Say Goodbye to those ESPN Personalities Ya'll Love So Much: Official ESPN Layoffs Thread

[Derek Lee]

 

[El Poyo Loco]

You earn whatever someone is willing to pay you but dude is mad annoying with that screaming loud style though. Also when he takes too long to get to a point. He is a devout christian that loves his momma, blah, blah, blah, but ___________. That stuff is weak and can see why some would think he junk. At times he reminds me of what someone said about Trump. He comes off as smart to those who are stupid and those that are really smart looking at dude like nah son. He gets ratings so love him or hate him he does his job extremely well in that aspect.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN LOUD

People forget his first go round with ESPN he was doing so many jobs at once

Writing for ESPN.com
6pm SC segment with Skip
Cold Pizza/First Take
ESPN Radio
His own TV show
Writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer

When ESPN didn't renew his contract ratings plummeted for First Take. They tried Skip vs everybody and it wasn't working so they had no choice but to bring him back they needed him to save that show he had leverage.

This time he's number one on the network. It's the Howard Stern effect the people who like him tune in because they like him, the people who hate him tune in even more to see what he says next.

The latter is the part that kills me with people if you don't like something why watch it. Why give it your time in which you're giving the thing you hate more money. I've never liked FOX NEWS so I don't watch it I don't like Reality TV so I don't watch it but they have figured out the same thing. When you bring in the people who don't like you along with the people who do you've earned your money in entertainment because that's all this shyt is.

Is he loud and anoyying, yes

Does he say c00ntastic things, yes

But to say that man didn't earn his money in the racket he's in where he brings in ad revenue that helps pay for a lot of things. Come on now.

The Jeff Pealrman's
Kkklan Travis's
Jason c00nlocks

Are all lying when they say they wouldn't do what he does.

 

[superunknown23]

If you are on air talent for FOX Sports, CBS Sports,NBC Sports or any other sports network I would keep my mouth shut and not be so giddy this is happening to ESPN for this main reason.

The free agent pool is now full I won't be surprised if Ed Werder goes to NFL Network or Andy Katz goes to FOX/CBS Sports. Talented people got laid off which now means they can go elsewhere for either equal or a little less than what ESPN was paying them which would make some people at the other networks now expendable. You're really expendable if you're making high 6 to low 7 figures a year and are not bringing in the numbers or you don't do other assignments.

^ this guy's ratings sure don't justify his salary

 

[obarth]

I went to school for Journalism...and for as much as I think integrity and good reporting is needed....this is fukking sports breh. Its not CSPAN. Know your audience, we watch sport to get AWAY from "good journalism". And while I agree that just yelling can be tiresome, if its still based in fact, gets to the story at hand and perhaps even allude to some of the outside elements that affect sports then AWESOME. But I'm not looking for Stephen A. Smith to be Edward R. Murrow, that's what Bob Ley is for.




All of this is true, I'm just saying the demographics are changing and they failed to capitalize, and I see it being a major issue for them in the next decade.

I watch sports because I like sports. If SAS wants to call himself an entertainer, cool. But don't tell some sob story about how you busted your ass being an actual journalist to get where you are, only to then b*stardize the profession once you become successful. Being a great journalist and being a viable television personality are not mutually exclusive things. I have my gripes with both Bomani Jones and Dan LeBatard, but they're fun to watch and also good journalists. They provide unique insights. They don't have to yell or spout words they discovered in their thesaurus that morning to distinguish themselves. Just because a bunch of idiots are willing to tune in to watch him bullshyt doesn't mean SAS is doing something great. shyt, Shannon Sharpe is eloquent, without being verbose, insightful and actually accomplished and he didn't go to school for journalism. SAS has no excuse for being a loud mouth, c00n ass nikka besides the fact he decided to be a loud mouth, c00n ass nikka

But congrats to him for getting his money, I guess

 

[Jerz-2]

and at dudes in here CO-SIGNING Screamin' A in any capacity whatsoever.

 

[Izanami]

Typical CACS going at SAS neck


I know it's eating them alive that he is flourishing.


You want it to be one way..


You want it to be one way...


You want it to be one way...




.....but it's the other way

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Depending on the team I think it should. Manchester Derby and the North London Derby pull NUMBERS breh...and lets not even talk about how they can't broadcast El Clasico.

Not even debating about the ratings, just giving the reason why ESPN doesn't bid for European soccer leagues.

 

[GunRanger]

Meanwhile Simmons crossed 100million downloads two weeks ago.

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Meanwhile Simmons crossed 100million downloads two weeks ago.

How is his HBO show and website doing?

 

[GunRanger]

How is his HBO show and website doing?

Website is growing.

Still finessed hbo for 5 mill for a live variation of his podcast

Also has an HBO doc on andre.the giant coming

 

[Paradise50]

She should have been fired

backstory on this cac Brittany McHenry?

ryen rusillo getting a reduced role while his girl role is expanding


.

who's his girl?

Meanwhile Simmons crossed 100million downloads two weeks ago.

Getting fired was a blessing for Bill.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Looks like ESPN is going all in on TV personalities and flexible national reporters as opposed to beats. I wonder if lower salaries were even an option.

 

[threattonature]

and at dudes in here CO-SIGNING Screamin' A in any capacity whatsoever.

I HATE Stephen A Smith but I respect his grind. That dude would be on the 12 o'clock Sportscenter, there for First Take, and then available throughtout the day for radio hits and then his own radio show. Dude is a hustler.

 

[NSSVO]

Rusillo said hes good

 

[Black Magisterialness]

I watch sports because I like sports. If SAS wants to call himself an entertainer, cool. But don't tell some sob story about how you busted your ass being an actual journalist to get where you are, only to then b*stardize the profession once you become successful. Being a great journalist and being a viable television personality are not mutually exclusive things. I have my gripes with both Bomani Jones and Dan LeBatard, but they're fun to watch and also good journalists. They provide unique insights. They don't have to yell or spout words they discovered in their thesaurus that morning to distinguish themselves. Just because a bunch of idiots are willing to tune in to watch him bullshyt doesn't mean SAS is doing something great. shyt, Shannon Sharpe is eloquent, without being verbose, insightful and actually accomplished and he didn't go to school for journalism. SAS has no excuse for being a loud mouth, c00n ass nikka besides the fact he decided to be a loud mouth, c00n ass nikka

But congrats to him for getting his money, I guess

I didn't' say that I liked him. I just think to make him the scapegoat of company-wide talent mismanagement, inflated, repetitive programming and poor editorial choices is short sighted. all im saying.