Say Goodbye to those ESPN Personalities Ya'll Love So Much: Official ESPN Layoffs Thread

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I haven't watched Sportscenter regularly since the early aughts, when Stan Verrett started. To me, he was kind of disposable like the anchors you talking about today.
Yeah, Stan was always cool, but he was part of that next run of guys after the Hall of Fame true OG's, where they weren't as heavy on personal style and individualism. They weren't annoying, but very few standouts. Just consistent guys. Good luck to him.
 

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This is the same network that has Mike Greenberg as one of its pillars so nothing surprises me but does anyone actually like this guy? :pachaha:

His annoying voice turns me off instantly.
I actually think he knows his shyt in football, hes pretty good at predictions/projections and also betting

but hes not very good at the live tv thing and speaking and being an engaging personality :mjlol:
 

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I actually think he knows his shyt in football, hes pretty good at predictions/projections and also betting

but hes not very good at the live tv thing and speaking and being an engaging personality :mjlol:
The 15 plus year run of Mike and Mike is something I will never understand
 

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This is absolutely the right move.


Per Marchand, Tim Legler is a possible option for a spot on the NBA Finals team, should one open up. In addition to Burke’s uncertain status, Jefferson is being pursued by Amazon Prime Video.

ESPN reportedly plans to “evaluate its entire roster” during the offseason, save for play-by-play voice Mike Breen.
As part of an overhaul under executive David Roberts, ESPN laid off Breen’s longtime partners Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, hired Rivers to join Burke as their replacements, and set up a succession plan with Redikk, Jefferson and Ryan Ruoccoas the heirs apparent to the lead broadcast team.

The plan fell apart almost immediately when Rivers abruptly returned to coaching after mere months in TV. ESPN promoted Redikk to replace him, who finished out the season but left to go coach the Lakers. With ESPN having a net loss of three NBA analysts in just two years, the network’s roster this season was so thin that it had to use college basketball analysts Jay Bilas and Corey Alexander on playoff games.

ESPN will not need as many broadcast teams next season, the first of the new NBA media rights deal that scales back the network’s regular season and playoff inventory.
 

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-Not interesting enough
-Didn’t build his own audience outside of the corporate structure (NFL Network, ESPN)
-Didn’t have to make a solo podcast on YouTube and other platforms to prove his worth like Mina Kimes, Dominque Foxworth, and Marcus Spears.

He doesn’t deserve his own show
 
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