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Message: [QUOTE="OldAlum, post: 2599545, member: 4533"] I just watched the replay of the game after reading most of the comments here. (I was at the game live) The commenting was not as bad as I expected. Sorry to say, but I thought they reported more of the game than Lobo/Lawson did. Yeah, annoying when they persist in a story rather than explaining the action. Still, I thought they did a better job of interrupting and mentioning the action. I understand that they have to promote other ESPN stuff. Still don't understand the thinking that announcers telling unrelated stories is in any way useful to keep people viewing. When UConn is far ahead, most of the people viewing are hard-core fans who enjoy the way the team plays and want to see and hear the game. Talking about other stuff annoys them and tells the casual viewer "Yeah, we are not interested in this game either" so why would they stay? IMO, ESPN should have more talking points about types of offenses and defenses and technical stuff to educate fans so they can appreciate what a team is (or is not) doing. They could have some ideas prepared so that in case of blowouts, they can still talk about the game and add in what to look for. You know, [I]analysis[/I]! And one person should always be instructed to interrupt to explain the current action when needed. [/QUOTE]