supremebve Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 44 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: From the little I've heard about the off-air person, Whitlock is the guy who does the about face and does the "what's up, bro" to the same folks he's trying to diss or start shit with. To be fair (and I dunno why I am trying to be fair to fucking Jason Whitlock fwiw), SAS is the same way and that's why I am baffled why he's even addressing anything regarding Whitlock. He knows the game. I get it that part of the allure or appeal is he (SAS) will address anyone, but Whitlock has shown he will drag anyone into the dirt cause he has very little to lose. He doesn't have a real fanbase. You might as well be starting a Twitter feud with someone with 3 followers. From what I understand Stephen A., Skip, and pretty much everyone else who is a loudmouthed cartoon character of a sports commentator, are very good to the people around them. I've heard multiple black sports commentators who say that Skip Bayless gave them either valuable advice or an opportunity to be the serious voice of reason when no one else would give them that opportunity. Whitlock is apparently the exact opposite. He's the type of person who will laugh in your face, then turn around and stab you in the back. He is particularly duplicitous to his black colleagues, which is how we get here with Stephen A. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 No wonder Whitlock always got along with Simmons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 In case you wondered how long Aaron Rodgers would be off the Pat McAfee show - the answer was a whole two days 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 32 minutes ago, odessasteps said: No wonder Whitlock always got along with Simmons For what it's worth, Whitlock got along with a lot of people in the industry, until he stabbed them in the back. He's actually a really talented columnist, who knows how to push buttons which is most of the job. The problem is everyone else pushed buttons, and then treats people well, but he does the exact opposite. You can get really far in this world being a public asshole, but being a private asshole is a much harder existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 hours ago, RIPPA said: In case you wondered how long Aaron Rodgers would be off the Pat McAfee show - the answer was a whole two days Yeah, the "Weekly" segment was done. But you bet you ass Pat's gonna run him out whenever Aaron wants until Disney fires him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 ESPN submitted fake names and fraudulently obtained Emmys: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-returns-emmys-disciplines-staff-201847688.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 It's the NY Post, so take it with a grain of salt, but it is interesting... ESPN, NFL in advanced talks on agreement that could give league stake in TV giant Quote ESPN and the NFL are in advanced talks that could result in the league taking an equity stake in ESPN, The Post has learned. As part of a potential agreement, Disney-owned ESPN would take control of NFL Media, which includes NFL Network, and the league would receive equity in ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) The shambling husk of Sports Illustrated appears to be laying off all of their writers. Edited January 19 by RIPPA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I preferred the future where the robots did manual labour and humans did the creative endeavours, not the other way around that we're getting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanova Grad Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 50 minutes ago, Zimbra said: The shambling husk of Sports Illustrated appears to be laying off all of their writers. The background is that Arena Group, the company that publishes SI, is still having financial problems and is rumored to have missed payments to SI’s owner, Authentic Brands Group (Authentic bought SI in 2019). Authentic is threatening to revoke the publishing rights from Arena and probably has already begin the process. So… this really isn’t surprising. Next move will probably be up to Authentic, but it’s most likely time to shutter SI and admit that the marketplace changed and the magazine didn’t adapt. Lots of companies from that era didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 And for anyone who doesn't know, Authentic is the company that buys the likeness rights from the families of dead stars and sells T-shirts and such of them. SI's classic photo and cover library is probably more valuable to them than the magazine possibly could be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 It's surprising someone like the Atheltic or Barstool doesn't buy the rights just for the IP branding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Seeing a lot of people chanting the "Go woke, go broke" mantra about Sports Illustrated, namely, their decisions to put a plus size woman and a woman (who is trans) on the cover of the swimsuit issue. Of course, the real lesson is that 'Be old-school and fail to change with the times means you'll die off like the dinosaurs" will go RIGHT over the CHUDlets heads at about Mach 2.1. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 35 minutes ago, odessasteps said: It's surprising someone like the Athletic or Barstool doesn't buy the rights just for the IP branding. Athletic isn't in a position to buy anything right about now from what I'd heard. Barstool is still dealing with Portnoy's failed attempts to become a sportsbook. It's gonna be hilarious if Defector swoops in and saves SI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old-Fashioned Gamer Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 46 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: And for anyone who doesn't know, Authentic is the company that buys the likeness rights from the families of dead stars and sells T-shirts and such of them. SI's classic photo and cover library is probably more valuable to them than the magazine possibly could be. I did not know that. Thanks. 13 minutes ago, SirFozzie said: Seeing a lot of people chanting the "Go woke, go broke" mantra about Sports Illustrated, namely, their decisions to put a plus size woman and a woman (who is trans) on the cover of the swimsuit issue. Of course, the real lesson is that 'Be old-school and fail to change with the times means you'll die off like the dinosaurs" will go RIGHT over the CHUDlets heads at about Mach 2.1. Probably both are true. SI failing to adapt to the times is the larger cause, but I’m mystified that a company in their position was willing to alienate readers and advertisers like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 15 minutes ago, SirFozzie said: Seeing a lot of people chanting the "Go woke, go broke" mantra about Sports Illustrated, namely, their decisions to put a plus size woman and a woman (who is trans) on the cover of the swimsuit issue. Of course, the real lesson is that 'Be old-school and fail to change with the times means you'll die off like the dinosaurs" will go RIGHT over the CHUDlets heads at about Mach 2.1. The real real lesson is don't get bought by VC guys who don't know or care how your industry works and will load you up with billions in debt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 There's a lot of things readers and advertisers used to not like that are perfectly commonplace nowadays. Time marches on, attitudes change. Or, what the heck, since this is DVDVR, let's use something from the Talking Heads. It's not... yesterday... anymore. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I'll tell you, this is either the best or worst podcast in the universe's history right here... Both? Probably both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Apparently the trailer for the 21 Savage movie that features a version of the Lebatard show was a parody and there is no actual movie. Oh well it was a fun couple days for them regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I didn't have Stephen A. Smith face turn in my 2024 bingo card, but here we are: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) Who picks Charmander as their starer? Me, I did. Edited January 26 by Raziel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/22/2024 at 9:35 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: I'll tell you, this is either the best or worst podcast in the universe's history right here... Both? Probably both. Also winner for Least Self-Aware Podcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubbymark Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/22/2024 at 8:35 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: I'll tell you, this is either the best or worst podcast in the universe's history right here... Both? Probably both. I'd argue Antonio Brown's rap album is a byproduct of CTE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Same with Savage's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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