It shouldn't be too hard to get ESPN to go for broadcasting the FIRST competitions. They've already resorted to televising rock paper scissors championships, cup stacking, etc.
So, since they're scraping so hard for content already, I think we have a good chance of doing this.
Does anyone have an e-mail address for ESPN we can send to? also, I think that this thread should be put on the portal page, if we end up doing this for real. It worked for CBS, it should work of ESPN.
-Q