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I just saw it on ESPN.

They'll be here for the Ducks vs Buckeyes game next Saturday.

I'm gonna' go out on a limb and predict a 35-28 Oregon win (again), just as it was in the Shoe last time we played.

Would have thought Big Noon would be coming. Maybe both?

Should be such a fun day

Big Noon is going to BYU/Arizona. Odd choice.

StevensTechU wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:23 pm Big Noon is going to BYU/Arizona. Odd choice.

I imagine that’s just because that’s the best game being broadcast on Fox that day. They don’t want to hype up a game that isn’t going to be on one of their networks.

droop10 wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:26 pm

StevensTechU wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:23 pm Big Noon is going to BYU/Arizona. Odd choice.

I imagine that’s just because that’s the best game being broadcast on Fox that day. They don’t want to hype up a game that isn’t going to be on one of their networks.

Totally. But is BYU/AZ really the best game? If so, not a great slate.

StevensTechU wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:48 pm

droop10 wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:26 pm

StevensTechU wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:23 pm Big Noon is going to BYU/Arizona. Odd choice.

I imagine that’s just because that’s the best game being broadcast on Fox that day. They don’t want to hype up a game that isn’t going to be on one of their networks.

Totally. But is BYU/AZ really the best game? If so, not a great slate.

Scanning the ESPN app, the only games with a top 25 team involved that are on a FOX network are this one, Illinois/Purdue, and Iowa St./West Virginia. So, I think it’s legitimately the best game available in their inventory. Not a terrible game, as BYU is undefeated and has looked good, and Arizona is at least capable of knocking them off, though they have been disappointing to this point, but obviously will be a footnote in comparison with the other high profile games going on next weekend.

I do like me a collage game day out your way. There is something fun about watching them start and it is still dark there.

How does everyone feel about the human interest stories that are 90% about fans, players or staff at Southeastern Conference schools? Maybe I'm becoming a curmudgeon, but I just don't enjoy it and view it as marketing of ESPN properties more than journalism. But do you all like it?

I'll stick to tuning in for the last 30 minutes when they make picks.

StevensTechU wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:22 am How does everyone feel about the human interests stories that are 90% about fans, players or staff at Southeastern Conference schools? Maybe I'm becoming a curmudgeon, but I just don't enjoy it and view it as marketing of ESPN properties more than journalism. But do you all like it?

I'll stick to tuning in for the last 30 minutes when they make picks.

When I read Heather Dinich on Saturday night try and circle the wagons to protect all the SEC teams that lost, it was pretty much the same thing of seeing a Network employee give you reasons why their Network teams are still so amazing. You're no longer a partial reporter, you've become Rob Moseley, which is fine, but means I get only the information you want to reveal.

How does everyone feel about the human interests stories that are 90% about fans, players or staff at Southeastern Conference schools? Maybe I'm becoming a curmudgeon, but I just don't enjoy it and view it as marketing of ESPN properties more than journalism. But do you all like it?

When I read Heather Dinich on Saturday night try and circle the wagons to protect all the SEC teams that lost, it was pretty much the same thing of seeing a Network employee give you reasons why their Network teams are still so amazing. You're no longer a partial reporter, you've become Rob Moseley, which is fine, but means I get only the information you want to reveal.

I think the Rob Moseley comment perfectly summarizes my problem with college football content. This isn't a dig at Rob, I used to know him and he was a mostly cool guy, and his work as a journalist was always top-notch. Used to LOVE his RG practice reports and everything there. Eventually, though, he (wisely) left that gig to work for the AD, and over time his writing went from compelling/interesting/can't-miss to polished, corporate, and completely unnecessary.

This is a huge problem in the new media world, really. There's a massive vacuum where news-gathering journalists once existed, and it's been somewhat filled by various forms of PR or, on the other end of the spectrum, engagement farmers with no real ties to anything.

Makes me a little sad when a kickass game ends and there's just not a lot of content about it. The "Ducks vs Them" videos are fantastic, but I used to really enjoy reading the reactions/analysis from the numerous in-state beat writers who paid attention to Oregon football for a living. Rob was among the best of them, maybe THE best for Duck football. Whatever goes on now is definitely not journalism.

And yeah, watching ESPN breathlessly hype the SEC isn't any less exhausting just because we're now on equal footing in the B1G. It's nonsensical to the point I struggle to even watch anymore.

I don’t see it as an exaggeration at all to call ESPN a propaganda network for the SEC. Why wouldn’t they want as many SEC games on their network to be a matchup of ranked teams that they can bill as huge matchups? And they definitely don’t want teams who belong to their main competitor, FOX, to be taking viewers away from ESPN and brining them to FOX.

First top 5 game at Autzen since 2007. #4 ASU V 5 UO

Seems like a pretty mellow crowd today.