re: LSU featured on college football live on ESPN

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ESPN sees Nick Saban as the new Bear Bryant

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Oh right. Bear Bryant was notorious for backing his way in the Natty undeservingly while not winning the sec. I think the Bear won the SEC 9 times in the 70s. Saban has won the sec at Bama once.

Lsu fans just overreact. Lsu is the consensus preseason 1 and we are still not happy because they state fact that Bama will be good.

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LSU is getting all kinds of media love, and is ESPN's preseason #1.

If ESPN hates LSU, they're being very clever
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c'mon man you know the TD drill, wake up,bang the OT 10 SO, get served breakfast in bed, Chauffeured to the office, Bitch about ESPN...not always in that order.

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First off, I believe Carl was referring to the Fox News comment? Which is fine, bc this isn't the politics board, so take the comment over there. Could be wrong though, that's just how I read Carl's post at first.

To the point though, is there anything more tired than whining and complaining about everything that ESPN does/doesn't do? "They love Alabama, they hate LSU, they give too much attention to Tebow..."

You're kidding yourself if you think that ESPN, just like any and every other business big or small in America, is out to accomplish anything more than make as much money as possible. If you are not in business to make a profit, then you won't be "in business" much longer. I am not denying that ESPN sensationalizes many of their topics, or has commentators on that have opposing viewpoints, or promotes Alabama and Nick Saban and Tebow and the Jets...for all the whining that everyone does about it, ESPN has obviously calculated that those topics bring in ratings, which brings in money, which leads to them continuing to focus on same topics and storylines.

And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Because ESPN makes such a huge profit, it allows them to hire more people, open up new avenues of entertainment, etc. It's why capitalism is great. I don't see many people complaining about the aspects of ESPN that they enjoy, like the fact that you can basically watch over 30+ top-tier college football games on any given Saturday, for free, on your TV, phone or computer with ESPN3. You think any of that would be possible - the labor, equipment, and money that goes into that - if ESPN wasn't making a ton of money.

If people didn't want to watch the programming ESPN puts on or the stuff they talk about - then they wouldn't, and ESPN would find another way to maximize profit and market share. But ESPN is #1 because they attract the most viewers with what they do.

What's even better, though, is that now with the internet and thousands of TV channels and radio stations basically available to anyone that wants them, you can find sports coverage tailored exactly to what you are looking for. If enough people feel the same way you do about the coverage, then a market exists and someone will step up and fill the void. Again, capitalism. This isn't Communist China - you don't want to watch ESPN, then don't. So please quit the crying and complaining, because whatever it is you are looking for that ESPN isn't doing for you, you can find it somewhere else. This board, and TD as a whole, are exhibit A.

Geaux Tigers....and, America. F-yea.

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Good post
This needs to be copy and pasted everytime our fan base's inferiority complex shows up ......it will be often.

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loweralabamatrojan

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Espn has LSU number 1 because they deserve that spot. On paper it's not even a question. Don't act like espn is giving us love. They had USC ranked number one earlier which is laughable. Espn sucks off USC and the gumps every year and it's pathetic. USC could be starting all new players at every position but one and that they would still hype y'all up.

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loweralabamatrojan

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USC could be starting all new players at every position but one and that they would still hype y'all up.

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OK, what has LSU done to deserve that spot?*

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GFY

Exactly, and that was well known, that OK State could usurp Bama with enough voters giving OK State a proper final ranking. So the push back for OK State was enacted to protect Bama's position--which appears to be an act of collusion by a sub-collection of voters, as you alluded to. And it was close and tight even then, and the BCS computers which don't reveal their algorithms did not respond as well as it seemed they should for OK State--otherwise they still might have gotten in.

But ESPN certainly drove an agenda, and politicked like real politicians do and they weren't simply bystandards, and that's a shame. Obviously enough voters were convinced that they needed to do whatever they had to do to preserve Bama's position.

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Exactly, and that was well known, that OK State could usurp Bama with enough voters giving OK State a proper final ranking. So the push back for OK State was enacted to protect Bama's position--which appears to be an act of collusion by a sub-collection of voters, as you alluded to. And it was close and tight even then, and the BCS computers which don't reveal their algorithms did not respond as well as it seemed they should for OK State--otherwise they still might have gotten in.

But ESPN certainly drove an agenda, and politicked like real politicians do and they weren't simply bystandards, and that's a shame. Obviously enough voters were convinced that they needed to do whatever they had to do to preserve Bama's position.

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+ Infinity.

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As much as SC has done to deserve their high pre-season rankings in some polls. Are they all wrong, or are none wrong?

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It's inconclusive. You can say that either LSU or USC should be good based on personnel coming back, but if you want to start chest thumping before a game has been played and say "we deserve to be #1" you just look silly. No matter who your team is.