The Worldwide Leader is far from that in the sport of college basketball. ESPN invests money to program the sport, but does little to enhance the experience for the viewers.
Before I dive in, I’d like to acknowledge that it’s easy to take shots at ESPN. They’re the top dogs in the sports broadcasting world. For two decades, they seemingly had a monopoly on all of the top college basketball games, excluding weekends on CBS. Now that FOX and Turner Sports have entered the fray, we’re quickly learning that ESPN puts out an objectively bad product.
First, A Compliment
Before I talk about how much they stink, I would at least like to thank ESPN for refreshing the rotation of broadcasters.