First of all I am NOT coming to ESPN's defense! But I was very surprised by something I saw during the ESPN3 raw feed on the internet. It looked like they were doing a finish-line interview with Jeff Teuton, right after the Stock final. I had the audio muted because I was monitoring the live PA from the NHRA site, so I don't know what was said. But I can guess that when Sam Pourciau's motor unfortunately went away, it backed up the entire "live" program, and with a 6 PM deadline they changed the run schedule for broadcast. ESPN made a big deal of the "live coverage" of the finals for some reason I have yet to understand. But at least the show wasn't preempted by friggin' high school football!!
We'll have to wait until next week to see if I'm correct about the Sportsman coverage!
Lew