ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

[jmillhimes]

ESPN is reporting Colin Cowherd is leaving the network after 10 years of hosting "The Herd".


Some reports have him already signed at Fox Sports

[vidgames]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Good ESPN is going downhill fast.

[SeaTownGamer]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Not a fan of Colin Cowherd so this doesn't bother me.

[JayBee74]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Good ESPN is going downhill fast.

I don't think ESPN is sweating losing Cowherd ,Bill Simmons or Olbermann. I'm a fan of Keith, but his departure was inevitable.

[ASB37]

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Now if they could just get rid of everyone else....

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

First me now all these other schmucks!

[CC]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Now if they could just get rid of everyone else....

Here's looking at you, entire morning/daytime sportscenter.

[p_rushing]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Good ESPN is going downhill fast.

They have to cut costs. It is becoming a bigger problem, but now that other channels are in the market for sports, costs are going up. People are also dropping packages with ESPN in them. You are going to continue to see them cut costs as TV deals continue to go up.

1 article I saw said its about $14 per month that everyone pays if you have a package with ESPN channels, ~$6 just for ESPN. The value is +$30 per month if it wasn't in a package and was a la carte.

This is why I'm not hoping for everything to become a la carte as Disney would require you to get all their channels in 1 package even if you just wanted one of them. It would then probably increase the total costs.

[LambertandHam]

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I think the article on DSLreports mentioned they lost 2.3 mil viewers/subscribers due to cord cutting? I rarely watch the channel except for ATH, PTI and for games themselves.

[SPTO]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

I think the article on DSLreports mentioned they lost 2.3 mil viewers/subscribers due to cord cutting? I rarely watch the channel except for ATH, PTI and for games themselves.

Cord cutting is going to change the way live event type programming networks (news and sports) operate from here on out. We've already seen the cable news networks slash their budgets over the last few years. The foreign bureaus have basically dwindled down to nothing and even CNN which has always been a champion of using foreign bureaus have cut costs.

I think for sports networks like ESPN we're going to see a winnowing of personnel who can't be used in multiple ways so guys who are basically glorified opinion makers better start looking at expanding their horizons or else they're going to be let go unless they're highly profitable. Mike Wilbon is a guy who can be used in multiple ways what with doing some NBA studio work and such but at the same time he's also one of those talking heads who can bring in good ratings with Kornheiser on PTI.

I can see ESPN and such focusing more on things like 30 for 30 and prestige programming rather than having to put up with blowhards like Cowherd. The daytime programming will probably be dropped down to a skeletal crew of competent but not flashy people doing the sports headlines etc etc.

[JayBee74]

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Cowherd is a jerk anyway. He posed an "I don't care" attitude about Jenner receiving the Arthur Ashe Award, which is not a debate item in this forum, but it's the way he presented his "I don't care". Here's his message to people that have a problem with it: Once again this has absolutely nothing to do with the award.

"I'm 6'2", a buck 84, sexy wife, healthy kids, never been happier-that's a you problem."

Well, he doesn't have self-esteem problems.

[Tomahawk]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Hopefully, we are one step closer to a return of Body Shaping, Fitness Beach, and Co-Ed Training in the morning! :-)

[SPTO]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Hopefully, we are one step closer to a return of Body Shaping, Fitness Beach, and Co-Ed Training in the morning! :-)

Bring back Kiana Tom!

Actually I wonder what she looks like nowadays...

[TheMatrix31]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

Bring back Kiana Tom!

Actually I wonder what she looks like nowadays...

Damn, she's still smoking hot nowadays. Only 50 too.

Spoiler

[JayBee74]

Re: ESPN and Collin Cowherd parting ways

CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE YOU START WATCHING KIANA TOM WORK OUT .





Here is a two year old pic showing a 48 year old Kiana. Wow, she really went downhill!!