National Step Show On ESPN2!!!!!

[Kevin]

Sounds like something ESPN should have put on "The Ocho."

[PeppyGPhiB]

Wow, ESPN2 has quite the sporting smorgasbord that day...

College basketball, followed by World Sumo Challenge, then college women's volleyball, Ultimate Arm Wrestling III, 2004 World's Stongest Man competition, and wrapping up the evening with the World Paintball Championships.

Greek events like Derby Days, Anchor Splash and various dance marathons might have a chance at getting broadcast time!

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Greek events like Derby Days, Anchor Splash and various dance marathons might have a chance at getting broadcast time!

I'd watch other school's step shows, intramural dodgeball games, and a few parties if they were aired on ESPN U late at night. I'll be honest, greek life in the cities is fun, but I usually knew what to expect and recognized people at every single function. I'd love to have a spectator's view of a flag football game between two rival fraternities at a completely different school that I haven't traveled to yet. ESPN would do a better job than most channels(MTV specifically) at keeping the programming objective and inspiring.

[shinerbock]

ESPN isn't objective at all. Did anyone see the "best college football team ever" thing last night? The panel was composed of like 2 PAC 10 guys, 4 Big 10 guys and 2 Big East guys.

If MTV ever did a show about a traditional southern fraternity (wouldn't happen) it would probably make international news.

[The_Grip]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

If MTV ever did a show about a traditional southern fraternity (wouldn't happen) it would probably make international news.

Maybe Santa will bring you the "Borat" DVD for Christmas.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

ESPN isn't objective at all. Did anyone see the "best college football team ever" thing last night? The panel was composed of like 2 PAC 10 guys, 4 Big 10 guys and 2 Big East guys.

If MTV ever did a show about a traditional southern fraternity (wouldn't happen) it would probably make international news.

Wouldn't surprise me if they still stated that last year's USC team was the greatest in the history of the planet.

[shinerbock]

I love that onepeat thing, so true. Its amazing how few mentions LSU's BCS national championship gets on ESPN.

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

ESPN isn't objective at all. Did anyone see the "best college football team ever" thing last night? The panel was composed of like 2 PAC 10 guys, 4 Big 10 guys and 2 Big East guys.

If MTV ever did a show about a traditional southern fraternity (wouldn't happen) it would probably make international news.

When it comes to determining a national champion without a playoff system, of course objectivity will be compromised. I'm huge fan of Boise State myself. Just for the blue field and the kick-ass record.


If MTV did a show about any real national fraternity, it would make huge news. At first I thought it would be cool if MTV did a series about my chapter, but then I realized that they would try to make it look like something goes wrong every week. Like, if I'm arguing with my girlfriend over the phone, they will splice it with a phone conversation with another brother to make it look like a whole lot of drama is going down. Then they would film me about to take a nap while blasting REM's "Everybody Hurts". Or they would show someone tired, or frowning at step practice to make it look like there is major dissension amongst our ranks. MTV seems like they would intensify nonexistent problems just to boost ratings.
ESPN would, at the most, make some of the rivalries look like century old feuds about who could play kickball better. But they would probably highlight other aspects of the organizations as well as the schools. At least that's what I see when I watch college sports on there.

[soulman88]

The show IS happening!
I stepped in it and it will air Sat. Dec. 16th at 7pm. It's two hours long.
We, the Phi Beta Sigma UnKNOWn Stepteam(Army Sponsored), stepped exhibition as the sponsored team. The Competion was won by Phi Beta Sigma from New Jersey, and Zeta Phi Beta from Philly.
Watch it... It was good!

It's funny how these hit and run posters go through all the trouble of registration and validation and such just to tell everybody to watch.

I'm assuming most people will be out and about Saturday evening at 7pm.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by soulman88

The show IS happening!
I stepped in it and it will air Sat. Dec. 16th at 7pm. It's two hours long.
We, the Phi Beta Sigma UnKNOWn Stepteam(Army Sponsored), stepped exhibition as the sponsored team. The Competion was won by Phi Beta Sigma from New Jersey, and Zeta Phi Beta from Philly.
Watch it... It was good!

Spoiler!

[starang21]

wacktacular

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Greek events like Derby Days, Anchor Splash and various dance marathons might have a chance at getting broadcast time!

When those are considered interesting or remotely "skill based" as far as random people are concerned, you might see them.

Over the past years, stepping is less viewed by mainstream as a "Greek event" and more a form of entertainment that anyone can participate in (regardless if they can actually step or not).

I wouldn't watch a televised competition but I guess this isn't too crazy if those cheerleader competitions are aired. I love watching cheerleader competitions so maybe I can love watching these stepshows. I'll have to watch it from a noncritical and more mainstream POV, I guess.

[DeltAlum]

Remember that the real name of ESPN is the Entertainment, Sports Programming Network.

We can leave it at that.

However, I think it might be fun to watch a step show on TV.

[ilovehellweek]

i watched the step show. i wish they they showed more of the actual competition. damn too slow to get to the good parts.