| Good to see a CFB post going. I can't wait for the season to start.
I think it's appropriate to take this time and set the record straight, in particular the view put forth by one idiot (and he shall henceforth be referred to as the idiot) that ESPN convinces people to hate Ohio State. As a college football fan, I was forced to watch ESPN anoint OSU champions of the college football regular season despite their being at least 6 other worthy teams to consider. The argument they put forth (Led by no less than an Ohio State graduate) was that, no matter what the evidence, Ohio State was number one, and the 2nd NC spot was the only thing left to discuss.
Perhaps ESPN is so brilliant in their hatred of Ohio State that they played king maker with Ohio State *knowing* they would get their shit kicked in by a 2nd SEC team, thus generating more fan apathy and disgust with Ohio State after a 2nd consecutive National Championship Beatdown. Or maybe they are just tremendously large Big 10 homers. Oh yeah, there's that.
The year before, we had to endure this outrageous argument (led again by Herbstreit, Big 10 alum) that Michigan deserved a rematch with Ohio State in the NC despite the presence of at least one other worthy opponent. People forget how close that came to happening.
ESPN/ABC have a very lucrative TV contract with the big-10. This cannot be ignored. ESPN is *not* unbiased in their coverage of college football. They are always advocating for their cash cow, and don't you ever forget it.
So when idiots like our very own ever say that ESPN is somehow the enemy of the Big 10 or any of it's teams *Ohio State in particular*, well, idiots got be set straight. |