Quotes about espn (16 Quotes)



    When I'm flipping through the channels at home and see ESPN, I'll automatically stop and see what's going on. It's great. The reason we're so successful is because of the fans, and the reason why the fan base is so big is because of the TV deals, including ESPN.

    We are very proud to be included in the ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday pool, and feel we are very deserving of consideration, ... Both Northwestern State and SFA have enjoyed success over the last three years, and we feel they will represent us very well. We thank our good friends at ESPN for their interest in Southland Conference basketball.

    Even though Rush is not me and the situations were very different, I think, in the Rush Limbaugh thing, ESPN was criticized for not acting, and you remember that after a couple days of controversy over Rush.




    We're delighted we could reach agreement with ESPN on what will prove to be, I'm confident, historic broadcasts of the sport. There is a style and intensity that ESPN brings to baseball that makes this agreement the perfect fit for the inaugural games.


    Our cable operation is very healthy, as is ESPN, ... The network operations are on a different model. You can make an argument there are only two healthy network sports operations.

    You have to appreciate it. We probably won't right now because of our age, but later on after we get out of college and done with basketball, the history books will come on ESPN and Coach Williams and the Hall of Fame and what happened, and we were involved in that.



    It's been a good thing for our football, especially early on because it drew attention to the conference when we weren't getting much. It has been a foundational part of the television growth that we've had, primarily with ESPN.


    We like the attention, because it brings recognition to the school. When I tell people I go to FAU, people used to say, 'Where's that' But now because of coach Doherty and getting on ESPN2 and all that, they know. We get excited about that because we work as hard as Duke and we want people to see that.

    John has done a terrific job of developing and growing the advertising partnerships at ESPN, the radio industry's number one sports brand. I am very glad to have John on our team.



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