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re: When did ESPN start declining?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:34 pm to BunkieWrench
Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:34 pm to BunkieWrench
When they televised, over and over, the Kiss.
That wasn't Mt. St. Helens blowing its top, that was the millions of remotes changing channels at once.
That wasn't Mt. St. Helens blowing its top, that was the millions of remotes changing channels at once.
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Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:39 pm to andouille
after they made the Hootie and the Blowfish video
Posted on 10/30/15 at 4:56 pm to boXerrumble
1/9/12
Posted on 10/30/15 at 5:02 pm to tigerfan84
When Patrick and Olbermann became a thing and the prospect of ratings and big revenue became a possibility for a 24 hrs cable sports channel
Posted on 10/30/15 at 5:11 pm to supatigah
I don't know guys looks like they might finally be headed in the right direction
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@stephenasmith: It's about that time. Co-Hosting @SportsCenter for 1st Time in my career at 6. Lindsey Czarniak promised to take care of me, so I'm good:-)
Posted on 10/30/15 at 5:14 pm to Paul Allen
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2003
Pretty much this. They moved into a spaceship studio, started having musical guests during the 5 pm Sportscenter, started their crappy original programming including PTI and ATH, and during the next couple of years lost quality talent like Rich Eisen and Dan Patrick. I remember their thing was emphasizing the "E" (entertainment) in ESPN.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 5:37 pm to boXerrumble
When DP left.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:00 pm to boXerrumble
As far back as 2002 it was all debate format
PTI
ATH
All the NFL shows were Sean Salisbury vs the "crypt keeper"
All CFB shows were Trev Alberts vs. anyone
It started in the late 90s because fox had a show called "the best damn sports show period" it's where Stephen a smith got his start in national sports television as well as Michael Irvin and a few others. It pulled really good ratings for a late night sports program, and ESPN started copying them, and even pulled talent from that show.
PTI
ATH
All the NFL shows were Sean Salisbury vs the "crypt keeper"
All CFB shows were Trev Alberts vs. anyone
It started in the late 90s because fox had a show called "the best damn sports show period" it's where Stephen a smith got his start in national sports television as well as Michael Irvin and a few others. It pulled really good ratings for a late night sports program, and ESPN started copying them, and even pulled talent from that show.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:13 pm to DelU249
pti was a great show the first few shows. espn's downfall can be traced to 1) claiming the 2003 national title for usc and 2) hiring stephen a smith.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:14 pm to DelU249
Pretty much this.
This post was edited on 10/30/15 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:16 pm to boXerrumble
When Dan Patrick left. They let him go without trying earnestly to make him a deal he deserved, and I look back on that as the first of many unfortunate moves.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:25 pm to mattz1122
John kruk was on that show too
But the idea of athletes as hosts of a cable sports show started there; before then, players who became broadcasters were color analysts and pre game hosts, halftime hosts, etc.
But the idea of athletes as hosts of a cable sports show started there; before then, players who became broadcasters were color analysts and pre game hosts, halftime hosts, etc.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:27 pm to boXerrumble
When Berman got his 3rd chin.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:27 pm to DelU249
ESPN in 2003 also hired Rush Limbaugh... and then fired him for making a controversial comment 
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:37 pm to Baloo
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August 14, 1996. The day Tom Mees died.
This is what I was going to post
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:40 pm to boXerrumble
I would say the decline started when Dan Patrick left. The moment I knew it was gone was Tebow mania and when they set up shop at Jets training camp.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:43 pm to Chillini
Gone way way before that
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:47 pm to boXerrumble
When they started to do nothing but jerk off the $EC
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:00 pm to TigersHuskers
ESPN always runs breaking news with (insert ESPN expert) confirms. They rarely give credit to outside sources that actually got the information. I can't watch that crap anymore.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:08 pm to BunkieWrench
When they got rid of "He got jacked up" and replaced it with "C'mon man" on Sunday Night Countdown.
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