Bad Beats on Sports Center

[TwoDecks]

I don't typically watch sportscenter, but I wanted to see highlights of the NLCS and Eagles-Giants this morning. I got to see both and then my kids wanted to watch the new Star Wars trailer so I left it on.

After the trailer, they had this segment called bad beats, which lasted at least 3 minutes, where they took 3 blow out (2 of which were obscure) games where something happened at the end to move the winner ATS or over/under. Is ESPN that desperate for content they need a segment for the Tulsa ECU game and how Tulsa scored a last minute TD for the W ATS? They lost by 13...

I could see my 11 year old looking at the tv thinking WTF...

 

[dirtyd]

I don't think it's about desperation at all.

They finally realized that a large part of their viewers bet.

Not just with this segment, but they are mentioning "spreads", "favorites", "underdogs", "against the spread", etc a whole lot more this year.

FS1 actually started this last season - embracing sports gambling. ESPN just finally woke up.

Whereas your 11 year old might not relate, hundreds of thousands of 20-40 yr old males do

 

[TwoDecks]

I don't think mentioning spreads, favorites, dogs, etc. is the problem. I understand that picking games and helping bettors is a way to get results. My challenge was taking the ECU game that happened two days ago with a meaningless last second TD as relevant highlight on ESPN.

(BTW, I am in full support of legalizing sports gambling - just found that segment ridiculous)

 

[dirtyd]

But that's the thing. It wasn't "meaningless" to a lot of viewers. A lot of viewers relate.

ESPN has so much more "meaningless" content. A couple weeks back I was watching the Monday Night countdown show and they were doing some Muppets sketch. Last night they were talking about Star Wars.

 

[Doctor_Van]

Not sure that promoting Disney owned properties that will net them billions in revenue is "meaningless".

 

[danmcguire]

Nobody needs to tune in for highlights anymore. They're all avaialbe instantly online. Sportscenter is thus trying to come up with new content to draw viewers. All of it is garbage, as far as I have seen.

 

[dirtyd]

Not sure that promoting Disney owned properties that will net them billions in revenue is "meaningless".

cool. Looking forward to Little Mermaid segments if they ever make a sequel

 

[bmoneynova]

I actually enjoy the Bad Beats thing if I am ever watching Sportscenter and I don't even bet on games

 

[Villanova U]

Wouldn't it be called Bad Bets? Why are they talking about Beats? I thought they were going to have a segment on the freshest new Beats when I started reading this thread (of course, with "bad" meaning "good").

 

[SnottieDrippen]

I think JMerc should be given ND's title of honorary 61 year old man. Guy is a prodigy of dad jokes and topics

 

[Doctor_Van]

cool. Looking forward to Little Mermaid segments if they ever make a sequel

They already made 2. Return to the Sea and Ariel's Beginning. Both straight to video.

 

[MillerSibs]

But for every bad beat due to amazing circumstances, isn't there a good win? Why not focus on the people who must be ecstatic that goofy play went their way?

 

[dirtyd]

Because bettors use the victim mentality more than anyone.

Look at poker players. You always hear people how they got fcked on the river by some donk. You never hear them boast how lucky they were on the river.

After a bad call, fluke play, etc, you always hear people say "I cant bet on this anymore b/c of the bad calls..."

Easier to put blame on someone else. He doesn't admit when he lucks out.

All those bad beats even out in the end. Most bettors just fail to recognize this.

Take the Michigan ending. Books were buried on Michigan State money-line action. The books suffered the "bad beat" on that last second TD.

 

[ericw]

They already made 2. Return to the Sea and Ariel's Beginning. Both straight to video.

Then there was disney's foray into the adult genre "Ariel's Tail End"

 

[MillerSibs]

Then there was disney's foray into the adult genre "Ariel's Tail End"

 

[NickleDimer]

It fell apart for me when they stopped covering NHL because of their contract issues. Has become crappier ever since.