Crabcake Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 ESPN rehired Keith Olbermann. I love the guy’s sense of humor and highlights delivery but this seems like a desperation move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Olbermann's last ESPN show was really good but he might be one of those broken-brain #resistance liberals now shouting about DRUMPF, I dunno. I'll be interested to see what they have him do. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 How long till he wears out his welcome likes he's done everywhere else? Quote BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, the admiral said: Olbermann's last ESPN show was really good but he might be one of those broken-brain #resistance liberals now shouting about DRUMPF, I dunno. I'll be interested to see what they have him do. The show from Times Square? I enjoyed that when I saw it. Much more than Scott Van Pelt. 5 Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, DG_Now said: The show from Times Square? I enjoyed that when I saw it. Much more than Scott Van Pelt. Me too. That was my introduction to sports Keith Olbermann and it was great. Dry, sarcastic humor like that is right up my alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, ninersdd said: How long till he wears out his welcome likes he's done everywhere else? He already probably has. Lots of sports fans are angry about how into (insert buzz term for how awful the left is; maybe "virtue signaling") ESPN is. This should actually hurt them. Quote Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Olbermann was suppose to call Astros-Yankees yesterday for ESPN Radio, but was replaced by Ryan Ruocco instead. Olbermann said on his Twitter he came down with food poisoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I had no idea of this Olbermann news if I hadn't checked this thread. My reading list must be drifting away from the media blogs! Or maybe that even sympathetic folks are tired of the zero-value-added chattering pundit class. Then again now that I HAVE seen this thread, I'm immediately seeing Clay Travis having a full-scale meltdown. Anyway, big news for the few dozen people who legitimately believe ESPN is sinking under its liberalism. Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Digby said: I had no idea of this Olbermann news if I hadn't checked this thread. My reading list must be drifting away from the media blogs! Or maybe that even sympathetic folks are tired of the zero-value-added chattering pundit class. Then again now that I HAVE seen this thread, I'm immediately seeing Clay Travis having a full-scale meltdown. Anyway, big news for the few dozen people who legitimately believe ESPN is sinking under its liberalism. I wouldn’t have heard about it either if I hadn’t seen something about Olbermann on @OldTakesExposed on twitter and then done some clicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Olbermann must have had good producers or medication on his last whirl with ESPN, because he was much more dialed in than he was by the end of his Legitimate News career (his Current show was particularly embarrassing). I know we're not supposed to say "stick to sports," but when Olbermann covers serious issues within sports, he's more in his element than when he's, for the sake of argument, trying to bring down the entire Bush Administration by doing Howard Beale shtick on a low-rated cable infotainment channel. His lot in life is basically being Dark Bob Ley. And, as they say on deadspin.com in every single post, And that's okay! 1 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 I remember Countdown being one of the very first shows on TV that was openly critical of the Bush administration. There was a lot of fealty to the "wartime" president before that, and Olbermann deserves credit pushing criticism of an unpopular president into the mainstream. It really wasn't happening in media before him. Also, as long as we're wildly off topic, Rachel Maddow is the highest rated cable news show. Crazy, right? Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, DG_Now said: Also, as long as we're wildly off topic, Rachel Maddow is the highest rated cable news show. Crazy, right? What? Really? Are people just tuning in every night waiting to finally see those tax returns? Quote | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 9:21 AM, the admiral said: when Olbermann covers serious issues within sports, he's more in his element than when he's, for the sake of argument, trying to bring down the entire Bush Administration by doing Howard Beale shtick on a low-rated cable infotainment channel. I feel the same way - it's funny how I can agree with him a lot on politics, yet I find him so much more fun, entertaining and funny when he's covering sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzcut Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 There's an incoming clash between the Super Bowl and a Winter Olympics(Beijing), and in recent days, Ryan Glasspiegel came out with this tweet: Quote The CCSLC's resident Geelong Cats fan. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Sounds like something from a Rocky & Bullwinkle story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 There were some hiccups in the Super Bowl rotation in the '90s because of the Olympics, weren't there? I think NBC got an extra game or a game a year early because of the Olympics, something like that, but the AFC-NFC-GotW rotation has held steady for a long time now. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, the admiral said: There were some hiccups in the Super Bowl rotation in the '90s because of the Olympics, weren't there? I think NBC got an extra game or a game a year early because of the Olympics, something like that, but the AFC-NFC-GotW rotation has held steady for a long time now. 17 minutes ago, the admiral said: There were some hiccups in the Super Bowl rotation in the '90s because of the Olympics, weren't there? I think NBC got an extra game or a game a year early because of the Olympics, something like that, but the AFC-NFC-GotW rotation has held steady for a long time now. CBS aired Super Bowl 26 (January 1992) and the Albertville Games less than two weeks later. NBC aired both Super Bowls 27 (January 1993) and 28 (January 1994). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 NBC also had XXX and XXXII (XXXI was on Fox, I shan't forget that one) before losing the rights to the NFL for years. Four out of six, not bad. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, the admiral said: NBC also had XXX and XXXII (XXXI was on Fox, I shan't forget that one) before losing the rights to the NFL for years. Four out of six, not bad. It was 4 in 6 years and within two contracts. Before FOX getting the NFC side, the previous contract was for the 1990-93 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Good to hear Dean Spanos' decision to leave San Diego paying huge dividends. *SARCASM* https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/06/06/nfl-los-angeles-rams-chargers-san-diego-radio-deal-invading/ 3 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wolf Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 16 hours ago, neo_prankster said: Good to hear Dean Spanos' decision to leave San Diego paying huge dividends. *SARCASM* https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/06/06/nfl-los-angeles-rams-chargers-san-diego-radio-deal-invading/ Really going for that Football Clippers title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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