1. Sports fans have this certain affection for a group of SportsCenter anchors from the show’s glory days. And by glory days, we mean, before the internet was popular.
The people in this group were not only talented but they had the responsibility of giving us all of our sports news. It was newspapers and SportsCenter back in the day.
So when someone from that group moves on from ESPN, it causes feelings of melancholy. Whether you were a huge fan of the anchor or just a casual fan, the departure always drums up a sense of nostalgia.