Do the Networks Hate Miami?

[IowaDolfan]

 I was so Happy yesterday the first game this season that I feel the play call matched the team performance.
 Seemed like for the first time in a long time the Dolphins were in sync.
Outside of a Blunder on the opening kickoff Dolphins pretty much dominated that game.
 So for the first time in a long time I was excited to go to ESPN to get game highlights and hear  what excuses the so called experts had for not picking Miami
(Mike Golic being the only one to pick Miami).
 And to my dismay what do I find a 32 second clip featureing a Ford kickoff for a TD and a Ford 40plus yard TD reception in all fairness they did spend the final 4 seconds of the clip showing Ricky's 40 plus run for a score.
 Why do they HATE us?

[hordman]

in the words of Pope John Pope II, “It is what it is.”

you've got some real obvious talking heads that dislike MIA very much, one being the Swami.  he loves to stick it to the Phins whenever he gets the chance. rarely, and I mean very rarely does he pick the Phins to win outright.  I think if you ripped off that blazer and tie, you'd see a tshirt with a large porpoise and a red circle with a line thru it.

"Your with me, Leather"..................

[TonyB0D]

in the words of Pope John Pope II, “It is what it is.”

you've got some real obvious talking heads that dislike MIA very much, one being the Swami.  he loves to stick it to the Phins whenever he gets the chance. rarely, and I mean very rarely does he pick the Phins to win outright.  I think if you ripped off that blazer and tie, you'd see a tshirt with a large porpoise and a red circle with a line thru it.

"Your with me, Leather"..................

it's because he's a DIE-HARD  bills fan, who is old enough to remember the complete domination we had on them for the better part of a decade.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I don't think hate, as much as nobody really cares.  They are not in the hunt for a playoff spot, they don't have a national following, nor any marque name players.  So they aren't gonna get as much air as a team like the Steelers. 

[StL FinFan]

There is a reason why we in the middle of the country refer to espn as the eastern sports programming network.

[MikeO]

I don't think hate, as much as nobody really cares.  They are not in the hunt for a playoff spot, they don't have a national following, nor any marque name players.  So they aren't gonna get as much air as a team like the Steelers. 

Exactly. Miami is the 3rd best team in their division playing the 3rd best team in the AFC West and neither has a shot at the playoffs. Does it matter what highlight they show? It's a game nobody outside of Miami or Oakland really cared about

[Jim Gray]

Funny, I've never thought of Berman as a Dolphin hater.  Sure, he loves the Bills, but he seems to treat the Dolphins fairly.  The way he talks about Marino and Shula boarders on reverence.  Boomer isn't the only person not picking the Dolphins to win many games.   

[MikeO]

Funny, I've never thought of Berman as a Dolphin hater.  Sure, he loves the Bills, but he seems to treat the Dolphins fairly.  The way he talks about Marino and Shula boarders on reverence.  Boomer isn't the only person not picking the Dolphins to win many games.   

Most fans are too hyper sensative when it comes to their team. Godforbid someone says something that isn't totally 100% positive about their team, they think its some hidden agenda with behind the scenes memos being passed by the suits to say bad things about 1 football team. It's laughable.

ESPN guys (minus Golic who openly says he hates Miami because of the way they treated him when he was here) aren't going to tarnish their reputation by going out of their way to pick against 1 team all the time simply because they "don't like them". Because then they come off looking stupid and then they lose their job.

[StL FinFan]

Berman is an idiot.  He loves the Bills.  He hates the Dolphins.  He still has a job.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Berman is an idiot.  He loves the Bills.  He hates the Dolphins.  He still has a job.

Berman is no more biased than a CBS analyst named Dan Marino.  But that bias doesn't bother you.

Reality is all of them have their biases and teams they root for.

The fact is that the 3rd place team in the AFCE which has no chance of making the playoffs beating the 3rd place team in the AFCW that has no chance of making the playoffs doesn't warrant getting major coverage. 

The coverage mirrors national interest.  Nobody gives a shit about the football team in Miami.  OTOH, the basketball team in that city get more than its fair share of coverage on the same networks.   

[StL FinFan]

^ Don't assume things I did not say.  FYI I don't watch CBS pre-game post-game or halftime.
So you admit Berman is biased?

[MikeO]

^ Don't assume things I did not say.  FYI I don't watch CBS pre-game post-game or halftime.
So you admit Berman is biased?

It's not MEET THE PRESS here Berman is hosting. It's a football show. So if he leans towards his favorite team a bit does it really matter?

[StL FinFan]

It matters a lot if you are on a nationwide show.

[MikeO]

It matters a lot if you are on a nationwide show.

It's football. It's a game. It's entertainment!

Don't take it so seriously

[StL FinFan]

First of all I was not discussing with you and second of all look who's talking.