The end of Mike and Mike

[TroutBaseball]

6 hours ago, eaterfan said:

ESPN is dying because

1. People are cutting cable

2. People are cutting cable

3. People are cutting cable

4. People can get their sports highlights on the internet

5. People want regional coverage or coverage of a particular sport.

 

As much as people want to punish ESPN for personnel decisions it's these 5 things and only these 5 things. Opinion shows are all over the place on ESPN for the same reason as they are on FOX News, CNN and MSNBC. Hard news stories and highlights are easier to consume instantly on the internet instead of waiting 30 minutes for them on TV.  Want to see that cool Curry move against Lebron; just go to Youtube, no reason to wait for Scott Van Pelt to show it to you.

[Tank]

9 hours ago, TroutBaseball said:

As much as people want to punish ESPN for personnel decisions it's these 5 things and only these 5 things. Opinion shows are all over the place on ESPN for the same reason as they are on FOX News, CNN and MSNBC. Hard news stories and highlights are easier to consume instantly on the internet instead of waiting 30 minutes for them on TV.  Want to see that cool Curry move against Lebron; just go to Youtube, no reason to wait for Scott Van Pelt to show it to you.

I guess it depends on each persons perspective. As some have mentioned here, the really poor programming and show content are also driving people away.