OT: Troy Aikman rips Skip Bayless

Submitted by uncle leo on

This is hilarious.

“To say I’m disappointed in the hiring of Skip Bayless would be an enormous understatement,” Aikman said. “Clearly, [Fox Sports president of national networks] Jamie Horowitz and I have a difference of opinion when it comes to building a successful organization. I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless."

http://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/09/06/media-circus-troy-aikman-skip-b…

 

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ElBictors

September 6th, 2016 at 1:46 PM ^

Yep.  And Bayless made his name by associating with that era of Cowboys teams and was a sort of TMZ gossip rag for the "white house" and all the misdeeds alleged to have happend there.

Hilarious ..I expect the show to flop.  I love Shannon Sharpe as a former Broncos player and thought he was okay on the CBS studio show, but I can't fathom watching he and Bayless embark on manufactured debates and arguments.

I mean, this is simply Steven A Smith all over again.

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getsome

September 6th, 2016 at 2:08 PM ^

yeah bayless was a jock sniffer in dallas and still is.  and hes 1 of more pompous people currently in media (which is saying something).  but most of the "alleged" misdeeds surrounding those cowboy teams, the white house, etc actually occurred - many of the players have admitted as much

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UMAmaizinBlue

September 6th, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^

Played a professional sport at the highest level and reached the summit of the mountain. Skip Bayless is an annoying POS who somehow defies reason and keeps getting work in sports despite only pumping out the hottest of takes for a living. I'll take Aikman.

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ElBictors

September 6th, 2016 at 1:50 PM ^

part of the reason FirstTake lasted so long was because Skip was bank-rolling the show.  At one point it was set to be axed (I read at the time, though any current ESPN employees currently posting on MGoBlog can clarify or correct me) because the ratings sucked, but Skip kept his name and face on TV by paying for it himself..

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saveferris

September 6th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^

Because the average consumer of sports media is ill-informed, easily manipulated, and thinks the output of venues like ESPN and SI represent the pinnacle of sports journalism.  Taking the contrarian position on everything to bait the general public is a pretty tried and proven formula for garnering ratings / pageclicks / comments.  See Sharpe, Drew and Valenti, Mike.

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CorkyCole

September 6th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^

One does not become a near trillionaire while owning a major sports franchise and featuring on a television show with fellow top world entrepeneurs called "Shark Tank" without being a "really smart guy." I could learn a few things from him as well.

In fact, I wish I had 1/10 the brain of that man. Maybe I would have come up with a better mgoname than "CorkyCole."

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JamieH

September 6th, 2016 at 4:24 PM ^

some of these rich people on TV get there with a lot of luck, and some of them get there because they have made a long series of really smart decisions.

 

I'm pretty sure Cuban is there almost exclusively because he's made really smart decisions. 

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Qmatic

September 6th, 2016 at 1:31 PM ^

Skip is a troll, and he plays into a schtick. Unfortunately that "schtick" has been all the rage in sports media. The "embrace debate" style has really gone the direction of modern journalism: down the f ing tube.

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uncle leo

September 6th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^

There really was no other direction for sports to go into. The world of the internet and smartphone technology has ruined the need for the traditional "Sports Center." We don't need to wait around for hours to see our team's highlights and the other teams around the league. This is how major networks draw the interest of people now. 

I enjoy shows like PTI and Around the Horn because it's a good combination of the two and they don't go overboard in their opinions like First Take. And the show with Dan Le Batard is flipping hilarious. His dad says "si" on every single topic.

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Qmatic

September 6th, 2016 at 1:58 PM ^

A true diamond in the rough is Highly Questionable. Papi always has me dying.

You make a good point about how the traditional sportscenter isn't necessary anymore. I guess PTI was so good for so long because it was the only show of its kind really on the WWL.

You know it is bad now when Jason Whitlock and Colin Cowherd have a show trying to be like PTI.

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uncle leo

September 6th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^

One of the best segments on any radio show is when they do the whole "What athletes actually look like."

For example, they had one for Tom Thibeault, the old Bulls coach. He looks like the old grumpy detective from the 1970s that is choking down his 9th cigarette working till 4 AM on the case.

Frank Vogel looks like a used car salesman.

I forgot some of the better ones, but that segment has me laughing so hard.

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