Jacie
1/10/2012, 11:11 AM
Why?
Before the game, EA had two interviews with Les Miles. During the first half, I spotted her twice in sideline shots of Les standing about as close as she could get, in the second row of people behind the ones closest to the field and a couple of people over. Clearly, she was positioning herself to be right there with him when the gatorade shower and confetti rain came down.
Nick Saban's sideline shadow was a guy I was unfamiliar with but he was the one who got to do the postgame interview with Saban. Following this, Erin got some air time with one of the bama players.
The pregame hype was all about the LSU offense and the many ways it was going to move at will versus the tide defense. It was obvious ESPN thought the tigers were a shoo-in for the win. Since it was two SEC teams playing why was the coverage slanted towards either of them? It was a no-lose situation for ESPN, yet they chose to go all LSU during the pregame and even halftime reporting. Did you note the fellow in the LSU-yellow tie who used the pronoun "we" when commenting about the tiger offense at the Gameday table during the half? I just don't understand what in ESPN's eys LSU had over Alabama unless Lee Corso has a lot more influence over editorial content than any of us imagined.
Before the game, EA had two interviews with Les Miles. During the first half, I spotted her twice in sideline shots of Les standing about as close as she could get, in the second row of people behind the ones closest to the field and a couple of people over. Clearly, she was positioning herself to be right there with him when the gatorade shower and confetti rain came down.
Nick Saban's sideline shadow was a guy I was unfamiliar with but he was the one who got to do the postgame interview with Saban. Following this, Erin got some air time with one of the bama players.
The pregame hype was all about the LSU offense and the many ways it was going to move at will versus the tide defense. It was obvious ESPN thought the tigers were a shoo-in for the win. Since it was two SEC teams playing why was the coverage slanted towards either of them? It was a no-lose situation for ESPN, yet they chose to go all LSU during the pregame and even halftime reporting. Did you note the fellow in the LSU-yellow tie who used the pronoun "we" when commenting about the tiger offense at the Gameday table during the half? I just don't understand what in ESPN's eys LSU had over Alabama unless Lee Corso has a lot more influence over editorial content than any of us imagined.