If it took this event to confirm ESPN bias it must be the first time you ever watched the channel. Its sucks, I get it, but it is their channel. Its not a public utility. They can have any bias they and their shareholders wish.
If you are correct management should be fired instantly. They are bleeding viewers at a high rate while doubling down on calling their customers names. Their focus on things other than sports is just getting stupid now. Oh and they are not unique. I turned off a pre-season game when the announcers were gossiping over crap for 5 minutes WHILE the game was going. Not a single comment about play in an entire set of downs.
I am betting that around 98% of the people couldn't name the broadcasters they watched for their last two college games, especially non-tier 1 announcing teams. If it's not Brent Musberger, I have no idea who they are. I don't think Lee would have been the distraction they thought.
Meaning had he gone on and announced the original game, it would not have been the huge issue and had a ton of fallout they thought with his name being close.
He would have done so except for that damn confederate uniform that he was wearing when he showed up at the game. ESPN was seriously triggered at that.
I think he was implying that it is funny you believed they "thought" about any of it instead of reacting on pure emotion.
What I heard a few months ago was that the CEO of Disney wants to run for president and is using ESPN to solidify a voting base.
Oh really? If that's true, it would explain my theory that I've been quiet about because there was no way to prove it...until now! I don't think ESPN was worried about backlash at all because as DrA5 said, no one would even notice. This is something completely different. Right away it smelled like virtue signaling. It sure as hell looked like a big attention grab, and if what you are saying is true then it all makes sense.
Only those in the age range wearing man buns, and yeah, that is about it. ESPN used to be about sports. Now, the televise poker, gaming, and cornhole.
They don't even do that anymore. Its TMZ Sports edition, followed by Who Can Yell The Loudest, followed by Around The Horn.
My radio sports guy mocks them all the time with their shows "Volume Over Facts" and "My Opinion Must Be Right, Look How Loudly I Am Yelling".