ESPN Has Some Good Gestures, But Not Without Hidden Motives?
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by user LastRow
Earlier this week I sat and ripped ESPN…I know, so what else is new. It’s like that guy at the gym who wears John Stockton shorts or whose favorite music video is "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John and the number one song in his IPOD. http://youtube.com/watch?v=VQXECBdPgEA
It’s just so easy to do! For those of you who missed it, shame on you…My Scuttlebutt doesn’t stink that bad, only on occasions. http://www.lastrowsports.com/2007/06/egotistical-sports-performance-yearly.asp Well surprisingly the clowns in Bristol have achieved some things that are actually conscientious
for the sporting community this week.
It turns out ESPN's College GameDay opens its football season in Blacksburg, Va., when East Carolina visits Virginia Tech on Sept. 1. Wow, it only took a 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho to go awol and kill 32 people on the Blacksburg campus before committing suicide in a classroom building for East Carolina to get a glimpse of College GameDay. "Our coverage will be considerate of the emotional day facing the students, faculty, and people of Blacksburg and the country," ESPN vice president Norby Williamson said. While this is all true and the September 1 game will be obviously more than a football game to the Virginia Tech community and everybody recognizes this…It’s just it apparent that Bristol brass are trying to reach out to VT, but some will argue that they are only doing this for themselves, like all the other shit they do is for themselves. While I don’t question this gesture, what I do question are their motives for doing this! They always seem to have a hidden agenda…Always looking for that opportunity to say "Hey, look at us…Look at what we’re doing." Because we all know if that tragic day in April never happened, The Home Depot stage set wouldn’t be built for East Carolina in Blacksburg! Why do I smell rats? Does the Hokie Nation have a rat population issue?
Always up for giving good gestures…Of course with good gestures comes good publicity. Thus the case is with the two week run of "My Wish". Again, here we have the company reaching out to help a cause. Chris Connley does a fantastic job with these pieces…It probably has something to do with he’s the only one with an ounce of journalistic ability in his melon who works on the campus in Bristol. Although I have one thought about this…Why is it only a two week run? What, kids only happen to get sick for these two weeks? Again, here’s another episode where you guys try not to break your arm too much by patting yourself on the back, jack! If you really wanted to make a difference this would be like the Sunday Conversation….A staple in the shows programming! However, see this is how far you guys are from reality…Kids, such as the ones who are making cameos on this whole "Wish Thing", they’re a dime a dozen! They’re not just enough to have a two-week spin!
So why not make this a programming staple? If you want to do something right for once, um, yeah, this would be a hell of a start! Don’t tell me you can’t…Don’t tell me athletes are too busy except for these two weeks out of the year. You’re ESPN, you guys can and do whatever you guys want…Remember, going to Blacksburg on September 1? Why? Because you wanted to! As I stated earlier this week everything this company does is about you guys! Both of these touching stories, while some may see it as such…For many, including myself, sorry, we’re just not blinded by the hidden agendas you have!
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