I might be the only person in the country that watched Sportscenter this weekend because of Who's Now. The segments have received such uniformly disastrous reviews that I thought it would be worth a look, sorta like renting the DVD of Battlefield Earth. (A highly underrated experience)

Sitting down on Saturday, I got to thinking when the last time I watched half of a Sportscenter episode that didn't follow the Patriots or Red Sox winning the championship. The best I could come up with was about nine years ago, towards the end of college. I had assumed most big sports fans had done the same. With ESPNews and satellite cable available, there are always actual sports (or highlights) on television, rather than the talk and features format Sportscenter now favors.

All the outrage, especially from the blogosphere, helped me realize I was probably wrong about Sportscenter. People over 18 are still watching.

Who's Now didn't disappoint. Poor Steve Berthiaume (I believe) looked like he wanted to cry while introducing the segment. I listened to Kirk Herbstreit argue that Vince Young perhaps was more Next than Now. It was as ridiculous and meaningless as expected.

Now I don't have to watch for another nine years.