ESPN U = ESPN The Ocho
For anybody interested, today is the day when ESPN U becomes ESPN The Ocho for a day.
If you don't know, ESPN The Ocho is a fictional channel from the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. It features ONLY obscure sports. ESPN decided to make it a reality today - 8/8/2017.
Right now, the World Darts Championship is on.
EDIT: In my excitement, I gave ESPN too much credit. They are a year early from perfection.
Doc, is that you? Are you stuck in the future again?
I'm more upset that ESPN pulled the trigger too early than I am embarrassed about my mistake.
They waited 13 years to do this. They couldn't wait ONE more to make it that much better!?
Only nine years too late. 8/8/08 would have been perfect and only 4 years after the movie came out.
Still an opportunity for 8/18/18 ... maybe....
Ok, even the most ardent ESPN haters have to admit that is pretty awesome.
This is a much better idea, I think. That said, I hope they use this channel for college football games during the season.
But the Big Eight doesn't exist any more!?!?
I find it kind of hilarious how van Gerwen struts after every good round.
August 8th, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
Are we sure that they don't do this every year and it's so underwhelming that we completely forget about it until we get all excited again on 8/8 the following year?
August 8th, 2017 at 10:12 AM ^
August 8th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
Is one of my favorite channels. Every weekend they play 30 for 30s from Friday evening to Sunday night. I rarely change the channel all weekend. Of course that will all change on Sept 2nd :)
August 8th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
We're already on it at work - lunch and arm wrestling it is over here. Should be exciting, apart from having to explain to a few people the Dodgeball reference.
I was actually kind of excited to see them do this, even for a day - a bit of self-mockery never hurts, in my opinion.
August 8th, 2017 at 10:20 AM ^
August 8th, 2017 at 10:33 AM ^
Kabaddi is life.
August 8th, 2017 at 10:50 AM ^
Somebody just "ran onto the field" at the Darts Championship....
August 8th, 2017 at 11:04 AM ^
Awesome.
August 8th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
heh.
August 8th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
ESPNU exists entirely to get an extra $0.25 a month from subscribers. Somebody's intern nephew probably sets the programming slate.
August 8th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^