What do people think of the new look of ESPN.com?

by Fooch on Jan 6, 2009 1:47 PM PST in News Comment 14 comments

This has nothing to do with the 49ers, but I'm curious what people think of the redesign of espn.com. I'm not sure how they did it, but the site appears to have been simplified while being overly complicated. I think part of my discomfort is just the change in general. When they switched to their last incarnation I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I grew to enjoy it just fine. I'm assuming I'll get used to this version as well.

What do I dislike about it? Well, in the previous versions, when you scrolled over a given sport (NFL, MLB, NBA, etc...) there was an automatic drop-down menu where you could click on scoreboard, standings and other assorted league information. That does not seem to exist anymore and it's kind of a pain.

What do I like about it? Well, what they do have on the front page is distinctly separated, whether it be Simmons and Reilly, the headlines, what's on ESPN today, the poll, and so forth. I could definitely get used to that.

So what do you guys think about this? I've included a poll, but I'd like to hear your substantive thoughts on it. Am I missing something that makes it more user friendly?

Poll

What do you think of the new ESPN.com?

I think it's great

19 votes

Not great, but an improvement over the previous version

42 votes

I don't like it, but I'll get used to it

87 votes

I don't like it and will not get used to it

29 votes

Other (explain in comments)

7 votes

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I voted Other

Because ESPN.com is no longer a regular destination for my web browsing, unless I’m looking up a specific story. So the interface doesn’t really bother me or excite me, so long as I can find the article I’m looking for.

"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler

by JRPhillips on Jan 6, 2009 1:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

i’m an si.com guy.

by tenjay on Jan 6, 2009 2:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hate it

They copy my go-to site, Yahoo Sports, too much.

MURS for President!!!!!!!

by jtoj on Jan 6, 2009 2:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

exactly

I don’t frequent ESPN, but I go to Yahoo! more. However, I can get used to it if I actually went there enough

I really only go to ESPN for Page 2 really

Formerly known as phutmasterflex

by PHUT! on Jan 6, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's a whole lot better now...

But still not enough to compel me to browse it. What they really need to scale down is their whole Network, and also realize the fact that Tony Kornhieser knows nothing about football, and ‘gasp’, is not funny either.

by drummer on Jan 6, 2009 2:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Whaaaaaaa?

also realize the fact that Tony Kornhieser knows nothing about football, and ‘gasp’, is not funny either.

+1billion. Preach on, brother drummer!

"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler

by JRPhillips on Jan 6, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It really annoys me that sites insist on NOT having dynamic pages.

It looks like it’s optimized for 1024×768 resolution or something. Widescreen LCD displays are becoming cheaper and cheaper, laptops are coming with widescreen format displays, and yet I sit here and look at sites like the “new” ESPN that basically looks the same as before but only takes up 2/3 of my monitor — kinda like the SBNation 3.0 blog format, in which I and a host of others begged and pleaded until the “wide” option was added… slightly better yet still not that great.

But, echoed above, I rarely go to the ESPN home page.

by mikev on Jan 6, 2009 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs