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    Turned On ESPN For 20 Minutes This Morning...

    I haven't watched ESPN in a while & here's what I got in the 20 minutes this morning...

    - NBA Bubble snitching
    - NBA social justice
    - NBA players watching documentaries on slavery
    - A BLM commerical
    - Dak Prescott contract
    - Dak not getting his money is a sign that racism still exists against black QBs in the NFL.
    - George Floyd & Jerry Jones

    Needless to say, I'm out. Can't watch this garbage.

    My problem is that this much coverage is telling people how to think rather than letting them think for themselves.

    I won't be watching ESPN again unless it's a live sporting event.

    Just pathetic how quickly everything on that station goes to race.
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    Can I just cut and paste the responses from 25 other threads and speed this along?

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    What is ESPN? What is the NBA?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dawgday166 View Post
    What is ESPN? What is the NBA?
    Great question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
    I haven't watched ESPN in a while & here's what I got in the 20 minutes this morning...

    - NBA Bubble snitching
    - NBA social justice
    - NBA players watching documentaries on slavery
    - A BLM commerical
    - Dak Prescott contract
    - Dak not getting his money is a sign that racism still exists against black QBs in the NFL.
    - George Floyd & Jerry Jones

    Needless to say, I'm out. Can't watch this garbage.

    My problem is that this much coverage is telling people how to think rather than letting them think for themselves.

    I won't be watching ESPN again unless it's a live sporting event.

    Just pathetic how quickly everything on that station goes to race.
    So what else are they going to talk about? Covid?

    It's funny you mention ESPN though. I watched them last night for the first time in quite a while and they had the best of "This Is Sports Center" bits on. I laughed my ass off.

    Hopefully they'll have some sports to talk about soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dawgday166 View Post
    What is ESPN? What is the NBA?
    Whatever they are, they are not what they used to be!

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    Best thing espn has broadcast in years...other than live sports...was the eagles concert a couple sundays ago.

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    ESPN is absolutely awful right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
    Clay Travis said it best- "Go Woke/Go Broke"
    Which is true, but I think ESPN could be mixed up in something they cannot control.

    By airing live games & hiring ex players, does ESPN face a boycott from those players if they air Clay Travis/Jason Whitlock like commentary(which I agree with BTW).

    I'm not sure what is driving ESPN's decision to promote these & only these types of opinions, but there must be something because there is absolutely zero balance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shoeless joe View Post
    Best thing espn has broadcast in years...other than live sports...was the eagles concert a couple sundays ago.
    TRUTH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
    I haven't watched ESPN in a while & here's what I got in the 20 minutes this morning...

    - NBA Bubble snitching
    - NBA social justice
    - NBA players watching documentaries on slavery
    - A BLM commerical
    - Dak Prescott contract
    - Dak not getting his money is a sign that racism still exists against black QBs in the NFL.
    - George Floyd & Jerry Jones

    Needless to say, I'm out. Can't watch this garbage.

    My problem is that this much coverage is telling people how to think rather than letting them think for themselves.

    I won't be watching ESPN again unless it's a live sporting event.

    Just pathetic how quickly everything on that station goes to race.
    And the NFL will be playing the “black national anthem” (LMAO) before the games and flying the black lives matter flag beneath the American flag. Sports are almost over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
    I haven't watched ESPN in a while & here's what I got in the 20 minutes this morning...

    - NBA Bubble snitching
    - NBA social justice
    - NBA players watching documentaries on slavery
    - A BLM commerical
    - Dak Prescott contract
    - Dak not getting his money is a sign that racism still exists against black QBs in the NFL.
    - George Floyd & Jerry Jones

    Needless to say, I'm out. Can't watch this garbage.

    My problem is that this much coverage is telling people how to think rather than letting them think for themselves.

    I won't be watching ESPN again unless it's a live sporting event.

    Just pathetic how quickly everything on that station goes to race.
    Yep total trash, don't watch anymore. Anyone that thinks you can watch live sports anymore without getting heavy doses of this mess is just wishful thinking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DownwardDawg View Post
    And the NFL will be playing the “black national anthem” (LMAO) before the games and flying the black lives matter flag beneath the American flag. Sports are almost over.
    Beneath, maybe but might as well be above.

    So question, what happens if anyone kneels during the black anthem? Jail, death sentence?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
    Which is true, but I think ESPN could be mixed up in something they cannot control.

    By airing live games & hiring ex players, does ESPN face a boycott from those players if they air Clay Travis/Jason Whitlock like commentary(which I agree with BTW).

    I'm not sure what is driving ESPN's decision to promote these & only these types of opinions, but there must be something because there is absolutely zero balance.
    I think ESPN is owned by ABC which is owned by Disney ... that should explain the programming you were complaining about ... This isn't the first or last time ESPN will do this
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    Since this is about the 1000th time this thread has been posted, I'll make my comment a totally unrelated fictional short story in the form of a play for fun.

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    Our protagonist gets home from their 9 to 5 and sinks into their armchair. The TV is still playing ESPN from yesterday. It's a special about racism in men's college lacrosse.

    "Honey, the communists have taken over ESPN!" they shout. "I pay my cable bill explicitly to send a message to ESPN that they cannot broadcast this type of coverage! I shall no longer consume this liberal propaganda! What happened to the days when my preconceived notions about the world mattered?" They sip their bud light. "That's why I watch OAN Sports! They remind me of the days of when athletes just shut up and dribbled, and I could watch sports without having to consider the world around me."

    Of course, dear reader, those days never existed.

    [flashback to January 1965, in some small town outside of Meridian, MS. A young boy is helping his father working on the car while sports plays on the radio.]

    The radio was giving preliminary coverage of the upcoming AFL All-Star game soon to be played in New Orleans. The kid eagerly listens to stats about every player, memorizing their jersey numbers. He would often tell his father about how cool it was that the game was gonna be played just a few hours away.

    The radio program is interrupted with some breaking news: the 21 black players couldn't get around New Orleans. After arriving, they had been trapped at the airport and couldn't even get cab rides. Protests had started, with hostilities between locals and police. The star white players from the roster had to intervene. Ultimately, the game would be moved to Houston.

    The kid is confused; he doesn't quite understand what is happening. He asks his dad:

    "Dad, what's going on with the AFL game? Why are people yelling?"

    His father looks up from under the hood; he hadn't been listening.

    "Uh. Don't worry about that son. Nothing's wrong." His father gets up and turns off the radio.

    The kid feels sad, but he doesn't know why. He goes back to playing in the yard.

    [flashforward to 1978. A freshman at Mississippi State University walks around the student center during orientation.]

    He comes up on a beautiful ceramic mug. It commemorates the 15 year anniversary of the Game of Change between Loyola and MSU in basketball.

    "What a beautiful mug!" our protagonist exclaims. "It's so great that black people were able to peacefully resolve all of this. It's proof that the US is a great nation--when the blacks asked for equality, we gave it to them."

    Our protagonist beams with joy. He feels proud of his new university.

    [flashforward to the present. Our protagonist continues in his armchair.]

    The OAN Sports jingle plays and our protagonist sings along.

    "Football, basketball, the sports you missed!
    If we don't report it, it doesn't exist!
    He nods his head back and forth, feeling content. The world is a peaceful place without troubles.

    [screen fades to black]

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    I don't have a clue what you just said ... all I want to know is was that a gain or a sack?
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    I can't remember the last time I turned to ESPN. I think there was a axe throwing contest on when I did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bostondawg View Post
    Since this is about the 1000th time this thread has been posted, I'll make my comment a totally unrelated fictional short story in the form of a play for fun.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Our protagonist gets home from their 9 to 5 and sinks into their armchair. The TV is still playing ESPN from yesterday. It's a special about racism in men's college lacrosse.

    "Honey, the communists have taken over ESPN!" they shout. "I pay my cable bill explicitly to send a message to ESPN that they cannot broadcast this type of coverage! I shall no longer consume this liberal propaganda! What happened to the days when my preconceived notions about the world mattered?" They sip their bud light. "That's why I watch OAN Sports! They remind me of the days of when athletes just shut up and dribbled, and I could watch sports without having to consider the world around me."

    Of course, dear reader, those days never existed.

    [flashback to January 1965, in some small town outside of Meridian, MS. A young boy is helping his father working on the car while sports plays on the radio.]

    The radio was giving preliminary coverage of the upcoming AFL All-Star game soon to be played in New Orleans. The kid eagerly listens to stats about every player, memorizing their jersey numbers. He would often tell his father about how cool it was that the game was gonna be played just a few hours away.

    The radio program is interrupted with some breaking news: the 21 black players couldn't get around New Orleans. After arriving, they had been trapped at the airport and couldn't even get cab rides. Protests had started, with hostilities between locals and police. The star white players from the roster had to intervene. Ultimately, the game would be moved to Houston.

    The kid is confused; he doesn't quite understand what is happening. He asks his dad:

    "Dad, what's going on with the AFL game? Why are people yelling?"

    His father looks up from under the hood; he hadn't been listening.

    "Uh. Don't worry about that son. Nothing's wrong." His father gets up and turns off the radio.

    The kid feels sad, but he doesn't know why. He goes back to playing in the yard.

    [flashforward to 1978. A freshman at Mississippi State University walks around the student center during orientation.]

    He comes up on a beautiful ceramic mug. It commemorates the 15 year anniversary of the Game of Change between Loyola and MSU in basketball.

    "What a beautiful mug!" our protagonist exclaims. "It's so great that black people were able to peacefully resolve all of this. It's proof that the US is a great nation--when the blacks asked for equality, we gave it to them."

    Our protagonist beams with joy. He feels proud of his new university.

    [flashforward to the present. Our protagonist continues in his armchair.]

    The OAN Sports jingle plays and our protagonist sings along.



    He nods his head back and forth, feeling content. The world is a peaceful place without troubles.

    [screen fades to black]

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    Quote Originally Posted by bostondawg View Post
    Since this is about the 1000th time this thread has been posted, I'll make my comment a totally unrelated fictional short story in the form of a play for fun.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Our protagonist gets home from their 9 to 5 and sinks into their armchair. The TV is still playing ESPN from yesterday. It's a special about racism in men's college lacrosse.

    "Honey, the communists have taken over ESPN!" they shout. "I pay my cable bill explicitly to send a message to ESPN that they cannot broadcast this type of coverage! I shall no longer consume this liberal propaganda! What happened to the days when my preconceived notions about the world mattered?" They sip their bud light. "That's why I watch OAN Sports! They remind me of the days of when athletes just shut up and dribbled, and I could watch sports without having to consider the world around me."

    Of course, dear reader, those days never existed.

    [flashback to January 1965, in some small town outside of Meridian, MS. A young boy is helping his father working on the car while sports plays on the radio.]

    The radio was giving preliminary coverage of the upcoming AFL All-Star game soon to be played in New Orleans. The kid eagerly listens to stats about every player, memorizing their jersey numbers. He would often tell his father about how cool it was that the game was gonna be played just a few hours away.

    The radio program is interrupted with some breaking news: the 21 black players couldn't get around New Orleans. After arriving, they had been trapped at the airport and couldn't even get cab rides. Protests had started, with hostilities between locals and police. The star white players from the roster had to intervene. Ultimately, the game would be moved to Houston.

    The kid is confused; he doesn't quite understand what is happening. He asks his dad:

    "Dad, what's going on with the AFL game? Why are people yelling?"

    His father looks up from under the hood; he hadn't been listening.

    "Uh. Don't worry about that son. Nothing's wrong." His father gets up and turns off the radio.

    The kid feels sad, but he doesn't know why. He goes back to playing in the yard.

    [flashforward to 1978. A freshman at Mississippi State University walks around the student center during orientation.]

    He comes up on a beautiful ceramic mug. It commemorates the 15 year anniversary of the Game of Change between Loyola and MSU in basketball.

    "What a beautiful mug!" our protagonist exclaims. "It's so great that black people were able to peacefully resolve all of this. It's proof that the US is a great nation--when the blacks asked for equality, we gave it to them."

    Our protagonist beams with joy. He feels proud of his new university.

    [flashforward to the present. Our protagonist continues in his armchair.]

    The OAN Sports jingle plays and our protagonist sings along.



    He nods his head back and forth, feeling content. The world is a peaceful place without troubles.

    [screen fades to black]

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