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ESPN did little to promote the Classic before it happened, and continued that lackluster commitment during the 3-day coverage of the event. I feel sorry for the guys at ESPN who put in all the time for the production of this show. They are obviously after the "human element" (repeated stories of Katrina rescue ,etc.), and are willing to ignore a substantial aspect of the BASS tournament market - the FISHERMEN! The only saving grace for ESPN was that their website was relatively up-to-date and maintained. Other than that, most of the shows were a simple rehashing of the previous shows' clips and covered only the anglers they wanted to bring to the forefront. Unfortunately, all of the negative reaction will probably only result in ESPN pulling coverage of this event in the future and it will become a truly low-budget production (but might actually focus on the fishing). Grade: D