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More Cuts at ESPN

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Doc Holliday, Mar 7, 2017.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I would disagree. I'm not particularly a fan of his (plus the matchups on MNF largely stink so I'm rarely watching anyway), but he was turning into as much of a fixture as anyone at ESPN when you also mix in the QB camp stuff, SportsCenter and ESPN Radio hits, endorsements, etc. Surely the next hire won't get his paycheck (I read somewhere it was more like $6.5 million), but they'll be hard-pressed to find as big of a personality for their most important live program.
     
    playthrough, Jan 5, 2018
    #1237
  2. Doc Holliday

    Doc Holliday Well-Known Member

    I'll agree to disagree with you! ;)
     
    Doc Holliday, Jan 6, 2018
    #1238
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  3. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    You need a quarterback or coach in the booth or an established personality, someone you can sell immediately and Rex Ryan, Randy Moss, or either of the Hasselbacks isn't going to get it done. Since he's already "in the family" - I'm surprised Disney just pull Strahan off of Fox and into MNF.
     
    DanOregon, Jan 6, 2018
    #1239
  4. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    ESPN is getting out of the NFL business as soon as it can. It will then become the NFL’s leading critic.
     
    Alma, Jan 6, 2018
    #1240
  5. PaperClip529

    PaperClip529 Active Member

    Disney seems pretty intent on making Strahan into a thing on Good Morning America.
     
    PaperClip529, Jan 6, 2018
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  6. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    That's the thing though - 17 nights a year he helps cross promote GMA and removes name from Fox. Seems like a no-brainer.
     
    DanOregon, Jan 6, 2018
    #1242
  7. PaperClip529

    PaperClip529 Active Member

    I dunno. It seems like having him on MNF takes him off the Monday and Tuesday broadcasts of GMA, because I am not letting my lead analyst just fly in a few hours before the game. You could possibly have him working remotely from that week’s MNF location on GMA, but I doubt there would be a demand for that. I’d rather just find a capable analyst and keep Strahan in the role he currently is in.

    I also don’t know what his FOX/Disney contracts are like. It might not be that easy to get him off the FOX show.
     
    PaperClip529, Jan 6, 2018
    #1243
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    But if he's cross-promoting GMA, that in theory is taking eyeballs away from Greenberg's new show. (And enjoy these last few moments before those promos start firing.)
     
    playthrough, Jan 7, 2018
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  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Hope ESPN's health care plan can cover all its employees' whiplash claims.
     
    playthrough, Jan 7, 2018
    #1245
  10. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Ha! It'll happen. Now that Gruden's gone I wouldn't count out a 3-person booth with one of them being a woman.
     
    Alma, Jan 7, 2018
    #1246
  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Colin Kaepernick and Miko Grimes.
     
    DanOregon, Jan 7, 2018
    #1247
  12. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    I'd sign up for cable again to see that.
     
    FileNotFound, Jan 7, 2018
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