Well the new kid on the block showed up over the weekend, Fox Sports 1's version of ESPN's Sportscenter. The format was interesting, talk at the desk for awhile than swing the camera to the right and speak to a panel of former professional athletes. It was awkward , not the notion going to a panel, but the athletes they had were a bit of a let down. It is baseball season, and I did not see one former baseball player on the panel. Really, Andy Roddick? Who in the heck follows tennis? I would rather see a former golfer on the panel over Roddick. Two former football players? (Donovan McNabb and Ephraim Salaam) . The only thing I can think of is when the casting call went out, Salaam was remarkable, otherwise his name is not an attention grabber for viewers.
The Anchors: Dan O'Tool and Jay Onrait, two Canadian anchors who bring their side-cracking acts to SO-CAL. Their delivery is slap-happy but at the end of the day they do their job. Will their work be remembered for their comedic delivery or for giving a solid newscast?
Then there was this gem:
http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=3f348bc7-7cc6-485d-b260-1dc565921f55&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink
Which reminded me of Brick... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdWAcK6Eh8
Then they had a dog reacting to the promo: http://msn.foxsports.com/watch/fox-sports-live/video?vid=23d6175a-76f3-42b3-8d0d-349b2fe0da9b
The panel should be seasonal and rotate....
Summer: Baseball, Baseball, NBA, Football
Fall, Baseball, NBA, Football, NHL
Winter, NBA, Football, NHL, NBA
Spring, Baseball, NBA, NHL, Golf
Or if you can have 5, have the fifth be a rotation of Tennis, Golf, Motorsports, Olympics
Certainly, I prefer to have competition regarding sports channels. But with each league running their own sports recap show, FoxSports1 needs to really hit a home run to eat into their ESPN habit.
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