"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."
Fans want to be told the truth, or what they view as the truth. They want to be told something without it being softened or sugarcoated. Opinions don't need to be palatable, they need to be truthful.
What you see with Dan Dakich is what you get: He is brash, opinionated, unconcerned with your opinion of him, and the harshest critic could call him a flat-out asshole.
Stephen A. knows how to stay relevant, and migrating his influence to radio hits on several stations keeps him relevant, it keeps First Take relevant, and more importantly, it keeps ESPN relevant.
To hear a host shout "It's obvious what you do. You do the right thing!" about a player in his own market shouldn't be the outlier. It should be the rule.
The agreement, while expected -- perhaps not this early, but expected -- did still leave several questions that I'm not sure can be answered immediately.
"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."