Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted April 1 As I 'cut' this article for posting on the Forum I couldn't help but think about all of the cable cord-cutting going on. A new broadcast paradigm is coming. I think college football will be marketed directly to the public via in-house streaming of game inventory; directly to the market and not using a 3rd party media middleman to resell the inventory to advertisers. Google B1G commissioner Tony Petitti. He is as media savvy as any person in the business of college athletics. He doesn't need help dealing with the media. ESPN suffered another blow this week when Pat McAfee repeated unfounded rumors about an Ole Miss coed when he was supposed to be discussing Rebels QB Jaxson Dart's draft status. Pitchforks are being raised in McAfee's direction by influential sports journalists and others. The World-Wide-Leaders world is shrinking. ESPN announces major change to College GameDay for 2025 season SATURDAYBLITZ.COM After announcing that all SportsCenter Los Angeles employees would be moving back to the company's Bristol, Connecticut headquarters, ESPN has lifted the curtai I imagine the folks at FOX are not sending condolences the way of Bristol, CT. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted April 1 OK, April Fool's! But the take on McAfee and the Ole Miss coed situation is legit. Pat is being called out by many of his ESPN brother and sister broadcasters. Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett slams Pat McAfee, Barstool after... NYPOST.COM Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett alleged she is "the victim of a deliberate and coordinated cyber attack spreading categorically false and defamatory information," which includes false rumors... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted April 1 On 4/1/2025 at 10:16 AM, Jon Joseph said: OK, April Fool's! You had me, Jon! The only personality I like less on ESPN than Stephen A is Pat M, so, I was actually relieved by the change, as I could officially drop GameDay. I haven't watched regularly for the last few years, and while Corso's pick at the end is still Must -See, it's not good now, Willie Mays was painful to watch in the 1973 World Series pitting his New York Mets against the Oakland A's, and Corso looks like Willie now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando No. 4 Share Posted April 2 Today I've been convinced the Muppets were going to be Olympic ambassadors, that Mars has been found to have salvageable minerals & oil by the Rover, and that Miami was an actual threat to win the CFP. You might as well sell me some beachfront property in Nebraska. I'd probably buy a boat to go along with it. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted April 2 IMO, 'shock jock' athlete announcers' and their enablers deserve to be punished, There is a difference between Freedom of Speech and Slander. Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett intends to take legal action against Pat McAfee, ESPN for spreading viral rumor - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Ole Miss freshman Mary Kate Cornett plans to take legal action against ESPN and host Pat McAfee for helping spread a viral rumor in late February. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 6 Share Posted April 2 On 4/2/2025 at 10:35 AM, Jon Joseph said: IMO, 'shock jock' athlete announcers' and their enablers deserve to be punished, There is a difference between Freedom of Speech and Slander. Couldn't agree more, can't stand Stephen A or McAfee, never watch their shows, and I wish McAfee wasn't on Gameday. Give me more Saban. The show was better when it was 2 hours. The Big Show on Fox is becoming more palatable all the time. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
