Bill Walton is one of the most polarizing figures in modern media. People either love him or hate him on his ESPN and Pac-12 Network broadcasts. There is no in between. There is no subsection of people who are indifferent about Walton, the colorful and zany broadcaster with an on-air presence like no one else at ESPN or any other network.
Bill Walton, for better or worse, is one of one. There are no copies, no imitators, no personalities who try to be exactly like him. It’s impossible to duplicate his wild tangents and constant meanderings during a basketball game. He is in his own mental universe. It drives some people crazy. It is elite entertainment for others.
On Thursday night, USC basketball absorbed the full force of Walton’s sometimes skewering wit. You know that Walton is always stumping for Pac-12 NCAA Tournament bids, so he really doesn’t provide anti-USC commentary. If the Trojans have a chance to represent the Pac-12 in March Madness, Walton will take up their case instead of arguing against it.
However, USC has been so disappointing this season that Walton didn’t have a chance to talk up the Trojans. Instead, Walton had to be honest about this team’s situation.
Here it is:
"As long as #USC can keep scheduling Cal, they'll be fine." — Bill Walton on the ESPN Colorado-Arizona broadcast just now
OUCH!
— USC Trojans Wire (@TrojansWire) January 5, 2024
That’s how bad USC is. Bill Walton is burying the Trojans on the air.
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