ESPN Cleaning House

[ProfessaPackMan]

Yeah, the quality on NFL Network has been trending towards ESPN-lite for awhile.

I used to love their pre/post game shows but I've skipped that since most of the time, they don't talk about **** or it's Deion talking about "MAH BABY!!" or Michael Irvin and his pointless rants. Don't even get me started on that clown Heath Evans.

NBATV's coverage blows ESPN's out the water. Wish there was a way for Turner to get the Finals but Hell will freeze over before that happens.


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[TheShizNo1]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

I absolutely loved Kanell, listened to him everyday. Wish LEBATARD would have gotten the ax instead.

LOL and I'm a Lebatard fan.

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

The Kanell thing is interesting. The Michigan fanbase absolutely despises him. Other people seem to like him.

He's either vanilla or shallow as hell like someone else said or sounds like a brainwashed football player (obvious reason why). Never felt he really brought anything to the show.

[BunnyHardaway]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake44np

I absolutely loved Kanell, listened to him everyday. Wish LEBATARD would have gotten the ax instead.

Le Batard is the best thing going at ESPN by far, IMO. They need to leave that show alone and just let them do their own thing.

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

Couldn't stand Kanell. Would like to see Golic Jr replace him with Russillo. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

Kanell's concussion truther/"war on football" narrative was ridiculously stupid and reckless. I don't want the guy to be unemployed, but I stopped listening to Russillo after he came on and made it a more generic sports-y show.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jay D

I have nothing to do with Michigan, good or bad, but I have always thought of Kanell as kind of a tool. I don't hate him, but I've always thought his takes were shallow and mostly BS.

That's what makes him great. He doesn't even pretend to know everything about what's talked about. Gives off an unpretentious balance that is needed.

Katz and Stark also hurt but they should find decent landing spots.

[ehh]

I don't know how any of y'all can stomach LeBatard. He's probably my least favorite sports personality ever, even more than SAS. Once in a blue moon I'll turn on his radio show in my car and I can't listen for more than a minute. His voice, his takes, the format of his show.... ugh it is so terrible.

[BunnyHardaway]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

I don't know how any of y'all can stomach LeBatard. He's probably my least favorite sports personality ever, even more than SAS. Once in a blue moon I'll turn on his radio show in my car and I can't listen for more than a minute. His voice, his takes, the format of his show.... ugh it is so terrible.

For me personally, it's the antithesis of everything I hate about modern sports coverage. And they don't shove NFL content down people's throats every day.

[Bigg Cee]

Here is a complete list of people who got laid off by ESPN

College Football Analyst Charles Arbuckle
NFL Contributor Jarrett Bell
Big Ten Reporter Brian Bennett
ESPN 710 Host Jeff Biggs
MLB Analyst Jim Bowden
MLB Analysts Dallas Braden
College Basketball Writer Eamonn Brennan
College Basketball Reporter C.L. Brown
NHL Columnist Scott Burnside
Columnist Jim Caple
Premier Boxing Champions Host Marysol Castro
SEC Football Reporter David Ching
Legal Analyst Roger Cossack
College Football Recruiting Reporter Jeremy Crabtree
SportsCenter Anchor Jay Crawford
“Outside the Lines” Reporter Steve Delsohn
NFL Analyst Trent Dilfer
College Basketball Analyst Len Elmore
Enterprise Reporter Tom Farrey
ESPNU Anchor Brendan Fitzgerald
NFL Analyst Ashley Fox
MLB Analyst Doug Glanville
Soccer Writer Mike Goodman
SportsCenter Anchor Chris Hassel
Soccer Writer David Hirshey
Columnist Johnette Howard
SportsCenter Anchor Darren Haynes
MLB Analyst Raul Ibanez
ESPNW and ESPN Chicago Columnist Melissa Isaacson
College Sports Reporter Chantel Jennings
Radio Host Danny Kanell
College Basketball Reporter Andy Katz
NFL Reporter Paul Kuharsky
NHL Columnist Pierre LeBrun
College Football Reporter David Lombardi
Radio Host Robin Lundberg
SportsCenter Anchor Jade McCarthy
Hockey Writer Joe McDonald
Soccer Writer Doug McIntyre
ESPNW Reporter Jane McManus
College Football Reporter Brett McMurphy
Reporter Britt McHenry
Pac 12 Reporter Ted Miller
Big 12 Reporter Max Olson
College Basketball Reporter Dana O’Neil
SEC Reporter Greg Ostendorf
Dodgers Reporter Doug Padilla
ESPNU Producer Josh Parcell
Predictive Analytics Expert Rufus Peabody
Golf Commentator Dottie Pepper
Auto Racing and College Football Commentator Jerry Punch
Baseball Reporter Mark Saxon
SportsCenter Anchor Jaymee Sire
MLB Writer Jayson Stark
NBA Reporter Ethan Sherwood Strauss
ESPN Dallas Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
Big Ten Football Reporter Jesse Temple
Sports Gambling Writer Dave Tuley
SEC Recruiting Analyst Derek Tyson
New Orleans Pelicans Reporter Justin Verrier
Big Ten Football Reporter Austin Ward
Correspondent Reese Waters
Houston Rockets Reporter Calvin Watkins
NFL Reporter Ed Werder

[dubcity]

Odd mix of longtime employees and people they hired in the past 4-10 years (or so) when they expanded across the board.

Firing the more veteran employees is nothing new, as they've proven over and over again that they would rather pay younger talent pennies than pay the most talented people what they deserve. Goes back to ego, and thinking that the ESPN brand can elevate and make anyone into a huge star.