Who's Now: two words that send a chill up the spine of many a sports fan. Summertime brings with it a lull in the sports calendar, but the 24/7 sports #content machine does not relent with the conclusion of the NBA Finals. As the flagship of the sports media fleet, ESPN has attempted various gimmicks […]
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The Supply and Demand of Today’s Sports Media
Evolution is inevitable in any business, and is often fueled by consumer demand. Sports media is no different. Those in the industry have different motivations behind their work. For some the medium is an art form or a trade they hold very dear to their hearts, which meets an unavoidable intersection with commerce. Lately, the […]
An Ode to Verne Lundquist
Verne Lundquist will no longer be the voice of SEC football, CBS Sports public relations announced Tuesday. The man affectionately dubbed “Uncle Verne” deserved an announcement ahead of the season, because he deserves his final campaign to be a victory lap. Verne Lundquist steps down from SEC ON CBS following 2016 season. Brad Nessler to […]
Kirk Herbstreit Takes Scapegoating Path on Dormant EA NCAA Football
Scapegoats are a television sports analyst’s best friend, as they cover all manner of sins. Did the team miss a game-winning shot? Did that kicker miss a game-tying field goal? You have your scapegoat and the person who ruined it all for everyone else. In its most basic sense, it is like a child screaming […]
One, Two Daily Fantasy’s Coming For You
Chances are that if you’re reading this site, you enjoy football. If you enjoy football, you’ve almost assuredly been exposed to ads for daily fantasy sites promising huge payouts in their games of gambling skill. But have you seen enough for the message to resonate? I mean, REALLY resonate? I don’t think you have. That’s […]
ESPN Showcasing Liberty-Coastal Carolina on A Thursday Night
The regular season-concluding Liberty-Coastal Carolina is getting national broadcast treatment from ESPN. Coastal Carolina announced Wednesday via its official website that the finale, originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, is moving to Thursday, Nov. 19, to be showcased on ESPNNews. From the official statement: “We are thrilled to showcase one of the most important FCS […]
Would You Tune In for A Marathon of College Football?
ESPN announced Tuesday its 16-game slate for the annual college basketball 24-hour marathon. It’s safe to now call this an annual tradition, 2015 being its sixth year, and it’s grown to be a highlight for me as a college basketball fan. The 24-hour marathon doesn’t officially open college basketball season — there are games throughout […]
Brent Musburger on the Call for Montana-North Dakota State
Montana resident Brent Musburger will be on the call for the Aug. 29 Montana Grizzlies-North Dakota State Bison FCS showcase, a tremendous move for all parties involved. Just got off the phone with Brent Musburger and he confirmed that he'll be calling our NDSU game along with @JessePalmerABC! #varsity — Bob Stitt (@CoachBobStitt) August 3, […]
July 28 News: American Sports Network Outpaces FS1
The Group of Five conferences may a surprisingly sizable ally in their efforts to compete with the Power Five’s television reach. Harry Minium of The Virginian-Pilot offers details of the quiet distribution giant American Sports Network, Sinclair Broadcasting’s sports brand. American Sports Network is entering just its second season, yet reaches more homes than Fox […]
July 25 News: Tough Schedule to Test Oregon Ducks in 2015
A Pac-12 Conference championship, a single-season program record for wins and the Heisman Trophy; the only thing that eluded the Oregon Ducks in their dream, 2014 season was a national championship. Marcus Mariota may have changed his mailing address from Eugene to Nashville, but the 2015 Oregon Ducks will flourish without him. The question facing […]
Wherever Would You Get The Idea ESPN Has SEC Bias?
ESPN may have a more intimate financial relationship with the SEC than with any other conference as distributor and proprietor of the conference’s network. And, yes, SECSports.com may exist under the same web property as ESPN.com. And, sure, ESPN personalities may tout the SEC as a vastly superior conference regularly (but…but…Danny Kennel!). But where on […]
Could ESPN Budget Issues Impact College Football?
The heavy, four-fingered-white-gloved hand of Disney Corp. is coming down hard on ESPN, to the tune of a quarter-billion dollars. Just this week, we’ve seen the Worldwide Leader’s cost-cutting measures result in separations with Keith Olbermann and Colin Cowherd, but focus turns to where the real bulk of ESPN’s budget lies: live-game broadcast rights. ESPN […]
1990s College Football Plays Jimmy Fallon Should Reenact
Andres du Bouchet, a writer for Conan O’Brien, landed in internet hot water (the hottest of all waters) earlier this spring when he went on a tirade about comedians relying on nostalgia, celebrity cameos and stunts in comedy. The since-deleted but forever-preserved rant was a thinly veiled attack on the comedic styling of Tonight Show […]
David Letterman Repped MACtion Before MACtion Existed
Tonight, David Letterman will take the stage as host of The Late Show on CBS for the final time. Tributes flooded the internet in the days and weeks leading up to Letterman’s retirement, and it’s well deserved: David Letterman was a comedy pioneer. Letterman was also a pioneer for one of the college football blogosphere’s […]
Coach on NBC: Ripped from the Headlines
You likely already read NBC is resurrecting the ’90s sitcom Coach because all sports sites are shameless content mills regurgitating the same, useless information, but what you didn’t know is how the network bigwigs plan to make the show different. It makes sense NBC would look to the heyday of the sitcom genre to bolster […]