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af.r.i.c.a.
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MillzOG;8027926 said:Na...ESPN owns grantland that's why in the statement they released they mentioned having a strong team in place for grantland
Maybe he signed over his rights when he joined them but I'm sure he owned it before he got with ESPN. I had a feeling something was up when he started his new podcast a few months ago.
Nah Son;8028052 said:Simmons a cornball if I ever seen one but Grantland is dope
This x3........
The guy isn't a good fit as a TV personality imo. Dude always had some goofy shyt to say during The Finals, especially when he tried to be funny. He jus comes across as annoying and a borderline groupie (check some interviews) . He is a really good writer tho.
MarcusGarvey
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af.r.i.c.a.;8028080 said:MillzOG;8027926 said:Na...ESPN owns grantland that's why in the statement they released they mentioned having a strong team in place for grantland
Maybe he signed over his rights when he joined them but I'm sure he owned it before he got with ESPN. I had a feeling something was up when he started his new podcast a few months ago.
He didn't have grantland before espn, he had Sports Guy with AOL. Grantland was created in 2011 as a way to give him a promotion.
He wont be missed. And Jalen and him has chemistry for one reason, and one reason only. Jalen allows him to act like Larry Bird is the best player ever, without question. No other nigga would allow that without constantly calling him on it and fucking up the flow of the show.
His constant caping for the Celtics and hate on all Celtics adversaries, needs to go.
He is a brat live on tv. You can tell it with his coworkers facial expressions, especially SAge Steele, Hannah Storm and Doug Collins.
His constant caping for the Celtics and hate on all Celtics adversaries, needs to go.
He is a brat live on tv. You can tell it with his coworkers facial expressions, especially SAge Steele, Hannah Storm and Doug Collins.
Delphas;8025047 said:Makes sense.
He really doesn't need them with Grantland and his podcasts popping off. Plus ESPN has never really liked him anyway.
lamontbdc said:I don't recall any commentary he's had on football
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/05/bil...contract-roger-goodell-dan-patrick-liar-videoESPN president John Skipper says Bill Simmons’ exit had nothing to do with his harsh words for Roger Goodell last fall, in which he called the NFL commissioner “a liar” and then dared his bosses to suspend him for saying it. So it has to be a wild coincidence that 24 hours after Simmons bashed Goodell again, this time for concealing the contents of the Wells Report (which just so happened to be about Simmons’ favorite team and quarterback), ESPN announced their partnership with Simmons was over.
But espn will keep grantland
MarcusGarvey
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Vanity fair
ESPN will still own intellectual properties like Grantland and the wildly popular podcast, the B.S. Report. One executive was even heard starting to plan who else might host the B.S. Report. Maybe the executive thinks that “B.S.” stands for something other than “Bill Simmons.”
ESPN will still own intellectual properties like Grantland and the wildly popular podcast, the B.S. Report. One executive was even heard starting to plan who else might host the B.S. Report. Maybe the executive thinks that “B.S.” stands for something other than “Bill Simmons.”
MarcusGarvey
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bignorm;8029392 said:He wont be missed. And Jalen and him has chemistry for one reason, and one reason only. Jalen allows him to act like Larry Bird is the best player ever, without question. No other nigga would allow that without constantly calling him on it and fucking up the flow of the show.
His constant caping for the Celtics and hate on all Celtics adversaries, needs to go.
He is a brat live on tv. You can tell it with his coworkers facial expressions, especially SAge Steele, Hannah Storm and Doug Collins.
He's talented but acts like a child when he doesn't get his way. He's better than Whitlock, who espn gave his own site to spew re-runs of his black ain't shit, white people are pure as snow routine
TRILLip Brooks
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Corny ass crakkker
MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14
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The interesting thing is how these cats leave/get fired from espn and get paid much more but go missing in the sports world. Cable networks are willing to pay more for cats from espn but you see less and less of a person.
There will be no farewell columns, podcasts or television appearances for Bill Simmons on ESPN.
SI has learned that ESPN and Simmons have worked out an agreement that officially ends his tenure as a front-facing employee for ESPN. Simmons sent an email to Grantland staffers this week informing them that he would no longer be working for the site he founded in 2011. Simmons will also no longer do podcasts or appear on television for ESPN.
An ESPN spokesperson declined comment Friday afternoon when contacted by SI. The Simmons camp has declined all interview requests since last week, including one from SI on Friday.
How did we get here? Last Friday, ESPN president John Skipper told the New York Times that ESPN would not re-sign Simmons, the editor-in-chief of Grantland and an executive producer of the 30 for 30 franchise, when his contract expires in September. The news trended to the top of Twitter and drew interest from publications beyond the American shores.
Four days later, following ESPN’s annual presentation to the advertising community Skipper was asked if and when Simmons would appear again on ESPN’s platforms. “We’re going to work through where we are, and I don’t have any comment on what we might do,” Skipper said. “It’s going to be better for us to talk to each other and not go to the press. Anything we are talking about is personal and confidential, and I expect you’ll hear from Bill and I in the not so distant future about what we are up to. Right now all is cordial.”
On the future of Grantland, Skipper said ESPN is committed to the site in the post-Simmons era and does not expect a mass exodus. “We are going to continue to do it, and we are going to continue to do it at the same level both financially and staff-wise,” Skipper said. “Bill did a great job building that site, and I think he and I will be on the same page in suggesting we want to build on that legacy.” Asked specifically by SI.com if he had a long-term commitment to Grantland, Skipper said yes.
There have been a lot of theories as to why ESPN opted to part ways with Simmons (Jim Miller’s two pieces in Vanity Fair are highly recommended reading), including Disney chief Bob Iger having finally had enough of dealing with a well-paid wildcard employee who was frequently critical of the NFL, ESPN’s most important partner. Skipper denied that.
"I want to be definitive about that,” he said. “This was my decision. Bob and Bill have been friends, and Bob is an admirer of what Bill does. And I don't do anything like this without telling Mr. Iger. But he's put it long ago on me that I will make decisions like that.
“It did not come down to money," Skipper continued. "Look, we're a big company. If it was just dollars and cents, we would have figured something out. It is about ultimately about what he wants to do, what value that creates, what we want to do together in deciding whether there is going to be a match, and we decided that ultimately there wouldn't be."
SI has learned that ESPN and Simmons have worked out an agreement that officially ends his tenure as a front-facing employee for ESPN. Simmons sent an email to Grantland staffers this week informing them that he would no longer be working for the site he founded in 2011. Simmons will also no longer do podcasts or appear on television for ESPN.
An ESPN spokesperson declined comment Friday afternoon when contacted by SI. The Simmons camp has declined all interview requests since last week, including one from SI on Friday.
How did we get here? Last Friday, ESPN president John Skipper told the New York Times that ESPN would not re-sign Simmons, the editor-in-chief of Grantland and an executive producer of the 30 for 30 franchise, when his contract expires in September. The news trended to the top of Twitter and drew interest from publications beyond the American shores.
Four days later, following ESPN’s annual presentation to the advertising community Skipper was asked if and when Simmons would appear again on ESPN’s platforms. “We’re going to work through where we are, and I don’t have any comment on what we might do,” Skipper said. “It’s going to be better for us to talk to each other and not go to the press. Anything we are talking about is personal and confidential, and I expect you’ll hear from Bill and I in the not so distant future about what we are up to. Right now all is cordial.”
On the future of Grantland, Skipper said ESPN is committed to the site in the post-Simmons era and does not expect a mass exodus. “We are going to continue to do it, and we are going to continue to do it at the same level both financially and staff-wise,” Skipper said. “Bill did a great job building that site, and I think he and I will be on the same page in suggesting we want to build on that legacy.” Asked specifically by SI.com if he had a long-term commitment to Grantland, Skipper said yes.
There have been a lot of theories as to why ESPN opted to part ways with Simmons (Jim Miller’s two pieces in Vanity Fair are highly recommended reading), including Disney chief Bob Iger having finally had enough of dealing with a well-paid wildcard employee who was frequently critical of the NFL, ESPN’s most important partner. Skipper denied that.
"I want to be definitive about that,” he said. “This was my decision. Bob and Bill have been friends, and Bob is an admirer of what Bill does. And I don't do anything like this without telling Mr. Iger. But he's put it long ago on me that I will make decisions like that.
“It did not come down to money," Skipper continued. "Look, we're a big company. If it was just dollars and cents, we would have figured something out. It is about ultimately about what he wants to do, what value that creates, what we want to do together in deciding whether there is going to be a match, and we decided that ultimately there wouldn't be."
detcatinva
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pretty much he was fired. i agree bill is terrible on tv and someimes his boston love gets annoying.
however, he publicly went after the espn bosses and criticized roger goddell.
there's a possibilty that bill simmons could be blackballed from the industry
NFL doesnt like him, nor does Disney9who owns ESPN)
TNT = Turner. Sports Illustrated = Turner. CNN = Turner. Huffington Post = Turner
If he doesnt get picked up within a year then i gotta suspect something is up
however, he publicly went after the espn bosses and criticized roger goddell.
there's a possibilty that bill simmons could be blackballed from the industry
NFL doesnt like him, nor does Disney9who owns ESPN)
TNT = Turner. Sports Illustrated = Turner. CNN = Turner. Huffington Post = Turner
If he doesnt get picked up within a year then i gotta suspect something is up
yahwehprofet
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Jalen, Wilbon, magic, Should have never split that up
