More layoffs at ESPN

[Texzilla58 4742]

If Chris Berman worked for $1 a year I’d fire his ass first. His schtick got old about 1991. He is a beating, just a big cliche bag of booze farts.

[Davis Lane 5589]

53 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Live sports is all that's worth watching on ESPN now... what a fuckin' disaster

[Zeus 6114]

So everybody is fired at Espin? 75% of em I'm really glad they are gone, annoying as fuck. 

Keeping Mark Jackson and firing JVG is hilarious. 

Maybe we need a list of who they are keeping...

Max Kellerman getting the axe is pretty funny, he was a total cuckhold idiot against SAS and then they somehow gave him his own shitty show. I guess that was his last stab at it. 

[WBT 20650]

2 hours ago, Wade said:

Accurate or not, they figured that McAfee brings his own eyeballs.  Enough to warrant a $17M salary.

not

[PilotsError 2314]

Whoever keeps saying announcers don't matter, shut the fuck up.  Bad announcers ruin games.

There's a reason people synced Craig Way instead of the tv broadcast.  

[satyanash 14598]

 

[Underdog 28764]

38 minutes ago, PilotsError said:

Whoever keeps saying announcers don't matter, shut the fuck up.  Bad announcers ruin games.

There's a reason people synced Craig Way instead of the tv broadcast.  

You were saying? 

[markstanco 12586]

3 hours ago, Brew said:

Sign a contract with Pat McAfee for $17M per, lay off some of the names above that we’re making a quarter or less of that, decisions make no sense.

I listen to ESPN radio if I’m in the vehicle most of the time. The constant rotation of shows has gotten to be annoying compared to what it was with the consistent lineup they had for years.

You talking SXM?  If so the lineups and shows will show consistency on July 24th.  I like Jacob Hester and Bobby Carpenter in the afternoon, those guys are a riot.

[OrangEngr 1035]

5 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

And yet Beth mowens still has a job. Why god, why?

[Sandman 3411]

5 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

I've got a warm place for Suzy to sleep, any time she needs it. 

[ScottS 1071]

4 hours ago, Covri said:

/Door flies open

Today I learned that [Door Flies Open] is a thing.

[HornOnTheBayou 8945]

2 hours ago, PilotsError said:

Whoever keeps saying announcers don't matter, shut the fuck up.  Bad announcers ruin games.

There's a reason people synced Craig Way instead of the tv broadcast.  

OK, but if you sync Craig Way, you still have the TV tuned to ESPN and that's all that matters to The Mouse. 

Bottom line, I have never turned on or off a game because who was announcing. I'll complain about the announcers, but I still care more about the action on the field, court, pitch, etc.

[mdleast 8298]

2 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

That sucks.  I liked Pollack and back to when he started on their CFB farm system show College Football Live.  I figured he had reason to be worried when they brought in McAfee.

[Hpara759 1780]

6 hours ago, Hermanator said:

I never understood why they pay so much money for game announcers. Nobody cares about the announcers. Just rotate a bunch of low level jags who will do it for nothing. No one is going to stop watching their team play because the announcer sucks. 

I'll remember this when she draw a Texas game

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

Russo, Smith and McAfee are worse TV to me than the guide.  But ESPN’s kinda been shit outside of actual live sports forever.  

[Covri 6252]

1 hour ago, ScottS said:

Today I learned that [Door Flies Open] is a thing.

Lol yeah me too, I made that comment because it's one of the most famous of their memes with Sex Cannon and all the phillip rivers stuff, and when I googled it found out they started a new blog. It and deadspin were the places to be 10-15 years ago for nfl/sports content. PFT commentator taking his schtick to barstool is the only reason I still semi follow barstool today. 

[demos 3004]

How the fuck has Desmond Howard survived this purge so far?

[Dbeasy 15078]

12 minutes ago, demos said:

How the fuck has Desmond Howard survived this purge so far?

You mean Skip Bayless 

[Underdog 28764]

Ashley got booted also, thought for sure she was safe once Neil was cut loose... 

 

[sdm 892]

3 hours ago, Sandman said:

I've got a warm place for Suzy to sleep, any time she needs it. 

Joe is that you?

[Sleepygrad 1029]

Have they finally put Corso out to pasture?

[Big Woodrows 4200]

5 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

 

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

ESPN still employs Lowel Galindo…….       

Edited July 1, 2023 by Nueces River Rat

[BurntOrange&White 39952]

1 hour ago, Sleepygrad said:

Have they finally put Corso out to pasture?

shut the fuck up. 

[atomheartbevo 89774]

7 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

If Chris Berman worked for $1 a year I’d fire his ass first. His schtick got old about 1991. He is a beating, just a big cliche bag of booze farts.

1 hour ago, demos said:

How the fuck has Desmond Howard survived this purge so far?

1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

You mean Skip Bayless 

55 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

ESPN still employs Lowel Galindo…….       

[LTtxfan 49329]

1 hour ago, Underdog said:

Ashley got booted also, thought for sure she was safe once Neil was cut loose... 

 

 

[closetojumping 62778]

4 hours ago, mdleast said:

That sucks.  I liked Pollack and back to when he started on their CFB farm system show College Football Live.  I figured he had reason to be worried when they brought in McAfee.

Pollack took fucking shots at Texas every chance he got and I never found any of his commentary worth a fuck. May he be cast into the Tartarus of the sports commentary realm and wind up with a job for a local sports radio show in Athens. 

46 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

shut the fuck up. 

Corso is unwatchable. He needed to be cut loose years ago. I have a hard time watching Gameday because of his stroked out ass. You still digging him is par for the course. 

[HtownHorn 14760]

Pollock was dumber than Trev Alberts.

[Dennis Taylor 18851]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:38 AM, Underdog said:

 

Hired.  Period. 

On 6/11/2023 at 6:41 AM, TexasTroll said:

When  errbody around you is getting fired, one should keep the cuntiness to one’s self…

Not hot enough to act like that 

On 6/11/2023 at 10:19 AM, Royale with cheese said:

Maybe she's like Ron White when they read him his rights: "At that point I had the right to reman silent . .  but I didn't have the ability."

" I didn't know how many guys it would take to throw me out but I knew how many they were going to use"

On 6/12/2023 at 8:08 AM, 52-80 said:

hell of a resume photo.  no wonder she got the job

You're hired. For what I'm not sure, but you're hired 

[satyanash 14598]

 

[Your Mom 4830]

7 hours ago, Underdog said:

You were saying? 

Are there people who think Craig isn’t a good game day announcer?  His radio show is shit but I think he’s pretty damn good at calling games.  

[Satchel 6939]

So, Big Noon Saturday it is.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

8 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

He still owes Derrick Johnson a Bednarik and a Lombardi. 

[tx 3 putt 77279]

3 hours ago, Sleepygrad said:

Have they finally put Corso out to pasture?

College game day is garbage 

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

52 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

Are there people who think Craig isn’t a good game day announcer?  His radio show is shit but I think he’s pretty damn good at calling games.  

*raises hand*
 

He’s decent until he gets excited, then it’s like nails on chalkboard to me. I’ll take controlled exuberance like Ron Franklin gave us. Maybe that’s why I liked Wally Pryor so much. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

So, Big Noon Saturday it is.

It’s been better than CGD probably since corsos stroke

[MrBig 5424]

I see Pollack going to Big Noon Kickoff to replace Reggie Bush.

[hookem48 4702]

14 hours ago, PilotsError said:

Whoever keeps saying announcers don't matter, shut the fuck up.  Bad announcers ruin games.

There's a reason people synced Craig Way instead of the tv broadcast.  

if announcers didn't matter there would be 200 less posts in every game thread.

[Post Oak 20256]

1 hour ago, hookem48 said:

if announcers didn't matter there would be 200 less posts in every game thread.

[Duane Moore 5248]

Announcers may not make you tune in to a game or not, but the good ones can definitely make the experience better. Madden and Summerall calling an NFL game, Keith Jackson or Ron Franklin calling college games just made them feel more important. Obviously, those were the A teams and you can’t do that for all the games that get put on the air these days, but to say the experience isn’t affected by the announcer is wrong. Just try to imagine Lowell Galindo calling the Rose Bowl against USC. 

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

8 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Pollock was dumber than Trev Alberts.

That’s debatable.   The fact they kept someone who is even dumber than Alberts and Pollack in Desmond Howard is all you need to know why ESPN is in the situation they are in today.  Howard and his stupid pick for aggy last year for the college playoff should’ve been enough cause to shelve him.   Lol.  

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

39 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Announcers may not make you tune in to a game or not, but the good ones can definitely make the experience better. Madden and Summerall calling an NFL game, Keith Jackson or Ron Franklin calling college games just made them feel more important. Obviously, those were the A teams and you can’t do that for all the games that get put on the air these days, but to say the experience isn’t affected by the announcer is wrong. Just try to imagine Lowell Galindo calling the Rose Bowl against USC. 

This is spot on.   I can’t watch five minutes of a game Beth Mowins calls.   And we all know why she will keep on calling games.  Another exhibit in ESPN’s downfall.  

[Pam Cummings 9653]

Great moments in sports history are made better by who is on the call. Our favorite moment "4th and 5, the national championship on the line" could have potentially felt lame if the announcer was shitty. But he was a broadcasting legend and his call is part of what makes that play special.

Edited July 1, 2023 by Pam Cummings

[Guest]

Funny on the Max Kellerman and Key getting let go but JWill stays( I actually agree with that assessment of the 3...)

IDK if it's the early mornings/ overnights from years ago, but when I hear Freddy Coleman's voice on sports radio, it's just a good thing.  I've enjoyed him through the years and would like to see him get a bigger spot.  He has recently been filling some of the daytime shifts when they are on vacation.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

10 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

shut the fuck up. 

[Underdog 28764]

1 hour ago, slorch said:

Funny on the Max Kellerman and Key getting let go but JWill stays( I actually agree with that assessment of the 3...)

IDK if it's the early mornings/ overnights from years ago, but when I hear Freddy Coleman's voice on sports radio, it's just a good thing.  I've enjoyed him through the years and would like to see him get a bigger spot.  He has recently been filling some of the daytime shifts when they are on vacation.

Freddie Co!mean is like smooth jazz for the soul. 

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

9 hours ago, Satchel said:

So, Big Noon Saturday it is.

Just in time for our move to full subsidiary of the mouse

[DFW Horn 6144]

13 hours ago, demos said:

How the fuck has Desmond Howard survived this purge so far?

[msucolt45 4063]

We, as Longhorn Fans, are so lucky to have the professionalism of Craig Way! I travel a good bit throughout the year and listening to sports on SXM or on the AM dial, there is no comparison!

Hook’em!!!

[Hagbard Celine 10905]

2 hours ago, Nueces River Rat said:

This is spot on.   I can’t watch five minutes of a game Beth Mowins calls.   And we all know why she will keep on calling games.  Another exhibit in ESPN’s downfall.  

if mowins or burke are on the call, the sound is off or the channel is changed