ESPN loses a...well, a terrible one.

[TigerVols]

No, not Berman...but my personal No. 1 worst person at ESPN, Doug Gottleib.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19694825/cbs-hires-doug-gottlieb-from-espn

 

[Stitch]

Whatever you do, don't leave your credit card out around him.

 

[MileHigh]

No, not Berman...but my personal No. 1 worst person at ESPN, Doug Gottleib.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19694825/cbs-hires-doug-gottlieb-from-espn

Of all the ones at the mothership, he's you're No. 1? So many more ranked ahead/below him.

 

[D-3 Fan]

No, not Berman...but my personal No. 1 worst person at ESPN, Doug Gottleib.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19694825/cbs-hires-doug-gottlieb-from-espn

Of all the ones at the mothership, he's you're No. 1? So many more ranked ahead/below him.

I'm with MileHigh on this one. He may be hateable, but he's never shied away from explaining how he got kicked out of Notre Dame behind the credit card thefts, and how Sutton gave him a second chance at Okie State. Plus, I like his brutal honesty, whether I agree with it or not, when it comes to teams, coaches, and college basketball.

He ain't no Digger Phelps and he's behind Jay Bilas when it comes to what he really thinks about the game.

He's one of the more enjoyable listens on ESPN Radio for me.

 

[MileHigh]

Not saying he's enjoyable by any means, but there are so many other clown acts above/below him that he's really a nonfactor for me.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

No, not Berman...but my personal No. 1 worst person at ESPN, Doug Gottleib.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19694825/cbs-hires-doug-gottlieb-from-espn

Of all the ones at the mothership, he's you're No. 1? So many more ranked ahead/below him.

I'm with MileHigh on this one. He may be hateable, but he's never shied away from explaining how he got kicked out of Notre Dame behind the credit card thefts, and how Sutton gave him a second chance at Okie State. Plus, I like his brutal honesty, whether I agree with it or not, when it comes to teams, coaches, and college basketball.

He ain't no Digger Phelps and he's behind Jay Bilas when it comes to what he really thinks about the game.

He's one of the more enjoyable listens on ESPN Radio for me.

Bilas is the best analyst for any sport at ESPN.

 

[TigerVols]

Yep, he's my No. 1. And not just because of his open, seething hatred of everything Mizzou.

He's just terrible at what he does, in a professional broadcaster sense, and he really grates on my nerves.

 

[MileHigh]

And that's fine. But to me, there are many more who are worse on the mothership.

 

[mpcincal]

Yep, he's my No. 1. And not just because of his open, seething hatred of everything Mizzou.

He's just terrible at what he does, in a professional broadcaster sense, and he really grates on my nerves.

Personally, I don't know where I'd rank him (there are a few at the network I dislike more), but I definitely won't miss him on ESPN Radio.

 

[PeterGibbons]

No, not Berman...but my personal No. 1 worst person at ESPN, Doug Gottleib.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19694825/cbs-hires-doug-gottlieb-from-espn

Of all the ones at the mothership, he's you're No. 1? So many more ranked ahead/below him.

I'm with MileHigh on this one. He may be hateable, but he's never shied away from explaining how he got kicked out of Notre Dame behind the credit card thefts, and how Sutton gave him a second chance at Okie State. Plus, I like his brutal honesty, whether I agree with it or not, when it comes to teams, coaches, and college basketball.

He ain't no Digger Phelps and he's behind Jay Bilas when it comes to what he really thinks about the game.

He's one of the more enjoyable listens on ESPN Radio for me.

He's also never been afraid to tell the world how great he is, or how much he knows about pretty much everything.

I won't go as far to say ESPN radio will be better without him, because I'm sure they'll put another self-important douche in his spot, since that's what the majority of their radios guys are. But, I know I won't miss him or his constantly patting himself on the back or telling the world how smart he is.

 

[Chef2]

And that's fine. But to me, there are many more who are worse on the mothership.

This.

 

[YankeeFan]

CBS is launching a 24-hour sports radio network?

Gottlieb will contribute on a variety of fronts:

- CBS Sports Radio - He'll host afternoons (3-6 p.m. ET) on the newly created 24-hour, seven-day-a-week network. He'll debut on the day the network launches -- Jan. 2, 2013.

That's sort of interesting. I wonder if they'll be able to get decent affiliates.

 

[DanOregon]

If someone is starting a new sports talk radio network don't you have to call Tony Bruno who has been with just about all of them at some point?
I do find it interesting that CBS and NBC are both launching sports radio networks this year. ESPN and Fox had the market pretty much cornered. CBS has a deal with Cumulus stations, Fox is Clear Channel.. so who does that leave for NBC, ESPN and Yahoo Sports?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

CBS is launching a 24-hour sports radio network?

Gottlieb will contribute on a variety of fronts:

- CBS Sports Radio - He'll host afternoons (3-6 p.m. ET) on the newly created 24-hour, seven-day-a-week network. He'll debut on the day the network launches -- Jan. 2, 2013.

That's sort of interesting. I wonder if they'll be able to get decent affiliates.

Of course they will. WFAN is a CBS station. You have CBS sports talkers in DC and Baltimore. Dallas and Chicago as well. When the announcement came out, there were lots of stations and future affiliates already listed. How much of the syndicated content they share will vary, but CBS can absolutely do this. Expect more play on the weekends and overnights I'm sure (which will render some of the Fox Sports and ESPN contracts adios), but some stations will carry the drive time programming, too. You can do that when you own the stations in question.

 

[YankeeFan]

Of course they will. WFAN is a CBS station. You have CBS sports talkers in DC and Baltimore. Dallas and Chicago as well. When the announcement came out, there were lots of stations and future affiliates already listed. How much of the syndicated content they share will vary, but CBS can absolutely do this. Expect more play on the weekends and overnights I'm sure (which will render some of the Fox Sports and ESPN contracts adios), but some stations will carry the drive time programming, too. You can do that when you own the stations in question.

But, as you point out, there's no way WFAN is going to turn over prime time programming to a national network. Sure, maybe they'll take overnight programming, but how many stations are going to take their morning and afternoon drive time shows?

The bigger the market, the harder they will be to clear.

In small markets, it will be cheap programming. In big markets, they won't make as much money as they do with their local programming.

 

[Colton]

CBS is launching a 24-hour sports radio network?

Gottlieb will contribute on a variety of fronts:

- CBS Sports Radio - He'll host afternoons (3-6 p.m. ET) on the newly created 24-hour, seven-day-a-week network. He'll debut on the day the network launches -- Jan. 2, 2013.

That's sort of interesting. I wonder if they'll be able to get decent affiliates.

Of course they will. WFAN is a CBS station. You have CBS sports talkers in DC and Baltimore. Dallas and Chicago as well. When the announcement came out, there were lots of stations and future affiliates already listed. How much of the syndicated content they share will vary, but CBS can absolutely do this. Expect more play on the weekends and overnights I'm sure (which will render some of the Fox Sports and ESPN contracts adios), but some stations will carry the drive time programming, too. You can do that when you own the stations in question.

CBS owns the sports station in Cleveland. It uses Fox after midnight (J.T. the Brick and Looney) during the week and Saturday and after 7 on Sunday. I believe it will make the transition to the new CBS network in January.

 

[Chef2]

CBS is launching a 24-hour sports radio network?

Gottlieb will contribute on a variety of fronts:

- CBS Sports Radio - He'll host afternoons (3-6 p.m. ET) on the newly created 24-hour, seven-day-a-week network. He'll debut on the day the network launches -- Jan. 2, 2013.

That's sort of interesting. I wonder if they'll be able to get decent affiliates.

Of course they will. WFAN is a CBS station. You have CBS sports talkers in DC and Baltimore. Dallas and Chicago as well. When the announcement came out, there were lots of stations and future affiliates already listed. How much of the syndicated content they share will vary, but CBS can absolutely do this. Expect more play on the weekends and overnights I'm sure (which will render some of the Fox Sports and ESPN contracts adios), but some stations will carry the drive time programming, too. You can do that when you own the stations in question.

ESPN is probably getting very nervous about their radio empire.

Our flagship station was told by ESPN that if they were going to keep ESPN, then they had to carry Mike and Mike LIVE. We told them thanks, but no thanks, and switched over to FOX that afternoon.

Their afternoon programming (after VanPelt.....who I have heard may be going away, as he is supposedly operating without a contract) is rubbish. Mike and Mike are unlistenable.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Van Pelt re-signed not that long ago. He's sticking around. But yeah, one of the conditions for being an ESPN affiliate is that you have to carry M&M in the morning. I'm not sure that's a winning formula anywhere. I also don't know how many stations ESPN actually owns. ABC has been working harder and harder to get out of the radio business, though I was surprised when Cumulus signed on to the CBS venture considering that company owns what used to be the ABC stations. All of these syndicates will probably have an easy job keeping the small markets, since you just have to barter out some ad time. But losing ground in the bigger markets will hurt. Almost no one goes live and local overnight, and losing that presence there has to be disconcerting. And if the Cumulus stations are in play, that'll give CBS a presence in a lot of mid and smaller markets, too. Most of the Cumulus stations are in that mold, which is evident by the way that company is run. (ie; ****ty)

 

[MileHigh]

The new ESPN affiliate out here airs M&M on a one-hour delay, last time I checked. Same with the Turd.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I've always liked him on ESPN. He knows his college basketball and doesn't shy away from voicing his informed opinion.

I get that people are always going to make credit card jokes, but that was many years ago, when he was a much younger man. I'd like to think that he's more than redeemed himself. The man on your radio bears no resemblance to the kid who made a mistake.