I live in Charlotte and have heard Steve Smith on local radio talking about how he became interested in soccer because of his son's involvement...
I have heard him on a few interviews and he's not bad... I'm not sure how he'd translate to the role of "color analyst" but given that the pool of...
I throw an idea out there for an American analyst... Since everyone is so down on the former players that have tried their hand on commentary, why...
I agree. I like Tyler and Ekoku, as well but not together. I would rather Tyler be paired with someone with a bit more authority in his voice,...
What potential final do people think would generate the biggest audience in the United States? Brazil v. Germany, Brazil v. Spain, Brazil v....
Yeah, you quoted me before I made my edit :)
Sorry... my bad. Yeah, you are right. Saturday will be a huge test for me... I have one daughter's swim meet in the morning and then a...
I have a wife and two young daughters.... nothing on an internet message board can come close to the abuse I receive day-in and day-out. :)
Well, he should have been more careful with subject line... then again, I received an email from BigSoccer with the subject "World Cup: USA Go...
The thing about Sumerall was his low-key approach was a great contrast to Madden. I don't think that anybody Tyler's paired with on ESPN provides...
Are you saying they prefer that over Uruguay vs. S. Korea? In all seriousness, if the US can win their group and play Saturday at 2:30...
ABC showed the US weekday matches against Yugoslavia and Germany from France in 1998. I remember an article in USA Today discussing that ABC was...
I noticed they just had the colors of the jersey next to the name of the team during the Brazil-N. Korea match, hopefully that doesn't confuse the...
LOL... well to be fair, the NBA is a player's league. Have you heard the half time speeches from Rivers and Jackson? "We need to hold onto the...
The resources you mentioned serve the hard core fan but the one thing to keep in mind is that ESPN still has to strike a balance between the hard...
Today was the first time I saw Klinsmann work and I thought he was good, although he was analyzing a team that he coached at the last world cup so...
That's not really true during the summer months. That discrepancy occurs during the fall and winter, not so much during the spring and summer....
If we really want to dream, circumstances could play out so the US plays Mexico in a Quarterfinal on the Saturday of July 4th weekend. Even...
And when it's played. If the US finishes atop of Group C, they would have another Saturday, 2:30, Eastern start in the round of 16 as opposed to...
I tend to agree. I wouldn't mind a bit less of him but he plays a role that gives the broadcast a bit of spontaneity with his cringe-inducing...
that sounds pretty painful to watch but I've set the DVR to record the repeat at 1:30 am... Looking forward to the matches starting tomorrow as...
I saw it... that show can be pretty goofy but Cowherd and Beadle did a good job with with the World Cup theme. I think Cowherd is a good talk...
I just watched the 3 hour preview show on my DVR and I've got to say that this by far exceeds anything I have ever seen produced for the World Cup...
It's been in HD the whole time on DirecTV. It's probably a local issue.
I would guess it will be the same for the final. Since they have 15 minutes of air time prior to kickoff, I think it makes sense for them to use...