Guest DetroitIan Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Just reminding anyone who wants to watch. The ESPY Awards just started a few min ago at 9. It's on ESPN(as if that needs to be said, lol). Kimmel and Lebron should be a pretty funny combo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteLightning91 105 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 ...And the most incompetent commissioner award goes too...GARY BETTMAN. ANNOUNCERS VOICE: This is Gary's 14th straight "Incompetent Commissioner" ESPY. He must be proud!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Jimmy is actually pretty funny. Great stuff so far. HAHAHA!! LB James comes out as a King!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 ...And the most incompetent commissioner award goes too...GARY BETTMAN. ANNOUNCERS VOICE: This is Gary's 14th straight "Incompetent Commissioner" ESPY. He must be proud!!! For that to happen, ESPN would have to acknowledge that hockey is a sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingfanatic4alltime 32 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 I must say i have been very impressed with jimmy and lebron they have been really funny so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildwings44 5 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks for the update, but I won't be watching. espn sucks balls!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DetroitIan Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Kimmel calling Greg Oden, "Grady" from Sanford and Son was priceless. lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 This is the encore isnt it? I couldve sworn it was already on...not that i watched it the first time anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DetroitIan Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks for the update, but I won't be watching. espn sucks balls!! Hockey-wise yeah. But if you're an overall sports fan. It should be a pretty good show. It has been so far. This is the encore isnt it? I couldve sworn it was already on...not that i watched it the first time anyway. No, this is the first time its been on. However, they did show several clips of the show during the past week. So I know its definitely not live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Hockey-wise yeah. But if you're an overall sports fan. It should be a pretty good show. It has been so far. No, this is the first time its been on. However, they did show several clips of the show during the past week. So I know its definitely not live. aaaaaaaah that explains it! Yeah i had just seen the clips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwo 7 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 This is the encore isnt it? I couldve sworn it was already on...not that i watched it the first time anyway. It was taped sometime last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 It wasn't that bad. Pretty funny too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladiator 116 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Stopped watching it when ESPN did the recaps on the champion teams of the season and did not include the NHL's winning moments (like I would really care to see it but the ommission of it totally pissed me off). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Stopped watching it when ESPN did the recaps on the champion teams of the season and did not include the NHL's winning moments (like I would really care to see it but the ommission of it totally pissed me off). Yeah, I hear ya Vladiator. At least Wayne presented the last award of the night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Insert overdramatic and obnoxious post *HERE* about how ESPN is the worst thing since the abicus because they don't pay as much attention to hockey because the general public doesn't watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 For that to happen, ESPN would have to acknowledge that hockey is a sport. I don't live in the US but even I find that hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 f*** ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Ya it sucks that ESPN doesn't pay much to hockey but they did when it was one their network. you know before everyone went on strike and bettmen decided that OLN would be a better fit for the NHL to be on. ESPN, had shows dedicated to hockey back when it was on ESPN. so its not their fault bettmen cut it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the update, but I won't be watching. espn sucks balls!! I was listening to Foxsports radio on the the way into work this morning. Steve Czaben (sp?) was reading an article that slammed ESPN pretty good. It read that since ESPN has cozied up to the material that it covers, it can't be taken seriously. And the authors right. How can you take anything ESPN says to heart when it bends over backwards to kiss every athletes ass it covers? The whole concept of the ESPY's only proves this point. They created an award ceremony where their analysts can schmooze with every athlete, manager and owner and give them shiny awards telling them how great they are. For that reason, you'll very rarely see any ESPN sportscaster ask tough questions or call out athletes when they've done something absurd or broken rules. I'm still shocked that there isn't 1 other Sports channel out there to challenge ESPN. Sports is a multi-biillion dollar industry and we only have 1 channel to turn to? There's 4938 food channels out there but only 1 sports? I wish Fox or CNN/SI, or even VS would get in the act. We need variety. In fact, I think Fox or CNN/SI have the potential to be far more subjective in their reporting because they don't have any sports programming themselves. There's no need to kiss the NFL or NBA's ass if you're not broadcasting them. The whole "Playmakers" debacle shows you exactly how much power leagues like the NFL have over what ESPN is allowed to show. It's about time the people got a sports show that asked questions or reported news that real people are interested in. Edited July 16, 2007 by Hank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yankeebaddabing 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 I was listening to Foxsports radio on the the way into work this morning. Steve Czaben (sp?) was reading an article that slammed ESPN pretty good. It read that since ESPN has cozied up to the material that it covers, it can't be taken seriously. And the authors right. How can you take anything ESPN says to heart when it bends over backwards to kiss every athletes ass it covers? The whole concept of the ESPY's only proves this point. They created an award ceremony where their analysts can schmooze with every athlete, manager and owner and give them shiny awards telling them how great they are. For that reason, you'll very rarely see any ESPN sportscaster ask tough questions or call out athletes when they've done something absurd or broken rules. I'm still shocked that there isn't 1 other Sports channel out there to challenge ESPN. Sports is a multi-biillion dollar industry and we only have 1 channel to turn to? There's 4938 food channels out there but only 1 sports? I wish Fox or CNN/SI, or even VS would get in the act. We need variety. In fact, I think Fox or CNN/SI have the potential to be far more subjective in their reporting because they don't have any sports programming themselves. There's no need to kiss the NFL or NBA's ass if you're not broadcasting them. The whole "Playmakers" debacle shows you exactly how much power leagues like the NFL have over what ESPN is allowed to show. It's about time the people got a sports show that asked questions or reported news that real people are interested in. You said it and yeah f*ck espn.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 The whole "Playmakers" debacle shows you exactly how much power leagues like the NFL have over what ESPN is allowed to show. what was the playmakers debacle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 what was the playmakers debacle? ESPN had a great show called "Playmakers" which centered around a pro football team and all the issues the players were involved with: - infidelity - drug use - *** player - competition in the locker room I believe when they made this show, they interviewed and worked with some former NFL players to make it authentic. A lot of guys said the show was very, very close to how things were in real life. The NFL detested how their league was shown in a sometimes negative light so they told ESPN to either cancel the show or ABC/ESPN would not get rights to games in the future. Bye-Bye "Playmakers". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 ESPN had a great show called "Playmakers" which centered around a pro football team and all the issues the players were involved with: - infidelity - drug use - *** player - competition in the locker room I believe when they made this show, they interviewed and worked with some former NFL players to make it authentic. A lot of guys said the show was very, very close to how things were in real life. The NFL detested how their league was shown in a sometimes negative light so they told ESPN to either cancel the show or ABC/ESPN would not get rights to games in the future. Bye-Bye "Playmakers". i wondered whatever happened to that show i liked it. thats stupid, where would the NFL go there is no other sports cable channel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) i wondered whatever happened to that show i liked it. thats stupid, where would the NFL go there is no other sports cable channel Right now Fox has rights to show NFC games, CBS gets the AFC games while ABC/ESPN have rights for Sunday night and Monday night football games (please correct me if I'm wrong). If they wanted to, I suppose the NFL could sell the Sunday and Monday night games to CBS. In the end, I guess it's no different than when the major TV and newspaper outlets rarely ask the President tough questions for fear that they'll never be invited back for future news conferences or interviews. ESPN is a ***** and slave to it's programming contracts. Edited July 16, 2007 by Hank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingfanatic4alltime 32 Report post Posted July 16, 2007 Right now Fox has rights to show NFC games, CBS gets the AFC games while ABC/ESPN have rights for Sunday night and Monday night football games (please correct me if I'm wrong). If they wanted to, I suppose the NFL could sell the Sunday and Monday night games to CBS. In the end, I guess it's no different than when the major TV and newspaper outlets rarely ask the President tough questions for fear that they'll never be invited back for future news conferences or interviews. ESPN is a ***** and slave to it's programming contracts. NBC has the sunday night game espn monday night. But i heard a rumor that playmakers was going to be on HBO but i dont believe it. After they took playmakers off the air basically the only good show on espn is Pardon the Interruption, and the Bronx is Burning was pretty good on tuesday. But yankeebadabing was right until this year when did sportscenter ever show arena football highlights? The answer is never maybe 10 seconds for the championship game but now espn is shoving arena football down our throats just like the redsox vs yankees series. Espn sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
