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ESPN has announced that Loud Guy and NFL Countdown host Chris Berman is going to do the 2nd game of their NFL Opening Weekend doubleheader on Sept. 10th.
Why is this a big deal you ask?
It isn't.
Yet, those who inhabit the world of Twitter Sports and the Blogosphere are terming this as nothing short of "Sacreligous".
And while no fan of the over-blown, under-performing believer in his own hype who hasn't come up with a creative way to write in many a year, we have no problem with this choice.
The guy, as laughable a shill for the NFL as anybody in the Sports world is doing a West-Coast game that will draw viewers, but not break records for Neilsen viewership.
No, we've never gone out of our way to say much positive about our friends at the 4-letter, mostly because we think they are kind of like the Empire in the Star Wars movies, but what does this hurt? If they cared what anybody really thought about their talent, Skip Bayless would never be on TV again ((we can only hope)).
Since when has anyone made a decision on what game they watched based on the play-by-play guy? If it bothers you so much, turn off the TV volume and listen on the radio.
Yeah, there are plenty of reasons to be offended at ESPN shoving Berman down our collective throats. Mostly because he is a mockery of what he once was. It is more offensive, at least to us, to see him doing the U.S Open Golf hosting duties or the All-Star Home Run Derby. And yet they keep doing it.
((Author Note--The Home Run Derby is now COMPLETELY UNWATCHABLE and it is because of Berman with his circa 1986 cliche's and amazing ability to totally talk over the best and most dramatic of moments))
So, brace yourselves NFL Fan...and Twitter Sports geeks. ESPN made it official today. And they have no regrets. They know full well that you will tune in.
And ultimately, that's all they care about.
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