I was never one of those Dan Patrick/Keith Olbermann sycophants, but SportsCenter has gone way downhill. Oddly enough, the Sunday morning editions featuring straightahead pros like Suzy Kolber, Bob Ley, Chris Hendry, et. al. is way more enjoyable.
Also, Matt Feeney leaves out one of the really irritating developments in SportsCenter, the incorporation of advertising directly into the program, e.g. The Budweiser Hotseat, The Gatorade Ultimate Highlight, the Coors football song every Sunday evening. Frankly, SportsCenter is no longer so much a "news" program as a comedy show focusing on sports.