Most overexposed team in sports?

Just wondering who thinks which of these teams I'm sick of hearing about are overexposed. While I know there are reasons for teams getting the exposure they do (Boston breaking the "curse," the Yankees playing their last season in the stadium, etc.), I think most would agree that some of these teams just get too much coverage in the media.

What do you think?

I'm going with the Buckeyes. I don't think there's very many people out there who really care about this team anywhere near as much as the media would like to believe that people do. Even after getting spanked by USC, I'm still seeing them all over SportsCenter and in the news, and hearing about them everywhere.

Boston anything, basically. This includes the Pats.

Never though I'd EVER say someone was over exposed than the yanks but its really a tie between the yanks, the pats, and the sox now

Red Sox, due to the man crush that ESPN has on them. I like Peter Gammons, but the dude cannot string more than 2 sentences together without having the words "Red Sox" in there somewhere.

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Originally Posted by boa

Boston anything, basically. This includes the Pats.

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agreed.

i gave the slight nod to the bosox, though the pats are right there with them

most overexposed non-boston team, in my opinion, are the cowboys

I'd go with Red Sox second and Pats third. The reason I pick OSU though, is because there are a zillion more people who are fans of, or at least care about, the Sox and the Pats. Also, those teams actually win championships, where OSU doesn't... and OSU can't even win big games. OSU/UM is also right up there with Sox/Yankees in terms of most overhyped rivalry in sports, I think.

I would have to say it is the Red Sox and Pats. But ESPN is in CT so I can see that.

Also, I agree with eto the Cowboys are bad too.

Also, most overexposed person in sports goes to Brett Favre. ESPN can't get through a monday sportscenter without five minutes of Brett.

That's a great idea for a weekly show. :)

5 minutes with Brett

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Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

I would have to say it is the Red Sox and Pats. But ESPN is in CT so I can see that.

Also, I agree with eto the Cowboys are bad too.

Also, most overexposed person in sports goes to Brett Favre. ESPN can't get through a monday sportscenter without five minutes of Brett.

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agreed on favre...however, they're set with romo for when favre finally retires & stays retired

Yankees and justifiably so!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the most hated College Football team in America, yet everyone hates them because they say everyone likes them and they get an unfair advantage in the Rankings.

When they are good, they are scrutinized.

When they are bad, they are scrutinized.

They belong on this list...

As for the most overexposed team in sports, it's obviously the Yankees. The only other team that comes close would be the Red Sox but do we remember the year after the Sox won their 1st Title... They missed the playoffs and it was nothing new. Nobody really discussed it.

The Yankees Win or Lose are on SportsCenter, ESPN, Fox News and MLB.com all day every day. Rain, Shine, Titles, Lossing Season. It doesn't matter.

Justified Overexposure.

I would have to say from a Boston perspective, the Yankees and the Celtics. It is obnoxious how much they talk about them, over and over and over and over and over and over, and well, you get my point :)

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Originally Posted by NoT25hAbY

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the most hated College Football team in America, yet everyone hates them because they say everyone likes them and they get an unfair advantage in the Rankings.

When they are good, they are scrutinized.

When they are bad, they are scrutinized.

They belong on this list...

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I don't think anyone hates the Irish that much these days. They gained their exposure (and infamy) by being the most storied and successful program in NCAAF history. They're the Yankees of college football, but unlike the Yankees, I don't see them getting much exposure anymore. They get an occasional mention on national TV, but usually only if they played a game.

Notre Dame isn't even overexposed in my local market, which is saying a lot.

Red Sox

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Originally Posted by justanewguy

I don't think anyone hates the Irish that much these days. They gained their exposure (and infamy) by being the most storied and successful program in NCAAF history. They're the Yankees of college football, but unlike the Yankees, I don't see them getting much exposure anymore. They get an occasional mention on national TV, but usually only if they played a game.

Notre Dame isn't even overexposed in my local market, which is saying a lot.

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I agree. All exposure they've received the past few years has come directly from their hiring of a former patiot coordinator

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Originally Posted by beerchaser

Red Sox, due to the man crush that ESPN has on them. I like Peter Gammons, but the dude cannot string more than 2 sentences together without having the words "Red Sox" in there somewhere.

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I agree 100% with this statement.

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Originally Posted by koolzach1

I agree 100% with this statement.

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I agree maybe 46.840923-47.3981289 with it.

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Originally Posted by justanewguy

I don't think anyone hates the Irish that much these days. They gained their exposure (and infamy) by being the most storied and successful program in NCAAF history. They're the Yankees of college football, but unlike the Yankees, I don't see them getting much exposure anymore. They get an occasional mention on national TV, but usually only if they played a game.

Notre Dame isn't even overexposed in my local market, which is saying a lot.

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Uh, they have a national TV contract of their own. And yes, they are the most over-exposed team in sports.

Yankees, they are the only team you will ever see having people wear their **** without ever watching a game in their life.

I hate the Cowboys and Jerry Jones.

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Originally Posted by JeepGuy63

I hate the Cowboys and Jerry Jones.

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Nobody asked what team you disliked the most.

Its the Yankees.

The Yankees have gotten basically as much press this season for losing as the Red Sox and Rays have for winning. Its really pathetic how much ESPN slobs all over the Yankees. I realize they do it to the Red Sox too, but I think its much worse when it comes to the Yankees.

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Originally Posted by YEAH DAAAAWG

Its the Yankees.

The Yankees have gotten basically as much press this season for losing as the Red Sox and Rays have for winning. Its really pathetic how much ESPN slobs all over the Yankees. I realize they do it to the Red Sox too, but I think its much worse when it comes to the Yankees

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Seriously?

Yes, I feel the same way Etothep. Look at there nonstop blabbering about the end of Yanke stadium! They did not do this when The Cards moved, or when the Pirates did, or the Nats...

Yankees and Red Sox.. That's all I hear about on Sportsnet or TSN other than when a Jays game is on..

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Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies

Yes, I feel the same way Etothep. Look at there nonstop blabbering about the end of Yanke stadium! They did not do this when The Cards moved, or when the Pirates did, or the Nats...

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Well, considering that the Cardinals/Pirates/Nats history doesn't compare even remotely to the Yankees history... that is very understandable.

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Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies

Yes, I feel the same way Etothep. Look at there nonstop blabbering about the end of Yanke stadium! They did not do this when The Cards moved, or when the Pirates did, or the Nats...

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That is a terrible comparison. Yankee Stadium is baseball history. Not just baseball history. AMERICAN history. That stadium has lived through a lot and seen a lot things.

What had Busch Stadium seen? Or RFK?

Agreed with koolzach and OregonDuck. It's not an apt comparison.

How about the Cubs? I am getting tired of hearing so much about a team that has done nothing for a hundred years.

I am not sure the Yankees can be considered as overexposed, since they are one of the most popular sport franchises in the world. There are people I know whose knowledge of baseball begins and ends with the Yankees.

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Originally Posted by vaskov17

I am not sure the Yankees can be considered as overexposed, since they are one of the most popular sport franchises in the world. There are people I know whose knowledge of baseball begins and ends with the Yankees.

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Is that not "overexposure"?

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Is that not "overexposure"?

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In my opinion to be overexposed a franchise has to be getting a lot of attention for no good reason. The Yankees have been a very good team for a long time, they are located in one of the most well known cities in the world and they truly are a global franchise. Just like any well run business they are well advertised and rightfully so, because they have an excellent product.

The Cubs, I think are overexposed because they haven't won a pennant for 60+ years and the World Series in 100 years. I think they get so much attention because they are one of the oldest baseball franchises and baseball is all about tradition (even above achievement).

The Cubs aren't overexposed nationally. They're a story this year, and were last year because they haven't had a team this good in ages. They also happen to be among the top 2 or 3 teams in baseball for the first time in ages. When they're not winning, they get very little national exposure considering how big the market and fan base is.

The cubs are not overly exposed...

Red Sox!, Blue Jays!

BLUEJAYS!!!! wtf

lol I NEVER hear about them

Seattle is about 1-3 hours away from the boarder, we always get 40k of Blue Jay fans that come and watch at the Kingdome in the 90's and safeco in 00's.

One could say that in the 90's the Braves were probably the most overly exposed team because of TNN.

Certainly used to be the Yankees, or possibly the Cowboys. Nowadays? The Red Sox. They've beaten the Yankees by becoming them.

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Originally Posted by oriole^

Certainly used to be the Yankees, or possibly the Cowboys. Nowadays? The Red Sox. They've beaten the Yankees by becoming them.

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No more thean the Cubs and White Sox with WGN :p

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Originally Posted by boomboom

The cubs are not overly exposed...

Red Sox!, Blue Jays!

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:confused: Dude, the Blue Jays don't even get much exposure in CANADA, and that's damn impressive for a team based in TORONTO not to be forced down everyone's throats. :D

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Originally Posted by oriole^

Certainly used to be the Yankees, or possibly the Cowboys. Nowadays? The Red Sox. They've beaten the Yankees by becoming them.

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joke I assume overexposed = best supported & that is SIMPLY cos of AD value.

Yankees = 1
Cowboys = 2
Sox = 3

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Originally Posted by FRENCHREDSOX

joke I assume overexposed = best supported & that is SIMPLY cos of AD value.

Yankees = 1
Cowboys = 2
Sox = 3

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That's actually a pretty good ranking based on the definition of overexposed I was using when I posted this.

By "overexposed" I don't mean "net support."

The equation would look something like:

media exposure
success (or "deservedness")

And the highest ratio would be the "most overexposed."

That's why I chose Ohio State: an insane amount of media exposure (more than any other college football team, including national champions LSU and this year's favorites USC), with little true success beyond regular season play to warrant such exposure. It would be the equivalent of the San Diego Chargers being the most covered team in the NFL, or the Angels being the most covered team in MLB over the last couple of years.

I'd also consider it to be rooted in TODAY, with less consideration given to media exposure the deeper into history you go. For example, I don't think the Patriots are as overexposed as the Yankees, because the Patriots have won recent championships, have been the NFL's chief, and only, recent dynasty, and went undefeated in the regular season last year, where the Yankees have been largely unsuccessful for a few years.

I'd rank it as:

1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2. New York Yankees (way too much exposure; even if the stadium weren't shutting down, they'd be getting tons of coverage)
3. Dallas Cowboys (the NFL's true "Hollywood" team, with Romo and Owens showing up on TV way more than athletes who never won championships should; mix in some Adam Jones and Jessica Simpson and you've got a veritable circus going on)
4. Los Angeles Lakers (are the big story whether or not they're seriously competitive; Bryant has way too big a saga, the Shaq/Kobe "feud" still gets tons of press for whatever reason, and they're always covered like they're SUPPOSED TO WIN OR ELSE)
5. TIE -
Boston Red Sox (more coverage than a world champion should get)
USC Trojans (hugely overrated conference; Pete Carroll gets more TV time than any coach in football [pro or amateur]; press still glamorizing the Leinart/Bush days even though they're long gone)