Woj Bomb (Courtesy of Schefter)

[Regan MacNeil]

 

[Webster]

It must be truly exhausting to do what Woj has done for years — I think it’s of marginal utility but he’s the king of that particular beat. He’s made his bag, so good for him.

 

[wicked]

I doubt working at Bonnies during the NIL era will be any easier.

Wonder who takes on that role at ESPN. Do they make a run at Shams or just plug along with what they have?

 

[HanSenSE]

Good for him. I've said it many times on this board, but whenever our paths would cross when he was at the Fresno Bee in the 90s during the Tark era and I would drop in from time to time from Merced, he was extremely nice.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[playthrough]

Was hoping he was retiring but at least this new job shouldn't require two phones bolted to his head at all times.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I doubt working at Bonnies during the NIL era will be any easier.

Wonder who takes on that role at ESPN. Do they make a run at Shams or just plug along with what they have?

I think Shams is a free agent, which makes me wonder if he knew this was coming.

 

[Readallover]

Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly retiring from ESPN — and walking away from $20 million

https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/sports/adrian-wojnarowski-shockingly-retiring-from-espn-to-join-st-bonaventure/

 

[wicked]

makes me wonder if he knew this was coming.

Those two guys dislike each other, which is why I’d say no.

(Aside: Find time to read the tremendous deep dive into their rivalry — it was very good. Could have been WaPo, but not sure.)

 

[Alma]

Wonder how long the retirement lasts.

 

[HanSenSE]

Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly retiring from ESPN — and walking away from $20 million

https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/sport...ly-retiring-from-espn-to-join-st-bonaventure/

$20M? That's a lot of eff you money. Thanks to social media, all gigs in major sports are basically 24/7. Sounds like he wanted out of the rat race and, with a lot of what's going on at the WWL, wanted out on his own terms.

 

[micropolitan guy]

He should be able to find affordable housing in Olean.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

 

[Della9250]

$20M? That's a lot of eff you money. Thanks to social media, all gigs in major sports are basically 24/7. Sounds like he wanted out of the rat race and, with a lot of what's going on at the WWL, wanted out on his own terms.

That is what is left on his deal -- he signed a five-year extension for 35 million in 2022 -- it's not per year. So he made 15 mil the past two years alone. At 55, I think almost everyone could make just that last.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[WriteThinking]

That is what is left on his deal -- he signed a five-year extension for 35 million in 2022 -- it's not per year. So he made 15 mil the past two years alone. At 55, I think almost everyone could make just that last.

I totally agree. I never wonder how anybody can walk away from a huge amount of money, at least when they've already gotten a lot of it. That's exactly when you can walk away.

 

[playthrough]

And those high school war stories are the ones you go on to tell your kids and grandkids, not how you covered the Super Bowl and talked to Patrick Mahomes in a media day scrum for 10 minutes.

 

[Rockbottom]

Woj speaks the truth. You aren't truly a sports journalist (in my eyes, anyway...) until you've hacked out 15 inches in 15 minutes - with FULL stats at the end - soaked to the bone and then trying to get the 7-11's pay phone to connect properly to your Trash-80. Having performed that minor miracle hundreds of times, it is indeed WAY WAY WAY harder than any other facet of journalism I've experienced.

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[MileHigh]

Woj speaks the truth. You aren't truly a sports journalist (in my eyes, anyway...) until you've hacked out 15 inches in 15 minutes - with FULL stats at the end - soaked to the bone and then trying to get the 7-11's pay phone to connect properly to your Trash-80. Having performed that minor miracle hundreds of times, it is indeed WAY WAY WAY harder than any other facet of journalism I've experienced.

rb

I could not agree more.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

My career would have been much the poorer without covering high school sports. So many great stories. A little hypothermia thrown in, but so what?