My apologies for the title, it was about as tame as I could go and still express sufficient displeasure.
ESPN.com sucks. In fact, it’s worse than sucking. ESPN.com transcends suck. And as was explained perfectly to me the other day, “I think I just go there out of habit.”
Latest example, I find out a little late in the afternoon that Warren is going to be in a chat on ESPN.com discussing his kickass book, RJYH. So I figured I’d check it out. Certainly, with the chat no more than three hours old, I could find a transcript, right?
Wrong.
I found the transcript eventually, after sifting through four links and one of those god-awful-annoying animated talking head deals. (Discussing, guess what? The Patriots. And the US Open tennis. The day ESPN.com supplies rope and shower rods upon clicking into their site is the day they’re tolerable again.) So I get to the transcript, and it’s part of their “Insider” information.
WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT?
Within three hours and the chat transcript, like damn near everything else on that site anymore, is pay-per-view. Except for Scoop Jackson, of course. Reading him makes me wish I could sit in a room with a living Ralph Wiley, Stephen A. Smith and Farrakhan, and wrap a Confederate Flag around my shoulders and remarking about how John Stockton is the best NBA player ever.
Fortunately, they’re going to save me hours of time I would have otherwise wasted this fall, when after the Patriots’ oh-so-impressive 10 point win over the superpower Raiders, they handed them the Super Bowl trophy. So at least I don’t have to waste mindless Sundays watching NFL games now, they’ve told me how it ends.
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Sidenote: Ohio University is about to go to overtime against Pitt. I don’t know if I should be impressed that after being shellacked by Northwestern the Bobkitties are hanging close, or should be shocked that Pitt is every ounce as terrible as they showed last Saturday against Notre Dame.
10-10 heading to overtime, this one could seriously last until Monday.
Nope, Ohio U. won in just three plays, which is good considering their kicker wouldn’t have been able to kick anymore with his head firmly planted in his ass. A couple of questions come out of this game:
1) Is Notre Dame really that good for killing Pitt last Saturday or is Pitt really that bad? I’m all for Notre Dame getting killed today in Michigan just so everyone stops sucking off Charlie Weis through his sweat pants.
2) Has Dave Wannstedt EVER won anything as a coach? Meaning, has he won when he had mediocre talent and used his coaching skills to push them over the edge? I don’t recall any team of Wannstedt’s that wasn’t chock full of talent and play makers that could win anything.
3) Was it just me or were the announcers for that game really that bad? I made it through the first half before jamming a pencil in each ear to make sure I no longer had to listen to that crap.
4) I HATED Trev Alberts, but I think I would take hime back if my other option is Lou Holtz. Seriously.
God, you should have heard the Ohio alums at work after the game. It was as if that blowout loss to Northwestern never happened, and that the Bobcats are a lock to go to the MAC championship game.
Riiiiiiiiiiight.
OTOH, the way BG and Miami looked yesterday, the Ohio-Kent State game may be for all the marbles in the East.
Ugh.