Excuse me if I enjoyed reading this....sorry for those losing their jobs, but not sorry in the least about ESPN getting it.

"Disney is forcing ESPN to cut $100 million from its budget next year and a staggering $250 million from its budget in 2017. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that ESPN has lost 3.2 million subscribers in more than a year and that ESPN’s reach in U.S. households has fallen 7.2 percent since 2011. Last month, Bloomberg reported that operating income dropped 2 percent at Disney’s media networks division, which includes ESPN."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/earl...t-cutting/

I feel guilty for loving this but it couldn't happen to a better company.

From July 10th?

I didn't even look at the date.

Guess they won't be making a huge offer for CUSA content next season. I would imagine this will hurt the AAC significantly when they go up for renegotiation too.

pretty sure that's one reason they got rid of Colin Cowturd

(09-23-2015 02:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  pretty sure that's one reason they got rid of Colin Cowturd

And Keith Olberman.

(09-23-2015 02:17 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(09-23-2015 02:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  pretty sure that's one reason they got rid of Colin Cowturd

And Keith Olberman.

Sounds like a win win to me!

(09-23-2015 02:21 PM)trapdrawApp Wrote:  

(09-23-2015 02:17 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  

(09-23-2015 02:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  pretty sure that's one reason they got rid of Colin Cowturd

And Keith Olberman.

Sounds like a win win to me!

They still have Kurt Herbstreit and a thing called 538 which makes them IMHO a despicable company.

(09-23-2015 01:29 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  I feel guilty for loving this but it couldn't happen to a better company.

(09-23-2015 01:52 PM)monarx Wrote:  Guess they won't be making a huge offer for CUSA content next season. I would imagine this will hurt the AAC significantly when they go up for renegotiation too.

We'll see. The current deal was signed at the worst possible moment for the league.

(09-23-2015 02:50 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(09-23-2015 01:29 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  I feel guilty for loving this but it couldn't happen to a better company.

(09-23-2015 01:52 PM)monarx Wrote:  Guess they won't be making a huge offer for CUSA content next season. I would imagine this will hurt the AAC significantly when they go up for renegotiation too.

We'll see. The current deal was signed at the worst possible moment for the league.

For the record, my issue with ESPiN is strictly personal for the most part. They would come down here to televise our games and I would contract through them. It usually took 6 Mos to get paid. 6 mos for a broke college kid is torture.

I think there was a pretty big thread about this in July, but you just can't read this stuff too much :)

(09-23-2015 03:00 PM)MUther Wrote:  I think there was a pretty big thread about this in July, but you just can't read this stuff too much :)

Here Here!!

I think we may have reached the saturation point for sports in a way. Like any bubble, retraction is inevitable.

(09-23-2015 02:56 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  For the record, my issue with ESPiN is strictly personal for the most part. They would come down here to televise our games and I would contract through them. It usually took 6 Mos to get paid. 6 mos for a broke college kid is torture.

That's harsh. Sorry to hear about that.

(09-23-2015 03:07 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(09-23-2015 02:56 PM)pilot172000 Wrote:  For the record, my issue with ESPiN is strictly personal for the most part. They would come down here to televise our games and I would contract through them. It usually took 6 Mos to get paid. 6 mos for a broke college kid is torture.

That's harsh. Sorry to hear about that.

What do you do? Hell to be honest, I would have done the work for free. It was a great experience. I think I even did the Tulane vs Utep game that year too.

I hope during her ESPN suspension, Britt went to stripper school, thus she'll have something to fall back on when she gets the axe.

(09-23-2015 05:41 PM)Herd-in-ATL Wrote:  I hope during her ESPN suspension, Britt went to stripper school, thus she'll have something to fall back on when she gets the axe.

If she does get fired she can move in with me to save some money. I'm sure my wife won't mind.

(09-23-2015 02:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  pretty sure that's one reason they got rid of Colin Cowturd

They didn't get rid of the Herd. The Herd left for Fox, and ESPN did damage control

Not a fan of how ESPN sets the college football narrative and people just follow along, but this can't be good for us, being that TV negotiations are underway.

My dad you sed to tell me...."Son, the sun doesn't shine up the same dogs butt all the time"....