Sports Radio Host Was Extremely Bored By Men's NCAA Tournament
10/04/2024 20:57
It looks like we can add Ken Carman to the seemingly growing list of sports people who didn't particularly like the NCAA Tournament national title game on Monday.
On Tuesday's edition of The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima in Cleveland, Carman said that he's never felt less interested in men's college basketball and said that the national title game felt like "a chore" to sit through. He said that throughout the tournament he was wondering why he or anyone would really care.
"I have never been less interested in men's college basketball to the point where it is just a chore," Carman said. "I do sit there and think if I didn't watch the tournament games, would anyone really care?"
Carman said he found that the women's tournament was much more compelling because of the stories and believes that stories are what makes the games more exciting. Ultimately, he felt that the men's side just didn't have any stories worth paying attention to.
"I sat and watched and [turned] on Saturday ESPN basketball," Carman said. "I did not want to do it this year. I hated doing it this year, because I'm bored to tears. I had no story. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Dawn Staley. Stories. It being in Cleveland, stories just falling out of the sky right into your laps. Big stories. The race issue, the women vs. men issue that was there, obviously it being in Cleveland … that all being there. And then in the men's game … I had nothing."
Carman clarified his position in a series of posts on X later that morning, making it clear that men's college basketball is "broken to me." He said that he won't stop watching, but just doesn't feel much excitement anymore.
Other than my play-by-play days, my interest in Women's College Basketball has never been higher. In my entire life, my interest in Men's College Basketball has never been lower. It's broken to me. I only watch because I have to. It's become a chore.
— Ken Carman (@KenCarman) April 9, 2024
I want to update/clarify: it's not like I'm going to stop watching. I'm going to keep watching because I should, but also there's a chance something with spark my interest and emotion again. Always going to give the sports a chance.
— Ken Carman (@KenCarman) April 9, 2024
It can't be that bad if Carman's going to continue watching it though, can it?
