Skip Bayless is Leaving ESPN

[theblackdog]

Looks like Skip is leaving ESPN when his contract is up in August, but we're still going to have to hear his continued hatred of the Ravens as he is rumored to be moving to Fox Sports 1

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/sports/skip-bayless-is-leaving-espn.html

[DomMcRaven]

First Take, as I knew it, will never be the same.

[Steve0x]

Bayless should go to NBC Sports

[berad]

Maybe ESPN can hire some actual analysts instead of baseless opinion farms... might watch them more if they did

[usmccharles]

10 hours ago, theblackdog said:

Looks like Skip is leaving ESPN when his contract is up in August, but we're still going to have to hear his continued hatred of the Ravens as he is rumored to be moving to Fox Sports 1

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/sports/skip-bayless-is-leaving-espn.html

Oddly, he did give us credit numerous times when I didn't think he would.  He thought Suggs deserved the DPOY before he won it.  He thought we got robbed by the Lee Evans catch, somehow he says that should of been a catch.  Gave Joe credit for the SB.  But that show has ran its course, I remember the Cold Pizza days. 

[Inqui]

10 hours ago, DomMcRaven said:

First Take, as I knew it, will never be the same.

Spoken like it's a bad thing.

[rmcjacket23]

1 hour ago, berad said:

Maybe ESPN can hire some actual analysts instead of baseless opinion farms... might watch them more if they did

Wouldn't make a ton of sense, since the shift is designed towards more "opinion conversation". That's what the industry is demanding. ESPN letting Bayless go is likely a cost cutting maneuver, since they were told to slash costs about a year or two ago because that segment of Disney was struggling with costs. Its why they get rid of guys like Olbermann, Cowherd, Tirico and Bayless.

People stopped watching ESPN for highlights and analysis a long time ago, because you can get that much quicker and faster from hundreds of different outlets.

Why do you think they have like 10 shows that are all the same just with different personalities? Fox Sports is designing their entire network based on this premise.

Edited April 28, 2016 by rmcjacket23

[Cville-Raven]

Damn I really enjoyed First Take as a form of dumb enertainment. Skip and Stephen A to me were great as characters. Don't see how they can replace skip.

[DomMcRaven]

3 hours ago, Cville-Raven said:

Damn I really enjoyed First Take as a form of dumb enertainment. Skip and Stephen A to me were great as characters. Don't see how they can replace skip.

THIS!