ESPN is going to thrive and keep pulling this bullshyt because they don't have any legitimate competition (NBC might do it in the future but they ain't doing it now and that's what matters) and the group of people who they're trying to entertain (middle-aged CACs) eat this shyt up.
The only people I can even really respect as far as on air personalities go are Tony Reali, Michael "The Half-Breed" Smith (somewhat), Bomani Jones, Jalen Rose/Tim Legler (same guy to me) and Woody Paige just off of him being entertaining. I like Beadle some days but she's an even bigger LeBron hater than Skip. Marcellus was okay until I saw him on Millionaire Matchmaker and the other day he was sobbing like a fukking baby on camera over Junior Seau.
Everyone else is pretty much garbage to me. Wilbon is a clown ass Magic Johnson dikklicker who is concerned with making himself a celebrity. Same with Ric Bucher except he is doing a TERRIBLE job at it. We've all said all there is to be said about Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. Charissa (the blond chick, that might not be her name) is fukking worthless; I'd stick my dikk in her but that means absolutely nothing. Jemele Hill is trash and was jacking SOHH for years. I actually don't mind Colin Cowherd but can understand why the rest of the world hates him. Kornheiser regularly admits he doesn't even watch sports any more, so his opniions are pretty much worthless as well. Mike Greenberg is a complete know-nothing, but what else could you expect when you throw a random Jew with no actual athletic history and give him his own radio show. Golic is just... there.
/end rant, cotdamn
At least Jay Mariotti never returned.