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ESPN's 32% ratings crash - layoffs happening (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=274455)

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy (Post 11911266)

Why? He knows nothing about sports. He is just a blowhard with a big ego, little to no knowledge and likes to hear himself talk.

Well, he does have Kristine Leahy there to help.

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Originally Posted by RealSNR (Post 11911463)

What? :spock:

Instead of saying, "This shit is bad," tell us what's bad about it, and we might respect your opinion a bit more. Or at least try to have a real discussion with you.

There are no dominant big men? There used to be 5-10 quality big men every year. AAU ball has killed their development.

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 11909958)

Nah, I'm pretty sure nothing is worse than watching a ku football game.

Yup

Just announced 4M customers lost past year. Over 11M last five. Down 200M/revenue each year before the new losses, which will push it to 550M/yr.

2011: 101M subscribers
2016: 89M

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 12353565)

Just announced 4M customers lost past year. Over 11M last five. Down 200M/revenue each year before the new losses, which will push it to 550M/yr.

2011: 101M subscribers
2016: 89M

I don't know what they expected. They stopped catering their shows to middle aged white guys, and younger people just don't give as much of a shit about sports.

As much as people hate Gruden and Favre, they had a special Gruden QB Camp hour show with Favre last night and it was really good. Favre is considered a gunslinger but it was great hearing him talk about the strategy of the game. The amount of information in his head was staggering. It really shows what it took to be great and how much you have to know to run an offense like Holmgren's or Reid's. I'd love to see them do more of those shows with former players, not just rookies. It was legit interesting programming.

Not sure those programs get ratings either though, so instead we get gossip hour on SportsCenter.

ESPN has never been the same since they quit playing music videos.

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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 11909652)

The only talking head program I try to catch is Russillo. SVP and Russillo were probably better but they spent more time trying to be funny. Russillo, especially when Kannel goes to CFB Live and he picks a topic and has an informed and in depth opinion is the best sports talk in the Business IMO. If his show was an hour or hour and a half and they didn't dictate which topics had to be included I would DVR that shit. Russillo is a legit talk personality and Kannel doesn't do much to detract. Sometimes they get bogged down in filler but it is a good show.

Le Batard is a talented mofo. When he actually talks sports or has serious interviews he's legit. Unfortunately they spend 95% of their time talking about how stupid they all are or failing to be funny. I'd listen to serious topics from him except for stretching non-stories into racism or anti-establishment concussion talk. But the "being different" bullshit is horrid.

Bomani Jones is unlistenable. End. Dude has absolutely no redeeming qualities and that Shannon mother****er who is on there with him actually has negative redeeming qualities. That shit is a joke. I actually turn ****ing Hannity on if I have to be in the tractor.

Mike and Mike is all non-offensive filler. But they usually run down what happened the previous day which if I listen to them, I haven't had time to read about.

Bomani Jones is a racist prick. His show is on during my commute home from work. I try to tune in for the sportcenters but sometimes I'm subjected to him anyway.

No need for ESPN can watch everything on demand

ESPN lost me when they started putting ****ing tweets on the screen. Ridiculous! I watch ESPN for KU basketball and that's about it.

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 12353905)

Bomani Jones is a racist prick. His show is on during my commute home from work. I try to tune in for the sportcenters but sometimes I'm subjected to him anyway.

Yep. I used to think Dan Le Batard was awful, but I still listened. Now I never listen to ESPN radio when I'm driving home in the afternoon. Bomani Jones is the shit.

All the shows are the same concept. 2 guys arguing about bullshit stories involving Yankees, Cowboys, Lebron.

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Originally Posted by Lex Luthor (Post 12354018)

Yep. I used to think Dan Le Batard was awful, but I still listened. Now I never listen to ESPN radio when I'm driving home in the afternoon. Bomani Jones is the shit.

Bomani Jones said on Sportcenter that Usain Bolt is the greatest Olympian of all time. Ahead of Michael Phelps.

LMAO

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay (Post 12354569)

All the shows are the same concept. 2 guys arguing about bullshit stories involving Yankees, Cowboys, Lebron.

Same coverage on NFL network I'm afraid. You almost have to tape the entire show and fast-forward past East coast bias till you find the 5 secs of coverage for your team.