OTish: End of Mike & Mike coming soon?
ESPN brass is transferring "Greenie" to lead a morning newsy/talky TV show. Unclear if Golic stays on the radio, or if the show gets entirely new talent. Golic Jr. potentially in running for that. WOTS is this will happen "sooner rather than later."
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/32553f15-33a8-34b1-80bc-3b085ce3e910/ss_sourc…
Lots of folks here bash M&M a lot, but I also suspect a lot of us listen to them driving to work each morning. I find myself disagreeing with them (esp Greenie) far more often than nodding in approval. Golic pretty much is Mr. Obvious. They are huge Harbaugh fans, esp Greenie.
IIRC, they are in the radio hall of fame, their show has been on for nearly two decades. It's easy to decry them as uninformed / generic talking heads, but it's still a pretty impressive run they've had. And a few good moments too (Greenie milking the cow was effing classic).
January 12th, 2017 at 6:23 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:31 PM ^
I don't pretend to know the financial situation of ESPN. It wouldn't surprise me if what you say is true though. Their overall product - sports news - has gone downhill for years. The days of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann seem long gone (that was the last achnor duo that I enjoyed). Unfortunately, ESPN execs have seemed to read the same strategy playbook as their late-90s counterparts at MTV, and I'm not sure its working out ifor them.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:42 PM ^
January 12th, 2017 at 8:18 PM ^
I didn't know they were still on the air!
January 12th, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^
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They're losing massive amounts of revenue year-over-year from losing cable subscribers. Like over $100 million in revenue loss or something, and they have paid boatloads to broadcast live sports (NFL, for example). Here are a link discussing it: http://deadspin.com/espn-is-hemorrhaging-subscribers-and-pretending-it-…
This one discusses it from an investment/business angle, but does a decent job telling the story: http://seekingalpha.com/article/4016741-espn-losing-amazon-google-netfl…
January 13th, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^
It may in part be content- and product-related, but they are suffering mostly from people dropping cable packages that include (like it or not) 11 different ESPNs. It's just that simple...
January 12th, 2017 at 6:45 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^
As for the talent that left? Tirico is the only one I can think of that people actually like that could be described as a loss. Maybe Bill Simmons, but what has he done since leaving that makes you miss him? Which leaves us with jackasses like Cowherd and Bayless - two idiots behind many people's disdain for ESPN - and I don't think anyone would call the loss of them damaging to the ESPN brand.
January 12th, 2017 at 9:35 PM ^
January 12th, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^
People like to bash ESPN for not being the way they remember them 10-15 years ago, but the fact of the matter is they changed they way shows like Sportscenter are because viewing habits and the way people watch sports changed. If people still liked watching the old way, the ratings would back it up and they would still do it that way.
But with the internet, there's no reason for a wall to wall highlights show anymore. In the "glory days" you'd have to sit through 30-45min of highlights waiting/hoping they would show a Michigan, Pistons, Lions, etc highlight. No rundown on the side to tell you what was coming, just watch highlights of a bunch of teams you don't care about waiting for one you do. If you want a highlight now, just Google it and watch it. Boom, done.
January 12th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^
over at Fox Sports radio, and now his show will be on Surius XM radio this month, so yes, it is a big deal.
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^
I once heard the show described as "Sports Talk for the corporate, middle-age man who is commuting to work and dropping the kids off at school."
Yep. That demographic also has $, of course, so it was a great platform in addition to being safe.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:29 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^
I like the show. I don't always agree with them, but that's the point of sports talk radio. I can respect guys who know their stuff and can have fun with the genre rather than flipping out.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:34 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 8:10 PM ^
I loved SVP on the radio. Would listen when I could or catch the podcast later. I mostly enjoyed their discussions on pop culture and their ability to be self depricating. My issue with M&M is they seem to blatantly play the good cop/bad cop roles or just decide in pre production who is going to be on the different sides of the issues of the day.
January 12th, 2017 at 9:03 PM ^
Any Rich Eisen fans here? The homer quotient does it for me!
January 12th, 2017 at 9:13 PM ^
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from Steve Dahl.
January 12th, 2017 at 10:49 PM ^
January 12th, 2017 at 6:35 PM ^
I dont dislike them. They have their own opinions that hardly ever fall in lockstep with the rest of ESPN.
I fucking loathe Danny Kinnel, so he can get fired ASAP.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^
When Mike and Mike first began airing, I enjoyed it very much and liked the banter and obvious differences between the Mikes.
Eventually, I thought the show became extremely formulatic and a caricature of itself. It was as if they were just following the same recycled "brainy metro guy vs. gregarious dumb jock" plotline.
January 12th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
Pretty damn funny.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
January 12th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^
I can't live without Sirius now. I really like Zarzour & McElroy in the morning followed by Childers & Neuheisel. The best is Mark Packer at 4:00 est. Good stuff if you love College Football.
January 12th, 2017 at 8:59 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^
Be careful with SXM... once they have your contact info, they NEVER, EVER, EVER go away. I have a grandfather data plan on my cell and fortunately can stream through my car's bluetooth. I recommend anyone explore such alternatives prior to signing up for now-Clear Channel-run satellite radio.
January 12th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
My main subscriptions they always nearly give it away for me to stay. Best deal I got a bunch of times was 5 months for $25 + free internet radio for all access subs.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:37 PM ^
Greenie was entertaining for a while, but I am sick of his constant focus on off-the-field controversies. That is all he wants to talk about. Some talk about that is fine, but he is just always trying to create arguments.
January 12th, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 9:01 PM ^
No word on what will replace Mike and Mike or if Golic will be on the new show.
January 12th, 2017 at 6:38 PM ^
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January 12th, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^
I will miss them. I flip between them , Zarzour & McElroy, and WTKA in the mornings. I really like Greenie - I really dig his honesty and humility. Not much of a fan of Golic.
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