The Most Important TV Commentary of All-Time
John Daly of The Daly Planet 'splains how ESPN's return
to broadcasting NASCAR racin may not be up to their
previous standards.
http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2007/...on-course.html
CRU-Excerpt:
Unfortunately, away from the racing, two problems were developing that would
rock ESPN's reputation for quality sports programming. This situation has begun
a chain-reaction of frustration and anger that will ultimately result in some
type of NASCAR response.


Cru Added:
CRU Post 2/12/07:
Sportscenter Roundtable
Rusty Wallace Moderator with The Top 4 Cup Stars JG,JJ,TS,DEJ.
On the 30K show of an hour & a half, ESPN took a whole
3 minutes for the best NASCAR has to offer.
Topic One: JG & wife having a baby, how about y'all?
Topic Two: Any advice for DEJ's contract negotiations?

I'm tellin' y'all, this is exactly why i was skeptical
about ESPN's return covering NASCAR.
This 'extraneous crap' got short shrift.
Will 'main events' like racin' fare any better?

Putting together these 4 drivers in 1 place at 1 time
is perhaps unprecedented, but ESPN just plain blew it
by not exploring serious issues
with the driving leaders of NASCAR.

Personally i hate watching Sportscenter cuz they only
cover NBA, MLB, & NFL to ad nauseum & OBTW here's what
happened in NASCAR covered in 30 seconds.

Only 8 years of this shit coverage to go! ;(


Sunday, March 4, 2007
ESPN,after six-year layoff, drives back into NASCAR
By Mike Mulhern
JOURNAL REPORTER CRU-Excerpt:
When NASCAR kicked out ESPN at the end of the 2000 season, the cable
network's lone soldier was Massaro, hanging out at the helo-pad,
because he wasn't allowed to film inside any tracks. Is there any
lingering bitterness there? Is ESPN coming back in with a chip on
its shoulder, wanting to prove something?


The Daly Planet: NASCAR Now: The Worst Studio Show in ESPN History
Motorsports TV Critic John Daly revues the 2007 television coverage of the stock
car racing scene.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
When I started these columns in February, it was understood that the entry of
ESPN into the NASCAR scene was brand new. After being dropped by NASCAR in a
clash of egos six years ago, ESPN then responded by cancelling RPM2Night and
virtually eliminating NASCAR from SportsCenter and all other news shows. But,
that was then, and this is now. There was new management at ESPN, and hope was
on the horizon.
CRU-Excerpt:
Nothing about the reality of racing is even mentioned in the sophomore questions
that the production staff creates for these helpless anchors. It all focuses on
losing, fighting, and the inability of athletes and teams to "win again."
Sound familiar? MLB, NFL, or NBA anyone? SportsCenter, Gameday, Cold Pizza?


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Crusader