John Neff

ESPN decision to simultaneously try to broadcast today's NCAA Women's Final game and also Taurasi etc. on the left third of the screen was a total disaster, ranking up there with the long ago decision to end a Superbowl Game early to cut to the movie "Heidi." What was ESPN thinking? Besides showing no respect for the two teams playing, Iowa and LSU, - isn't the game itself why we are watching? - the Taurasi etc. simulcast was no distracting I had to turn off the audio altogether, thereby making it impossible to follow the game closely, tracking number of fouls, etc. This bone-headed decision made the Women's Final the afterthought. All the chit-chat should have been saved for half-time, not during the game. Isn't a national final game enough in itself? Shame on ESPN.