💬 ESPN Layoffs: Tebow has contract extended by ESPN

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

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Heather DickItch = Taryn Manning?

Let me have some of that shit you're smoking...

 

[TerryP]

Heather DickItch = Taryn Manning?

Let me have some of that **** you're smoking...

$70 for greenhouse...but I digress.

Talk to @planomateo He made the comparison.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

$70 for greenhouse...but I digress.

Talk to @planomateo He made the comparison.

Lol.

@planomateo , where'd you get a hold of that Good?

 

[planomateo]

Guess it depends on which Tayrn.

You can't handle the good stuff

 

[planomateo]

 

[bama alum]

Kannell, bye. Dilfer, bye..

Hockey reporters Burnside and LeBrun? Come on...

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Guess it depends on which Tayrn.

You can't handle the good stuff

Lol.

And that particular still, maybe. A little. Never watched the show.

Now, I have my own beef with Taryn and her underbite that annoys the hell out of me when I hear her speak. But to me, I'm still struggling to see it.

 

[planomateo]

She kinda reminds me of this lady on Orange is the New Black.

Good show actually, first season was really good, goes downhill in the third season imho.

 

[planomateo]

I think the biggest lesson to take from all this is that if you piss off the silent majority, the conservatives, there will be financial repercussions.

We don't put on masks and riot, set **** on fire, and physically assault people. We hit you directly in your wallet without breaking a single window. A blood-less revolution.


Make Sports TV Great Again! Lol

I stopped watching ESPN a while ago. Only thing I really ever watched was sportscenter, 30 for 30, and college football programming. Didn't really watch any of their other shows, never really cared for them. Their programming has sucked for a long time. The liberal views, I'm sure have turned people away, but that would be solved by getting rid of the bad shows. This was bigger, across all sports to cut spending to deal with loss of subscribers.

I'm of the opinion this is mostly due to cord cutters and people just not having or wanting tv service. Netflix, amazon prime, youtube, and such via handheld devices have cut into their business model and will continue to do so.

My kids don't watch live tv, haven't for 3-4 years now, and prior to that rarely did due to DVR. Why should I pay $100+ a month for live TV service that I don't need? HDTV antenna will get you local channels for ~$40.

Fuck ESPN, they have feasted for too long off those who couldn't unbundle them from their tv service.

 

[TerryP]

, I have my own beef with Taryn

She comes across badly in her appearances on H-50

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

opcorn2:

 

[TerryP]

Fits nine of ten Bama beat writers as evidenced by the election of '12.

 

[bama alum]

Good show actually, first season was really good, goes downhill in the third season imho.

I didn't care for Ruby Rose and Piper is getting more whiny, but we really liked Season 3.

 

[UAgrad93]

Poor Danny Kanell! :sarcasm: Arrogant Douchebag!! He tweeted out about how he "poured 8 years of my life into ESPN and I moved my family up to CT!" Whiny bitch!!!

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

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Fits nine of ten Bama beat writers as evidenced by the election of '12.

Haven't noticed a TON of propaganda, though. I think they know their reader/subscriber base wouldn't stand for it.

 

[JoshB]

lol at "this is a conservative revolution" oh please. Older conservatives are the main people left watching ESPN the traditional way. This is 100% due to cord cutting, that has to do with the way people are consuming media. I've said this before and its just getting worse and worse. ESPN isnt the only company feeling it. ALL the cable and satellite companies are feeling it, ratings are pretty much nonexistent for everything (save for a few shows) up and down the channel dial compared to just 5 years ago. I said it last time, its only going to get worse and worse...

ESPN is so worried about that "conservative revolution" that their president has said they are going to be going towards MORE "personality driven" programming... oh and a subscription service outside of cable packages (beyond smart).

Hate to see folks like Jay Crawford unemployed though, that sucks. Danny Kannell... Trent Dilfer... yeah well... sorry.

 

[Che Boludo]

How do you get rid of Kannel and not dump Galloway too?

Both just plain awful.

 

[#80]

How do you get rid of Kannel and not dump Galloway too?

Both just plain awful.

Herbie has Galloway's back home boys.

 

[TerryP]

This is 100% due to cord cutting, that has to do with the way people are consuming media.

In this very thread you have several saying the reason they don't watch ESPN programming is due to their content. IN THIS THREAD. But, it's 100% due to cord cutting.

There are numerous articles published reflecting the same--but it's 100% due to cord cutting.

 

[TUSKtimes]

In this very thread you have several saying the reason they don't watch ESPN programming is due to their content. IN THIS THREAD. But, it's 100% due to cord cutting.

There are numerous articles published reflecting the same--but it's 100% due to cord cutting.

There is also the working idea that ESPN has simply overspent for content. Being the worldwide leader in sports doesn't mean you simply throw money at the NBA, NFL and even our beloved college football. They don't seem to negotiate with the same savvy and dexterity of other bidders. Collin Cowherd recently mentioned that Fox sports paid 1.1 billion for their NFL games and they get the one o'clock window and the 4 o'clock. They get marquee matchups throughout the season and finish with wildcard games, NFC championship and 2 of the next 4 Superbowls. ESPN paid 1.9 billion for their contract and get no Superbowl, or conference championship, and increasing people have to sit through completely irrelevant games by a lot of the bottom feeders in the divisions. Collin mentioned during his time at Bristol that in one year they went from a 400 million dollar contract with the NBA to 1.4 billion. He knew things were never going to be the same around the ole homestead paying 4 times as much for the same content in a year.

I agree that cord cutters are tired of the entire cable package, not just ESPN programming. Given the trend by younger viewers, they will eventually have to reinvent their cable content to survive. But these huge contracts are leaving little wiggle room when downward trends occur.