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I think ESPN and everyone is missing the point here. Lefty is on to it. Yes - we made it a once in a lifetime event. Because it was. And it is true - it was the biggest thing in Peoria in 45 years for Bradley.
So ESPN likes to ridicule that and spin it like Peorians and Bradley are a bunch of backwoods folk who just got running water last year.
But really... they missed the true story.
It was the biggest thing... because teams ranked in (or hoping to be ranked anywhere near) the Top 25 won't go to Peoria and Bradley. FOR A REASON!!!
And that reason is the REAL STORY!
So the typical "drive-by media" thing to do is to try discredit the town, its people, and school aided by mistating facts and taking low-blow pot shots.
And then think they will do a 'breaking news' story of an apology?
Forgeddaboudit.
You got runnin water? I'm still dodging the cars in the yard to get to the well....still can't do the icon thing here
I disagree heartily.....the fans were asked to exhibit the same kind of enthusiasm
as they did in certain situations in the past, such as the games up in Michigan in the NCAA.
Nobody ever said this was a once in a lifetime game....there have been others, and will be in the future.
Nobody said it T but we don't treat other games like this...so in effect we made it seem like a once in a lifetime exprience...that's all
I quit paying attention to ESPN a few years ago. Box scores, message boards, and newspapers are a much better source of sports information and opinion these days. I would suggest that anyone who wants a wholistic view of today's sporting world get their information from places other than the agenda-driven mouthpieces at ESPN.
Yep I don't ever watch the station unless there's a game I really want to see. One of the last times I had it on when I was staying at a hotel they had this "ESPN Weekend" thing where they were filming at DisneyWorld and they had long shots of popular athletes riding the roller coasters and talking to Mickey Mouse and stuff. If I wanted to watch a commercial for the Disney Corporation I think I would go ahead and swallow some drain cleaner so people are shocked when this piece of garbage media outlet is biased or has crappy coverage or makes crude jokes at Peoria's expense?
I kind of understand the attachment. It was a pioneer in its field and and at one time a revelation for sports fans....never been an all sports channel before...but my friends those days are long gone so my advice would be to not hold your breath for an apology and just turn the stupid thing off.
The IU-UMBC was on ESPN3 but they must have had some uninformed announcers doing the game as a lot of IU fans are discussing their mistakes.
One similar and funny discussion over on the Indiana board about a repeated geography mistake that the ESPN announcers kept making while broadcasting the Indiana game last night..
We all know Matt Roth is friom Washington, IL - and Cody Zeller is from a town named Washington, IN, but they are, obviously, in completely different states.
BUT -- never mind that - the announcers .. "...kept speaking of Roth being from the same home town as Zeller. But, different High Schools (cross town rivals)..."
The announcers also kept saying it was Matt Roth's birthday - but that was another mistake - it is not his birthday --
last night was Matt's teammate Daniel Moore's birthday..
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