ESPN Bias

[Amonkey]

Over the years, ESPN has disappointed me greatly.  They have gone from a legitimate sports news source to another one of those sensatialized show, that they'll get something that controversial and pound it to the door.  The worse is the entire bias they have.  When Burress was arrested, there were reporters outside his door.  On Sportscenter, you could fast forward the first 20 minutes because it was all Burrress, compared to Ben being arrested, which they barely mention.

Now I think a more obvious one is the McGuire thing.  The guy just admitted to using steroids, which we can all agree is not necessarily news.  However, for the first 7 minutes, Sportscenter talked about how Jack Del Rio was contacted by USC for a coaching position.  Really?  When you pounded us with Clemens and Bonds stuff, and this bombshell comes second (and barely mentioend)?  If this was Bonds, we would know what type of underwear he was wearing when he was sticking the needle.  The bias is just incredible.

[Fafnir]

Its called burying the lead. They mention the biggest story of the day and don't get to it until well into the program. Its supposed to keep viewers watching long enough to get invested in the program.

[Donoghus]

I wouldn't exactly call the McGwire thing a "bombshell".   Most public opinion already swayed in the direction that he was "user".  His admission just confirmed what most of us already knew.

Also, he's been out of the spotlight for some time now.  Bonds, Clemens, Petitte, etc.  were still playing or actively looking for a team to play on at the time.  

Plus, as a public, we've grown accustomed to the ideas of athletes "cheating" with performance enhancers.  When it happens now, most people aren't blinking an eye.

I will agree with you, though, that ESPN has become pretty bad in the past 10 years or so.  They're definitely agenda driven with a lot of stories.

[connerhenry43]

or how espn could not cover "spygate" enough, but tim donaghy admitting to fixing games barely made their show.

from the day espn hired stuart scott and allowed him to do his little act, the network has gone downhill. it gets worse and worse each year. college gameday on saturday morning is all they do well.

[Amonkey]

I kind of take it back for this topic a little bit, since I wrote this they've been talking about it pretty extensively.  I just couldn't believe that Jack del Rio talking or not talking to USC would be the lead story over this.  Still, the comments right now is somewhat in favor of Big Mac, as in burying the hatchet.

[ToppersBsktball10]

or how espn could not cover "spygate" enough, but tim donaghy admitting to fixing games barely made their show.

from the day espn hired stuart scott and allowed him to do his little act, the network has gone downhill. it gets worse and worse each year. college gameday on saturday morning is all they do well.

You have to admit some of the commercials are good. Other than that though, not soo much.