Stewart Scott was. He had such an amazing handle on his own personality out there. He brought such a style and flare to his craft, and yet kept it professional, respectable and efficient all at the same time.
He was as cool as the other side of the pillow.
@@hughtoob9940 Damn Straight!
We went from a network filled with competent sports journalists to a network where the only guys that are competent really are Buster Olney, Karl Ravech, Tim Kurkjian, and Scott Van Pelt. We went from a network that always showed their Top Plays segment every morning on the hour, to a network where they don't show that segment every hour, they show it basically whenever they feel like it. We went from a network that was middle of the road and unbias and reported facts to a network that's so politically correct and left leaning that this video showed just how "diverse" they are attempting to be while retaining the exact same formulas of shows that they had already done. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
I remember when SVP was doing SC with the Great Stuart Scott. Those were the good ole days.
Don't forget the Charles Nelson Reilly of ESPN: Mel Kiper. 🤪
ESPN's problem is they've doubled down on 'controversial' personalities and fired their actual reporters and analyst in order to focus on more hot takes. It's as if they forgot their base and what they're actually supposed to be doing.
They've gotten far too focused on chasing ratings instead of producing quality content. Part of that is on Disney's demands for profitability, but part of it is also due to a total lack of executive vision. All they see are Nielsen numbers, not audience reaction.
I think what happened is that they saw it work for fox news and thought it would work for them, but didn't realize how dumb fox news audience was compares to their own.
the first major sign of decline for me was the dissolving of Grantland
Yes, true. They are trying to create the TV sports equivalent of AM talk radio, which thrives on argument, vituperation, and controversy (and which, to be sure, sells muchos commercials). They are forgetting what they did so well in the past, which was just amazing sports highlights with commentary both humorous and timely.
I'm glad ESPN doesn't cover hockey. I don't need their shitshow of a channel ruining my favorite sport.
Hmmm. Didn't think of it that way.
They didn't really overshow that many teams when the league was on ESPN. NBC runs the boring ass Rangers into the ground every week.
ninersdd21 - Plus over saturating the Blackhawks and Penguins.
I mean, really, the Wild and Blue Jackets were surging at one point and their collision should have been the broadcast of the week, but LOLnope.
I mean at least the Blackhawks have Toews and Kane and the Penguins have Crosby and Malkin, so at least they have fun/elite players to watch. The Rangers best player is Lundqvist, their goalie, so they're not the most fun team to watch. My Sharks have been pretty good since the lockout and have barely been shown despite being a US team.
I think that the Wild and Jackets game was put on NHL Network, but not on an NBC network.
ninersdd21 - Yep.
And when Columbus was finally given a chance by NBCSN... guess who their opponent was... The Rangers!
(I'm also still pissed at how lazy they were when they did Blackhawks at Ducks by only putting up the CSN Chicago crew instead of a national announcement team.)
ESPN is basically the MTV of the sports world. We just don't need them anymore, and just like with the music industry before, the internet has killed any need for them. TV in general, is next on the chopping block.
666kingdrummer By “TV”, you mean cable, right? Because I doubt TVs themselves are going to disappear soon, but cable is gonna die.
And now Jemele Hill is apparently done with ESPN.
That's an improvement tbh.
Thank fuck.
because she's dumb
I remember her being super critical of Mexican reporter Ines Sainz for not acting professional when she went to Jets training camp to interview Mark Sanchez, then I saw her doing goofy shit and skits on the 6 and thought yeah because this is professional journalism right.
inside the nba on tnt has the perfect blend of personalities, comedy, and actual nba news and coverage imo. not to mention that their personalities are actually really funny, unlike most others
Good point. They also only have (usually) one show a week and that helps because they don't constantly have to fill air time. Personally I love EJ, Kenny, Charles and Shaq, plus Reggie is great.
twice a week if u count players only. I love TNT Basketball Thursdays
I was about to say, as cool as tnt covers the games, I enjoy watching Thursday games more than player's only mainly because of Ernie Johnson.
You’re right, they’re like ESPN in the funny department while also giving us some of the sports.
Now if only there were programs like that for all of the leagues
PTI and Around the Horn are the only 2 shows on ESPN that are worth a damn. I hate how SportsCenter went from highlights and analysis to a glorified news channel.
Sportscenter with SVP is the best thing on ESPN nowadays. I was a big PTI fan for the longest time but wilbon is senile and has lost all credibility.
WIlbon is a racist fuck, and the other geriatric is an American hating maple. No thanks
@@extraordinarilybasic3250 Kornheiser feels he has to cater to Canadians all because he once offended them.
I'm super sick and tired of how political ESPN has become. I watch First Take now and then, and it's MAYBE a half-hour about actual sports now. The rest is back-and-forth about whatever weekly outrage is circulating. It IS CNN with the background of sports and I only see it getting worse.
I hate Jemele Hill. ESPN literally reports an article every week of who kneeled for the anthem.
Austin Solom ikr. On the website you can't go 2 clicks without seeing something about kneeling
That’s what you get for hiring a liberal bleeding heart clown in Max Kellerman
Why do you watch First Take? That show embodies everything that's wrong with ESPN.
KeeperOfProphecies I only watch First Take if Lavar Ball is on
Can’t believe this video was 5 years ago…
Remember when ESPN was actually the world wide leader in sports? When they had NASCAR, NHL, The Swami, a series of video games, the "this is sportscenter" commercials (not sure if they do them anymore), and when they didn't try to cram diversity and politics down your throat.
those were good times.
ChevyRoll48 Still had the best NASCAR coverage ever, I can't stop watching older races on CZcams. Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons were and still are the goats of NASCAR broadcasting.
That second go around ESPN had with covering NASCAR was a complete joke, especially the first three years. It felt as if they were just taking a dump on the old school classic coverage we all loved
They had all kinds of shows that I really liked when I was in middle school and high school. I remember they had a show called NFL gridiron competition where NFL players would compete in all kinds of activities like dodgeball, track, obstacle courses and stuff. The manning were the captains of it.
ESPN became horrible by the time I got to college (2009)
To me, I don't see them forcing diversity and politics as much as they try to push controversy that gets people antsy on social media. They want the attention and buzz that so many websites have when they cover edgy and controversial things.
I don't think they necessarily put out a political agenda as much as they are knowingly stirring the pot.
Apparently earlier this week, SC6 had a couple of women on discussing police shootings. I'm sorry, but WTF does that have to do with sports?
I would much rather watch average joes on CZcams than i would ESPN. They actually make better content than the billion dollar franchise that is ESPN.
Exactly.
19 Angels, There must've been another comment that was deleted over my post. LOL
I wonder if the relative freedom of creating content on the internet has been part of mainstream media's downfall. The media's still subject to the FCC and censors, as well as heavy handed corporate interests, while CZcams content creators don't ever have to worry about any of that and can say whatever's on their mind.
Tickle Monster Ik and even if the CZcamsr’s incorrect at least they are generally pretty chill and not too overdramatic about it
I don’t know what I would do for sports coverage without Set The Edge, Tree, SB Nation, and Strong Opinion Sports.
SportsNation needs to die, along with HQ, His and Hers (or now what is called the 6), and First Take. I actually like Around the Horn and PTI because they know what they are talking about and use reason to support their ideas and claims
SportCenter is bad now too, but they can be revived if they stop talking about LaVar ball or focusing on personalities, not actual stats and in-game play. THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY FOCUS ON SPORTS
Brett Daigle true
Brett Daigle I only go to ESPN for Around The Horn And PTI and first take.....sort of
Brett Daigle i also enjoy watching around the horn. their debates and topics they touch up on is very interesting to watch
I saw this commercial where it was a back to back of NBA games. It was the Heat v Spurs and Wizards v Lakers. Guess who the only player they talked about? Hassan Whiteside? John wall? Kawai Leonard? NOPE, guess who???
LONZO FUCKING BALL
So they do have a replacement for their Lebron fetish.
I just miss when ESPN actually covered sports and not just "reaction" based rage-rants and overblown "controversy" over trivial bullshit, mixed with 6-analyst panels debating whether or not LeBron James had corn kernels in his morning turd.
Glad you mentioned PTI as a standout... easily the best show on ESPN
Was for a long time, but wilbon has no credibility anymore.
@@stevenewsom3269 Kornheiser NEVER had credibility.
True but they still go through each sport topic that happened the day before. What other show does that?
I also think that other channels like NFL,MLB, NHL, and NBA network are also hurting Espn because you get the coverage of the sport you want instead of talking heads.
And you get more in-depth coverage. NHL network has guys like Mike Rupp and Kevin Weekes. ESPN still trots out Barry Melrose for five minutes as if his opinion actually matters.
Now you gotta do FS1
Naaa he's talking about skieuuuups new show
FS1 is just as bad lol
FS1 deserves one as well, it's an abortion.
They need to show more NHRA and NASCAR
FS1 is really good though.. Sure its not as good as ESPN was in its prime but it is WAY better than ESPN today.
Turning their backs on the NHL after the 04-05 lockout was a big mistake.
I know they didn't want to deal with NBC at the time.
Urinating Tree, you called?! Notification Squad is here!
And yes!!!! FINALLY, ESPN THE LOLCOW!!!
Hey attention seekers this is your comment thread
Ding-a-ling! I ring the bell and joined the notification squad.
Attention seeking or not, our goal is to encourage people to join the bandwagon and help viewership!
Personally, I'd love to see another lolcow special like the one he did for Venezuela.
+never stopmilk bill nye is a hack lolcow
Beakman's World for life!
They started losing respect when they gave the Arthur Ashe Courage award to Caitlyn Jenner at the ESPY. That when we all knew they were a frickin joke.
They lost respect and bottomed out before that. Giving Caitlyn Jenner an ESPY was where the capsized boat and husk.
Remember how they over blew the deflategate stuff too, covered it everyday for like 2 months
They also never touched it when the 3 of the 4 Colts footballs from the Deflategate game were under. And that was true, not just hyperbole or hypothesis like the Patriots Deflategate. But I never once heard anything about it
Oh man Josh, don't get me started with that ESPY award. I was pissed and had an arguement in a philosophy class about it. ESPN was doing that to just get ratings. I thought Lauren Hill deserved that award.
Also yes, that @Blaze up, that deflategate saga really got annoying. Even as a non-patriot fan, I got tired of hearing about it and ESPN trying blow it up like CNN.
That AFC title game, even before it began, it was inevitable the blowout was going to happen.
That was actually a deal between Jenner's agent and ESPN to grant ESPN an exclusive interview or something like that
Jiminy Cricket: "When you wish upon a star..."
Me: "I wish that ESPN would stop sucking."
*(Blue Fairy shows up to my window)*
Blue Fairy: "Wish denied."
Me: "God damn it..."
Blue Fairy: "I grant wishes, not miracles."
ESPN was amazing when I was a kid. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Loved ESPN 2 in the late 90's, with all the motor cross, skateboarding, ironman programming.
This specific CFB theme has so many great memories tied to it. In a way, I do miss the old days. czcams.com/video/SnA5HQ0rDA4/video.html
Shit, TSN doesn't pull this nonsense, they have their few talking show but in the most part It is sports highlights and little discussions but never long shows about some loud mouth dad marketing the hell out of his kids
ChillHusky Canadian TSN ftw
The only thing I wished is that TSN should get the hockey games back on there. Sportsnet is crap. Ruined everything.
It pained me when Rogers "bought" the NHL and gave the tv rights to SN, TSN did such a better job.
Jay Onreit and Dan O'Tool was great in Canada until they flopped in FS1.
Chas54865 no it's actually kinda good
I was at the gym on the treadmill one day watching ESPN on the tv's they had. Three different shows in a row covered the same material in the same way. They just changed the people. I am glad I don't have cable or satellite.
Cable is overrated. I get criticized for not having it but it’s all the same. I can get the same or better stuff off CZcams or anything else.
It's all NBA or the NFL. They'll spend 15 minutes talking about who's going to win the Superbowl next year, 2 weeks before the draft. In the mean time, it's the NHL playoffs, the NBA playoffs, and MLB is in full swing. Why are you using 1/4 of your air time on a sport that's not in season?
Or when the Cubs were chasing history and they're focused on the NFL preseason.
The_Alaskan_Yeti MLB,NFL,NBA, and NHL networks provide more coverage of the sport you want than ESPN.
They also cover Lebron's every move. Whether he plays great, plays bad, or they cover him when he's even going out for dinner
They are literally bringing down EVERYTHING Stuart Scott has done for them.
Brian Chua ya don’t say sir. Ya don’t say.
ESPN in 1995: breaking news
ESPN now: Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Michael jordan
Yup
Every day at ESPN: who’s better? Michael Jordan or Lebron James?
Preceded by 2 analysts screaming at each other
replace Michael Jordan with Lebron James
@@KeshawnPro2016 facts
@@ryansusanka7462 Honestly, I never cared about who was better. This is just my opinion, but there will never be the "next" Jordan. There's only one Michael Jordan. There will never be the "next" LeBron James. Because there's only one of him as well. Generational players, no doubt, and maybe that's the point - who really cares who's better?
all they talk about is nba/nfl lol
Kevin Embrett they're like 45% NBA, 45 NFL, 9% MLB (most of their coverage is on opening day), and 1% everything else
And they only focus on a select few teams in the NBA. I remember watching SportsCenter once where they showed highlights of a Bulls/Bucks game.
It literally went
Bulls highlight
Bulls highlight
Bulls highlight
Bulls highlight.
"Oh, btw, the Bucks won."
Really? From the way you presented it, I could have sworn the Bulls won.
Even their "ESPYS" award ceromony is a complete joke. Only teams/players realted to NBA and NFL win all the awards. Ok college football too
MikeBNumba6 They have to talk about college football/basketball cause they invested half their budget into it.
Kevin Embrett they've been putting some focus on Baseball and Golf but then again once their seasons end ESPN isn't gonna give a shit about them because Football and Basketball season has started back up again
When they choose to be all things to all people, then they choose to be nothing.
Fox is a joke. ESPN basically handed them the opportunity to fill their shoes, and take all the viewership, but they suck even worse. They push the same tired narratives ESPN does. You're better off finding a CZcamsr that is about sports. Better hurry before CZcams gets turned into TV 2.0 though.
Extraordinarily Basic There will always be a spot for EDP. If not CZcams, then DailyMotion or Vidme.
Even Facebook (Chiseled Adonis)
basic physics. The sum of all forces equals zero
Any time they cover NASCAR you see how bad they are when they actually cover sports
ESPN in 2000:
95% sports
5% analyst opinions
0% politics
ESPN now:
5% sports
55% analyst opinions
40% politics
ESPN sports coverage in June:
45% speculation about what’s gonna happen when the NBA offseason starts next month
50% NFL signings, OTAs and potential holdouts
.03% Summer Baseball
0% NHL playoffs
The rest: Golf and other sports nobody cares about
@@armadillolover99I Actually Care About Golf.
in Canada we don't have ESPN we have TSN and its just sports not the talk show crap
And they got personalities that are actually funny and work, and they stick with the subject like jay and dan.
But then again you got tools like landsberg and arthur
@@malcolmholmes2596 And they also have the BarDown crew, which is mostly about personalities but at least they don't just try to do that stuff over and over.
@@nicksojka7457 NEVER COMPARE ESPN TO BARDOWN! BARDOWN HAS LEGIT DECENT CONTENT, AND CONTRASTING PERSONALITIES THAT APPEAL TO DIFFERENT FANBASES. ESPN IS A GIGANTIC SUCKITUDE EMPIRE.
@@therealxenith3237 Chill, man. I was comparing and contrasting.
It doesn't help that they really only focus on Football and Basketball. Baseball? Maybe once in a blue moon. Hockey is just about nonexistent. It just regurgitates the same topics about the same two sports, even though neither are even on right now and Baseball is in the middle of the season with some good points to talk about.
Who is here after Tree’s new ESPN video
How the fuck is this video almost 4 years old already? I feel like it just came out
Stephen A Smith is the Wendy Williams of sports. Both would never admit to farting on TV.
I stopped watching ESPN when they got rid of Hockey.
I used to like ESPN when you got highlights on Sportscenter, but we rarely get them now. There are too many segments and not enough highlights. Also, I want hockey back on ESPN too. The NBA doesn't care about ESPN because doing the Regular Season they give them the worst games while ABC and TNT get the good games. The NHL cared about ESPN.
I started tuning out when they became the Entertainment and Self Promotion Network. ESPN is the most self-referential network in television history,.
Rip Stuart Scott :(
3:12 RIP to the legend that is Kobe
almost 3 years old, and this video aged like the finest wine
Speaking of that, next ESPN documentary: "Antonio Brown vs. the Urinatingtree."
ESPN's downfall began with the death of Stuart Scott. There's too much news and not enough highlights. I understand covering big trades, signings and other major news in the sports world, but you don't need a live 24/7 cam on Lavar Ball and Lebron. They don't need to talk about Lonzo Ball releasing a new shoe. ESPN focuses too much on NBA and NFL (as evidenced by the fact that NFL Live and The Jump air year round) and not enough on the NHL (which is growing in popularity but ESPN still doesn't have a show for it), MLB (Baseball Tonight only airs 3 times a week during baseball season and never during the offseason), and soccer (which is the undeniably the most popular sport in the world). It's good to have one or two shows like PTI, but the rest of the time should be for Sportscenter, games, and shows for the Big Five sports (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and soccer).
Stu's death was a tragedy but it was also in a way an escape. The network was already down the toilet and had become infotainment during his final days. It was never going to end well for him had he been able to stick around.
Even before the great Stuart Scott passed away, it was already cringy to watch them with CONSTANT cover about Lebron.
Hey look, the NFL games were great, no let's talk about Lebron first.
Hey look, a classic NBA OT game, no let's talk about Lebron first.
But what really made me lose ESPN for good was the Jenner ESPY award.
Brian Chua I second the notion. Do you know what really makes me boil? They bring Hank Williams back to Monday Night Football six years after he made that Adolf Hitler comment on Fox and Friends.
sccrdude22 no it began starting with Dan Patrick leaving, he started an exodus that hasn’t stopped
TheLocalLt Heather Cox and Mike Tirico sure lucked out when they left ESPN in 2016 because the following year ESPN laid off 350 employees.
This is the best channel with
means greater than implying he has over 100k subs.
Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks for pointing it out.
np i got you bro
Lego By Ben he sort of does
ESPN reminds me of MTV. Started out as one thing and ended up in the toilet. I'll agree with others when they say its no longer reporting and journalists, its now SJW and personalities
I`m from the future . 2021 february seven . Its worst . so much worst than this .
Anyone from the 2021 version of this.
This video aged like fine wine.
I can't believe that it's been so long since I've watched any sports shows that weren't NFL games that it gives me feelings of nostalgia.
I remember in my early 20s (I'm 35 now) watching Sunday NFL Countdown. It got me up early on Sundays because I had to see it, and I would usually keep my eyes glued to the TV for at least 2 hours of it. The constant stream of information was so amazing. Even though back then I only had 2 games a week to watch because I just had basic cable, as opposed to Sunday Ticket I have today, I actually enjoyed it more because ESPN was just so awesome to watch. They gave you things from a billion points of view: Coaching, fantasy, player perspectives, history, summaries, injuries. Yes, they still do all of these things in a condensed form, but back then they went into incredible detail about everything, and it was 90% about the sports.
Today, I listen to Fox Sports, ESPN, it's the same race drivel nonsense where sports now is just the thing in the background, an excuse to talk about social justice narratives. I'm not against these things. I would like to see outcomes between all groups better, but do I want this political stuff with my sports? NO! I'm sitting there, either by myself or with my stepdad, just relaxing and listening, soaking in the information and discussing and debating things. Politics is about the last thing I want to think about when I'm watching an NFL game or getting info, and I am a pretty political person outside of all of that.
Greatest thing I did was stopped watching ESPN.
I agree. Every time I look on there anymore, I'm reminded why I stopped giving a shit.
Attacking a sports network like ESPN? That's pretty ballsy but at the same time, this video needed to bring light to the network's struggle. Keep up the good work!!!
ESPN should hire you to run a show, simply called "SPORTS, GOD DAMN IT!"
I would watch it.
Christopher Maillet schlasser>jemele
We all would (I hope)
I bet jemele hill has never watched a full hockey game
This needs a sequel
You got your wish
Disney disliked this video
If it's true that Disney doesn't want ESPN anymore, I don't think they've disliked it.
*liked
ESPN mindset
Baseball: nah
Hockey: fuck that
football: documentary time
Basketball: Our shit
Lebron: Love it that is our top story
As a Lakers Fan Myself, There’s Millions of NBA Enthusiasts and Analysts on CZcams who can do the Job Better than anyone at ESPN, so I’d stick with them then those frauds, even if I do like LeBron as a player.
@@Flamingbro69 Nice name
@@Owlsick Thanks. I watch a lot of Aussie Sports, I’m a fan of both the Swans and Roosters
@@Flamingbro69 oh, I thought you made3 it as joke, but still unique
The first step in the downfall was ESPN's infamous boycott of the World Series when Fox got the rights. (Jim Rome was fired for admitting to this and encouraging it.)
Who needs ESPN when we have UrinatingTree.
Thumbs up for the old primetime music
"If not for the content, you'd think you were watching CNN."
Now even the CONTENT is exactly like CNN.
Exactly. They treated the Lakers the same way how CNN treated Trump and praised the Clippers like they were Hillary. Well look what happened...
White boy trumpie spotted
@@dd_doesit The GOP is an absolute dumpster fire, hell, the government nowadays is basically the episode of a bad reality show like Jersey Shore.
@@dd_doesit Trump living rent free in your head once again
At least ESPN got rid of Skip Bayless. That's a plus
I know this isn't exactly a new take, but the biggest problem ESPN has is "Get Woke, Go Broke"
If I want to be told what a piece of shit I am simply because I am a Straight White Male, I can watch LITERALLY any other channel at LITERALLY any time of the day.
WWE needs to be next
Kyle Roberts why?
Kyle Roberts I'm a huge wrestling fan, and I'd love to see that. TNA/Impact Wrestling would be more entertaining.
They leave tonnes of money on the table, but, come on, this honour should go to TNA first.
Evgeni Kuritsyn Yeah. Look at who TNA has had and all of their missed opportunities. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe did their alltime record for PPV buys and they promptly went back to Vince Russo's crash tv style rather than running with something that the fans were actually into. Then there's the respective shit shows involving the Hardys and Billy Corgan. They're the poor man's WCW.
Kyle Roberts except the WWE is actually making an effort to do something about their mediocre product. The year long JeriKO storyline was phenomenal. The brand split was desperately needed. The women's divisions are stronger than ever, and the matches are actually good to watch.
I can't wait until disney takes down this video for copyright
Nah Disney has gotten sick of ESPN to the point where they don't give a shit about a beloved youtuber bashing them
*knocks heavily on mahogany desk*
Mahogany....
I'm just wondering: he was related to espn but in sports. How much do you like cowherd? To me he is my favorite sports host.
Colin Cowherd is like the Cenk Uygur of sports; he's edgy and opinionated, smug as Amy Schumer, right about everything past, present, and future, and if you like him, you love him, and if you don't, you're calling in to mock him right now. Personally, I don't like him all that well; he's half Skip Bayless and half Mitt Romney, two people I find reprehensible, packaged into an MSNBC host pretending he cares about sports beyond the occasional Lebron highlight or Patriots' playoff win.
ESPN Hates
1. NHL
2. Small Market Teams and non Blue Blood Colleges
3. Republicans
ESPN LOVES!
1. Lebron
2. Big Market Teams and Blue Blood Colleges
3. Democrats
(I didn't want to add the Politics but Tree is right about ESPN turning into CNN)
Don't forget to add China under things ESCNN loves.
Don’t think it has political takes its issue is hiring the hosts that deliver hot takes rather than actual sport caster to deliver results
I lost count of how many times I've watched this vid.
Bless tsn
what i wouldnt give for TSN in the states 90% hockey sports talk sign me the fuck up!!
It is hockey orientated, but we do get great MLB & NFL coverage. The one area we lack true studs in is the NBA department. The guys we have aren't bad, but even with the Raptors doing well, they're regulated to secondary status over American Hockey teams. That's just sad.
Louis Weisberg TSN is pretty much what ESPN used to be. TSN's only flaw is their blatant Toronto bias.
Sportsnet is still the best Canadian sports network ;) Great to see all sports fans though
Sportsnet's only area that is better is the MLB coverage & their radio division. Besides that, TSN is better in every way.
This has aged like...
*literally hasnt aged at all, you could have said this video came out this year and Id believe you*
Remember when the SportCenter Top 10 was a big deal.
Those were the days!
*DE NUH NUH NUH DE NUH NUH NUH*
Apparently they didn't learn from MTV.
Factz
Social media. Has changed everything
No one watches tv anymore thats. Espn is suffering
ESPN tried too hard to be #1 as a Sports Network. Then they got the idea that they had to adjust, be more "relevant". And ESPN f#cked it up.
I always miss waking up in the morning and hearing Chris Berman commentating on the NFL games. It was cool to watch and it really entertained me, cause he had some personality to him. It was quick and right to the point.
"Have something not on ESPN: hockey content!"
Goddamnit.
Honestly Tree, your dream did come true! You can be perfectly honest with your view on the sports world and won't have to cater to the PC agenda! Congrats to you 100K Subs!
ESPN is somehow a bigger lolcow than Fox Sports.
I remember Jemele Hill being super critical of Mexican reporter Ines Sainz for being unprofessional when she went to interview Mark Sanchez, then I saw her doing goofy shit and skits on The 6 and thought to myself "Yeah this is truly professional journalism".
I appreciate ESPN getting the roast they needed.
ESPN has gone all political
I think that's their biggest problem, that and the fact that they've become completely hostile to opposing viewpoints (this even supersedes the fact that they've abandoned covering such things as NASCAR, Golf and the NHL, which make no mistake really does hurt their bottom line). You can't regularly alienate and antagonize roughly 50% of your audience on a regular basis and expect them to stay tuned in to the channel. A good example of ESPN being downright retarded about all of their political nonsense (and they are nonsensical about it) was when they gave the Arthur Ashe courage award to the athlete formerly known as Bruce Jenner, rather than Lauren Hill, the young college basketball player who was dying of inoperable brain cancer and trying to raise money and support for people in a similar position. It shows what a bunch of walking jokes the staff at ESPN really are.
Everything has become political. And god forbid you disagree with anything liberal... Then you get fired
^Same thing with conservatives
TheHuskyK9 what you say makes no sense, ESPN is blatantly liberal
TheHuskyK9 when has a liberal ever been fired for being liberal?
Kinda sad.. me and my dad used to wake up every morning and watch sports center before starting our day. Now it’s a completely different channel.
2 years later aaaaaannnndddd ESPN still is getting worse than ever
Watching this 3 years later and it's clearer than ever that ESPN died when Stuart Scott did. He was the straw that stirred the drink, an anchor with no equal. The decline started with departures of guys like Charley Steiner and Dan Patrick, but the final nail was Stu's passing.
There are only three shows on espn I watch regularly. Around the horn, PTI and Highly Questionable. The first two I watched with my dad when I was first getting into sports. I watch Highly questionable more for the comedy rather than the sports coverage as I find Dan, Bomani, and Papi work really well together. I like Jemele and Michael smith but you were right about them trying too hard. What frustrates me more than anything is them completely ignoring hockey and the teams I cheer for (Ravens, Caps, O's and Wizards) for shit like Stephen A Smith and Lavar Ball.
Fr give Stephen A a morning slot every Wednesday, it's ok to have that, but every weekday is a little much
numberonekpfan when SAS talking about the cowboys or Knicks ik it's gonna be good
I’M STEPHEN A. SMITH AND I SHOUT ALL MY OPINIONS.
Wow, after the massive layoffs not too long ago, this aged perfectly.
Mark Jackson has entered the chat.
The thing about the controversial personalities is that people that don’t like them will also tune in so you don’t only get their fans. You can’t fill 24 hours a day with just sports news anymore. Eventually it will be sports talk radio on your television.