Post your comments here. Their gaffes used to anger me - now I just laugh.
1) They don't even realize that Lacey Bleazard is Lacey Cramer who won two years ago.
2) The constant times where their microphones are on and they don't realize it. The best was when Dwight Stones admitted he didn't know the high jump kid's first name.
Yesterday I think they said Robby Williams was the defending 800 champ - not Robby Andrews. My buddy said they didn't say this but I swear they did.
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Post your comments here. Their gaffes used to anger me - now I just laugh.
1) They don't even realize that Lacey Bleazard is Lacey Cramer who won two years ago.
2) The constant times where their microphones are on and they don't realize it. The best was when Dwight Stones admitted he didn't know the high jump kid's first name.
Yesterday I think they said Robby Williams was the defending 800 champ - not Robby Andrews. My buddy said they didn't say this but I swear they did.
they did say robin williams. Also the talking when the mic is "off" is hilarious.
Announced Jillian Smith as Rebecca Addison for the entire 800m race....even after she took 2nd!
Rawson referred to Robby Williams again just a few minutes ago.
I'm not sure anyone told them this is being streamed live. Lewis Johnson cut off Hasay during an interview because of some technical problem invisible to us, but told her "Don't worry, this is all taped anyway, not live."
It's been much worse in the past. Also much worse: the live coverage of the USATF nationals in Albuquerque this year. Those announcers didn't even pretend to care.
i think hasay is the only name they know
jordan hasay aka the little stick of dynamite
Hassay that little stick of dynamite, lol
i think they should mention the oregon crowd chant to hasay more. That's only the 4th time in the past 30 min.
They don't care that this is live online. They are only worried about what will be shown on tv.
they found a way to mention hasay during the 4x400 lol
Watching the outtakes is pretty funny.
The one where Lewis Johnson said "That's what I thought" before they interviewed the coach was hilarious.
They were prepping for a taped telecast, why would they care if the internet feed has some gaffs on it? The 5k people watching it live online can deal with some mistakes that the 500k people won't see on TV.
You can complain, or you could wait 6 days next time, with no live feed, and watch the perfect version on TV a week later.
That pretty much happened every time they went to interview someone. For some reason, they didn't think they had the camera or they weren't live. It got to be pretty hilarious by the time they interviewed Oregon's coach.
The problem is that in one week "the perfect version" will suck also. Track and field coverage on American TV is a joke. Watch British coverage of a meet -- or even fire up British coverage on YouTube of a few single events -- and you'll see (and hear) the difference. It's not simply a matter of knowing names (which the British do); it's also interviewing athletes leading up to the race (routine in other sports, not in track) to understand how their training has been and what their strategy/tactics might be, knowing their recent racing history and also their experience in similar events or in that venue, and understanding race tactics. I'm not saying the British (or anyone) is perfect; the point is more that the comparison is so stark that a mention of "perfect" U.S. coverage is a clear indication of how low our expectations are.
Even without a comparison, it's simply incompetent coverage -- they routinely show the first few laps of any race over 1 mile, leave the race for commercials and what passes for coverage of field events, then return for the last few laps. They don't think the audience can hold its attention for 8-13 minutes of racing. They frequently don't know who some of the leading runners are, even though all you need is a heat sheet to figure it out.
the time when the on track announcer said, " you see hasay crying? make sure to get that shot" i burst out laughing!
My favorite moment was when Elliot Heath made his move and we were greeted with ... total silence. They did not know who he was.
Is espn3 the online "network" that holds you hostage if you don't have a certain "cable" network or pay a bunch of money to watch?
You guys have any other hobbies?