Oh, Suzy Q

This from Michael Heistand in Monday's USA Today.

The latest tweak in ESPN's Monday Night Football will try addition by subtraction: Reporters Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya, although they'll be at games, will be largely shelved.
MNF needs to rein in the chat. It had Kolber and Tafoya getting about as much air time as any sideline reporters in TV sports, as well as an outgoing three-man booth —Tony Kornheiser, Ron Jaworski and Mike Tirico — plus celebs dropping by to add to the chorus.

Although their roles will be greatly reduced, Kolber and Tafoya could pop up on ESPN and espn.com pregame and postgame shows — or even on TV during games if there is news to report. Said ESPN's Mike Soltys Sunday: "Their precise roles are currently being determined."

Sounds to me as if no reporters at all unless something happens. Makes sense, but only for the fact of that there is too much going on in the 3-man booth.

 

Of course, there's someone there who could be cut back and not missed at all.

 

I'm wondering if we're not going to hear about that next.
It's wdiely known in the industry that he doesn't get along with the production team and the job isn't what he thought it would be.

 

What is the story there? Is he abusive?

So he's been made to understand now that he's just not funny. Those sorts are always the last to know.

 

Yes, thank you.

Would you like me to put a little cream in yours, honey?

 

They could cut out all the celebrity drop-ins. too.

 

I'm a huge fan of TK on the radio, and he's as good as ever there. He laughs about those commercials, too.

 

No chance. Cross-promotion. The Disney dance of death.

 

I was pretty quick to criticize Erin Andrews early in her career for being all stylle and no substance, but last fall she kept coming up with good stuff during college broadcasts. I can't speak to the MNF broadcasts because I did not watch any of them in 2007, but I'd have no qualms with EA being added. Mainly because I don't plan to watch them in 2008 either ...

 

Thats my wife, she just does not know it yet....

 

Yeah. Like that'll ever happen.