Simmons and ESPN part ways

Some 300 employees laid off yesterday.

 

I think they're going to pull the plug on grantland, which I predicted.

 

What? You said exactly the opposite

 

Still think it wasn't about money?

 

No, read again.

 

For Droski

 

Mostly it was about personalities.

 

Looks like it's about money...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/espn-ti...6578645&kwp_0=48023&kwp_4=277897&kwp_1=196184

 

Well, yeah.

 

If it were about money it would have been a planned deal. Instead, it came out publicly and the day after Simmons made (more) comments about Goodell. And you don't think that was the reason? Or at least most of the reason?

 

I think people are more likely to negotiate in good faith and treat emplpyees with respect with someone they like and isn't a dipshit. I don't think they were going to continue to give him $4 mil a year under any circumstances. His comments just sped up the decision and announcement.

 

In light of all the new evidence that The Worldwide Leader is struggling a bit financially -- or at least tightening its belt -- I am going to have to concede that money was at least A factor in his firing. Not necessarily THE factor, but A factor.

There I said it.

 

http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/10/26/Media/ESPN.aspx

Good article on the whole situation.

 

And there goes Grantland.

 

I can't find any sadness over this

 

I can. There was some good stuff to read there.

 

I like good articles, so it's unfortunate in that respect.

 

The writing was on the wall when they started pulling the youtube content a week ago.

 

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I had forgotten Chris Brown wrote under G. Don't know if i read another article from it.