40 Under 40: Sports Media Talents

[boundforboston]

40 Under 40: Sports Media Talents

 

[Spartan Squad]

Two people from pro wrestling? Tony Romo No. 4 when he's done jack? 40 people under 40 but some of the slots have more than one person? Jay Cutler just missed? Tim Tebow? What the hell is this list

 

[The Big Ragu]

Two people from pro wrestling? Tony Romo No. 4 when he's done jack? 40 people under 40 but some of the slots have more than one person? Jay Cutler just missed? Tim Tebow? What the hell is this list

It's definitely subjective, so it's legit for you to disagree with the choices. I don't find the Romo thing that nuts, at least. He was chosen to replace Phil Simms as the top color analyst on CBS. He was a high-profile player and he stepped into an "all eyes on him" job right away. I think the fact that nobody knows what to expect from him yet, really makes him relevant right now. He's not slipping onto one of the backup broadcast pairings to prove himself. They threw him right into the spotlight.

 

[wicked]

Rovell is under 40? I'm stunned. He was at ESPN (the first time) when I was in college.

 

[Moderator1]

Born in 1978 so he gets in under the wire.

Born the year I graduated from college, so I'm waiting for the 60 over 60 list to be pissed about not making one of these!

 

[The Big Ragu]

Rovell is under 40? I'm stunned. He was at ESPN (the first time) when I was in college.

The one that got me for some reason (because maybe it's just me) was Jesse Palmer. I figured he had to at least be in his mid 40s.

 

[Spartan Squad]

I get these are inherently subjective which is why so many ESPNers didn't bother me. I wouldn't even mind Romo being on the list if he wasn't in the top 10 and had a note saying he isn't actually proven.

Now objectivity saying you are highlighting 40 people and you give me closer to 60 is kind of cheating.

 

[Sly]

Gotta tell you. Those two mooks who drink a gallon of milk and post themselves throwing up on five different social media platforms? The world is their oyster. Future of sports media.

What a ****ing joke of a list.

 

[BTExpress]

Great list or crappy list, I give huge congrats to the website for putting it all on ONE PAGE.

 

[CD Boogie]

Gotta tell you. Those two mooks who drink a gallon of milk and post themselves throwing up on five different social media platforms? The world is their oyster. Future of sports media.

What a ****ing joke of a list.

I like the Barstool guys, but their schtick is gonna age even worse than Simmons'. Btw, I've always hated these age-specific lists. Granta and The New Yorker do them for fiction authors, too. Why use age 40? So arbitrary. Zach Lowe, for instance, turns 40 this year, so he's only under 40 right now.

I just picture a stupid exercise of this guy throwing names at a wall, then having to verify these people's ages. I mean, it's not exactly common knowledge how old sports writers are. And many of them came to the game later than others.

Just a dumb, pointless exercise.

 

[poindexter]

That list looks to have about 60 people, but what do i know?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Where is Graham Bensinger??

 

[CD Boogie]

Where is Graham Bensinger??

He was 61st in their 40 under 40.

 

[justgladtobehere]

How do people feel that so few writers we're mentioned?

Also, who is Graham Bensinger? I know he has that show giving BJ's to athletes that comes on midnight on Sundays, but what did the guy ever do?

 

[CD Boogie]

How do people feel that so few writers we're mentioned?

I'm just glad they didn't mention any editors bc **** those people.

 

[I Should Coco]

I'm just glad they didn't mention any editors bc **** those people.

We're all too old, anyway.

 

[nickp]

Diana Moskovitz is one of the best investigative reporters in sports right now. She's criminally low.

Taylor Rooks spends her day sliding into the dms of any male athlete that will accept it.

 

[Bronco77]

How do people feel that so few writers we're mentioned?

Proof of how things have changed in the media business, with print diminished. Back in the day, a few rising young sports columnists with national reputations probably would have made the list, along with the top young writers at SI.

 

[Alma]

Proof of how things have changed in the media business, with print diminished

Oh, it's proof of nothing more than The Big Lead doesn't give a **** about most writers.

Who cares what The Big Lead thinks?

 

[CD Boogie]

Oh, it's proof of nothing more than The Big Lead doesn't give a **** about most writers.

Who cares what The Big Lead thinks?

It's one of the few sites I visit everyday. I haven't gone to espn in months. CBS or fox in years. It lacks the snark and ****holery of Deadspin. It doesn't deep dive for ****, but it gets a lot of media scoops, mainly bc the folks who run it don't seem to burn people. So while I don't think their analysis is particularly insightful, they bring light to stories I want to read without the filter of a site like Deadspin