"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"Pat McAfee and I have no issue and the notion that he’d be banned from First Take is B.S. We are No.1 and he has absolutely contributed to us remaining No.1.
"I’ve been greenlit on a drama series that I’ve created that I’m not at liberty to discuss at this particular moment in time that has nothing to do with ESPN or Disney."
"What Stephen A Smith is trying to do...is show his NBA brethren, the guys in the league, that he is down with their cause which is 'whitey can't play," Dakich said.
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."