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Sash! posted:There was an ESPN cologne? Good gravy. No, I just made that up. I do remember their phone that showed up just in time before smart phones showed up and made "content alliances" on featurephones worthless. If I thought about it a little longer, I would have used their failed restaurant chain instead. It's flopped harder than Planet Hollywood now, since at least Planet Hollywood was able to keep going in Vegas and other tourist towns. The only ESPNZone I still know of is the one at Disneyland, where the land is owned by the parent company and the place might be shuttered for a hotel expansion at any time. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Feb 2, 2015 |
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Craptacular! posted:No, I just made that up. I do remember their phone that showed up just in time before smart phones showed up and made "content alliances" on featurephones worthless. One time when I was like 13 my family went to Chicago and my mother wanted to eat at Rick Bayless' restaurant, but I insisted that we eat at ESPNZone. Years later I received a Rick Bayless cookbook as a gift from my mother. Inside it was signed by Rick and had a personal message. "ESPNZone? Really?!?" To this day I am ashamed... edit: and this post even fits the thread since Rick is Skip's brother! Nolan Arenado fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Feb 2, 2015 |
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Sash! posted:There was an ESPN cologne? Good gravy. That was the scent, actually.
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I just googled ESPN cologne and got this result: http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6947693/german-team-cologne-fined-fans-toss-urine-excrement-schalke-fans I don't think urine and excrement is a popular fragrance.
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OctoberBlues posted:One time when I was like 13 my family went to Chicago and my mother wanted to eat at Rick Bayless' restaurant, but I insisted that we eat at ESPNZone. Years later I received a Rick Bayless cookbook as a gift from my mother. Inside it was signed by Rick and had a personal message. "ESPNZone? Really?!?" A good mom.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:That was the scent, actually. I laughed at this way more than I should have
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Craptacular! posted:But I got into hockey eventually quote:I don't like the NFL at all because concussions I mean watch whatever the heck you want but this is some serious congnitive dissonance.
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MourningView posted:I mean watch whatever the heck you want but this is some serious congnitive dissonance. Haha I totally thought the same thing.
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Feb 2, 2015 21:49
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I can't link on my phone, but apparently Dan Patrick executed a stone cold takedown on Colin Cowherd because Colin claimed Dan 'lets his producers do all of his work now' on his show this morning.
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FlamingLiberal posted:I can't link on my phone, but apparently Dan Patrick executed a stone cold takedown on Colin Cowherd because Colin claimed Dan 'lets his producers do all of his work now' on his show this morning. You know about all this crap, I can at least argue that Dan Patrick's show is actually FUN to listen to. I also enjoy Rome on occasion. He's an rear end sometimes, but at least his interviews are really well done. Cowherd? He literally exists as some weird, worn out "shock jock". He's not even worth listening to because you know all he says is poo poo that's specifically designed to piss people off. Nothing more, Nothing Less. There's no substance beyond that. At least with Bayless I can argue there's something behind the character. Pony Excess Bayless is the real Skip Bayless. The guy on TV talking about whether or not someone is "elite"? Just some character designed to pissed people off.
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Deadspin link to Patrick RE: Cowherd http://deadspin.com/dan-patrick-cal...dium=socialflow
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"Enjoy your show. Enjoy your life. Because it will be over one day, and nobody will care." Holy poo poo 
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DJExile posted:"Enjoy your show. Enjoy your life. Because it will be over one day, and nobody will care." That's an  ender if I've heard one. 
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It's a good burn on Colin because he is one of the reason's ESPN is poo poo these days but DP is one to talk. Between him and his "Danettes" plugging SI covers ad-nauseum and "Wheel of Call him Petros & Money: Morning Edition and the slipper would still fit.
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ESPN won the rights to the world cup of hockey. Prepare to hear every loving game called by John Buccigross.
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CBS, probably encouraged by their share of Thursday night games, might buy into the NFL Network: http://thebiglead.com/2015/02/03/inside-blitz-cbs-inching-closer-to-buying-part-of-nfl-network/
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DJExile posted:ESPN won the rights to the world cup of hockey. Prepare to hear every loving game called by John Buccigross. Someone tell me they still have Gary Thorne and Bill Clement stashed away somewhere. I want to relive my childhood.  Or maybe it'll be another chance for Steve Levy to call stupidly long overtimes? It'll be Buccigross and I'll probably be sick of it five minutes in
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fartknocker posted:Someone tell me they still have Gary Thorne and Bill Clement stashed away somewhere. I want to relive my childhood. I'd love it too but Clement hasn't been with ESPN for a long time, to my knowledge. He does occasional color commentary on CSN for Flyers games. Gary Thorne is mostly baseball these days (EDIT: I think he did call the Frozen Four for a few years though). I'd love Steve Levy to get back into the booth but I don't know if that's gonna happen. The last 2 frozen fours, I honestly felt bad for Barry Melrose because the guy was trying his damndest to cover for Bucci (who was green as hell) and it just wasn't working.
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fartknocker posted:Someone tell me they still have Gary Thorne and Bill Clement stashed away somewhere. I want to relive my childhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOB3jzfpoU
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Robnoxious posted:You mean this childhood? They brought that music back this year and oh my god I had so many flashbacks  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreqAyhD1so E: I will say I love the song ESPN uses for the non football/basketball tournaments DJExile fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Do they still have Barry Melrose locked up in a dungeon where they only let him out for 5 minutes a week whenever Sidney Crosby does something?
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Robnoxious posted:It's a good burn on Colin because he is one of the reason's ESPN is poo poo these days but DP is one to talk. Between him and his "Danettes" plugging SI covers ad-nauseum and "Wheel of I listen to Dan Patrick all the time and I don't agree with you at all. I occasionally hear them talk about the SI cover and almost never hear anything about the wheel of torture.
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Yeah, they don't have any time left over for that after they spend 2 hours bragging about being in horrible Adam Sandler movies.
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Benne posted:Do they still have Barry Melrose locked up in a dungeon where they only let him out for 5 minutes a week whenever Sidney Crosby does something? lol, you think ESPN devotes even 5 minutes a week to the NHL 
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Benne posted:Do they still have Barry Melrose locked up in a dungeon where they only let him out for 5 minutes a week whenever Sidney Crosby does something? Believe it or not, they had him on one of about six alternate broadcasts for the college football national title game along with Jay Bilas (college hoops analyst), Aaron Boone (retired, baseball), Julie Foudy (retired, women's soccer), Mark Schlereth (retired, pro-football, rear end in a top hat), and Mike Wilbon (sportswriter, probably could not believe he was roped into this bullshit). I don't know who wants to hear Barry Melrose talk about college football with a bunch of other ESPN leftovers, but that was a thing that happened. I never even saw a recap of how horrible it was, so it can't have been worthwhile in any way.
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MourningView posted:Yeah, they don't have any time left over for that after they spend 2 hours bragging about being in horrible Adam Sandler movies. OH! Look who just called in! Hi Brande! So, you were on Celebrity Apprentice 'eh?
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The Harrisburg local radio station has dropped the Phillies in favor of the Washington Nationals The station boss had this to say: “Nothing against the Phillies, but clearly the Nationals are a team on the rise. They won the NL East last year and are picked to win it again this year.Obviously [a winning team] helps in all ways, and they certainly will be a postseason contender that makes a deeper run in the playoffs this year. Unfortunately, I don’t see that in the Phillies’ immediate future."
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Tedd_Not_Ed posted:The Harrisburg local radio station has dropped the Phillies in favor of the Washington Nationals This also makes a bit of sense, considering Harrisburg has the Nats' AA affiliate.
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MourningView posted:I mean watch whatever the heck you want but this is some serious congnitive dissonance. Okay, let me clarify: I dislike that the NFL invests so heavily on disputing research that suggests a link between football and poor mental health. When you lose the moral high ground to Vince McMahon of all people, you need to reconsider how you're running your business.
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Craptacular! posted:Okay, let me clarify: I dislike that the NFL invests so heavily on disputing research that suggests a link between football and poor mental health.  if you think Vince Mcmahon gives a poo poo about the health(mental or otherwise) of his "independent contractors".
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Rece Davis is replacing Chris Fowler as host of College Gameday. I guess Fowler figured out being on-air for 6 hours every Saturday during the season was too much.korrandark posted:
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Whether he personally cares or not is irrelevant, the point is he isn't invested in obfuscating the issue with reports that are basically the sports version of global warming doubters and anti vaccination noise. It's done hoping that the media will always assume that the truth is in the middle when presented with conflicting arguments. Which, let's be honest, they're right to be that cynical because the media does make that assumption a lot. But I get tired of seeing it exploited. WWE has given money to concussion research causes, whether you think it's self serving or not, and the NHL at least seems concerned in theory if not in execution (hey, Sid.) NFL's approach seems to be circling the wagons and trying to discredit something they don't want to acknowledge because it would affect revenue. I'm not asking for agreement or arguments on this, I'm just expanding why I wouldn't financially support the NFL even if I didn't find the game to be a lot of standing around. I don't ask FIFA or NCAA fans how they can support their favorite sports because of controversial issues, either.
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Craptacular! posted:I don't ask FIFA or NCAA fans how they can support their favorite sports because of controversial issues, either. Well they are not self-righteously bragging about not watching another sport with similar issues, so that doesn't seem like a reasonable comparison! Your first post just said you didn't watch it because of "concussions" with no elaboration. If you don't know why that looks silly when you admit in the same post to watching another sport where concussions are a huge issue then I can't help you. If you don't like football that's fine.
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MourningView posted:Your first post just said you didn't watch it because of "concussions" with no elaboration. 
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Rece Davis is fantastic at his job. I'd love to see the guy anchor more things honestly, but I really like the guy honestly. Question. Why is the "NBA on TNT" crew as a whole so drat good? Even when they're doing some corny stuff, I find them to be very good.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Question. Why is the "NBA on TNT" crew as a whole so drat good? Even when they're doing some corny stuff, I find them to be very good. They have natural chemistry and are more or less being themselves, instead of playing caricatures and spewing #hottakes
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Benne posted:They have natural chemistry and are more or less being themselves, instead of playing caricatures and spewing #hottakes That and EJ's really underrated. He's great at knowing when to lead and prod them along and when they'll carry a discussion themselves. Gonna be a sad day when Charles retires though.
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C. Everett Koop posted:That and EJ's really underrated. He's great at knowing when to lead and prod them along and when they'll carry a discussion themselves. Gonna be a sad day when Charles retires though. It's just amazing how night and day better that whole crew is versus the ABC/ESPN crew. Hearing Sir Charles talk during a blow out made me actually sit through the whole thing just to hear him shoot the breeze and speak his mind. The Breen/JVG/Mark Jackson crew? Ear Bleeding bad. Their banter is just really awful.
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I don't watch much basketball in general but I caught NBA on TNT just before or on Christmas Day and TNT had the late West game and here were 4 guys just shooting the poo poo and handing out Xmas gifts to each other and having a great old time. Shaq handed out everything he markets like Shaq Cola and Monster products, Kenny went cheap but personal like giving Ernie bowties. Maybe because it was really late at Atlanta HQ and they were a bit nogged filling the post show for a Pacific Time Zone game that ran longer than usual (I think it went double o/t) but they were professional yet goofy at the same time. The end was great, Sir Charles gave everyone the latest Go-Pro camera and when Ernie's turn came last he also bought everyone the exact same Go-Pro. They didn't talk about basketball for a good 30 minutes during the whole exchange and it was still entertaining as hell. Just 4 guys that enjoy each other's company and being bros. ESPN is always business business business and lacks anything that resembles heart which the TNT crew counters in spades.
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