Tag: The Facility

"People wanted me to dive right in immediately. But I’m like, I’m good. Let me just take a break because I know the opportunity is going to be there."

"Many stories captured headlines, but ESPN's decision to go direct-to-consumer easily topped the list as the most important sports television story of 2025."

"There are a lot of people who have left traditional media and haven’t had the success that I’ve had. I don’t have a machine with me, so I think some of the machines are sitting there saying he’s done all of this by himself, and he’s surpassed most of those who do have machines"

"I would suggest that sports television is one of the most outdated things in society. We’re still doing sports television like it’s the 1970s and 1980s."

"Did I see it coming? Absolutely. I knew it was a possibility because the show was not doing good enough"

"I'm really looking forward to working with so many great people at ESPN and beyond"

"I do think like with anything, actions speak louder than words. So we will see"

"Three shows were let go and a massive sports network shifted into a really aggressive different direction"

"The radiothon is a massive undertaking, but having a partner like the Cubs behind it — that was the holy bleep moment."

"The f****d up part about this year, and I don't know if I'm going to get it back, is the experience this year has taken away my joy for the business"