Mildly Disinterested: Why Sportscenter Sucks

When I was growing up, Sportscenter was the best thing on TV. You could literally watch it from the time you wake up til the time you go to bed and it never gets old. It was highlights of every sports game from the previous day along with hilarious commentary and catch phrases from legends like Dan Patrick, Kenny Mayne, Stuart Scott, Scott Van Pelt, and I'm sure many more. (In no particular order, outside of Dan Patrick being #1)

The good ole days

Sportscenter today is an absolute debacle. It is a flat out disgusting shell of its former self. It is actually quite depressing to think about. The only time you even get a clip of highlights outside of the top 10 is if it is a New York, Boston, Los Angeles, or Lebron team in the highlight. They will beat a dead horse story until there is nothing left. (Richie Incognito, Lebron James, Aaron Hernandez, Michael Vick) They will run these stories for months on end when 100% of the details from the story were complete in the first week when the rest of the world has moved on.

BREAKING NEWS! Colossal dickhead picks his nose.

Stay tuned for the next month to see if he eats it!

If there is a great baseball game between two small market teams, you won't see it outside of a web gem or the bottom ticker. Hockey might as well not exist (shutup hockey haters). The Bengals are 10-5? Who gives a shit? Rex Ryan made another quirky comment about how good his team is when they really suck again. The Carolina Panthers are suddenly nasty out of nowhere and show great promise you say? Yeah but Tony Romo is injured and out this week even though he sucks balls and has never accomplished anything ever, lets spend 20 minutes on it!

It's a joke. They are so out of touch with their audience it's unbelievable. The only reason Sportscenter still has any viewers at all is because for 15-20 years, people just got used to having that joke of a show as their background noise.

Whats the solution?

Stop watching Sportscenter ya idiots! Give Fox Sports 1's sports recap show a try (If you get that channel). They have some of the annoying interviews with has-been assholes who can't find another place to get a paycheck (Lookin your way Gary Payton and Donovan McNabb), but generally they show a ton more highlights. If you haven't had the joy of watching Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, then please watch this video. I assure you you wont be disappointed.

Yes they're Canadians... live with it. (Yes, I realize this is Sportcentre as well; however, the Canadian version actually stuck to highlights, these guys are now on Fox Sports 1)