re: Does anybody else hate the constant ESPN ticker?

I can’t stand the crap music

I have been on a crusade against the ticker for a decade.

Started long ago on ESPN2. Was great back then, when updated scores were hard to come by.

Now, we all have easy, instant access to every score of interest. The ticker is just distracting clutter at the bottom of my screen, taking up space and spoiling games I recorded to watch later.

Lose the ticker!

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28 and 58 past the hour was good enough

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I think this is all you need. I emphasize the point...when the 28/58 ticker was there, not many games were on tv. I remember when ESPN2 came out. As a little kid, the SEC games were ESPN, ABC, and Jefferson Pilot. Yes, Jefferson Pilot played the 3rd best game on the slate. Hell, JP hosted multiple top 15 games (LSU @ Auburn 2002 being the last). So, you needed the ticker. Now, EVERY game is on some channel or on your phone instantly. It is info overload, distracting, and too busy.

I think they’re a relic of the 90’s and early 2000’s. The Bottom Line was much better when it was only used twice an hour. In this age of cell phones and social media, it’s pointless.

A few years ago, the NFL made ESPN take it off the screen during a live play. Made the game a lot more appealing.

Like right now they are running that rapinoe is the victim of a hate crime because of some defaced posters.

I love it.