Angry Alabama fan goes viral during upset loss to Florida State
One Crimson Tide fan succinctly summed up the Alabama experience against Florida late in the game with a middle finger to the camera.| Awful Announcing
One Crimson Tide fan succinctly summed up the Alabama experience against Florida late in the game with a middle finger to the camera.| Awful Announcing
After TCU finished off its 48-14 beating of North Carolina on Monday night, Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes made a point to emphasize how much his team felt overlooked and disrespected. ESPN’s Holly Rowe started by acknowledging the “other headlines leading into this game tonight” before asking how Dykes shifted the focus of his team. “I Read more... The post Sonny Dykes: TCU was ‘disrespected’ before game against North Carolina appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
No sequence in Bill Belichick’s North Carolina debut signified how poorly things went for the Tar Heels than the beginning of the second half. Right after Kirk Herbstreit stressed the importance of a good start to the third quarter, the exact opposite happened. While North Carolina scored on the game’s opening possession, TCU dominated the Read more... The post North Carolina allowed 75-yard TD run seconds after Kirk Herbstreit stressed importance of drive appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
As the Athletics departed for their road trip, players on the team marked the beginning of football season by wearing jerseys. When sharing those photos on social media, the team wanted to be sure that one of their players was wearing a Randy Moss jersey and not that of another player who wore No. 81 Read more... The post A’s made sure people knew player was not wearing Aaron Hernandez jersey appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
The stars were out in Chapel Hill on Monday night for Bill Belichick’s coaching debut at North Carolina. And after an early Tar Heels touchdown, the ESPN broadcast got as many as they possibly could on television. Caleb Hood got North Carolina on the board early with an eight-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Read more... The post ESPN showed who’s who of ‘dignitaries’ after North Carolina’s first touchdown appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
The Smashing Machine debuted at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, as critics and Hollywooders finally got a look at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s role as UFC legend Mark Kerr. As early as the first stills from the film, Johnson’s performance had all the makings of an Oscar turn. Hollywood loves when an action Read more... The post The Rock’s Oscar campaign is already starting appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
Tom Brady drew even more scrutiny to himself in his first season calling NFL games for Fox by joining the Las Vegas Raiders ownership prior to last season. Throughout the year, Brady faced NFL-imposed restrictions and questions about the way his Raiders allegiances could make him biased in the booth or help him gain an Read more... The post Tom Brady pushes back on suspicions around Raiders role as NFL lifts restrictions appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
The football gods were on Lee Corso’s side this weekend. As Corso wound down his legendary broadcasting career with one final appearance on College GameDay this past Saturday, he made one final round of picks. And as fate would have it, Corso nailed each one. He went six-for-six, even picking a major upset in Florida State, Read more... The post Sports Illustrated writer cashes 190-1 ‘Lee Corso parlay’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
Live sports broadcasting is a high-stress job. Everything happens in real-time, and production crew from directors to producers to camera operators are all making hundreds of split-second decisions throughout a game to make the broadcast come to life. But that’s no excuse to forego basic human decency. And unfortunately, one local reporter covering Saturday’s game Read more... The post Local reporter alleges ESPN cameraman ‘shoved’ her after LSU-Clemson game appeared first on Awful An...| Awful Announcing
Mike Tirico is at the top of the top of sports broadcasting, working as NBC’s lead voice on the NFL, NBA and Olympics. But he entered the business the same way as most everyone else, joining ESPN in 1991 as a SportsCenter anchor after four years at a local news affiliate in upstate New York. From Read more... The post Mike Tirico laments end of ‘middle class’ in sports broadcasting appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
For as much as AI has been seeping into our everyday lives recently, people remain very skeptical. Whether it is the AI-generated search results you get when asking Google a simple question, or the uncanny valley experience of looking at some AI slop image, people just aren’t yet ready for the AI takeover. So when Read more... The post Fans cook ‘Good Morning Football’ over use of AI robot, Axel appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
After No. 3 Ohio State defeated No. 1 Texas on Saturday, it seemed academic to most that the Buckeyes would enter Week 2 as the nation’s top-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25. But in what could be considered a tribute to Lee Corso, ESPN’s Heath Dinich is saying, “not so fast, my friend.” Read more... The post Despite Ohio State win over Texas, ESPN’s Heather Dinich thinks LSU should be ranked No. 1 appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
It’s the era of mergers and acquisitions for legacy media companies, and two of the most prominent reportedly discussed a tie-up last summer, though nothing materialized. According to a report by Daniel Thomas in Financial Times, John Malone, the media maven behind the Warner Bros. Discovery, and Rupert Murdoch, patriarch of the Fox Corporation empire, held Read more... The post John Malone, Rupert Murdoch discussed WBD-Fox merger, per report appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
On Monday, Nike launched a new ad in celebration of LeBron James’ upcoming 23rd season in the NBA. Suffice it to say, Bill Simmons wasn’t a fan. “This is a full-fledged ‘Yikes!'” The Ringer founder wrote on X while reposting the ad. It’s not tough to read between the lines of Simmons’ criticism, which likely Read more... The post Bill Simmons calls new LeBron James Nike ad a ‘full-fledged yikes!’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
Following Lee Corso’s retirement, it’s now up to Nick Saban to provide the head coach’s perspective on ESPN’s College GameDay each Saturday. But if it were up to Paul Finbaum, Corso wouldn’t be the only talent to leave ESPN’s weekly morning pregame show this season. During Monday’s episode of Get Up, host Mike Greenberg questioned Read more... The post Paul Finebaum begs ESPN bosses to let Nick Saban out of his contract for Alabama return appeared first on Awful Announcing.| Awful Announcing
ESPN's Dan Orlovsky questioned whether Kalen DeBoer will be able to survive September as Alabama's head coach.| Awful Announcing
If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, NFL Network analyst Peter Schrager will have predicted five winners in a row.| Awful Announcing
NFL legend Randy Moss will return to 'NFL Sunday Countdown' full-time in 2025 following last year's cancer diagnosis.| Awful Announcing
ESPN adds viral content creator Katie Feeney to lead a fresh social media and SportsCenter on Snapchat strategy.| Awful Announcing
ESPN is expanding its live offerings for NFL studio coverage this year by taking more shows on the road than ever before.| Awful Announcing
670 The Score host Dan Bernstein threatened to dox and harass a social media follower who accused him of killing a pregnant fish.| Awful Announcing
After threatening to dox a social media follower last week, longtime Chicago sports radio host Dan Bernstein is no longer with 670 The Score.| Awful Announcing
On the first episode of his new podcst, longtime Chicago radio host Dan Bernstein addressed his firing from 670 The Score.| Awful Announcing
The CW reporter Parker Kligerman pulled double duty by interviewing Connor Zilisch before the race then driving his car to victory.| Awful Announcing
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel called team leakers "rats" and promised to find them after Ja'Lynn Polk's injury report surfaced.| Awful Announcing
After his ESPN career has come to an end, it's hard to fathom Shannon Sharpe recapturing the same national spotlight again.| Awful Announcing
Stephen A Smith brought Shannon Sharpe onto 'First Take' in 2023, but is now distancing himself as Sharpe fends off sexual assault claims.| Awful Announcing
Stephen A. Smith seemed to be sending messages with his comments about Shannon Sharpe's situation on Tuesday.| Awful Announcing
According to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand, ESPN considered replacing 'Around the Horn' with a Shannon Sharpe project.| Awful Announcing
Shannon Sharpe's response to his ESPN exit included an apology to his brother Sterling Sharpe for the timing of the news.| Awful Announcing
"First Take" star and EP Stephen A. Smith stated he had no rule in ESPN firing Shannon Sharpe after a sexual assault lawsuit this year.| Awful Announcing
Broadcasting legend Verne Lundquist joined host Brandon Contes to talk "Happy Gilmore 2" on the "Awful Announcing Podcast."| Awful Announcing
The PGA Tour has reportedly found its CEO in Brian Rolapp, who previously served as the NFL's Chief Media and Business Officer.| Awful Announcing
Tiger Woods is reportedly heading a new committee to restructure the future of the PGA Tour under new CEO Brian Rolapp.| Awful Announcing
Taylor Twellman says the USMNT has "completely lost the plot" after players called former legends "evil" for criticism.| Awful Announcing
ESPN will stream five out-of-market NFL preseason games on its new direct-to-consumer streaming app this weekend.| Awful Announcing
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Many significant technical issues were experienced on different broadcasts of the Athletics first Sacramento game.| Awful Announcing
Mets announcers Gary Cohen and Ron Darling had some fun after a cart broke down, causing a delay in Saturday's game against the Athletics.| Awful Announcing
The A's, who are temporarily playing in Sacramento before making a permanent move to Las Vegas, are holding press conferences in a tool shed.| Awful Announcing
