ESPN Dragging It Out
“And the winner is…?
Somehow ESPN has managed to turn that simple statement into nearly 2 hours worth of coverage.
As if the hour-long special wasn’t bad enough, they practically dedicate the preceding ‘SportsCenter’ to the Heisman Presentation, with about 100 different analysts giving their opinion on who they would vote for.
It really takes about 2 minutes for the actual presentation. But, about 10 minutes on each candidate, even though it has basically been narrowed to two, along with past Heisman winners hanging out and of course, commercials, the whole program is dragged out way longer than necessary.
Obviously it is all about the money, as anything is with ESPN. The true spirit of college football is that these guys throw it on the line week in, week out, without payment. They play because they love the game and want to win. However, when it comes to television, something gets lost in the translation.
This presentation is not going to change the outcome. It’s not going to change votes. And it certainly is not going to change most people’s opinion on who they think is the best player in college football.
What will it change?
My opinion on ESPN’s true nature… What happened to bringing sports to the world? When did it become about the money?
In other news, is Tennessee’s head coach on the way out? Read about it here.
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