ESPN cuts Sam Ponder
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Yeah, I used to listen to Finebaum's show on the way home from work. He'd have some excellent guests early, then start taking calls from his halfwits and thankfully by then, I would be pulling in the driveway.
People keep missing out on how many layoffs Disney has had the last 4 years. They are just bleeding cash and have to fire anyone that they can. It looks like Disney is going to have to pay Comcast another $5 billion for their stake in Hulu. They don't have that money on hand so they are going to be cutting and taking tax write offs bigly.
The report states that his "stock had fallen," which makes you wonder if his outcries about the unfairness of the playoff selection process weighed in on the decision. Griffin was let go with two years remaining on his contract although ESPN still intends to honor his seven-figure salary.
^How do they fire someone citing "budgetary reasons", and then still intend to honor their salary? Paying out the money completely negates the reason provided for the firing.
It's probably true that they need to cut expenses, but the question is how do they decide on who gets the axe? Their opinions on certain topics appear to be deciding factors whether factual or not. The timing of right before football season is odd too. Will either be able to get a job this season? If not, then it's almost as if its to punish them too.
https://www.si.com/college/fsu/flor...spn-days-after-defending-florida-state-ponder
It's crazy they are gonna pay him to not work for 2 years.
I assume Ponder gets a similar deal.
Of course, if either gets another job I assume that deal ends and a lump sum severance is provided.
They can pay it out immediately and take the entire hit on this year's taxes. They would also save on any expenses they'd be paying him not tied to salary, like traveling to games for the broadcast, etc.
ESPN has cut nearly everyone that has been with the company in a commentary role, regardless of viewer perception (Rachel Nichols?), for years now. ESPN is hemorrhaging money because they over spent for TV deals and didn't anticipate the great cord cutting.
This isn't some conspiracy, it's cost cutting. Sam Ponder has been there for quite some time and probably made good money. As we all know, why pay someone 10x for something someone else can do for 1x? The quality of the programming will suffer as a result.
Meanwhile you've got the highest paid on screen personality, who is clearly not a liberal, woke hipster (McAfee), and the most prominent example they had of that (Jemele Hill) got fired too (deservedly so).
God damn I hate culture wars.
This isn't some conspiracy, it's cost cutting. Sam Ponder has been there for quite some time and probably made good money. As we all know, why pay someone 10x for something someone else can do for 1x? The quality of the programming will suffer as a result.
Meanwhile you've got the highest paid on screen personality, who is clearly not a liberal, woke hipster (McAfee), and the most prominent example they had of that (Jemele Hill) got fired too (deservedly so).
God damn I hate culture wars.
Quit dreaming about me and, because you cannot stop, quit reporting your dreams. It’s weird.
McAfee is a weird dude and weird hill for ESPN to go to war for and maybe die for one day. I don't like him on GameDay and wouldn't watch his show if you paid me.
Him getting the money he does baffles me far more than stephen A.
Yep I checked numbers are still numbers that occur in known numerical order unless you’re Benjamin Button.
That person has nothing going on in their lives aside from sticking their nose in everyone else's.
I don't think that'll happen unless there are couches on the set. If so then watch out!
So you think people who disagree with you are "baiting"? Trenchcoat this
I had no Idea you were Stan’s mommy.
Humans disagree all of the time, but baiters gonna bait.
Correct.
A close friend of mine is an on air color analyst for ESPN and has made it through every cut. The last time they had a massive nuking a year or two ago I asked him about it, said plain and simple the talking head types and show hosts are significantly easier to cut and replace than the people that can call live games….a lot tougher gig and much smaller pool to pull from.
He’s bad but I wouldn’t go so far as to call him worse than Stephen A. He’s so bad it’s like he’s trying to suck and sound ignorant.
So you think people who disagree with you are "baiting"? Trenchcoat this
You can easily pick off the nutbags on this board - they’re all the angry white boomers who frequent the political thread and give me hours of joy. Better than a lot of stand up comedians for pure hilarity. Caveman is one of those circle jerk echo chamber MAGAs. All mentally ill IMO.
And, yet, I have never called someone the N-word, like you have Stan (sorry, if mommy does not know). So, because you were banned for your ugliness, you now just hover around the Political Board smashing the laugh emoji.
Clearly, your idea of mental illness is not one to which I subscribe.
You’re welcome to do a search and find this alleged post. I’d assume that use of that word would constitute a ban, which I’ve clearly not been. You’ve got me confused with another poster you disagree with.
Let’s dissect that a bit. Do you think that when you were banned from the Political Board they kept the offending post? 😂 Uh, yeah.
You are the one who goes after those who state opinions with which you disagree. You are afraid to discuss your opinion. You just bait. Understandable behavior for the insecure. You attack personally, rather than attempt to defend your position.
You guys are all unhinged - guarantee if it existed, at least 5 of you would have screenshots of it. So ask one of your MAGA brethren to produce it or stop making fake accusations against an anonymous entity on a message board.
Just FYI but that poster is actually a male pretending to be a woman
You admitted it back in December and played vIcTiM blaming it on "Kentucky" folks in the Political Thread. Disgusting.
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You linked that post? Ahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahaha. Let’s take that to an independent arbitrator and see if they can pick out the N word. You can even choose one of your low IQ MAGA friends like warrior or Marley or one of Willy’s 16 socks to be the decider.
Man, you guys are even more crazed than I assumed. Who’s this John guy who’s a member of the Kentucky board of attorneys? Seems like a shady dude.
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