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Can I call her a d*ckrider now or is that still not okay?
I'll allow it.
Can I call her a d*ckrider now or is that still not okay?
Just my humble opinion but I think part of the reason why there was uneven coverage of Pitt and SU is because the ESPN producers (and probably Dave and Doris) just wanted to create the excitement of an upset.
Everybody loves a winner...to a point. Eventually, the same team winning over and over again isn't exciting anymore to the general sports fans.
When the #1 team gets knocked off, that's exciting. I think a lot of this was about ESPN trying to manufacture better ratings.
At the beginning of the game, Doris did that little segment on how Pitt can beat SU. But there wasn't anything about SU's strategy for winning.
Throughout the game, Doris and Dave are really pumping up the idea of an upset.
I think a lot of it was about ESPN's ratings. About creating a narrative that makes people watch more ESPN.
You think if kentucky duke north carolina or arizona were number one they get that treatment? No way.
You think if kentucky duke north carolina or arizona were number one they get that treatment? No way.
Since we have been #1 espn has played us off as not fun at number one for 3 straight games now. Clemson @ Home was like writing a book about clemson all game long clemson this and clemson that.
I can understand trying to pump up the game. Constant reference to beating #1, never losing to a top 10 team at the Pete, how they stopped the streak in 2011. All that is fine but they all but treated SU as a non-entity for much of the game. You even reference no mention of SU strategy. Sooner or later they are going to p1ss off the SU fan base and we all know that covers most of the east coast!
Waaa...it's also hard to disagree with. Name one good female color commentator or play by play announcer for men's sports. Name one.
You can actually hear her giggle after Ennis made the shot and is running down to the other end. She didn't seem to upset. Just sayin'.
Mary Carillo
Bilas did a pretty good job before one of the games. It may have been the ND game. He discussed a couple of different plays like the double pic and the back cuts Cooney does.Just once I'd like to see them have a special segment on our offense and how we will attack their defense.
The opening bit with Doris standing on the foul line saying this is the area Pitt wants to own. Give it a rest.
Duke is her Favorite TeamShe must have been really sad when Ennis donkey konged her favorite team and coach
Duke is her Favorite Team
Absolutely brutal tonight.
The call on the game winner by DOB wasn't exactly stellar either - "He hit the shot! Goodness gracious!". HA.
I mean, I get it. The whole point of sports commentary is to find the story within the game. Obviously, #1 losing on the road is going to be the narrative, with the commentators trying to pump up the underdog. If you were to ask fans with no rooting interest in the game, they probably didn't even notice the commentary. It is only when your team is the one trying to be upset that it becomes excruciating bias. To most people, it probably just sounded like a normal broadcast between #1 and another team. The reality is, that Syracuse has been so good in the past 3-4 years that the story is almost always, "can <insert underdog here> pull off the upset?" If Syracuse wasn't so good, then we would get more of the announcers on our side.
Still, I coudn't stand it and had the game muted for like 90% of the broadcast.
Waaa...it's also hard to disagree with. Name one good female color commentator or play by play announcer for men's sports. Name one.