So Fox had the doubleheader football game in my area on Sunday. We got to see the Brownies take a pounding and Dallas get smacked.

I dont remember this from last year but something I noticed this weekend was the animated robot graphic that popped up periodically. It was a robot with a helmet and shoulder pads that would flex, run in place, strut, etc...

It reminded me of one of the things I most hated from Fox's hockey coverage back in the 90s. This was the dark era of the glowing puck and the comet trail slapshots. Fox had animated robots representing both teams that would battle after goal with the scoring team's robot basically beating down the other team's robot. I hated everything about Fox's coverage but the battling robots drove me insane. I still rant about it on occasion.

So my question is, what exactly is Fox's obsession with robots in their sports coverage, and can anyone point to any other instances of animated robots in Fox sports graphics.

Clearly it's a sign that Fox expects giant robots to take over the earth, and they want the 'in' to be the official network of our new robotic overlords.

They've had it the last few years, they just increased its role to fill James Brown's departure.

They've had it the last few years, they just increased its role to fill James Brown's departure.

irony!....

I love FSN's coverage of sports, big Fox coverage just pisses me off.

Heh, one of my buddies commented on this a few weeks ago.

It's very predictable; it just has one pattern.

haha the glowing puck...

at least Fox came up with the best sport pub ever...with those women playing pins and the pool table hit...lol