He who has the gold, rules

It's coming. High school and club team basketball sports are going fullblown mainstream on television, much more than what we witness now.

With that in mind, ESPN televised a Friday night football matchup between Grant High and Folsom High. The juggernaut came to town, re-writing the so-called rules and left some wondering what hit the area.

Local media, coaches riled by ESPN attitude
Joe Davidson
Sacramento Bee
August 28, 2010

According to some of those involved, the worst part of Friday's prep football showcase on ESPN was that ESPN was there.

Coaches said the sports network barged into Folsom this week, flexed its biceps and took control of seemingly every working detail of the Folsom-Grant encounter, turning a lot of heads and stomachs...

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