Be Prepared for Non-Stop Favre on ESPN

Awful Announcing found this 3/4/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

Within a couple of hours of the news breaking that Brett Favre would retire, ESPN sent out this press release: Brett Favre Retirement Coverage: Updates & Special ESPN will present the latest on the sudden retirement of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, starting with a special segment at noon ET during SportsCenter 's morning re-airs. At 1 p.m., ESPN will ... [link]

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ESPN Turning Into Favre TV For A Day
Published 3/4/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... Someone said earlier that ESPN's coverage so far has been like a President had died, and I can't agree more. Well it's only going to get worse folks. In fact I wouldn't even turn any ESPN channel on until Purdue-Ohio State starts at 7pm (well scratch that...Brent and Steve are sure to talk about it too). Via MDS at Fanhouse... ...

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Broken: ESPN Recognizes Fox’s 1st Favre Report

FanHouse found this 3/4/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com

Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com and the BILOXI SUN-HERALD are the first we could find to break the news of Brett Favre’s retirement today. Looks like the real deal. Bigger shock than Favre’s retirement? ESPN recognized that Glazer and ...

Florida Couple Names Twins Born Yesterday Brett and Favre

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/5/2008 on FanIQ.com

It's been really refreshing to see that the sports world hasn't been overreacting to the Brett Favre retirement news. I mean, ESPN hardly even touched on the matter and Packers fans seem to be taking this in stride. Or not. First there was mass ...

Not To Be Outdone NFL Network Schedules 30 Hours Of Favre

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/5/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

They were beaten to the story by every media outlet by about 4 hours (Schefter must have had the day off), but that's not going to stop the NFL Network from getting in on the Favre love. ESPN spent about 12 hours yesterday on the retirement of the ...

Breaking: Brett Favre To Retire (For Real This Time!)

Jayhawk Fan posted 3/4/2008 from www.intentionalfoul.com

It’s being reported on ESPN and NFL.com that the golden-haired rifleman has informed Coach Mike McCarthy of his intentions to hang it up. Much more as coverage becomes available....

ESPN plans nonstop coverage of The Start of the Aaron Rodgers Era in Green Bay

fightonusc posted 3/4/2008 from www.yourfaceisasportsblog.com

ESPN moved into high-gear on Tuesday, planning exclusive wall-to-wall coverage after the announcement of the retirement of the Packers' current quarterback paved the way for the beginning of the Aaron Rodgers Era in Green Bay.

Brett Favre Retirement Press Conference

Posted 3/6/2008 on EMQB - NFL Blogcast

Blogcasting the National Football League , Blogcasting the NFL Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to be at Brett Favre ’s retirement/farewell presser today, but here is the transcript and a snippet of video from ESPN. My thoughts on Brett’s retirement can be found in my previous post . Thanks for the incredible memories, Brett. See you in the Hall of Fame! (Opening ...

Mort: Favre would still be playing if Packers signed Randy Moss

Posted 3/4/2008 on Shutdown Corner

Chris Mortenson was just on ESPN News to break down the reasons for Brett Favre 's retirement. Favre left him a long voicemail message explaining things. The video is above, but if you can't or don't want to watch it, I'll hit the high points for you: • Favre says that physically, he's good to go, but he's mentally worn down. The only thing that would justify the effort of ...

THE AFTER PARTY

Posted 3/4/2008 on EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST

The 10 worst cheap shots. ( FanIQ ) Don't Ray-Gun me, bro! ( Crashburn Alley ) 10 phrases to replace "the bubble." ( The Angry T ) Allison Stokke Cal photo discovered. ( Busted Coverage ) A Vikings fan's take on Favre retiring. ( Out of Left Field ) More on Favre retiring. ( CO-ED Magazine ) And more... ( Intentional Foul ) The Mullet with a bullet. ( Mac G's World ) NFL offseason news and ...

Brett Favre is gone, ending man-crushes across U.S.

Posted 3/4/2008 on Watchdog

The retirement of Brett Favre will be a devastating blow to the TV announcers of America, whose collective man-crush on Favre long has been one of the most amusing, annoying realities of NFL coverage. Sigh. And to think, it was Our Giants who drove him to this! (I assume.) Anyway, ESPN should be able to cover the subject adequately for you with a special SportsCenter at 1 p.m. A ...