NFL Flips on Anthem (Again)

[Haumana]

Is that kind of like taking the cutting off your dick because you pissed on your shoe approach to the issue?

Here's the deal, previously most NFL games the Anthem was not broadcast. BUT, now that they've made it an issue. People will see this as siding with Anthem protesters. Everyone is watching now to see if there are protests.

How could that possibly be seen as siding with the protestors? Did you mean to type “against”?

Siding with because they are avoiding the spectacle which, by default, means the National Anthem will no longer be televised. Heckler's veto, of sorts.

[C-Mag]

Here's the deal, previously most NFL games the Anthem was not broadcast. BUT, now that they've made it an issue. People will see this as siding with Anthem protesters. Everyone is watching now to see if there are protests.

How could that possibly be seen as siding with the protestors? Did you mean to type “against”?

Siding with because they are avoiding the spectacle which, by default, means the National Anthem will no longer be televised. Heckler's veto, of sorts.

Pretty much the way I see it.

ESPN is suspect to folks who want to see Sports sans Politics. To them, this will be seen as making a statement against the Anthem. They've put themselves in this position by not enforcing the rules of the game.

The NFL always previously punished politicization of the game. ESPN used to be focused on the sport not the politics surrounding it.

[Haumana]

Pretty much the way I see it.

ESPN is suspect to folks who want to see Sports sans Politics. To them, this will be seen as making a statement against the Anthem. They've put themselves in this position by not enforcing the rules of the game.

The NFL always previously punished politicization of the game. ESPN used to be focused on the sport not the politics surrounding it.

I thought ESPN focused on pithy comments about sports.

I watched ESPN for the first time in I don't know how long to see the Hawaii squad advance in the LLWS. They beat my old neighbor kid's team Tri City last week. I was somewhat torn on who to root for.

[Speaker to Animals]

Just came home from the gym. Right now ESPN is broadcasting little league sports. Yesterday it was some girl's sports.

Nobody gives a shit about this stuff.

On the weekdays when I show up to the lockerroom, there is some show from Miami where some Cuban dudes are getting political and virtue signalling about feminism or whatever.

Fuck ESPN.

Remember when their alternative programming was cool sports like the running of the bulls? I am personally not a fan of dudes torturing bulls to death in an arena, but bulls goring drunk dudes at that jacknife turn is fucking glorious.

[Speaker to Animals]

They almost had me with Shaq threatening to beat people into comas all the time, but I think they reigned him in.

[Zlaxer]

Just came home from the gym. Right now ESPN is broadcasting little league sports.

Ummm...the Little League World Series? Which has been broadcast for years? Don't get me wrong - ESPN is on its way down.....but, this isn't a sign...

[SuburbanFarmer]

Just came home from the gym. Right now ESPN is broadcasting little league sports.

Ummm...the Little League World Series? Which has been broadcast for years? Don't get me wrong - ESPN is on its way down.....but, this isn't a sign...

LMFAO
Next time, just let him keep digging

[Speaker to Animals]

Just came home from the gym. Right now ESPN is broadcasting little league sports.

Ummm...the Little League World Series? Which has been broadcast for years? Don't get me wrong - ESPN is on its way down.....but, this isn't a sign...

I don't know what the fuck it is.

Are you watching that shit? No? I guess it means fuck all to you too.

[Okeefenokee]

When my country fried steak and gravy came to the table, PR was beating Australia, 4-0.

[clubgop]

Just came home from the gym. Right now ESPN is broadcasting little league sports.

Ummm...the Little League World Series? Which has been broadcast for years? Don't get me wrong - ESPN is on its way down.....but, this isn't a sign...

I don't know what the fuck it is.

Are you watching that shit? No? I guess it means fuck all to you too.

I watch it. A baseball fan born and raised in Pennsylvania, I have to, it is written in the DNA.