ESPN's Olympic Coverage

[Number_6]

So I'm at the gym today, and ESPN is on. I'm on an arc-trainer far enough away from the television that I can't really make out the ESPN logo without squinting.

ESPN is calling its coverage "Rome is Burning."

In the current climate, is that really a wise decision? I saw the "Rome is Burning" title (without knowing I was watching ESPN), and assumed that there'd been a terrorist attack.

Anybody else notice this?

 

[RobL]

Actually, that's a half-hour talk/news/whatever show by Jim Rome, who is known for burning/flaming/whatever against whatever he thinks is stupid about the sports world.

I actually like the show, as most of the time he's right. He'd make an excellent troll.

 

[Number_6]

Well, he must think the Olympics are stupid, because that's what he was covering today.

I admit to being a geek who rarely watches ESPN.

 

[RobL]

Not necessarly the Olympics, but something in the Olympics, yeah, probably.

I didn't watch it today, or I would have told you. I slept through "The Peacemaker" on HBO.