The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
-RM
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To Tall Paul, Tom Ellison and Jeff Kaelon stating that on TV swimming appears boring:
in www.usswim.org, Australians are posting a lot about TV channels competing for swimming coverage, and the quality of these programs, including Grant Hackett (Aus) 1500 meter free races, with the slowest of his opponents in finals being shown from introduction in the marshalling area until the end of the race he fights for.
Now we are talking about 'supply and demand'.
To Jeff about me omitting some sports: yes, about ice hockey, fencing, speed skating and boxing; boxing is in fact a complete sport, but I omitted it because is extremely violent; ten days ago, a boxer died one day after a match, because of the blows he received.
To Tall Paul, Tom Ellison and Jeff Kaelon stating that on TV swimming appears boring:
in www.usswim.org, Australians are posting a lot about TV channels competing for swimming coverage, and the quality of these programs, including Grant Hackett (Aus) 1500 meter free races, with the slowest of his opponents in finals being shown from introduction in the marshalling area until the end of the race he fights for.
Now we are talking about 'supply and demand'.
To Jeff about me omitting some sports: yes, about ice hockey, fencing, speed skating and boxing; boxing is in fact a complete sport, but I omitted it because is extremely violent; ten days ago, a boxer died one day after a match, because of the blows he received.
