ESPN laying off 100 people today

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  1. Butthead

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    espn could have at least paid for one actual slayer riff here. that background music is a disgrace
     
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  2. Redav

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    I don't think I understand the position by some itt. Is it that those fired journalists should go be fire fighters or teachers or something? Can you not care about journalism during a pandemic? Is it a good thing these people lost their jobs? I don't even know what the argument is.
     
  3. Boo MFer!

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    Along with everything else about Miami, he’s garbage. Good riddance.

     
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  4. Boo MFer!

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    FUCK. One of the best writers left at ESPN.com was let go.

     
  5. Nole96SC

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    I read an interview today that someone did with Wingo and it basically amounted to he started posturing for a new contract a couple of years before his current one was up, ESPN called his bluff and didnt renew him at all, and now he's mad. He says he was just trying to be "open and honest" with them by going to them before they started contract negotiations and telling them that he might not want to do his current role forever and he was going to start looking to see what others could offer him. Im not sure what he expected.
     
  6. spagett

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    What about him and the show is garbage?
     
  7. Boo MFer!

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    He’s terrible. His takes are terrible. His entire schtick is terrible.
     
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  8. Lyrtch

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    this just means they didn't want him at all

    which is fine
     
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  9. JGator1

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    I love the lack of self awareness from Trey Wingo that he couldn't be replaced in 2 seconds with someone just as competent.
     
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  10. Fudd

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    to the left, to the left everything you own in the box to the left
     
  11. Butthead

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    Has anyone who goes by Trey ever been cool?
     
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  12. w2b

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    idk, Jimbo’s kid has pretty sweet facial hair.

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  13. spagett

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    I enjoy the show.

    He's annoying at times, but the show is good.

    Sports radio needs more shows like it.

    Only talking serious sports is so boring.
     
  14. Todd Bonzales

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    A lot of the deedle deedle doodle dee deedle doodle music fans will say Trey Anastasio is cool, but you and I both know that music he makes is ear-diarrhea-poison farts.
     
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  15. spagett

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    Trey Parker from South Park...
     
  16. Iron Mickey

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    nope
     
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  17. Corky Bucek

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  18. Boo MFer!

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    What about Trey Burton?
     
  19. Butthead

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    The question remains
     
  20. Corky Bucek

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    His name is Tre Cool, you asked for anybody named Tre that is cool.
     
  21. spagett

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    Clown question
     
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  22. CF3234

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    I’d bet the house he is a cowherd fanboy. If not, he only listens to Bubba Gator Homer on local Gainesville radio.
     
  23. MG2

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    Seems like he didn't want to be on the morning show anymore (can't blame him), which is a problem because I'm pretty sure the only reason ESPN put him in that spot is because it had nothing else for him to do after it took NFL Live from him.
     
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  24. Boo MFer!

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    You’d lose your house then, dummy.
     
  25. Gritty Badger

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    you really are the gata version of war grundle
     
  26. Butthead

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    i feel like le batard might be like jim rome in that it takes awhile to like the show and figure out all of the inside jokes
     
  27. Boo MFer!

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    War Grundle

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  28. AHebrewToo

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    obligatory “Thanks, Wayne”
     
  29. Boo MFer!

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    Laughed out loud at this.
     
  30. spagett

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    I mean... if you dislike lebatard that much you probably have an awful taste in entertainment
     
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  31. Detlef Schrempf

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    One of my favorite sports radio bits ever
     
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  32. BudKilmer

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    DEAD at Stan Van Gundy looking like the ringleader of a foreign circus several weeks away from Bankruptcy
     
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  33. Detlef Schrempf

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    The Jim Tomsula ones were some of the funniest things I’ve ever heard when he was the coach of the niners.
     
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  34. Chipper>Jeter

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    It kinda is. I listened to Rome for awhile then got on to LeBatard.
     
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  35. ASG Sucks

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    Did the same thing as you, but also listened to SVP and Russillo before getting into LeBatard in 2015/2016.

    Rome and LeBatard’s show take a while to fully grasp but are completely worth it to me. Taking sports less seriously, or with general irreverence like DLB’s show does, has been a welcome change of pace from the dregs of Atlanta radio and other national shows that can’t laugh at themselves.
     
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  36. Chipper>Jeter

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    SVP and Russillo was good radio
     
  37. spagett

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    Inside jokes are a part of most radio shows or podcasts

    Rome is way different
     
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  38. spagett

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    It was... they also avoided the same tired sports discussions as le batard

    Made fun of them, in fact
     
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  39. bertwing

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    Accidentally describing yourself here
     
  40. Andy Reocho

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  41. Tobias

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    he's 100% correct fwiw
     
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  42. Jake Scott

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    It's weird because you're right and that's great but also it's alarming that that many people tune into ESPN for SAS.
     
  43. Chumbolone

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    Last time ESPN had a good radio show was Dan Patrick with Rob Dibble & Sean Salisbury.
     
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  44. Jake Scott

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    Well now I want a percocet, Chumbolone
     
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  45. wes tegg

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    This. There's a reason terrible 24 hour news is so successful and why ESPN has emulated it.
     
  46. Jack Parkman

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  47. CUtigers86

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    but sometimes he brings his dad around and he speaks English poorly.

    get it???!!

    hahahahahaha. You don’t get it man!!
     
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  48. Why?Pokes

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    I like the substantive portions of Le Batard’s show, but for fuck’s sake his production crew needs to bring that shit out of the 90s because it’s impossible to listen to in the podcast era.

    Bizzoooo...brip brap brip...ririrowww...brizzip booooooo...Its the Dan Le Batard Show, WITH STUTGOTZ. Coming up at the top of the hour, is a guest you will not want to miss, but for now let’s take a moment for a quick word with 15,000 of our closest sponsors....

    (half an hour later)

    ....Bizzoooo...brip brap brip...ririrowww...brizzip booooooo...Its the Dan Le Batard Show, WITH STUTGOTZ. Coming up in 20 minutes we have Jorge Sedano in studio to tell us why the corn dog is the superior choice of the Tuesday noon game to the traditional ball park frank, but first let’s take a quick commercial break...

    Lather, rinse, repeat.

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  49. fucktx

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  50. Boo MFer!

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