Many U.S. soccer fans are happy that UK Champions League rights are going from ESPN to Fox Soccer Channel, if only for the fact that they won't hear incompetent, corny catch-phrase wielding, Lucky the Lucky Charms Leprechaun soundalike announcer Tommy Smyth anymore:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/apr/15/tommy-smyth-us-soccer-espn And now I ask: If the sports fan blogosphere hates the Worldwide Leader and its announcers so much, who does love them? And why hasn't anyone (like Fox and Comcast) been able to knock them off their smug pedestal? Could it be because Fox's idea of fighting with ESPN is "The Best Damn Sports Show Period?" Or is it because ESPN has such a stranglehold on the major sports rights contracts? And more telling: If FSN or Vs. tried doing a sports studio show built on extensive highlights and intelligent analysis against "SportsCenter," would anyone watch? And was there another reason besides 9/11 and the closing of CNN/SI for CNN to drop Nick and Fred and "Sports Tonight?" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
