ESPN laying off 100 people today

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  1. DeToxRox

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    Ed Werder just announced he is gone effective immediately.

    James Miller says roughly half the 100 are people the mass audience knows about.
     
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  2. UncleJesse

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    Joey Galloway, please.
     
  3. HotMic

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    This is what happens when you start thinking you're anything more than a sports network.
     
  4. DeToxRox

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  5. laxjoe

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    Think this is round 1, unless somethings changed. I think it was about 300 or so that are being let go.
     
  6. hudson

    hudson Oh, you know...stuff.
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    trevor matich please.
     
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  7. Tony Perkis

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    I know it won't happen, but Michael Smith and Jemele Hill should be the first ones out the door.
     
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  8. DeToxRox

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    Rumor is John Buccigross won't have his contract renewed. That is a big bummer for hockey fans.
     
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  10. wes tegg

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    And yet Jamele Hill remains...
     
  11. Teflon Queen

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    Yea I'm sure it doesn't have anything to do with paying idiots 3 million bucks to be on tv
     
  12. Barves2125

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    Remove Stephen A. Smith and I'll donate this afternoon.
     
  13. Jake Scott

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    Hi, fire your entire Sportscenter lineup. Thanks.
     
  14. steamengine

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    Brought down by tethering themselves to the SEC. Shoulda seen it coming.
     
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  15. GrizzliesDrew

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    I'd like them to hire Doug Gottlieb again, just so they can fire him.
     
  16. Jake Scott

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    I know you're just talking shit, but they brought in Finebaum and hired a bunch of garbage as analysts.
     
  17. Teflon Queen

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    I enjoy most everyone besides Booger McFarland
     
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  18. DeToxRox

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  19. UncleJesse

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    As long as Diana Russini stays on Sportscenter I'm good. She has some great NY boobs.
     
  20. HotMic

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    Which is part of my statement there guy. You don't need to pay an over the top personality to tell me the score to the Mets-Cubs game.
     
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  21. Bruce Wayne

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    Breaking news: Tomorrow FS1 plans to hire 100 new employees
     
  22. theregionsitter

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    ESPN widely miscalculated the threat of spin off sports networks and grossly overpaid for tv rights

    They deserve the mess they are in
     
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  23. Jake Scott

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    That's because you've been a regular caller on Finebaum for years. Makes perfect sense.
     
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  24. Jake Scott

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    I feel like this is the criteria ESPN used to hire everyone.

    Would you fuck her?

    Yes? Hired!
     
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  25. Jake Scott

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    Fire Mel Kiper's stupid ass.
     
  26. UncleJesse

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    That guy must have been sick the day they hired Heather Dinich then.
     
  27. Jigga

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    Merril Hoge hopefully gets got
     
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  28. ButchCassidy

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    Now who's gonna hide in the bushes at NFL practices?
     
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  29. Jake Scott

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    Chris Berman answered for that one actually.
     
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  30. bigred77

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    wait, are you suggesting that finebaum isnt garbage?
     
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  31. UncleJesse

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  32. dukebuckeye

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    Putting in my vote for Jemele Hill. I like Michael Smith though.
     
  33. steamengine

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    :rules:
     
  34. UncleJesse

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  38. Moxin24

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    Hill says she's staying. This day is pointless now.
     
  39. steamengine

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    Looks like she's about to tip over amirite
     
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  40. TrustyPatches

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  41. orangeonmymind

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    The Google machine tells me that she was apparently sleeping with the Redskins' GM two years ago. Interesting.
     
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  42. GGCD

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    Jemele Hill and Michael Smith aren't going anywhere, read John Skipper's statement.

     
  43. Truman

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    Hopefully he can go to NBC or somewhere that actually has a hockey presence.
     
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  46. BrentTray

    BrentTray I’m thinking Dorsia.
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  47. HOOSINSC

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    I feel like folks breaking off cable tv is having a larger impact than Fox or NBC.
     
  48. UncleJesse

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    It is the worst shit ever.
     
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  49. Truman

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    That last one might make it tough to get back to those days
     
  50. $P1

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    There was never a doubt about that. They're going to pay awful people who draw ruhtards to their screens to love or hate them.

    They're not going to pay people to be analysts and report news. They can get (random recent college grad) to cover beats. Anyone with an ESPN badge will get access to whatever they want... You don't have to pay for that coverage
     
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