The age thing is a big factor because I was in my early 20s when Sports Nation debuted and I thought it was more stupid -- like Cold Pizza, and First Take and all the rest. Early PTI was smart, interesting and after that a shell. By then, I realized why my dad didn’t watch pregame shows or any ESPN non-highlight stuff when I was a kid.
ESPNBet is stupid. Agree there. I think Bob Costas has the best take on all this. It’s opening ourselves to a world that will only hurt sports and our relationship with it. It’s the First Take of ideas.
Thank you for reading! I think you're right; even as someone who enjoys sports betting, it's hard to imagine a world where the actual product of sports gets better with the full-on gambling integration we're seeing from leagues. And, unfortunately, it's not hard to imagine a world where sports media itself becomes filled with even more folks acting in bad faith than we see today.
The age thing is a big factor because I was in my early 20s when Sports Nation debuted and I thought it was more stupid -- like Cold Pizza, and First Take and all the rest. Early PTI was smart, interesting and after that a shell. By then, I realized why my dad didn’t watch pregame shows or any ESPN non-highlight stuff when I was a kid.
ESPNBet is stupid. Agree there. I think Bob Costas has the best take on all this. It’s opening ourselves to a world that will only hurt sports and our relationship with it. It’s the First Take of ideas.
Adam,
Thank you for reading! I think you're right; even as someone who enjoys sports betting, it's hard to imagine a world where the actual product of sports gets better with the full-on gambling integration we're seeing from leagues. And, unfortunately, it's not hard to imagine a world where sports media itself becomes filled with even more folks acting in bad faith than we see today.
Is this a Mandela effect? Is this the god damn Barenstain bears? Why do I remember SB Nation being hosted by Max Kellerman not Colin Cowherd
Will be googling in a moment.
Great stuff Quinn.