Sportscenter opens with video of our game and they say they're going to cover "Kentucky and Indiana". Then they don't even talk about our game!!! It was highlights of Charles and Dickie V!!!!! They didn't say anything about the actual game, I don't think they even put up the final score. No mention of the comeback, just random clips that were focused on their commentary instead of the actual game. Imagine if this was a Duke game, would they care one bit that it was that combination calling the game!?
Are you s******* me ESPN!?!?
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Didn't care for them minimizing the game screen to show live video of Chuck and Vitale broadcasting in the corner while the game was being played. We can hear them without the need of seeing them during live game action. ESPN promoted the game as much about Barkley & Vitale as they did the actual game. I don't hate the two of them, I just don't care for ESPN and how they believe their personalities are the star of the show over the actual athletes.
Watching Sportscenter was your first mistake. Don't give that garbage network any more ratings outside of live games.
I’d rather have it kept hush-hush anyway than put it in everybody’s face how Kentucky’s fallen so far we’re celebrating a second-half comeback against unranked Indiana at Rupp.
You are pathetic. If you just go away and forget about UK BB you will not be missed.
I put it on in the background while making something to eat. Also, I use a VPN and stream it, they don't get ratings from me even during the games.
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CBS broadcast games are sooooo much better than ESPN.
douchebag much?
ESPN is just trolling UK at this point. They tried to do it last year but we were actually good so they couldn’t. This year the floodgates have opened.
No. You just scolded him and told him what to do, and then now tou act like you don’t care.
Stop trying so hard to be a troll if you’re going to be this bad at it.
Muted the sound and listened online. Breathe of fresh air listening to Leach and Jack.
The game itself was basically 90 percent Vitale and Barkley reminiscing and 10 percent talking about the game in front of them.
It’s ridiculous how bad ESPN is now. I used to have it on loop in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. It’s so bad now.
I don't even subscribe to ESPN any more. Checking in here each morning is informative (and entertaining) enough.
In this particular game it was true though.
Vitale and Barkley together for an unranked matchup was a bigger "sell" nationally than the actual basketball game.
I have it for live games only. If they didn’t own the SEC I wouldn’t. It’s in basically every package you have for TV or any YouTube TV type services too.
I thought it was a very entertaining game, and have always liked Barkley, Dickey V is getting old, and probably won't be doing it much longer. They both know basketball, and this year the truth just hurts. It was Ky and Indiana, and at least ESPN put legends of the game broadcasting, that shows respect for how big the game still is IMO.
Which is why I only watch ESPN for the game, I stopped watching the other crap years ago.
What was the deal with ESPN cutting to a commercial while the ball was in play?
I do the exact same thing. I also use a delay radio so I can match Tom and Goose with the TV
What highlights were you looking for? I have them all in the video below:
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I wasn't looking for ours, just catching up on other teams and leagues. I always watch the highlights with Leach whenever I watch ours
It seemed like a couple of times they went to commercials when there was live action on the court. What up with that?
Love Dicky V, but I can't stand when he does games anymore. If it's a duke game, he actually does his job, but if it's anyone else, he just jabbers on about crap like what Jay Will did in 2001, or the good ole days.The game itself was basically 90 percent Vitale and Barkley reminiscing and 10 percent talking about the game in front of them.
HOWEVER, the segment when Barkley asked if Pitino ever won a title at Louisville and Vitale said "I don't think so, I don't remember if he did"… that was funny as hell.
That totally contradicts what you said in your OP. You were upset that they didn't talk about the game, or the comeback.
I didn't put it on for the highlights of our game. I got upset at the omission of talking about our game in favor of 3 clips of commentary while catching up on other teams and leagues.
I would rather be happy about a win against a historical rival than ***** about another loss. But that’s just me.
It’s the goal of ESPN to try to be the entertainment instead of the game of the actual game
If you’re for your team or watch the game. ESPN has left you ad a fan years ago
If you’re for your team or watch the game. ESPN has left you ad a fan years ago
It is Duke and occasionally another ranked team. Until we are ranked and beating good teams we are their garbage. The best thing is NEVER watch Sports Center.
I have been over ESPN for more than a decade. The Duke Florida game with interviews with Dukies after the game, while UK played UNC made me realize how right I have been.
ESPN has NCAA Mens Basketball as a category under "other sports"
it used to matter to them
it used to matter to them
Unfortunately, that's any Vitale called game. He goes off on tangents for minutes at a time instead of calling the game in front of him. Most annoying talking head in sports.The game itself was basically 90 percent Vitale and Barkley reminiscing and 10 percent talking about the game in front of them.
Didn’t see any complaints about this on the game thread so I thought it was just me experiencing that .
Why can’t both be true: happy about a win rather than a loss but also not wanting to make a big deal of it on Sportscenter like it should be a rare treasure for us?
It was torture! They barely talked about the game at all.The game itself was basically 90 percent Vitale and Barkley reminiscing and 10 percent talking about the game in front of them.