From a broadcasters perspective, it’s *possible* they were being supportive of each other for a good call. But...bare minimum it’s an uncomfortable look... Tweet added by Andrew Allegretta @AAllegretta

Andrew Allegretta

5 years

From a broadcasters perspective, it’s *possible* they were being supportive of each other for a good call. But...bare minimum it’s an uncomfortable look...

Jordan Hutchinson

@jutchinson

5 years

Here’s a cropped version. @ESPN actively rooting for Miami. Idiocy.

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Hokie_Diver

@Hokie_Diver

5 years

@AAllegretta Not okay with this.....

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Andrew Allegretta

@AAllegretta

5 years

@Hokie_Diver Hey friend! 👋🏼 Miss you & the whole family a bunch!

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Jimmy Robertson

@jrob_2424

5 years

@AAllegretta Shouldn’t VT Athletics get an explanation for this?

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Andrew Allegretta

@AAllegretta

5 years

@jrobIHS Hm. Suppose it wouldn’t hurt - even fair. But what happens if VT gets an answer it doesn’t like?

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HokieGirl

@Baz3131

5 years

@AAllegretta Andrew. Love ya guy but they were supporting the U the entire game. It was ridiculous. VT was trashed by ESPN starting at 9:00 am on Game Day...

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Treadmill Horse

@treadmillhorse

5 years

@AAllegretta That’s how I interpreted it too. But it’s a bad look to show them doing that during the game

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Jami Garnett

@kansashokie

5 years

@AAllegretta If you only heard how bad the broadcast was the entire game.

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Dave in MD

@dave1313

5 years

@AAllegretta You are way to generous, the look in their eyes tell you they are rooting for Miami.

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Mary McCracken

@MaryMcCracken03

5 years

@AAllegretta Agree!!! Dead silence when Hokies did well!! Very poor broadcasting!

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Ernie

@MEAP85

5 years

@AAllegretta Ahhh Mark Jones one of the announcers actually worked at a news station in Miami, so yep its possible he was rooting for the Canes.

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HokieJon

@thisishomebburg

5 years

@AAllegretta Not excusable

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Hokies Sports Fan

@vatechsports

5 years

@AAllegretta Meh supporting a good call.which it was.

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Andrew Allegretta

@AAllegretta

5 years

@Stephen48778188 Thanks, Stephen. Orange & maroon still flows through these veins. 🦃 (I just added a little Olive & Blue!)

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HokieG

@hokieg

5 years

@AAllegretta Anyone who watched this game knows that ESPNs “narrative” for this broadcast was built around Miami winning

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Debbie Smith

@DebbieS091281

5 years

@AAllegretta Bull! All about Miami

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robert nixon

@Robert2246Nixon

5 years

@AAllegretta Fire them all. Totally unprofessional. Thanks too for not showing the last play with 1 second left.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

@rjburnsva

5 years

@AAllegretta So they are biased journalists. Seems to be the norm these days.

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Andrea S.

@anwilli

5 years

@AAllegretta I'm all about benefits of the doubt for some things but even listening back it's not like they had some magical words to describe a friggin Hail Mary. Bias. And yes. That was the visual to support their bias all game long.

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Chris

@seikohogstel

5 years

@AAllegretta This is just one example of an entire broadcast that was biased from start to finish. Anyone who watched knows this. Andrew please don’t defend this type of behavior by a broadcast team, it’s entirely unprofessional and @ESPN needs to address this and apologize to VT!!

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