Comments on: Chris Berman May Leave ESPN…but He’ll Never Escape YouTube http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/ A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AJ Kaufman http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16681 AJ Kaufman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:49:55 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16681 I hope ESPN goes away and each sport has their own network, as we see now. Maybe this is just the start. Berman had his day but he is a bitter, grumpy man. Ask those who've met him, as I have. He surely hates blogs like most of the MSM. I hope ESPN goes away and each sport has their own network, as we see now. Maybe this is just the start.
Berman had his day but he is a bitter, grumpy man. Ask those who’ve met him, as I have. He surely hates blogs like most of the MSM.

]]> By: Can Cable/Satellite Football Conglomerates Lure Chris Berman From Bristol? [Espn] – 10th Edition | Gear Tackle http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16671 Can Cable/Satellite Football Conglomerates Lure Chris Berman From Bristol? [Espn] – 10th Edition | Gear Tackle Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:04:28 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16671 [...] Berman could go all the way to DirectTV or the NFL Network when his ESPN contract expires? It’s probably just a negotiating ploy, but it sure would be neat to see him exclusively on channels my TV doesn’t have. [TBL/SbB/PFT/MSF] [...] [...] Berman could go all the way to DirectTV or the NFL Network when his ESPN contract expires? It’s probably just a negotiating ploy, but it sure would be neat to see him exclusively on channels my TV doesn’t have. [TBL/SbB/PFT/MSF] [...]

]]> By: Keith http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16666 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:21:03 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16666 I'm glad that I possibly won't have to hear Rumblin Bumblin or nice spread again on ESPN! I’m glad that I possibly won’t have to hear Rumblin Bumblin or nice spread again on ESPN!

]]> By: Keith http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16667 Keith Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:21:03 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16667 I'm glad that I possibly won't have to hear Rumblin Bumblin or nice spread again on ESPN! I'm glad that I possibly won't have to hear Rumblin Bumblin or nice spread again on ESPN!

]]> By: Milton Zygnewski http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16661 Milton Zygnewski Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:56 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16661 Joab nails it: Berman's schtick is tired. Add to it that he appears to be a jerk in "real life," and the only think you can say is that he does stand out from a crowd of fairly bland anchors and reporters. Part of ESPNs problem is that there's just too dang much of it-- a problem they probably laugh about all the way to the bank. To me, this waters down the personalities, as Guy points out, that used to make SportCenter almost a much-watch show. (Especially with Olbermann and Patrick.) No one really stands out anymore. Could be they want it that way as not to overshadow the games which probably command bigger ad dollars than all the SC, PTI, SportsNations and such. I don't know. Bottom line: Good luck with where ever you wind up Berman. Don't let the door hit you in the a55 on your way out. Joab nails it: Berman's schtick is tired. Add to it that he appears to be a jerk in "real life," and the only think you can say is that he does stand out from a crowd of fairly bland anchors and reporters. Part of ESPNs problem is that there's just too dang much of it– a problem they probably laugh about all the way to the bank. To me, this waters down the personalities, as Guy points out, that used to make SportCenter almost a much-watch show. (Especially with Olbermann and Patrick.) No one really stands out anymore. Could be they want it that way as not to overshadow the games which probably command bigger ad dollars than all the SC, PTI, SportsNations and such. I don't know. Bottom line: Good luck with where ever you wind up Berman. Don't let the door hit you in the a55 on your way out.

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]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16633 JerodMSF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:47:25 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16633 If you like Berman, you're old school. Plus, you have a Bernie Kosar picture by your name. Berman AND Kosar? Yeah man, you're old school. If you like Berman, you're old school. Plus, you have a Bernie Kosar picture by your name. Berman AND Kosar? Yeah man, you're old school.

]]> By: Guy http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16627 Guy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:13 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16627 ESPN will survive of course; they are far more than a network of personalities any more. The departure of Keith Olbermann and then Dan Patrick was of greater impact because of what the network was then. That is a channel that both reported on sports but, importantly, had an edge to it's reporting. Now? They are the go to place for the games themselves, not the analysis of the games. NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA hoops and football, all have a ton of games on the Network. Berman is a vestige of the old ESPN, where the reporting about the games--the recaps, the highlights, the analysis...you know, SportsCenter--were the meat and potatoes of the network. Sure, they still do these things but with ESPN News, the Deuce, Classic, the offerings are more diffuse and ESPN itself can focus on delivering games, and Berman is no play-by-play guy. ESPN will survive of course; they are far more than a network of personalities any more. The departure of Keith Olbermann and then Dan Patrick was of greater impact because of what the network was then. That is a channel that both reported on sports but, importantly, had an edge to it's reporting. Now? They are the go to place for the games themselves, not the analysis of the games. NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA hoops and football, all have a ton of games on the Network. Berman is a vestige of the old ESPN, where the reporting about the games–the recaps, the highlights, the analysis…you know, SportsCenter–were the meat and potatoes of the network. Sure, they still do these things but with ESPN News, the Deuce, Classic, the offerings are more diffuse and ESPN itself can focus on delivering games, and Berman is no play-by-play guy.

]]> By: DiLo http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16626 DiLo Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:35:44 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16626 I would be sad to see Boomer go. I always liked Chris and I think his rants off camera are rather hilarious. I never took him too seriously and I think that's why I can still watch him. His classic "whoop" and his "back back back back" call at the Home Run Derby would be sorely missed. He was one of those sportscasters you just shake your head at... I would be sad to see Boomer go. I always liked Chris and I think his rants off camera are rather hilarious. I never took him too seriously and I think that's why I can still watch him. His classic "whoop" and his "back back back back" call at the Home Run Derby would be sorely missed. He was one of those sportscasters you just shake your head at…

]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16621 JerodMSF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:20:32 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16621 Joab, thanks for sharing. See my response to Joe. His schtick has gotten old, but I do think there is a certain level of trust that sports place in the words Berman says and the shows he hosts. If Berman is doing it, it's big, and that's a kind of subtle, visceral kind of promotion that ESPN simply cannot replace. Is there a part of me that would love to move on from Berman's back-back-back nonsense? Sure. But from ESPN's perspective, it would be impossible for there not to be a dropoff losing Berman and Gammons so close together. Both can ultimately be replaced (you would think) simply because of ESPN's stature in the sports world, but love him or hate him Berman is still an integral part of the network's on-air personality. Joab, thanks for sharing. See my response to Joe. His schtick has gotten old, but I do think there is a certain level of trust that sports place in the words Berman says and the shows he hosts. If Berman is doing it, it's big, and that's a kind of subtle, visceral kind of promotion that ESPN simply cannot replace. Is there a part of me that would love to move on from Berman's back-back-back nonsense? Sure. But from ESPN's perspective, it would be impossible for there not to be a dropoff losing Berman and Gammons so close together. Both can ultimately be replaced (you would think) simply because of ESPN's stature in the sports world, but love him or hate him Berman is still an integral part of the network's on-air personality.

]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16637 JerodMSF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:22 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16637 That would have been considered "no school"...because it would be idiotic. That would have been considered "no school"…because it would be idiotic.

]]> By: DiLo http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16636 DiLo Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:50:23 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16636 Haha, who else was I going to put up? DA? Haha, who else was I going to put up? DA?

]]> By: JerodMSF http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16635 JerodMSF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:48:56 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16635 Good point. Sometimes the old anchors need to be lifted for there to be movement and progression. And ESPN does have some talented younger people it could transition to. In fact, now that I think about it, Trey Wingo hosts NFL Live and does a damn fine job. It would be weird for about half a season, but he could step in and do the Sunday Countdown show. Good point. Sometimes the old anchors need to be lifted for there to be movement and progression. And ESPN does have some talented younger people it could transition to. In fact, now that I think about it, Trey Wingo hosts NFL Live and does a damn fine job. It would be weird for about half a season, but he could step in and do the Sunday Countdown show.

]]> By: DiLo http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/02/chris-berman-video-angry-rant-canadian-drug-smuggling-flirting-f-word/#comment-16632 DiLo Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:10 +0000 http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/?p=10985#comment-16632 No way you just called me Old School. No way you just called me Old School.

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