As Yahoo Sports reports, the network is trying to streamline the college football viewer experience for fans, and will remove the ticker from all broadcasts of the sport across its different channels.ESPN has already gotten rid of the "BottomLine" during other live broadcasts such as the College Football Playoff and NBA postseason games.As soon as I heard this news, I immediately went to social media to see what the reaction would be.Surely, everyone felt the same way as I did, right?A detailed view of the ESPN logo on a microphone.(Nic Antaya/Getty Images)That is to say, this is a horrible move by ESPN and just another way the network is taking away what we love little by little in a sort of "frog in the boiling pot of water" way.But, much to my surprise and chagrin, the move is being widely lauded by fans across all of social media.The vast majority of people weighing in on the removal of the "BottomLine" are doing so in support of the decision.Some fans say it's a needless distraction, while others say they can just check their phones for the scores and call anyone who flinches at this announcement a "grandpa" or a "boomer."THESE ONCE-ANNUAL COLLEGE RIVALRIES USED TO DEFINE COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND NEED TO MAKE A COMEBACK ASAPIf I may be so bold, these people are missing the point so badly they couldn't find it with a telescope.General view of fans during a college football game between the Auburn Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs on October 8, 2022, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA.
(Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)This is just another example of ESPN bastardizing something that we grew up with and loved deeply: college football.Sure, anyone can open up their phone and see that Arkansas is covering the spread against LSU, but that takes all the fun out of it.There's nothing more electric than watching a game and seeing the ticker light up with the words "UPSET ALERT" in big, bold letters at the bottom of the screen.Besides, who wants to be on their ph...