Tuesday, December 11, 2007

already tired of it

So yesterday Mike Vick got sentenced: 23 months. A dark day indeed, but am I the only one already tired of this issue? It seems every other discussion on ESPN is about Vick, just orchestrated by a different talking head. If they were bringing up genuinely new topics and points it'd be okay. But it's the same story every time: Will he get a second chance to play? And the answer, no matter whose mouth it's coming out of is 'yes, some team will take a chance on this kid.'"

That's a problem across the board with ESPN. They don't have enough content to warrant all the different outlets they have these days, so the next best (and easiest) thing besides finding new stories is to let a line of experts, critics, former pros, etc. sound off on the same topic. I used to watch Pardon the Interruption all the time; but these days I usually catch Around the Horn first, which makes PTI irrelevant. Why? They have the same basic run-down of stories. There are better uses of my time than getting ten different views (which oftentimes overlap) on one subject...

So I'll find out if I got the internship tomorrow. Good time turnaround. Gives me a chance to list my apartment for sub-lease should I get the job. It'll be unpaid, though. I guessed it would though; a lot of fall/spring internships aren't. But at the same time I'd be able to do night and weekend work for my dad (construction) so it should work out fine. The experience will make it well-worth it.

2 comments:

dquack said...

Did you get the internship?

Chris said...

yes I did. I start Monday morning. You can see the magazine's web site at HTexas.com.