Time to fire up the Fine Board - BF suing ESPN

[Upstate]

Brian Dwyer ‏@BrianDwyerYNN 1m
AP reporting former #Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine will sue ESPN for Defamation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-...tigation/?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=technology

 

[SU2NASA]

I wonder how ESPN will cover this...

 

[NKR1978]

Anyone else feel their stomach turn at the possibilities of what was behind this thread title?

Good for Bernie.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Good for him! Mark Schwarts should be fired!

 

[Orangello]

Good for him.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Good for him! Mark Schwarts should be fired!

ESPN has him covering the Heat almost exclusively. I didn't think I could hate him more than I did, but now I do.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Foxnews also has the same story up now.

 

[690West]

Gotta be honest, thread title scared the stuff outta me

 

[Upstate]

Great timing for CBS. They can milk this and **** on ESPN all night long.

 

['72 Orange]

I had visions of Medusa surfacing

 

[jekelish]

Great timing for CBS. They can milk this and **** on ESPN all night long.

You might think so...but I would be shocked if they even mention it.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Foxnews also has the same story up now.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/...reportedly-to-sue-espn-over-sex-abuse-claims/

 

[SgtCuse]

My heart almost stopped when I saw the title...With that being said I do miss John Syracuse.

 

[Moontan]

I wonder how ESPN will cover this...

I'd expect a 2-second blurb near the end of SportsCenter. They'll mention the suit, the fact that ESPN does not comment on ongoing litigation and that they stand behind their reporting. Followed by a commercial break.

 

[CuseTroop]

I'm really glad team stream sent me a text about this before I looked at the board. I would have had a heart attack based on the thread title..

Good for you Bernie

 

[Madbiker]

Had to break the night we're playing? CBS will talk about nothing else. Just what we didn't need. Couldn't have waited another week or two.

 

[themole]

aah please change the thread title

 

[Brian Orange]

CBS will not say 1 thing about this. I guarantee that. Has no bearing on the game and it takes too long to get into.

 

[Ward]

I could be wrong but doesn't Fox have a new big all sports channel in the works that they're hoping challenges ESPN? If so I could see them giving this a lot of positive coverage on Fine's side in an attempt to give ESPN credibility issues to help propel their new station.

 

[orangenirvana]

I'd expect a 2-second blurb near the end of SportsCenter. They'll mention the suit, the fact that ESPN does not comment on ongoing litigation and that they stand behind their reporting. Followed by a commercial break reminder that Syracuse is under investigation by the NCAA.

Fixed

 

[StealthTurkey]

I'd expect a 2-second blurb near the end of SportsCenter. They'll mention the suit, the fact that ESPN does not comment on ongoing litigation and that they stand behind their reporting. Followed by a commercial break.

"This just in! Reports that we have a pending lawsuit and we will be s-....yracuse is under NCAA investigation."

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[dasher]

Very risky move by Fine. He will have to take a depo and subject himself to perjury charges. Not saying he is lying but a prosecutor could make the case.

 

[JarHeadJim]

ESPN is actually reporting it but I bet you won't see it on the front page or on their bottom line.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...use-orange-assistant-coach-preparing-sue-espn

 

[Orange Barrel]

Good for Bernie. I hope he gets a boatload of cash and Schwartz and his sleazebag producer get fired.

 

[AZOrange]

Very risky move by Fine. He will have to take a depo and subject himself to perjury charges. Not saying he is lying but a prosecutor could make the case.

Won't be a prosecutor per se but you're exactly right...he's opening Pandora's box. He must be pretty sure there's not much in there