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[djcon57]

OH. Duh.

Just put 2+2 together.

Simmons was let go from ESPN for negativity about Goodell and the NFL...while Wildhack was still at ESPN.

Now I'm getting why he would be feeling deja vu.

Why Bill Simmons was fired

The last straw for ESPN came a day before he was out.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[SWC75]

I know you said earlier that JB getting his own show would be the last thing he would do, but it seems very likely from what Levine said.
Why are you so convinced he wouldn’t want that?

he's always said that he wouldn't be interested in doing that and decried radio talk shows as "talk show talk". But Jim says things...

 

[DilemaCuse]

So let me get this straight, we dont like Axe, Bill Simmons, Dave Portnoy and Barstool, Paul Finebaum, etc

Is there anybody in media that this board does like?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

The Ringer is massively successful. Has a huge contract with Spotify

Edit: Sorry, was incorrect, he sold it to Spotify for 200 mill

https://twitter.com/billsimmons?s=21&t=DXLXsY_9MdChimtsZ6pXVA

He has 5.6 million followers on Twitter. I don’t have the podcast numbers but I’m pretty sure they do well there.

He is still very much a big name, like it or not. Whether people listen to him or care is a different story, but he still has a very big platform to push his agenda.

Really? I had no idea. I've never heard of The Ringer. Like I said, he was entertaining when he started out, but lost me along the way.

If this story broke on Thursday once the games began, people would be too busy watching games to care. I imagine no one outside of the 315 area code will care by then.

 

[djcon57]

So let me get this straight, we dont like Axe, Bill Simmons, Dave Portnoy and Barstool, Paul Finebaum, etc

Is there anybody in media that this board does like?

Mike Tirico.

 

[DilemaCuse]

Mike Tirico.

Fair enough, maybe I should preference, any Non-SU Alums that we like?

Although Mike is just play by play and doesn't really give opinions like a talking head.

 

[CorduroyG]

if mike and the mad dog got fired for being too negative they wouldnt have lasted a week. terrible look.

 

[djcon57]

Fair enough, maybe I should preference, any Non-SU Alums that we like?

No. They all hate Syracuse, obviously.

 

[JRHEETER]

The people up at Newhouse have got to be losing their mind this morning. This reflects poorly on everybody and they will get caught in the wash.

Oh you mean the fact that on day one they learn that your job is to be critical?

This is embarrassing for Galaxy media.

ESPN probably doesn’t want to be affiliated with it.

Syracuse is probably figuring out the best way to make sure they can say they aren’t attached with this in any means

 

[elimunelson]

Mike Tirico.

Ironically the guy who was dinged for stalking and s*xual assault.

 

[DilemaCuse]

if mike and the mad dog got fired for being too negative they wouldnt have lasted a week. terrible look.

Well wasnt that why the YES network stopped airing their show because of criticism of the Yankees?

 

[djcon57]

Ironically the guy who was dinged for stalking and s*xual assault.

Correct.

 

[JustPherU]

Fair enough, maybe I should preference, any Non-SU Alums that we like?

Although Mike is just play by play and doesn't really give opinions like a talking head.

Dan Patrick

 

[MSOrange]

Posted this on the thread about Axe on the football board but bears repeating:

HR and Media reps in Corporate America should print that interview out and use it as a tool on what not to do in interviews with media. That Levine guy did about everything wrong you can possibly do. His quotes and that story about people coming up to him which sounds beyond made up is an awful look. SU has to be livid this guy opened his mouth.

Yep that's a prime example why it's constantly reiterated in our company that if we are ever contacted by the media for any reason, refer them to Corporate Communications.

 

[elimunelson]

This is an awful look. I'm very curious why Simmons would take such a public shot at Wildhack when he's never really ventured into the Syracuse rumor industrial complex.

I always thought JW was a straight shooter. I'm sure Bill was difficult at ESPN but he was probably also their most important talent from the website and he probably wanted the same juice as other talents there. It's never easy for sure but when a media operation starts to moderate content the inmates get angry.

Brent was like 1/100th as toxic as a Dan Shaugnessy who writes for the Globe (and is owned by the Red Sox).

 

[Jake]

It will be interesting what all the Newhouse graduates have to say. Tirico, Sean M.

Very tough spot for them.

 

[djcon57]

It will be interesting what all the Newhouse graduates have to say. Tirico, Sean M.

Very tough spot for them.

Not at their level but...

 

[UpstateSM]

Bill Simmons on Roger Goodell

ESPN's Bill Simmons criticizes Roger Goodell on his podcast.

on.soundcloud.com

 

[djcon57]

 

[jr4750]

This happens everywhere. They just don't say it out loud.

 

[Cusefan0307]

It will be interesting what all the Newhouse graduates have to say. Tirico, Sean M.

Very tough spot for them.

Brent is also an adjunct at Newhouse.

 

[MadNY3]

Oh you mean the fact that on day one they learn that your job is to be critical?

This is embarrassing for Galaxy media.

ESPN probably doesn’t want to be affiliated with it.

Syracuse is probably figuring out the best way to make sure they can say they aren’t attached with this in any means

Levine might know about radio but he clearly knows jacksplit about strategic communications.

 

[sabach]

Not at their level but...

Matt Roe does spot work for SU hoops games on TV. He called Axe one of the best in the business today on Facebook today.

 

[kingtidge]

This happens everywhere. They just don't say it out loud.

That's the root of the issue... Levine has serious cojones (and is also an arrogant ass) to mouth it in a release...

 

[OttoMets]

So let me get this straight, we dont like Axe, Bill Simmons, Dave Portnoy and Barstool, Paul Finebaum, etc

Is there anybody in media that this board does like?

I liked John Saunders.

That guy was a straight shooter.