ESPN analyst Stuart Scott......

[Bigappleyinzer]

Puts **** into perspective. We all should cherish every second we have on this earth. No point getting emotional about a game or arguing over petty crap.. Just enjoy life.


RIP to one of the greatest sports anchor's in my generation...

 

[Lloyds legend]

Prayers to his friends and family.

Enjoyed his work at ESPN.

RIP Stuart.

 

[Elfiero]

Stay classy, Elfie. Save your anti Christianity comments for another thread. Warning number one.

And if you have something to say, PM me. I am NOT going to turn this thread into one filled with disrespect.

1.His name is Omar why do you assume he's Christian and my comment anti-christian?

2. I'm agreeing with him on the prayer factor, you don't know if I've converted to some kind of religous belief do you?

3. Thanks for being so quick to rush to judgement.

4. I'm a mennonite now if anyone cares. Peace be with you Lynn and peace be upon Scott's family I meant no disrespect.

I digress.

 

[STEELERS R GR8]

Even if a person didn't like him or his style, he/she should watch Scott's ESPY award acceptance speech from last summer. I was snort sobbing watching it.

Yeah for sure, that was what I put up on my facebook page as a tribute to him......absolutely was one of the most moving speeches I have ever seen......

 

[Yinzerlyn]

Elfie, I honestly don't know whether I believe you or not...but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt here. I will apologize to you if what I said upset you that much.

I just hope my kindness doesn't bite me later.
Discussion over.

 

[warriors42]

RIP Stuart, I'll turn my pillow over tonight in memory of you. Thanks for sharing your gift with us..

 

[Stryker]

His lazy eye and big ears were on a face made for radio, but his quick wit, endearing nature, and passion for sports, made him an icon.

RIP Stewart you died too young.

 

[Ghost of Frenchy Fuqua]

I wrote about him when he was hired - along with several other young sportscasters - for the launch of ESPN2. Very nice, down-to-earth guy.

Condolences to his friends, family and colleagues.

 

[FAB802]

Saw this on NFL network today when I was laying around. While none of us for the most part meet these folks personally, a lot of us do spend a lot of time watching them and their personalities on screen. On top of that nearly everyone has lost someone they love to Cancer. I always found him funny, and he did his thing his way. Rip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_vum6AuK0

 

[Darren]

His act was unfunny and stale but he was a great guy according to everyone that knew him, RIP Mr. Scott.

 

[Yinzerlyn]

Saw this on NFL network today when I was laying around. While none of us for the most part meet these folks personally, a lot of us do spend a lot of time watching them and their personalities on screen. On top of that nearly everyone has lost someone they love to Cancer. I always found him funny, and he did his thing his way. Rip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_vum6AuK0

I watched this earlier and cried. I have cried a lot watching these tributes to him. Normally, I don't cry. But seeing the raw emotion of his co-anchors and having lost my dad to cancer, I think this death just HIT.

 

[slashsteel]

I watched this earlier and cried. I have cried a lot watching these tributes to him. Normally, I don't cry. But seeing the raw emotion of his co-anchors and having lost my dad to cancer, I think this death just HIT.

yeah I lost the closest people to me as a child due to cancer.......................

it shows no mercy.........................

 

[Penguins&Steelers]

I'm not sure how I feel about all of the tributes that are out. I mean obviously they were already made u for when this day came. Not sure how I would feel if someone asked me to do an interview about the death of a friend who hasn't died yet.

 

[Walter]

What everyone now hates about ESPN was started by Scott and his contrived horrible look at me shtick instead of the highlights he was covering.RIP but lets not sanctify a man just because he died of a horrible disease that millions die from each year without the public fanfare.

 

[Yinzerlyn]

I'm not sure how I feel about all of the tributes that are out. I mean obviously they were already made u for when this day came. Not sure how I would feel if someone asked me to do an interview about the death of a friend who hasn't died yet.

I agree- unless those tributes were part of the ESPY thing. I don't know. But I was mostly speaking about the off the cuff, raw emotional tributes given by his coworkers on live TV.

Yes, I know that people die of cancer every day with no fanfare, but when a person is a celebrity, his whole life is "out there" for people to see, like it or not.

 

[Omar10213245]

What everyone now hates about ESPN was started by Scott and his contrived horrible look at me shtick instead of the highlights he was covering.RIP but lets not sanctify a man just because he died of a horrible disease that millions die from each year without the public fanfare.

Not true, dan patrick and the godawful keith olbermann were doing attention-grabbing schticks well before Stuart Scott

 

[Bigappleyinzer]

What everyone now hates about ESPN was started by Scott and his contrived horrible look at me shtick instead of the highlights he was covering.RIP but lets not sanctify a man just because he died of a horrible disease that millions die from each year without the public fanfare.

I think you are way off base.

Scott made ESPN a huge success. From the time he started as an anchor (mid 90's) til he left, ESPN enjoyed a trajectory never seen by any sports network. Almost everyone in my generation tuned in b/c of the guy and his antics.

People hate(d) ESPN because of its biases and programming- not its anchors...

 

[Walter]

I think you are way off base.

Scott made ESPN a huge success. From the time he started as an anchor (mid 90's) til he left, ESPN enjoyed a trajectory never seen by any sports network. Almost everyone in my generation tuned in b/c of the guy and his antics.

People hate(d) ESPN because of its biases and programming- not its anchors...

No, you would be wrong. He was annoying, loud and obnoxious and used played out hip hop slang to try and be cool, didn't work unless you were brain dead. ESPN became unwatchable when he and others tried to become the show instead of the games. Take a poll, very few like what Sportcenter has become pandering to the lowest common denominator. You are also wrong on the ratings, Sportcenter has been declining in ratings for years coinciding directly with his and his contemporaries bursting on the scene but please keep telling me the ratings are wrong.

 

[Steelerfan]

No, you would be wrong. He was annoying, loud and obnoxious and used played out hip hop slang to try and be cool, didn't work unless you were brain dead. ESPN became unwatchable when he and others tried to become the show instead of the games. Take a poll, very few like what Sportcenter has become pandering to the lowest common denominator. You are also wrong on the ratings, Sportcenter has been declining in ratings for years coinciding directly with his and his contemporaries bursting on the scene but please keep telling me the ratings are wrong.

I tend to agree with this. But having said that, prayers sent for the family for their loss.

 

[Bigappleyinzer]

No, you would be wrong. He was annoying, loud and obnoxious and used played out hip hop slang to try and be cool, didn't work unless you were brain dead. ESPN became unwatchable when he and others tried to become the show instead of the games. Take a poll, very few like what Sportcenter has become pandering to the lowest common denominator. You are also wrong on the ratings, Sportcenter has been declining in ratings for years coinciding directly with his and his contemporaries bursting on the scene but please keep telling me the ratings are wrong.

Wow.

First off, from the time Scott joined in '96, ESPN2 and Sportscenter enjoyed massive success as a result of its anchors- with his personality being one of the most memorable. So its safe to say that you sir, are speaking out of your ***. Ratings have only begun to drop recently in the last 3 years, well after Scott's departure. How you attempt to blame this decline on his influence is pretty idiotic and ignorant.

You kind of come off as A.) douche who drives a minivan who listens to Micheal Buble B.) A curmudgeon who only listens to Boston and Styx. We get it- you dont like hip hop. But in 1997, hip hop was the second largest genre behind Country (lol). So despite what you may have wanted to believe, there was a large audience of young people growing up and enjoying his approach to sports.

You prefer a Walter Cronkite-type anchor, cool. Certainly does not mean that there arent millions who enjoyed Stuart Scott.

 

[madinsomniac]

Stuart Scott was a very good on air personality. I thought the ESPN sendoff last night was fitting. He sat in one of the big chairs for some of my most memorable sportcenter coverages. Its a shame ESPN fell to what it is now. there was a time they made sports coverage almost as fun to watch as the events without really trying...

 

[FAB802]

What everyone now hates about ESPN was started by Scott and his contrived horrible look at me shtick instead of the highlights he was covering.RIP but lets not sanctify a man just because he died of a horrible disease that millions die from each year without the public fanfare.

How old are you? I can't believe I'm even addressing a new troll but here goes. Berman was doing his baseball nickname **** from the day he got there. For some when a famous person dies it reminds them of someone they knew who passed from the same disease or something related. It's not even about that particular person at all.

Myself, a good friend of mine was a victim of a drunk driving accident ten years ago. When we played basketball and he hit a game winning shot on me he would yell that Booyeah **** every time. As annoying as it was, I would give a million 0-16 Steelers seasons to hear that clown say that to me one more time. Perspective. It's a wonderful thing.

Turns out after reading a couple more comments you're just the same old retread on your twentieth user name..

 

[Pittplaya]

Wow.

First off, from the time Scott joined in '96, ESPN2 and Sportscenter enjoyed massive success as a result of its anchors- with his personality being one of the most memorable. So its safe to say that you sir, are speaking out of your ***. Ratings have only begun to drop recently in the last 3 years, well after Scott's departure. How you attempt to blame this decline on his influence is pretty idiotic and ignorant.

You kind of come off as A.) douche who drives a minivan who listens to Micheal Buble B.) A curmudgeon who only listens to Boston and Styx. We get it- you dont like hip hop. But in 1997, hip hop was the second largest genre behind Country (lol). So despite what you may have wanted to believe, there was a large audience of young people growing up and enjoying his approach to sports.

You prefer a Walter Cronkite-type anchor, cool. Certainly does not mean that there arent millions who enjoyed Stuart Scott.

Bigapple,
I wholeheartedly agree with you. For those types who are tight, conservative, and uncomfortable being themselves outside of their own household will always dislike the people of Stuart Scott ilk. I look at ESPN as entertainment and nothing more. I laugh at those "serious" types that act like sports anchors should report like it is "1960"

As for the ratings it has nothing to do with Stuart Scott and those "like" him. Back when Scott hit the scene the internet and mobile phones and social media was nothing like it is today. Most people had to tune in to ESPN and other sports TV shows, today we have much more choices to get our news like the Internet where you can choose what and when you want to watch...TV ratings can not capture those viewers so Walter take that ratings crap to the shed and burn it...Its more than TV ratings in 2015. But judging by your previous post I understand you are a I miss the good ol day" type boy.

 

[Walter]

Wow.

First off, from the time Scott joined in '96, ESPN2 and Sportscenter enjoyed massive success as a result of its anchors- with his personality being one of the most memorable. So its safe to say that you sir, are speaking out of your ***. Ratings have only begun to drop recently in the last 3 years, well after Scott's departure. How you attempt to blame this decline on his influence is pretty idiotic and ignorant.

You kind of come off as A.) douche who drives a minivan who listens to Micheal Buble B.) A curmudgeon who only listens to Boston and Styx. We get it- you dont like hip hop. But in 1997, hip hop was the second largest genre behind Country (lol). So despite what you may have wanted to believe, there was a large audience of young people growing up and enjoying his approach to sports.

You prefer a Walter Cronkite-type anchor, cool. Certainly does not mean that there arent millions who enjoyed Stuart Scott.

Again he pandered to the lowest common denominator and that includes you. He was not very good and his shtick was aimed at the young and dumb. Back here in Raleigh when he was at WRAL we were shocked that such a white bread non descript announcer was such a poser and trying to be a hip hop announcer, he was terrible but then again he aimed low and hit his mark.

He was a great guy by all accounts but a tired announcer that never did his homework and worked his pillow and Ray Ray and Day Day stuff 20 years past their prime without trying to come up with anything new.


Sportcenter ratings have been way down since the 90s despite your lying and it appears more viewers agree with me, we want the highlights without a fool delivering it and trash like Stephen A. Smith, Van Pelt, Skip Bayless ,Berman ,etc. have done their job and made ESPN must miss TV except for the actual games. By the way just because something sells does not make it good, see Justin Bieber , Miley Cyrus and todays NFL.

 

[Walter]

Bigapple,
I wholeheartedly agree with you. For those types who are tight, conservative, and uncomfortable being themselves outside of their own household will always dislike the people of Stuart Scott ilk. I look at ESPN as entertainment and nothing more. I laugh at those "serious" types that act like sports anchors should report like it is "1960"

As for the ratings it has nothing to do with Stuart Scott and those "like" him. Back when Scott hit the scene the internet and mobile phones and social media was nothing like it is today. Most people had to tune in to ESPN and other sports TV shows, today we have much more choices to get our news like the Internet where you can choose what and when you want to watch...TV ratings can not capture those viewers so Walter take that ratings crap to the shed and burn it...Its more than TV ratings in 2015. But judging by your previous post I understand you are a I miss the good ol day" type boy.

With a name like yours you are gangsta playa. So using tired old hip hop slang for 20 years made the poser cool ,LMFAO. must have been at UNC where the middle class kid got his street cred, he is the Wayne Brady of hip hop but then again he was so cutting edge with no originality and he still relied on all his tired crap for 20 years, sure was living on the edge, wonder if he and Culio and Busta Rhymes were too busy getting ready for their new album to drop to come up with new slang for Stu ?