Charles Woodson let go by ESPN
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtlhPnJBmn6/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=kwmf8k3fwgec
I wonder what the future holds for him. Perhaps he could come back to Ann Arbor?
February 7th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
Probably replacing him for the Chainsmokers.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
I’d cry
February 7th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
Sounds like he's expecting to announce or analyze on another network.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
He's gonna hang with Rich Eisen, like Ed McMahon did with Johnny Carson
February 7th, 2019 at 3:28 PM ^
Hiiiii-yooooo!
February 7th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
He will just be on a better network -- no worries.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
Dierdorf, Brandy and Woodson. Make this happen.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
Woodson. Make this happen.
Fixed it for you.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Even better IMO, Janssen, Dierdorf and Woodson.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:02 PM ^
I know Brandstatter may have lost a step, but dude is true blue and has been here forever. I still think both him and Dierdorf would be better in a 3-man booth. Granted, I figure that 3rd person would do PBP.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:14 PM ^
JB is certainly blue thru and thru, but I don't love his PBP. I've thought he and DD should switch roles . . . I think Dan would be a more natural PBP, and Jim could do color for M football, which is the role he was born to do.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:22 PM ^
Agreed about DD. I guess Matt Shepard isn't possible now, but they could have made a good 3-man team.
February 7th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
Dude, you stole my avatar. Not cool! jk
February 7th, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
JB is a true blue Michigan man. But at some point, when a play by play guy has "lost a step", isn't it time to retire and let a new generation of broadcasters do their thing? Listening to Brent Musberger in his last couple of years was painful. And if you have heard George Blaha do a Sparty game on the radio - he doesn't know what yard line they are on many times during the game.
Though must admit - laughed my ass off when Brent was lusting after AJ McCarron's girlfriend in the national championship game a few years back. Brent may have been going a little loony - but clearly his eyesight remains 20/20...
February 7th, 2019 at 7:43 PM ^
Wasn't Brandstatter only a color commentator until they fired the previous guy a few years ago? He never did PBP for the Lions.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
Three interesting assumptions:
* Charles Woodson would _really_ like to live in Ann Arbor. (Hey -- I'm very fond of it, but there are many arguably greener pastures available.)
* CW would really like to coach football (and recruit).
* CW would be good at coaching football (and recruiting).
February 7th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
That would be awesome for so many of us. Charles was my childhood hero, to see him back in AA would be surreal to me.
February 7th, 2019 at 6:27 PM ^
It would be pretty cool if he'd be an analyst for a year until his next TV gig came about. Just having him around the program ever day would be amazing.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:40 PM ^
That would be all Michigan fans' liquid nocturnal vision.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
liquid (wet)
nocturnal vision (dream)
I GET IT NOW!
February 7th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
TheKoolAidGuy is a walkin' talkin' wet dream.
February 7th, 2019 at 10:55 PM ^
Moist.
February 8th, 2019 at 12:59 PM ^
He'll get another and better TV gig doing the NFL. Even acknowledging our bias, Charles is good-looking, smooth, a slick dresser, and now a Hall of Famer. Somebody will pick him up.
February 8th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
Hi Mrs. Woodson
February 8th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
I know people clamor for Woodson and Brady to return as coaches, but are HoF usually ever good coaches? It's quite common in soccer, but very rare in American pro sports (Mike Ditka is the only one I can think of). Being amazing at specific skills and techniques has nothing to do with how good of a coach you are.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:31 PM ^
And blowhards like Stephen A. Smith remain on ESPN.
Surprised they didn't hold on to Jemele Hill. She was a treat.
Hoping Charles lands a good gig somewhere else.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:38 PM ^
You see her subtle "joke" about assassinating Trump on twitter? I don't have twitter so I think it was in an ESPN article I was reading. She's about to lose her job at the Atlantic for doing the same stuff she lost her job at ESPN for. Couldn't happen to a more worthy person.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
Hill got fired for her political stuff, not because she was bad at talking about sports.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
I think there was a little of both in there, but it may be because I was annoyed at the MSU fan-girling.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
She was bad at talking sports cause she rarely talked about sports.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
Well, she’s also awful when talking sports so there’s that.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:27 PM ^
She is who we thought she was.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
She's just awful. She IS sparty.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:44 PM ^
Regardless - she is clueless, and should've shut her blowhole. Multiple times now...
February 7th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
Now now now just hold on .... follow me for a sec here.
Let's let her keep talking into a mic until she talks herself out of every possible job besides Starbucks barista and/or JC Penney stock room worker.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:52 PM ^
Wishful thinking - but she'll probably be like Greg Schiano, and get a promotion with The New York Times...
February 7th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
Congratulations to Charles. Quite a lucky man. Here's to bigger and better things.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:04 PM ^
Weird. Nothing actually reported on ESPN dot com. Like they don't want to talk about it. Nothing about Adnan Virk either. Crazy.
February 7th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
I found out about Adnan Virk on Deadspin. It is odd ESPN has said nothing about it.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
Didn't he leak info? I don't think it's a surprise the corporation doesn't want to mention it. The first question out of peoples' mouths will be: What are you trying to hide?
February 7th, 2019 at 5:51 PM ^
Thought I heard Adnan leaked inside info about MLB...which could really damage the relationship between the two entities. I heard dr rom someone that works at ESPN that IF it is true then it is definitely a fireable offense.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
They could use someone intelligent on BTN
February 7th, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
Marcus says hi!!!!
February 7th, 2019 at 6:26 PM ^
What did Charles ever do to you to deserve such hatred?
February 7th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
espn is crap. good to get away.
Come on back home to M,
February 7th, 2019 at 1:36 PM ^
he'll probably get a gig with Fox or focus full time on his vineyard. i've been told his wine is actually pretty good.
February 7th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
We went to Woodson's vineyard/tasting room and the wine is very good. They weren't taking club memberships at the time or we would have joined.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:18 PM ^
You can currently sign-up online for the cab sauv
February 7th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
ESPN has become a shithole anyway.
I watch the Sportscenter with SVP at midnight because I like SVP.
Other than that it's shit except when our games get put there.
February 7th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
Yeah, I stopped watching when a dude wearing his wife’s clothing and makeup received a courage award for doing so.