tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post1524620756689795159..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: ESPN's Most Annoying Features Also Its Most PopularDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-92178217394038509772007-12-31T14:11:00.000-05:002007-12-31T14:11:00.000-05:00As for MNF, it's the NFL, and we love our pro foot...As for MNF, it's the NFL, and we love our pro football. 3 pissed off howler monkeys could call the game, and people would watch. <BR/><BR/>As to how the popularity of "Who's Now?" can be explained? To generate hype ans ratings, ESPN knows they often have to appeal to the lowest common denominator and the very casual fan. "Who's Now?" is a prime example that proves no one ever went bankrupt Big Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745424963722654158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-46849052478293860062007-12-31T13:39:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:39:00.000-05:00I'm probably stating the obvious here, but doesn't...I'm probably stating the obvious here, but doesn't this just prove that there are a lot of people out there that will always watch MNF, no matter who's playing or who's talking? They could probably put on any announcers, with the absolute minimum of competence or personality, and it wouldn't make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-11651626108047213862007-12-31T13:38:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:38:00.000-05:00MNF makes sense since it is MNF and people will wa...MNF makes sense since it is MNF and people will watch no matter how bad the coverage is. Who's Now shows how stupid and gullible people really are.<BR/><BR/>ESPN now is in the business of creating its own hype and controversy just to report on it. Who cares if Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso believe that Oklahoma would win a college football playoff? They couldn't predict (like everyone else) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50130494353878094942007-12-31T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:27:00.000-05:00Who's Now was pathetic and was the last straw. At...Who's Now was pathetic and was the last straw. At that point I went from watching it everyday to never. I still watch things like College Gameday and Baseball Tonight and ESPNNews. <BR/><BR/>Who's Now must appeal to the brainless idiots out there. We have to realize this is a world where Survivor and Brittney Spears have been popular. Algore won a Nobel Peace Prize for scaring people about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-58380017383631130612007-12-31T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-31T12:34:00.000-05:00People ask me why I continue to watch ESPN when I ...People ask me why I continue to watch ESPN when I hate it so. Well...maybe it has to do with the fact they have the tv rights to most every sport out there. I have learned to only tune in for actual events and stay away from SportsCenter (unless the sound is down and I'm just reading the ticker) and the other stuff they crank out. I can't explain why "Who's Now" even saw the light of day let Sportsattitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026852740360392379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-10110105199558014532007-12-31T11:50:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:50:00.000-05:00It's just ESPN being ESPN. I was amazed when I wa...It's just ESPN being ESPN. I was amazed when I was looking at all of the comments for the Who's Now stuff in that sidebar. I can't believe people would take something so stupid and run with it like that.<BR/><BR/>ESPN's philosophy is take a phony concept, add a bracket, and you have a segment.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523297750856251017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-22060976875957519372007-12-31T11:27:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:27:00.000-05:00The most popular stuff ESPN.com is known for is on...The most popular stuff ESPN.com is known for is on the homepage (ie Simmons). There is no reason to search for the things you need on ESPN.com because they actually do a good job at putting it one click away. Personally I am on ESPN.com everyday and I have never once used the search bar.The Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426572431439216746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-75024782278654600962007-12-31T11:15:00.001-05:002007-12-31T11:15:00.001-05:00MNF was a top 20 show on a broadcast network. It w...MNF was a top 20 show on a broadcast network. It would have been shocking if it wasn't the top rated cable show when it moved to ESPN. Imagine if CSI moved to TNT, so that new episodes were on TNT now instead of CBS. CSI would easily be the biggest cable show around.<BR/><BR/>So, while it's definitely a good sign for ESPN that MNF has been successful, it's not really that big of a deal. It would Airyodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366669261718827221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50378807965370250722007-12-31T11:15:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:15:00.000-05:00"It stinks!"--Jay Sherman"It stinks!"--Jay ShermanGMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629846751680840539noreply@blogger.com