This was today’s headline story on CNN. The caption beneath goes on to explain that working out makes us hungrier, and, therefor can sometimes lead to people gaining weight instead of losing. Sure, this might be true to some extent, but look at that headline. The same lazy people who need to start working out are going to be too lazy to read the article, and can now justify their laziness. Working out is almost never a bad thing, if people eat healthily after a workout, even if it is more calories in a day than they would have consumed sitting on their tush, it will not backfire. I promise.
September 6th, 2009
Blake Rochkind
Like every year, ND is entitled to win it all.
August 23rd, 2009
Danny Rodden
In follow-up to my “ESPN has become a mockery” post, I would like to point out something about ESPN (BFTN - Brett Favre’s Twitter Network) that I appreciate. The network employs a writer termed as their ‘ombudsman’ who can be seen as a neutral voice when it comes investigating complaints and considering criticism of BFTN. Well, there’s a new ombudsman in town, Don Ohlmeyer, and I am pretty happy with his first article (specifically the very end if you have ADD and can’t read the whole thing). It deals with complaints about how BFTN failed to report on a civil suit filed against Ben Roethlisberger regarding an alleged sexual assault for two and a half days after other outlets broke the news. Enjoy the article and let me know what you think. (more…)
August 19th, 2009
Danny Rodden
Big Ten Football. It puts a smile on my face just hearing it. Let’s not waste anymore time, here are my Big Ten Football predictions:
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August 17th, 2009
Danny Rodden
Pictures posted on deadspin.com recently revealed photos (check them out here) of Josh Hamilton, who is married with children, at a bar and presumably drinking. Why is this a big deal? Why should I care? Well, Josh Hamilton was once a highly-heralded minor league prospect who fell into the depths of hardcore drugs and alcohol for a period of six years. He finally overcame his addictions and made an enormous splash in the Bigs last season posting filthy numbers: .304 32HR 130RBI. It seemed as if Hamilton had finally escaped his demons and was destined for prolonged stardom.
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August 8th, 2009
Danny Rodden
August 8th, 2009
Danny Rodden
Can someone explain to me why ESPN has yet to change its name to BFTN? You know, Brett Favre’s Twitter Network. I’m sorry but I don’t need to hear how many shits Brett Favre took on Tuesday. But besides their obsession with a select few athletes, there are still way too many issues with the BFTN. Deford calls it out perfectly when he explains that CNN doesn’t have commercials with Nancy Pelosi and John McCain. But somehow BFTN cozies up to these athletes in their network commercials so that LeBron the video tape confiscator James can ask Scott Van Pelt if he switched their chairs. Or how coincidental was it that BFTN’s proclamations as the leading Heisman candidates at different points throughout last season were Chase Daniel, Graham Harrell, Colt McCoy, and Sam Bradford (all four are starting QB’s in the Big 12), and shut out everyone else from the conversation? Hmm…I wonder if that had anything to do with the BFTN/ABC’s primetime television deal with the Big 12? Sorry, that’s just too big of a coincidence. That’s just not journalistic integrity. It’s just too bad there’s no escaping it. Enjoy the article.
ESPN needs a dose of humility by Frank Deford
Imagine if Vogue was not only the country’s single dominant fashion medium but also produced most major runway shows. Imagine if The Wall Street Journal was not just the nation’s only powerful business outlet but it also owned the rights to the listings on the New York Stock Exchange.
Well, essentially so it is with ESPN and sports. ESPN rules the land, the sea and the firmament of sport, and ESPN sees that it is good. What it covers is so often what it owns the rights to — in almost every major sport. ESPN has multiple channels, a magazine, a radio network and now it’s starting local Web sites in many cities to compete on that level.
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August 6th, 2009
Danny Rodden
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