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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 2840876, member: 1001"] ESPN died a dozen years ago. With the rise of the Internet, highlights became immediate and accessible; there was no need to watch SC anymore. ESPN had to turn somewhere to attract viewers so they went all-in on the TMZ/Hot Takes nonsense. I don't think it's entirely due to politics. Tim Tebow was one of the first really egregious cases. All Tebow, all the time. No matter the season or whatever other big event happened that night, you were going to get a healthy dose of Tebow talk on ESPN. Anecdotally it turned off a ton of viewers, the more hardcore sports fans. Like many others around here, I grew up watching SportsCenter religiously in the 80s and 90s. It was a big part of my childhood. I don't think I've watched a full episode of it since 2004 or 2005. [/QUOTE]