"Ohio State and Ryan Day bitched and moaned to the Big 10 and threatened Fox till they had no choice. Juice wasnt worth the squeeze amd frankly I dont blame them."
"I'm just going to call spade a spade here. Tony Romo mailed it in after that, mailed it in in every way. It was clear on so many of those broadcasts that he was not prepared for them."
It's tempting to get swept up in the excitement around video podcasting right now. That's where all of the money is going. But that doesn't mean the audience is following.
What's long been rumored as the slow fade of Stern's career appears to have finally arrived. This isn't retirement, and it isn't cancellation. It's something murkier.
"When you don't have a sales force out selling that product, this is what happens. It doesn't mean the product isn't loved. It simply means no one is bringing in the advertising dollars."
You'd be hard-pressed to find another network with a 5 PM show as its most-watched program overall. Consequently, that achievement says something meaningful about the panelists, the producers, and the network as a whole.
"We've sort of come full circle together. We've been through a lot of highs, a lot of lows, but we've just had a great ride together. He's one of the most important figures in my career."
The inconsistency isn't subtle, and it's not accidental either. It tracks almost perfectly with which side of the aisle benefits from each format's political leanings.
"I'm just going to call spade a spade here. Tony Romo mailed it in after that, mailed it in in every way. It was clear on so many of those broadcasts that he was not prepared for them."