DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:cvilleagle {l Wrote}:I really think it's just what viewers want to see. Although they are mostly idiots, Notre Dame fans are plentiful.
That and Teo is polarizing. The ND fanbase is large enough to offset the "haters," so covering Teo is going to get the two groups butting heads and talking about the story, which is ESPN's primary objective. Same goes for LeBron, Tiger, Tebow, and other sports figures ESPN chooses to give inordinate amounts of coverage to.
I understand that ND, like Duke basketball, is great for ratings as so many people have a strong opinion one way or the other. What I don't understand is the slobbering.
Also, the best example of an athlete that got/gets in inordinate amount of coverage from ESPN is TO.