Mason Says

(Sidebar content originally posted 12.12.09) It never ceases to amaze me. I'm a big sports fan but, damn, sometimes the networks and analysts take it too far. While laying in bed watching ESPN this morning, I was beaten over the head with Heisman Trophy speculation. It was actually halfway tolerable until they unveiled the map breaking down where votes come from. Are you kidding me? A digital map like it's CNN on election night, which in itself has become a bit much. I'm not sure that the brain trust at ESPN know that the race for the Heisman Trophy is not even remotely tantamount to a presidential race. But this is what happens when men are allowed to break down sports for a living in the 21 Century on a 24 hour sports network with too much time to fill and too many toys and too much technology at their disposal.
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And see this post for another example of sports commentators taking it too far in the studio.