Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan View Post
Well, Lyle PTI is just an opinion based talk show, they don't make any bones to being serious straight reporting.

But Wilbon does take every chance to talk about boxing being irrelevant. And national media people, since they seem to try to be well versed in a lot of subjects end up knowing jack shit about anything.

In the end ESPN still shows a weekly boxing show and all the US soccer games, I do think Wilbon's a douche.
The Around the Horn people were the same idiots that said both "Beckham will be the best thing to hit the MLS" and "Americans don't care about soccer"....when obviously somebody does as the MLS is still in business and the US National Side is doing better than they ever have before and to not notice that is just poor reporting. The last times we have played the Dutch we've been shut out and completely dominated, but this go round we held our own and not to mention just a few months ago we beat World #1 Spain...I don't know if they are lowering expectations for our team on purpose to get everyone excited if we do well in the World Cup but whatever "angle" they are working it's wrong and I fucking hate those puff piece Olympic life struggle stories "Johnny is going for gold just days after his father passed away unexpectedly and a couple months removed from being hit by a taxi cab where he broke both legs and was told he would never walk again".....I HATE THAT BULLSHIT

I usually give Tony Kornheiser the benefit of the doubt because there's a lot of stuff he simply plays devil's advocate about, and he's funny, but there are a lot of ESPN anchors and the talking heads on Around The Horn that know fuck all about anything yet as you say Oumafan, they affect a knowledge of everything by giving out their opinions freely and loudly.

As Zilla said look at how they covered Ben Rothlisberger vs how they covered Kobe Bryant...totally different coverage and for no good reason either.