OT: favorite / least favorite ESPN personality
Cowherd, Rome, Mariotti, Plaschke, Scott, May, Palmer, Christ I could probably keep going forever.
If it wasn't for Holly Rowe being so fine I would never watch ESPN.
Christ was not an ESPN personality, but if he was I'm sure he wouldn't take kindly to you bashing him. Are we going to be seeing you in an upcoming Inferno-Canto?
The guy was never an athlete but he acts like just casually strolling through the desert in a pair of raggedy sandals qualifies him to talk about the NFL Draft or tell me how to fill out my NCAA bracket. Can't stand that dirty hippie.
It seems like he's always right... its almost as if he "knows"
THE KNOWLEDGE
If ESPN hired him I would definitely watch more.
Worst: Jay Mariotti
Favorite(s): Fowler, Desmond, Jalen Rose
Wanting this:
Getting that:
How dare you badmouth my moon-faced angel!
That face is more like Uranus.
I probably would have said pie-face but that just makes my girl Holly hungry.
Fowler and Van Pelt would be my favorites with Rece Davis close to those guys.
least favorite - Berman
Favorite: Barry Melrose (mullet+zuitsuits+hoser accent=just too funny to watch sometimes)
Least: Michael Irvin (i know he isnt on but i couldnt believe that espn actually let him be an on air personality. smoking crack doesnt develop much ground breaking football insight. great athlete, terrible everything else)
Steven A. is no longer with ESPN. i don't like him either.
Stephen A. Smith, an ESPN reporter and once a rising star who had his own show called "Quite Frankly With Stephen A.Smith" on ESPN2, is leaving the station as of May 1.
Favorites; Berman, Van Pelt, Howard, and Beadle (she's not that good, but for whatever reason I like her)
Least favorites; Cowherd (God! he's terrible, has he ever been right?), Wilbon's co-host on PTI, Rome, probably more, but I'm drawing a blank right now.
I think I have an idea of why you like Michelle Beadle
a slightly saner/less attractive (on a good day) Brittney Spears?
Britney Spears ... what is she doing with her life?!?
that's a pretty big factor in why I like her, but outside of her looks there is just something about her. She makes sportsnation almost tolerable, which isn't an easy job considering her co-host.
I agree, there is something about her (other than looks) that just works for Sportsnation, which really isn't a very good show, but she does succeed in making it watchable. That has to mean something since Cowherd is also on that show.
Favorite: Scott VanPelt and Kenny Mayne. I also like the PTI guys and basically all the ESPN in their prime Sports Center people (Stu Scott used to be better, but as others have said, Rece Davis, Dan Patrick were all good)
Least Favorite: Basically all of around the horn besides Woody and Reali (who I don't mind), anyone on first and 10 (besides the girl host, she went to Michigan so I can't hate), and Mark May
Favorite - Erik Kuselias, Adam Schefter, Desmond Howard, Jalen Rose
Least - Colin Cowherd
Favorites: Jay Crawford and Mike Wilbon
Least: Scoop Jackson, for letting Skip stampede him every single time they meet up on First Take, and never doing anything about it.
ESPN used to have a more personal connection before they tried to conquor the entire universe. Ever since they started bringing on the likes of Cowherd, Rome, Stephen A Smith, and the biggest asshole to ever garner air-time, Rob Parker, my time dedicated to watching has diminished considerably.
I love Game Day and think Chris Fowler does a great job. I like Herbstriet and of course, Hiesmond. I'm also a huge fan of Todd Blackledge and Mike Patrick's broadcasts and I won't watch Mike and Mike in the morning.
Scott Van Pelt, John Anderson, Stan Verrett, Steve Levy and John Buccigross are enjoyable
Stewart Scott, Neil Everett, and Sage Steele are NOT enjoyable.
At least Sage is easy on the eyes. Stewie & Neil, not so much.
Wasn't Sage Steele the brainiac that made an on-air reference to the "dog pound" at Michigan Stadium? I recall Brian linking to the video
I don't know the actual woman's name, but I remember seeing that as well, and I know it wasn't Sage. Whoever that person was, my guess is she is either not working for ESPN anymore, or else she's been permanently re-assigned to a dark corner surrounded by filing cabinets. That kind of idiocy is rare, even for ESPN "talent"
Faves: Tirico, Fowler, Herbie, Corso (he's a buffoon but I love the guy), and believe it or not, I like Mark May too. Everybody seems to hate him, but I like watching him.
Dan Patrick is the very definition of self-satisfied smuggery.
who does a NFL football show on ESPN radio, I just like how he runs his show, how he sounds.
Worst - Cowherd. His commentary is only given to arouse passion, but I find his voice just grates me anyways; he could be telling people what a fine guy I am and I would change the station.
Favorites: Rece Davis, Chris Fowler, hell I'll even thrown in Kirk Herbstreit even though he is a buckeye. Uhh...Scott Van Pelt definitely gets in the mix here. I watch Lou Holtz just to see him spit and sputter his way to a proclamation of Notre Dame taking home the National Championship. \
If you wanna talk about broadcasters, I'm becoming a big fan of Sean McDonough especially after last year's epic game against Notre Dame game.
Least: PAM WARD, PAM WARD, PAM WARD. Colin Cowherd. Bill Plaschke. I actually don't like that many people on Around The Horn.
Who is the one college football broacast team that did the 2008 Michigan/Miami (OH) game...I can hear their voices in my head but can't remember their names. But they are boring.
I'm shocked Stu Scott isn't running away with "least favorite." No one blows an athlete or coach in an interview like Stu Scott. When the news broke that ESPN would air "The Decision," you didn't even have to tell me that Stu Scott was going to host it. The only shock was that he wasn't going to be the one interviewing Lebron. I guess Lebron like 'em to play a little hard to get.
Adam Schefter? That man is money on the NFL reports. Also like Wilbon (excluding everything he says about Michigan and soccer, he's a giant blowhard on those subjects).
Least: Berman. You were great in 1995 when I was 9 years old. Nowadays, please go BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK the **** off my TV.
Schefter's also a Michigan alumn with a mini Maize helmet that's visibile over his left shoulder in his office.
Also a Northwestern alumn FWIW.
Favorites: Cowherd (I understand why everyone hates him but I think he gets the reality of being a sports celebrity), I love Spielman, Tirico, and Hannah "you are never too old to wear a short skirt) Storm.
Least Favorites: Pam Ward, Skip Bayless, and LeBron...wait he is a part of ESPN, right?
Fav: Erin Andrews (of course), Skip Bayless, Tommy Smyth (cool accent)
Least Fav: Colin Cowherd , Scott Van Pelt
Oh and have you ever noticed you never see John Clayton's whole body
Huh?
How can anyone hate Van Pelt?
is of course, Desmond Howard.......least favorite is Jim Rome......I see a lot of people down on Pam Ward...why doesn't anyone like this guy? And who names their son Pam?
Dude, seriously, not cool.
That is very offensive. I, too, am a man with a girls name and it is not easy. I'm sure Pam has had to explain why he has a girls name all his life just like me.
Casey/Darcy: Is that you?
Favorites: Mike Tirico, Scott Van Pelt.
Least favorites: Jim Rome. Even on radio I cannot stand him. He's like the clone of the biggest douchebag.
Second, we may be talking about TV personalities, but I'm saying Bill Simmons anyway.
Van Pelt is the best. I like most of the college football guys-Fowler, Davis, Corso, and usually even Herbstreit. There are alot of bad ones-Bayless, Hill, Ward, and worst of all, Cowherd.
Love Herbie on TV, but he makes me want to throw my controller in NCAA 11. Yes, I'm running up the score on MSU, and no, I don't care if you think it's not classy.
Worst: May, Ward, Golic, Kornheiser (the guy just annoys me to death), Berman and Rome.
Favorites: Van Pelt, Corso, Fowler, Reid, Herbstreit's ok, Melrose ,Buccigross, Lee, Howard
Favorite - Chris Fowler
Least Favorite - Mark May
I actually like Mark May. I just like everyone associated with College Football minus a few of the broadcasters
The personalities I like are Scott Van Pelt, Tirico, Beadle, some of their NBA announcers, plus Spielman for college football (even though he's an OSU guy, I liked him on the Lions and he seems to have the right amount of knowledge for an in-booth guy). Herbstreit is fine when he is on Gameday and not talking out of his butt, but that Miles-to-Michigan bomb soured me a bit on him.
As for hate, pretty much everyone else. It used to be a fun network with some personality, but now it is a bunch of good-looking people with limited sports knowledge mugging for the camera and former players/coaches who cannot speak extemporaneously to save their lives.
Fav-Desmond Howard
Hate most- Mark May (sp)?