1) Fox Sports Show
2) No Idea
3) No Clue
-Don't worry the average person can not, I am sure that I can not even think of one other sports highlight show on basic cable.
Now how did SportsCenter come to such a monopoly on sports highlights. I often find myself complaining that SportsCenter does not show enough highlights and it has become too much expert opinions, yet every morning I still find myself watching. I know that every guy reading this can agree with me; that they have laid in bed one morning and watched nothing but SportsCenter despite having seen the same highlights 3 times already.
So why do we love SportsCenter so much???
In my opinion SportsCenter by using its commercials, original Sports anchors with unique personalities, and offering a constant product of sports highlights finishing each episode with everyone's favorite Top 10 plays section they have built a valuable brand.
This is where the genius of "This is SportsCenter" comes in. Using SportsCenter anchors mixing with Sports icons, the commercial show a comedic view into life at the ESPN headquarters. By using these commercials, ESPN headquarters is portrayed as a fantasy land, where celebrities, sports stars, and ESPN staff all hangout in an environment similar to high school. In a way, the commercials remind me of ESPN headquarters as a magical place similar to what Willie Wonka's factory is to chocolate.
So in honor of the "This is SportsCenter" commercial campaign that I believe helped SportsCenter eliminate all other sports highlight shows I have listed my Top 10 below:
10) Tiger Woods & Stuart Scott - Classic; one of the first commercials back in 1994.
9) Lance Armstrong & Dan Patrick - Power goes out, but Lance doesn't stop...
8) Mark McGwire & Assorted Sports Anchors - Y2K is coming.
7) David Ortiz, Jorge Posada, & Stan Verrett - Wally is not what you think!
6) Lebron James & Scott Van Pelt - King's Chair.
5) Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, & Stuart Scott - Boston 3 Party.
4) Ladainian Tomlinson & Steve Levy - None of this mail is mine.
3) Dwight Howard & Hannah Storm - You were lucky Superman was so close.
2) Dwayne Wade & Neil Everett - Add some more defenders.
1) John Clatyon & Stan Verrett - Bringing the commercials to a new level
Hope you enjoyed these commercials and now understand why SportsCenter is the industry leader in sports highlights.
-Andrew
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