We came here for the game, stupid

Not infrequently do sports commentators forget their telecasts are not about themselves, but are instead about a sports event. They forget that they are supposed to enhance the viewers' understanding of what's happening.

ESPN needs to take note: Understanding and enjoyment are greatly hampered when the camera is constantly being pulled from the field to whisk the viewer to unrelated replays in far-away stadiums or - more especially - to the broadcast booth to show these comedian-wannabe's commenting on unrelated, unfunny and uninteresting subjects.

I think ESPN won the Heisman for shabby commentary on a sporting event at last night's OSU-Purdue game by constant and ever-more annoying interruptions by ego-driven commentators talking about the wrong things.