Tag: The Dan Le Batard Show

"Sports always had a starch to it where the gatekeepers didn't allow a lot of what we provided. We changed the industry in many ways, and I don't know if we get the proper respect for it."

"To just present Nick Saban's side, which is just trying to ram this thing through. Take advantage of the labor and cap the amount of money that they can make, is wholly unfair and irresponsible by ESPN."

"It was a matter of time. Colleagues of my age have been joking for years, what would last longer, our career or the newspaper industry itself. I won't even pretend I was overwhelmingly disappointed."

"He's reminding me of a golden time in the industry when a big-time personality introduced me to the wonder and discovery of a sport. I was following him, and he was teaching me. Something inside me died with him last night."

"I just wonder if you guys notice that the sport is disproportionately black, and the broadcasters that get hired are disproportionately white, and it's on purpose. I'm asking the question. It's to make it palatable to the broadest section of people."

"They are full on propaganda arm. They are financially incentivized to keep that shield clean. I do think that in depth reporting on the NFL that paints it potentially in a negative light won't be coming from ESPN anymore."

"It has a shame involved that if you were looking for a reason to get rid of somebody, this kind of publicity is reason enough."

"What they have been doing for a while, as they've aged, has been negative. It's not a celebration of sports."

"There was one soft toss to the President. What would you do about this? He started rambling about how the Gamecocks are good and the NFL kickoff rule. It was just bad."

"I wish he would say what he meant less to be honest with you. So, you don't know what you're talking about."