You ever see the old Andy Kaufman bit on SNL from the 70's, the one where he's in a tux and pulls out The Great Gatsby and starts reading from it, just to assault the audience? They, of course, get riled up.

This is ESPN's version...

Nice bird's nest on Hiestand's head.

i've stopped watching sunday night baseball, i will not watch the espn sunday pregame show or monday night football...i guess the saturday pregame show is next. keep it up wwl.

-dan

I don't read this blog much, usually only when someone else links to it, but by your comments *you* sound more like a pompous ass than anybody on espn or at usa today... You can lament at the 25 hr coverage all you want (which is incredibly absurd, but I wouldn't be watching at 4 am anyways) but why bust somebody's balls about getting a lead earlier. Its not like Hiestand's an ass or anything. He's just reporting what was given to him (and any other journalist would do the same). So why don't you set the next few plays out there, champ and quit trying to be the snarky cynical blog which you are obviously trying to, but failing, to be.

Justin, King or Prussia, Pa

If you go back and look through the archive of Heistand's stuff, he has A LOT of stuff that says, "to be announced tomorrow." From all the networks, but ESPN is at the top, natch.

Justin...first of all, no one cares where you're from. Second, it's King OF Prussia, PA not King or Prussia...you can't even get where you're from right.

Third, it's USA Today...I/we all understand that they will get stories before anyone else. What *you* don't understand is that all MH does is copy and paste press releases into a story. He provides no commentary and doesn't question things at all. He's ESPN's bitch and it's been that way for awhile.

So you saying that he's "reporting" what he's been given is a joke. I don't expect you to read this because like other uninformed commenters you hit and run, but do me a favor....

If you don't "get" what I'm doing on the site. Don't stop by...you're not wanted. Just change the channel.

P.S.- If I'm failing as you say, I'd like to ask the 100s of thousands of people that come here every month to tell me why. Thanks.

The picture of Hiestand screams "I'm totally peeping in my neighbor's windows. While naked."

I remember hearing this guy on with Don and Mike years ago(back when they were still funny); he was filling in for Rudy Martzke one day, and was totally clueless. Maybe he's gotten better since then, I don't know. As far as the 25-hour pregame goes, can you say "jumped the shark"?

"Justin is right!"

- family of Michael Hiestand




"Yeah!"

- the mentally ill

AA,

It's quite possible to fail and still be popular. I hope you realize that, since most of the people and programs you criticize have a much larger audience than this blog.

Now, I disagree that you're failing (you have to be pretty pathetic to fail at blogging), but playing the popularity card is kinda weak sauce.

I wasn't playing the card the way you think I was, but think what you want Anon. I'm not comparing myself to anyone, but if I am really failing I'd like to hear why from all the people coming here more and more every month. That has nothing to do with anyone or any site but this one.

Most people like to ignore idiots like Justin...I choose to defend myself.

I've got your back, AA. Idiots, wake up, this site is about taking bad announcers/others to task.

Keep up the good work. Like normal, the haters can go fuck themselves.

Truly excellent idea on the fund raiser.

Like the idea of making the whole thing a fund raiser, although Katrina hit in 2005 and not last year as you posted. I realize your intentions are good, but if you're going to be so cynical at least have the right info in there.

Trust when I say it won't be a "mockery" as you think it might be. The idea was conceived to give viewers something that it seems like people just can't enough of: college football.

Sorry Anon....I was thinking in Sports terms when I say "last year". I.E.- The majority of coverage was last season with the annual Sports season starting in September and ending in August.

Everything begins and ends with Football my friend.

Even though nobody probably is reading this story anymore, I thought I would come back and see what comments you had and its kinda sad that you went for the most juvenile of criticisms: spelling and name. Well, being a fan of blogs I've more than once today have overlooked poor spelling and grammar, it comes with the territory and I'm pretty sure that if i combed through your site I could get nitpicky myself. As for actually putting my location there, well I didn't want to be completely anonymous and while I didn't think anybody really cares where I'm from I didn't think that they would care that I posted it. Whatever, it was juvenile and lame, especially coming from the owner of this site.


ANYWAYS, its kinda sad that a person who blogs about criticizing announcers and talking heads cannot take some criticism himself. You have the whole 'if you don't like it don't read it' mentality but you fail to have that same philosophy about sports announcers, interesting. Putting issues that sometimes poor announcers are unavoidable (think billy packer and the NCAA tourney) aside, it is still very sad that you cannot take any criticism.

If you want to throw up numbers, fine. I'm sure that there are a lot of ppl who read your writing as I am sure that there are more ppl who enjoy the talking heads that you love to bash. But throwing up numbers is a lame way of saying you are successful. I would rather measure success on the quality of my writing, but thats just me.


And yeah, this will probably be the last time I look at your blog so I'll change the channel or whatever.

Justin, King OF Prussia, Pa

Justin- I had a whole roast dedicated to people trashing me at the one-year mark of the site. I don't mind criticism in the least when it's calculated, informed, and constructive. When some dick just comes on the site and calls me a pompous ass and doesn't know what he's talking about (in regards to Heistand). I'm going to call them out. It's industry knowledge that he mails it in, so you're wrong there. You still haven't explained how I'm failing, and how does adding a town to your name make you not anonymous? You are just an ass hat who comments on blogs...poorly. That's pretty sad.

See you around and thanks for reading again today.

P.S.- If you're talking about measuring success on the quality of your writing...here's a quick criticism. "ANYWAYS" is not a word.