of all the new "sports" ESPN covers, this has to be the most ridiculous. Years ago when I still lived on the East Coast, WIP sports (610 AM) was holding what they call the Wing Bowl (I believe they still do in fact) on Angelo Citaldi's morning show. My Dad and I went to a few of these, held at the Spectrum, and it was hilarious and gross at the same time. It was also a gas to see guys drinking beer at 6 in the morning. But the Wing Bowl was presented as the freak show it was. The guys were all heavy and they'd be accompanied by the Wingettes (hot pin up chicks), and it was just...you know it was bizarre.

The way competetive eating is presented on ESPN...I mean they use all the professional graphics and stats and stuff, like it's some kind of respectable sport.

I know Mike & Mike were pretty much having fun with this tourney, having that Crab Legs guy on or whatever, Crazy Legs, whatever his name is; but the cynic in me is just saying...yeah you guys are joking around about it but you're still airing it and promoting it like it's an important event.

I don't know, am I taking it too seriously? Am I wrong here? Are they really just promoting stuff like this ironically? Or is ESPN just that bad? Or is that a rhetorical question...

ESPN has become the WWE of the sports world: no different than a three-ring circus. It would be nice as a sports fan if there were another network to compete with them nationally.

I don't think you're taking it too seriously, but at the same time you shouldn't be surprised either. Personally I can only take any ESPN programming (radio, TV, whatever) in very small doses.

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Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

I can't stand Sportscenter. I had to watch it on vacation overseas recently to get my scores because I had no other choice, and it's brutal. It's made for people with ADD. I MUCH prefer ESPNews. It's the news, with very little BS. Some, but very little compared to ESPN proper.

This isn't anything new- Cheap Seats the show was a good showcase for the crap ESPN put out in the 90's- old athlete and dog races, darts, celebrity fishing, list goes on and on.

Zack- there isn't much else to talk about & it's not uncommon for M&M to, say, beat a dead horse on any particular subject. With all the laughing that they were doing I think they were poking fun of it.
But the REAL subject is: What should be put on Golic's Urn???

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SideshowBob311: "Sadly enough, I think we're the "intelligent" portion of the sports radio fanbase".
"I make fun of whoever sucks, including me"- Harry 11/30/07

They have 24 hours of programming to fill, and can only show so much MLB/NBA/NFL/College Football/College BBall/NASCAR - I think it's inevitable that they are going to show these types of programs, and they seem to be in the news more so I don't blame them for doing so. It costs nothing to produce, so even if nobody watches, what did it cost them ?

I've already started researching for next year's fantasy spelling bee draft...

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Unless it's a game I'm interested in watching, ESPN TV is useless. The bad news is it could probably get even worse. When they realize nobody is watching this junk like competitive eating and paint ball, they'll move on to other things (like tiddly winks, bocce, competitive cow dung hurling and croquet) and beat those activities into the ground too with their usual breathless saturation coverage.

I'm amazed that on the main page of ESPN.com, they actually have a headline in the news section that mentions someone setting a record for inhaling hot dogs at a certain rate.

Makes me enjoy the fact that SI has a pretty spiffy web page with the added bonus of having a "SI Photos" section. Ahh, gotta love the SI Photo section during NFL/NBA season. All those picture sets of cheerleaders and dance teams. mmm.

The Nathan's hot dog eating contest is must see fourth of july viewing for me. If you watch it, they act like it is the greatest sporting event in the world(in jest) and it's by far the most amusing sport out there(besides backyard toddler kickboxing). I guess it isn't for everyone but I personally love it.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

It was good tv in a twisted sort of way. And now, after 9 long and painful years, America has recovered the title. I love this counrty!

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SideshowBob311: "Sadly enough, I think we're the "intelligent" portion of the sports radio fanbase".
"I make fun of whoever sucks, including me"- Harry 11/30/07

We watched it and were laughing about it all afternoon.

Kobayashi's "Reversal of Fortune" was a controversial and dramatic ending.

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You know me like that.

That was the part i loved that they had a technical term for puking a "reversal"

Look out he is going to Reverse!

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