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ESPN

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777 complaints

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The Walt Disney Company, Bristol, CT, 06010

ESPN customers are primarily frustrated with announcer quality, citing excessive talking, bias, and failure to focus on game action. Technical issues including wrong channel information, app problems, and poor camera work are widespread. A significant portion of complaints involve politics being injected into sports coverage and inappropriate gender-related commentary.

Common Issues

38% (154)
announcerscommentatorstalking
12% (48)
political viewspoliticssports not politics
22% (89)
channel wrongappcoverage
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talking whole timenot calling gamerambling
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women announcersladybimbo

Complaints

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Jack Gayle

Jan 18, 2023
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In your coverage of the Australia grand slam has been terrible at best. Having Nadal on has been wonderful, and he is # 1. After that it’s been downhill. You showed a couple of highlights of Swaitek, you know # 1 ,the big kahuna , won the last 3 majors. What’s up with that?

At the same time you televised Berrettini # 16 and Murray # 48 in a 5 hour match. Oh boy! Pegula was nice to see but she’s # 2. If you think you are going to gain some fans, you just don’t know tennis playground players. Thanks Jack

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Charmayne Cooksey

Jan 18, 2023
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Your coverage of the Australian open is terrible. Give it all to tennis channel. ESPN is awful. 10 point tie break in the fifth set and ESPN cuts it off in the last two points. Who does that? Very disappointed.

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Mac M McFadden

Jan 18, 2023
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Your coverage of the AUSTRALIAN OPEN is HORRIBLE!!! PLEASE GIVE IT TO ANOTHER NETWORK. I NEVER SEE THE WOMEN PLAYING & THE COVERAGE IS SPORADIC & YOU HAVE IT ON DIFFERENT CHANNELS!!! UNBELIEVABLE BAD COVERAGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN!!! YOU CARE MORE ABOUT OTHER SPORTS & DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT TENNIS!!! ESPECIALLY WOMENS TENNIS.

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James Meier

Jan 17, 2023
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Joe Buck and Troy are just terrible, they have petitions before to not have them call football games. ESPN HIRED THEM,,,BIG MISTAKE…

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None of your business

Jan 13, 2023
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Your shit is so fucking dumb. You halted my rewound stream and didn't let me watch it anymore. Then you wouldn't fucking put it back up on the replays. I sat on my ass for 30 minutes waiting for that shit and then you put spoilers for it on your homepage when I reloaded it.

Seriously I would give you 0 stars if I could. I hope someone gets fired for this. Actually I hope you all get put out of a job.

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Lisa Barofski-Jones

Jan 13, 2023
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I purchased this app to watch the New York Rangers and the last two games have not been available because of the market I am in. I live in south Jersey and both games were played at MSG. This has happened one other time earlier in the season.

I did not move so why are games suddenly out of market. If this continues I will cancel my subscription and demand to be compensated for this

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John

Jan 10, 2023
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If he wants to get a refund from the results of the championship game, then a group of us want to get a refund every time he says something STUPID! We won't have to buy a Mega Millions ticket then.

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Al Russell

Jan 10, 2023
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Lose the split screen and get some better announcers for the college championship game.

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Drew

Jan 10, 2023
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Why is ESPN so much more biased than the SEC channel, or any other sport channel for that matter, about who and what team they are pulling for? From a fan’s point of view, it makes the average listener sick to have to listen to the negativities of the team (SEC) that commentators are pulling for.

What’s so bad about SEC teams winning?!? I can’t even enjoy the game after listening to Kirk Herbstreit calling the game. He obviously hates SEC teams. I will be contacting my lawyer so that she can contact ESPN’s legal team about finding someone better than Kirk to commentate and share his ‘expertise’, specifically on THE SEC teams/players/coaches.

Cant even watch ESPN when he calls the games. Can’t believe he hasn’t already been fired

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Linda Shipman

Jan 10, 2023
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The announcers for the GA/TCU game are so unprofessional! I could not even watch the game. high school?! They might want to think about going on professional wrestling! I would fire them in a heartbeat!!

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Randy Conlon

Jan 10, 2023
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Watching g the Georgia/TCU game, you have to be kidding me with these announcers, they are stinking up my TV. I turned the sound off and am so happy my big screen TV has a quarter of the screen taken up by 5 idiots. Thank you for stinking up my experience.

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Thomas Ksionzyk

Jan 8, 2023
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Your football commentators talk way too loud and way too much. If players thought about what the announcers say they think about on each and every play their heads would be spinning. They react. Announcers at ESPN appear to be trying to prove how much they think they know.

I always thought Troy Aikman was relatively calm while announcing a game. All of sudden, at ESPN , he’s become a yeller! Calm down. We can hear you and we have some insight as to how the game is played.

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John Joy

Jan 7, 2023
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My complaint centers on the immense lack of professionalism shown by your network and some, if not most, of the sports "commentators" you employ on shows like PTI, Ath, and others. I am particularly frustrated by your networks lack of consideration and fair reporting in small sports markets such as Cincinnati.

Tony Kornheiser openly dismissed even talking about Cincinnati twice this year (at least, that I witnessed live) with a flip of his hand. What kind of ***** is that? Last night Mike Wilbon defended the NFL's decision on the handling of the near tragic Monday night situation regarding Damar, saying the league "did the best they could" and the Bengals just need to win.

if it was Pittsburgh or a big market team, the coin flip would not have been an option. Not mention the slanderous…

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Scott carter

Jan 6, 2023
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I have watched sportcenter for 25 years now and to see u guys talk about Vince McMahon wanting to come back due to his court cases and I haven't seen one thing about ken block passing away I such crap who cares about him let's talk about a gut who did so much and was such a influence on so many I've lost all interest in watching sports center now

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Maree

Jan 6, 2023
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Bogus Sport commentator Alex Malcolm. I have put comments to this commentator and I have not been published ever.

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Marla Fowler

Jan 4, 2023
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First, you allowed your analyst Bart Scott to literally & illegally threatened Joe Burrow ON THE AIR last season, by informing him he now has a "red dot on his forhead" & that he is going to be the recipient of dirty hits in the future! Now, you are allowing him to literally blame another Bengals player, for Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, just because of his bias against the Bengals for beating the Ravens!!

ESPN is sure not what it used to be. Youve literally become nothing but a cheap & classless, tabloid promoting, joke of a station. I will be deleting your apps & channels, as my family has already done.

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Brenda Sue Thompson

Jan 4, 2023
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Linda Cohn 1/3/23 Kings - Stars NHL game. Who does this woman think she is? Constantly being critical of Kings players-not the Stars players tho! disgrace.

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Ken Murray

Jan 4, 2023
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RG3 needs to be terminated for jigaboo comment. I will not watch ESPN as long as he is employed there. I do not watch NFL teams that allow employees to kneel during the national anthem, I do not watch anything with Nick Cannon, I do not watch anything with Whoopi Goldberg, nor will I watch anything with Colin Kaepernick.

It is NOT okay for ANYONE to use racial slurs, it is not okay for anyone, and that means just that. Either the rules apply to everyone, or no one.

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Roger

Jan 3, 2023
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While watching the show “Get Up” on January 3rd a statement was made by Dominique Foxworthy that angered me to the max. He said that “People (fans) that give prayers & have concerns for NFL athletes really don’t give a damn about them at all”.

There is no place for this on television when we the fans go above & beyond to support these athletes. He should make an apology on the show concerning his comments.

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Robert Petrucci

Jan 3, 2023
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They have been talking about what happened last night on the football field last night. They keep saying nothing like this has never happened before. When I was 16 yrs old in 1971 I was at the game when Det.

Lions player Chuck Hughes died on the field. I feel they need to get there facts right.

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Sandra Braa

Jan 3, 2023
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Troy Aikman talks so much non stop that we have to turn off the sound. Can we please have him tone it down.

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Julie Stein

Jan 2, 2023
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Announcers for todays Cotton Bowl are one sided and horrific. Describe the game objectively. Shame on you.

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Kathleen C Brannaman

Jan 2, 2023
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Listening to the USC vs. TULANE BMbowl game, do you think the announcers could be less obvious that they are for USC...how do you allow them to carry on like that?? They are supposed to be neutral.

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Victor E Sese

Jan 2, 2023
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First Take Guest - Amber Wilson

Please don't invite Amber Wilson back to First Take. Not the same vibe as the rest of the group. If I wanted to hear negativity like hers, I would turn on Fox news and listen to Laura Ingraham or Ann Coulter - UGH! Did she really say MVP's can't have excuses like broken thumbs on their throwing hand????? It would be nice if we could preview the next day's cast so I can tune out if she makes additional appearances on First Take.

Your show is better than this.... Please vet your guest speakers better. I realize you cant't hit bullseye every day... This was so bad I had to write.

Respectfully, VIc

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David Mack

Jan 1, 2023
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I'm very disappointed. The Bowl game was way too long to watch and miss the countdown from Dick Clark Rock&Eve. The Bowl game should not be schedule on New Year Eve and it should never happen. It was a waste of time and waste of talking.

I'm angry and I miss the countdown. I'm very angry. This games was way too long. Thank a lot.

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Dolores Sylvain

Jan 1, 2023
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I was very disappointed in how the Ohio / Georgia game was broadcast this evening. Not everyone has a 6 ft TV in their home. If I wanted to watch the game on a small TV I would have bought a smaller TV.

But because a third of the screen was the has-been players broadcasting the game, I coud barely see the game. Who needs to see their mugs. I wanted to see a game, not ants playing. This is very poor. And those announcers were even annoying.

They weren't announcing, they were using unnessarry bad language and talked just to hear themselves talk. That kind of talk is for a locker room. Which they belonged in getting a shower because they stunk!

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Dan Haffey

Jan 1, 2023
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Where did you find those idiots who “called” the Peach Bowl?? Not only were they biased and ignorant, their mindless jawing kept the refs from being heard. Plz tell me that some intern recruited those clowns as a terrible prank.

Totally unprofessional…disappointed in your judgement in allowing these bozos on the air. They shouldn’t be allowed to call a Pee Wee game!!!

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Michele Riley

Jan 1, 2023
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How stupid the peach bowl has 3 screens and you end up watching the game on such a small screen. We tune in to watch the football game not the six guys on the side lines!!!!!! How stupid!!!!!!!

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Scott Duncan

Jan 1, 2023
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I watch a lot of veterans. I help and support them. They can’t see very well. They are very upset that they have to split the screen with four other commentators watching the same game they are. If they could turn you off right now and will watch it on a full screen with anyone else they would.

Whoever came up with this idea was stupid. I’ve got 10 veterans sitting next to me that agree with me. They can’t see very well as it is and then you’ve got four or five guys watching it with them on the same screen, so use cutters, screen size and a half .

Whose stupid idea was this? And of course, when I go to send you a picture of the stupidity, the file or my picture is too big. I don’t know how stupid ESPN can be. Who wants to watch other people watching the same game they are when they could…

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Frank Feleppelle

Jan 1, 2023
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Real simple; why are you ruining my viewing of the peach bowl with four on field announcers who are so distracting it is impossible to enjoy the game let alone take up one third of my viewing screen. Whoever in your org. That thought this would be beneficial to the viewing public should have a reorientation on what your audience needs and that’s not what your providing by taking up needless tv space with distraction.

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Angela Carter

Jan 1, 2023
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The idiots you have on the Michigan game tonight need to shut their f__king mouth. Can't hear the ref because they won't shut up. Whoever thought this up needs to be fired

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Donald W Andrews

Jan 1, 2023
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The broadcast of the TCU Michigan game had a video of the announcers taking up 1/3 of the screen. This was terrible.

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Timothy Crabb

Jan 1, 2023
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Get those idiots you had call the Fiesta Bowl out of calling any sporting event The most unprofessional bunch of fools you could have ever had. How could ESPN be so stupid.

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Gary Whalen

Jan 1, 2023
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22 and these 4 guys on the sidelines announcing the game are driving me crazy, 4 guys yelling for 3 hours. They got the game screen cut in half for these 4 guys. It is just horrible. No sound on anymore, i can't take it.

And its a great game.

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Kim Krug

Jan 1, 2023
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The announcers for the TCU vs Michigan game were very biased and made the game a very unenjoyable experience. I do not route for either team,however, fair is fair. Not once did you show TCUs QBs family although your network doted on Michigan’s QB family showing them throughout the game.

Does TCUs QB not have a family? Shame on all of you. I am not alone i my feelings as I was texted throughout the game in regards to the announcers biased announcing of the game. It’s awful and I’m sure there is a lot of talented announcers waiting to get hired. Sincerely Kimberly Krug

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RK

Jan 1, 2023
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Watching the TCU and Michigan game and want to take a bat to my tv! Can theses announcers please shut the mess up!! Have no clue what is going on, what the flags are for, what the officials are saying?

ESPN fire those fools cause they are making fools of you! Quit this BS, wish the game was on the radio so I could turn the sound off my tv and actually listen & watch the game!! The four idiots on the screen are a disgrace and ESPN and those fools need help!

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Tom

Jan 1, 2023
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Absolutely a stupid show with those sideline player announcers. What a disgrace on your part. You ruined the coverage of the M-TCU game.

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Penny garbe

Dec 31, 2022
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Get those jerks off screen who are calling the game. We want to see the game not the stupid commentators! The split screen coverage is ANNOYING!

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Ed Ugorowski

Dec 31, 2022
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Worst commentators ever for the ESPN2 group of idiots and SPLIT SCREEN! Who cares about those 4 idiots yelling in their mics at the same time and running back and forth along the sidelines during the MI TCU game.

WAY TO RUIN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT PLAYOFF GAmlME!

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Jack Crum

Dec 31, 2022
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So what's going on? I am watching the TCU vs Michigan game. There is this booming God like voice in the stadium calling plays and down and distance which sometimes drowns out the calls of the referees who are trying to do the same.

There are no ESPN announcers getting a word in and it's like they have given up (That is if there were any ESPN announcer and color commentator to begin with). Please. Do not ever do this again.

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Lawrence Leathermon

Dec 31, 2022
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I would like to watch the Fiesta Bowl not the commentators on

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David Ray

Dec 31, 2022
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The 2 biggest games of the year and you have 4 guys that no one cares about taking up half the screen on my TV. I would say good good dumbass.

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Dick Schroeder

Dec 31, 2022
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Your coverage of the Fiesta Bowl is terrible. Using 1/3 of my screen to show 4 guys talking gibberish is totally unacceptable. I muted them to watch the game. I don't know who's idea this "coverage" was but they should be fired.

Hope the OSU/Georgia game is different.

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Phillip

Dec 31, 2022
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One channel with four pictures. Too confusing plus cares about the coached watching the game.

Then the other has only crowd noise. ESPN will never get the contract fir playoff.

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Diana Griffus

Dec 31, 2022
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Trying to watch televised Michigan vs TCU. A real pain in the arse having your dopey announcers take up 1/2 of the screen. NO=ONE but their Mothers want to see them during the game. It's bad enough listening to them!

The game is NOT about them! What is wrong with this network?

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Lawrence Wayburn

Dec 31, 2022
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What the hell kind of broadcast did you have for the TCU MI game. We wanted to watch the game, not the announcers making fools of themselves and taking up half the screen for their crap.

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David Strasner

Dec 31, 2022
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Your announcers on the Michigan-TCU game are terribly biased towards Michigan. Disgusting. Maybe they need to watch more closely. Come on guys. You can do better!! David

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Tommy

Dec 31, 2022
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The comments about the game between the four broadcasters is a joke.They sound like they are broadcasting the WWF.All that loud talk they are doing is pitiful taking away from the game.It is a absolute joke.WWF wrestling.

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Stephen Eyhorn

Dec 31, 2022
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Telecast of Fiesta Bowl You have hit rock bottom with the split screen of the game and your annoying report ers I have muted the sound and covered the left side of my TV screen. Worst Ever. All 4 clowns should be fired

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Lolly janoski

Dec 31, 2022
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My husband and I are trying to watch the Fiesta Bowl, Michigan and TCU game on ESPN. You went to a split screen with distracting announcers/random people who are of no interest to the game. You have booth announcers, no need for these sideline guys.

Please stop the split screen. Further, I did not ask for a split screen game. Please use one screen for the game!!! I am so disappointed. Now there are 4 screens. Are you experimenting? I wish some other channel were bringing this game. Shame on you, ESPN!

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