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ESPN Layoffs

  • Ironman92
    Intentional Talk is one of the few I don't care for.
  • wildcats20
    I've seen some reports that there are gonna be even bigger names that have been let go, they just have announced it yet.
  • like_that
    http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/04/27/stephen-a-smith-on-his-3-5m-contract-not-being-the-reason-espn-fired-a-bunch-of-people/
  • wildcats20
    Mark May is gone. While it's awful that he lost his job(sucks for anyone in this situation), this was SO LONG overdue.
  • friendfromlowry
    wildcats20;1850243 wrote:Mark May is gone. While it's awful that he lost his job(sucks for anyone in this situation), this was SO LONG overdue.
    Shucks.
  • like_that
    wildcats20;1850243 wrote:Mark May is gone. While it's awful that he lost his job(sucks for anyone in this situation), this was SO LONG overdue.
    I know every OSU fan is celebrating this one.
  • Laley23
    I've heard Vitale and Herbie thrown out there.
  • wildcats20
    I could see Vitale since they have basically cut his work to 1 game a week. But Herbie would be really, really hard to believe.
  • Ironman92
    Herbie would shock me and lead me to believe ESPN would die in the next 10 years
  • SportsAndLady
    I wouldn't understand Herbie being canned.
  • friendfromlowry
    Watching Sportscenter this morning for a few minutes. They have Le Batard on. They try to ask him some draft questions which makes him angry because he admittedly didn't watch any of the draft. He spends a couple minutes talking about: taking a rhinocerous in an animal draft, a video clip of some Raptors players farting on an airplane. They show another clip of Bomani Jones hinting that Le Batard and his father pass gas on the set of their show, which angers Le Batard and he (playfully?) walks off the interview and doesn't come back.

    That, is entertainment ESPN thinks they cannot go on without.
  • SportsAndLady
    friendfromlowry;1850537 wrote:Watching Sportscenter this morning for a few minutes. They have Le Batard on. They try to ask him some draft questions which makes him angry because he admittedly didn't watch any of the draft. He spends a couple minutes talking about: taking a rhinocerous in an animal draft, a video clip of some Raptors players farting on an airplane. They show another clip of Bomani Jones hinting that Le Batard and his father pass gas on the set of their show, which angers Le Batard and he (playfully?) walks off the interview and doesn't come back.

    That, is entertainment ESPN thinks they cannot go on without.
    Jesus Christ
  • Ironman92
    friendfromlowry;1850537 wrote:Watching Sportscenter this morning for a few minutes. They have Le Batard on. They try to ask him some draft questions which makes him angry because he admittedly didn't watch any of the draft. He spends a couple minutes talking about: taking a rhinocerous in an animal draft, a video clip of some Raptors players farting on an airplane. They show another clip of Bomani Jones hinting that Le Batard and his father pass gas on the set of their show, which angers Le Batard and he (playfully?) walks off the interview and doesn't come back.

    That, is entertainment ESPN thinks they cannot go on without.
    Not even going down fighting
  • wildcats20
    Saw something other day that the morning of the layoffs, they had an anchor on talking about her Etch-A-Sketch drawings of athletes.
  • Sonofanump
    Laley23;1850252 wrote:I've heard Vitale and Herbie thrown out there.
    I can't imagine, he is the talent of their two biggest shows: Gameday and the Saturday night game.
  • ernest_t_bass
    sleeper;1849932 wrote:With all these layoffs, where will you guys get your sports opinions? Might actually have to watch games now. Big loss.
    Big if true.
  • ernest_t_bass
    In my opinion, this is not bad in any way. 80% of these people being let go will be a hot commodity on the market, and they will get picked up almost immediately. The sports world will be better off as the competition strengthens their hold on their respective markets. I'm all for the demise of ESPN. Go ahead and can Herbie. Let FOX swoop him up.
  • like_that
    ernest_t_bass;1850570 wrote:In my opinion, this is not bad in any way. 80% of these people being let go will be a hot commodity on the market, and they will get picked up almost immediately. The sports world will be better off as the competition strengthens their hold on their respective markets. I'm all for the demise of ESPN. Go ahead and can Herbie. Let FOX swoop him up.
    I don't think any of us think this is bad. If ESPN wants to go all in with hot taek central and fall apart, we are all for it. They really need to hit rock bottom and hopefully come back to what made them so popular.
  • GOONx19
    Agree with those above. Still feel shitty for any families that now have to uproot their current lives if that wasn't something they hoped to do.
  • Heretic
    wildcats20;1850243 wrote:Mark May is gone. While it's awful that he lost his job(sucks for anyone in this situation), this was SO LONG overdue.

    Early on at my friend's draft party, I found this out. We were happy.
  • like_that
    Heretic;1850630 wrote:Early on at my friend's draft party, I found this out. We were happy.
    You weren't blacked out by then? Not impressed with your performance.
  • Iliketurtles
    wildcats20;1850560 wrote:Saw something other day that the morning of the layoffs, they had an anchor on talking about her Etch-A-Sketch drawings of athletes.
    That was Mina Kimes. She is actually very good journalist IMO. But yeah stuff like that is dumb even though I do like the drawings and I'm amazed at how good they are.
  • Heretic
    like_that;1850634 wrote:You weren't blacked out by then? Not impressed with your performance.
    This was at the beginning; the blackout came later. I remember about the first 6-7 picks of the draft and have this vague memory of eating cheesecake, looking at my phone, seeing it was 5 a.m. and being like, "Oh...shit...I'm fucked..." lol.
  • mhs95_06
    How many NFL guys will be gone after the draft is over?
  • wildcats20
    Marc Stein has also been let go. Big name NBA guy.