ESPN hates us.

[ReadCT]

Standing joke on VN that "ESPN hates us." Interesting New York Times article outlining the power ESPN throws around college football. College Football’s Most Dominant Player? It’s ESPN

The extent of ESPN’s influence over college football is literally displayed on the face of your ticket to next week’s game. Tickets to most games are printed with the date and the opponent’s name, but something is missing: the kickoff time.

By infusing the sport with billions of dollars it pays for television rights — more than $10 billion on college football in the last five years alone — ESPN has become both puppet-master and kingmaker, arranging games, setting schedules and bestowing the gift of nationwide exposure on its chosen universities, players and coaches.

In the business of college sports, success on the field is crucial. But almost as important is the perception of success. Central to the process of molding perceptions is ESPN’s multipocketed toolbelt of off-the-field programming, gimmicks and teasers, which provide exposure and help the network promote players, coaches and universities, many of them its television partners.

Final proof for the conspiracy theorists: as you read, count the mentions of Alabama, Texas A&M, Florida, S. Carolina, Miss St., LSU, Auburn, Ole' Miss,... even Kentucky. But no mention of the Vols.

Yup. ESPN hates us.

 

[GBO97]

They'll stop "hating" us once we start winning football games.

 

[Vols4ever]

That article mentions Kentucky and we talking about winning....

 

[Mallicoat]

I am a Vol fan since early 60's. I bleed Orange as you. the fact remains Tenn hasn't done Shttt since 2001 but pay a bunch of no count friggin coaches money and loose. I said it when Fulmer starting slipping TN better go after a bigname proven ccoach to save out beloved team. so here we are TN starts winning again ESPN will talk about it otherwise we will be looked over.. go Vols.. get some revenge. ten needs to make a statement .. they need to get junk yard mean and kick some arose .. big time..

 

[Volunteer forever]

Hate = Fear

 

[Boca Vol]

It's true!

ESPN, CBS, USA Today, Yahoo Sports, KNS, The SEC, Bowl Games, Rivals...ALL hate UT.

 

[P.O.T.S. VOL]

They'll stop "hating" us once we start winning football games.

They might, but then again they will still be espn.

 

[YankeeVol]

Winning cures all ills

 

[volinga33]

They showed UT some of love on the beech vs station camp game today. Just sayin
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Fespn

 

[KBVol]

Didn't seem like they hated us today during the Beech-Station Camp game. Constantly referenced our recruiting class, what a great job Butch is doing, etc. Maybe the announcers weren't briefed or something.

Edit: still.... I'm with Fade... F ESPN.

 

[Boca Vol]

Didn't seem like they hated us today during the Beech-Station Camp game. Constantly referenced out recruiting class, what a great job Butch is doing, etc. Maybe the announcers weren't briefed or something.

I read after the game that the announcers didn't believe a word they said. They were just toying with UT fans. ESPN will release a statement soon retracting any positive comments directed towards UT.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Didn't seem like they hated us today during the Beech-Station Camp game. Constantly referenced our recruiting class, what a great job Butch is doing, etc. Maybe the announcers weren't briefed or something.

Exactly. They gave a us quite a bit of good press this afternoon, going on and on about the class CBJ is putting together.
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[sanddune50]

In b4 ESPN hates us.

 

[cwbytruckers]

So sick of the ESPN hates us crap. There are plenty of other schools not getting mentioned.

 

[BigBadVol]

The trailer park frenzy comment showed how they really feel. Enough said.

 

[hmanvolfan]

So sick of the ESPN hates us crap. There are plenty of other schools not getting mentioned.

 

[Boca Vol]

The trailer park frenzy comment showed how they really feel. Enough said.

That was 16 years ago! You know, back in the days of VHS, Motorola flip phones, and dial up Internet.

Let it go.

 

[WillisWG]

Fox Sport 1 hates us. . . .just wanted to get that out there

 

[jimallvol]

I agree with KBVOL they showed us a lot of love today during the Beech game. But espn all they talk about is alabama that's the reason I don't watch college football live no more. About every word that comes out of there mouth is alabama this and alabama that gets old man I started watchin fox sports 1 atleast they talk about all the teams

 

[tenmanjonez]

ESPN doesn't hate us. They hate that we suck. Just last year they jumped at the opportunity to bring Gameday down here, and the atmosphere was like it used to be. We lost in a sucky fashion. We've given themes reason over the last half decade to love us.

 

[BigPapaVol]

That was 16 years ago! You know, back in the days of VHS, Motorola flip phones, and dial up Internet.

Let it go.

Let it go for ESPN, but screw Fowler. He deserves whatever he kling we can give his midget.

 

[jlindsa4]

Is it possible that they could be... starting to like us???

 

[mcompton]

Thread=ugh

 

[Wilson27]

I have hated us too these last few years.


J/K