I hate ESPN telecasts

[HuskyNan]

they suck. The announcers are talking about themselves after someone - Lou? - was called for a foul. These announcers should never do another game together

 

[Marbles90]

They don’t stop talking and about 5% is about what is actually going on in the game. I guess for a “non fan”, it’s a 20 point game so they feel like they are trying to keep people entertained? I don’t know, my guess if weren’t a UConn fan you probably are not watching this game anyway.

 

[HuskyNan]

That whole business with the fashion design was painful, especially with the multiple replays of Adam Amin.

 

[UcMiami]

It isn't those working it is the producer that chooses not to show the game. Beyond that - yup!

 

[tomcat]

Yeah, the announcers are told to be ready to talk about stuff like that. It's not necessarily their idea.

 

[donalddoowop]

They said very little about Gabby's steal and basket because they were talking about the fashions.,

 

[eebmg]

That whole business with the fashion design was painful, especially with the multiple replays of Adam Amin.

Lesson in Business. Don't have a gnome model your clothing line.

 

[uconnfan68]

They said very little about Gabby's steal and basket because they were talking about the fashions.,

To be fair, they were speechless.

 

[Centerstream]

And they have to keep talking about other teams, today it was all about SC. Surprisingly they weren't talking about Mississippi State or showing last year's "highlight".

 

[CTtransplant]

I also hate when they use two frames and make it hard to watch the game. I did not want to watch Geno's back for 45 seconds while the game is going on.

Adam Amin must have the attention span of a gnat, he can't focus on the game for more than a few minutes at a time. I honestly turned the sound off a few times.

ESPN is making it way more attractive to see the game live.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Total reversion to form for these three back to their early broadcasts of the season. Why would ESPN put Rebecca back on this team when Amin and Lawson had finally proven themselves as a good two-person team in Storrs?

 

[Centerstream]

They just showed Chennedy Carter, practicing her "carry/dribble", that college refs are ignorant of.

 

[Centerstream]

Total reversion to form for these three back to their early broadcasts of the season. Why would ESPN put Rebecca back on this team when Amin and Lawson had finally proven themselves as a good two-person team in Storrs?

Ok, I must have missed that game(s).

 

[eebmg]

Swaggie Aggie like a drill in my head.

Ok. she is very talented but come on, she can lose a game just as easy as she can win one.

 

[Goodgood]

Man, that was painful. Hopefully they will break this team up and have Amin work on the Tennessee game.

 

[wbball novice]

I realize some of this is UConn fans venting, but I like A'ja. Please don't hate me! When UConn is leading by 20 late in the game, the casual fan might stick around for the fashion show but not necessarily for more basketball -- and certainly wouldn't care if KLS has another foul. Adam Amin was funny in that segment! Well, maybe weirdly short. Also really liked that segment on Vic Schaefer's son. How could anyone hate on Blair feeding her injured brother ice cream? For me, ESPN's efforts to show the human side of the sport are admirable -- whether the topic is a family's struggle or a player's fashion designs (or Gabby's record collection).

 

[GoUconn7961]

That whole business with the fashion design was painful, especially with the multiple replays of Adam Amin.

Agree - I could've done without that.

 

[HoopsFan21]

And they have to keep talking about other teams, today it was all about SC. Surprisingly they weren't talking about Mississippi State or showing last year's "highlight".

I'm glad Morgan William is a senior. Tired of hearing about "itty bitty" in the Andy Landers southern drawl.

 

[huskyd]

they suck. The announcers are talking about themselves after someone - Lou? - was called for a foul. These announcers should never do another game together

Agree. This is a much-flogged horse on this site, and still the damn thing keeps twitching. I strongly recommend watching games on MUTE--even the "great" Holly Rowe. And I'd really like to watch the action on the court, not surrender half the screen to a full head of Holly saying nothing.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I'm sure you Boomers caught this. But for the record (ha), "When I'm 64" was on Sgt. Pepper, not Yellow Submarine.

 

[Bama fan]

I'm sure you Boomers caught this. But for the record (ha), "When I'm 64" was on Sgt. Pepper, not Yellow Submarine.

For the record! That was pretty darn good. All that composing knowledge has paid off. Doubt many heard that, or paid attention. By the way, in 1967 I wondered why anyone would ask that question. Will You Still need Me, Will You Still Feed Me? I honestly never considered being 64. Shortsighted I guess.

 

[shizam]

they suck. The announcers are talking about themselves after someone - Lou? - was called for a foul. These announcers should never do another game together

So glad you brought that up. I thought it was me just being in a bad mood.

 

[shizam]

Total reversion to form for these three back to their early broadcasts of the season. Why would ESPN put Rebecca back on this team when Amin and Lawson had finally proven themselves as a good two-person team in Storrs?

Amin is hard to take. He's way too announcery. "Hi I'm Amin and this is an exciting game whether it is or not"

 

[CTtransplant]

I realize some of this is UConn fans venting, but I like A'ja. Please don't hate me! When UConn is leading by 20 late in the game, the casual fan might stick around for the fashion show but not necessarily for more basketball -- and certainly wouldn't care if KLS has another foul. Adam Amin was funny in that segment! Well, maybe weirdly short. Also really liked that segment on Vic Schaefer's son. How could anyone hate on Blair feeding her injured brother ice cream? For me, ESPN's efforts to show the human side of the sport are admirable -- whether the topic is a family's struggle or a player's fashion designs (or Gabby's record collection).

I agree about the segment on Vic Schaefer's son, and generally I am happy to see the human interest segments. I just hate them running it is a window half the size of the screen, and totally ignoring the game. They can show those pieces during time outs, or in place of the studio pieces where they rehash what we have seen.

 

[bags27]

I try to avoid what I hate.

I wasn’t watching, because I was at the game. But if I had been home I would have done what I do on virtually all sports telecasts: turn off the sound. What are you expecting to learn from them that you don’t already know or can’t see with your eyes? I agree that it’s incredibly annoying when they impose other visuals on the screen. We can’t control for what we see, but we can control for what we hear.