There may be some who say, "Why worry about what any commentators say" well, here is a for-instance why.
Reading a husker recruit board today..the red have offers out to these three, and they are pretty big studs, with a lot of teams in pursuit. These three all watched the CU-NU game on TV. They all regurgitated the announcers blurbs...the fan support..the best fans in the country..the huskers won't quit..and (I swear)..the RB candidate said..I liked how they run the ball..they were getting 5 yards every carry..lol.
The point is, while it was annoying..it didn't bother me, until I see how slanted reporting on a game is received by potential recruits. Obviously it's not going to be a major reason..but if a kid is 50/50 on two schools, that might be the tipping factor. ABC, or any network, ought to be even-handed in their coverage..it's the decent thing to do.