Stephen A Smith to Deliver Keynote Address at MSBC in Ann Arbor tomorrow...
MSBC is one of my favorite conferences that I come back to Michigan for. It's tremendous experience for students and brings back a host of alumni. However, this year the keynote speaker is Stephan A Smith.
In today's age of inflammatory media that thrives on opinionated arguments for the sake of clicks, there's arguably no one better at this craft than Stephen A. Frankly, he has built a career based on this approach.
The target and timing of his latest troll is unfortunate though.
This comes after he went full Finebaum and made various statements such as "this clearly involves cheating" - Smith publicly urged the Big Ten to punish Michigan before an investigation was completed or Michigan had a chance to respond. This rush to judgment without factual basis exemplifies jumping on the bandwagon for clicks - not something I'd be thrilled hearing at a thought leading sport and business conference.
Personally, I've decided to skip his speech, but hey that's just me.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:15 PM ^
They couldn't have found a better speaker?
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:24 PM ^
That's rhetorical, right?
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:19 PM ^
What soundwoofer would have been the best?
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:27 PM ^
They could've picked up anybody at a homeless shelter to do better
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:15 PM ^
Nobody should go
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:45 PM ^
It would be awesome if he showed up to an empty room.
Or even better, pay a couple guys to go in there in full OSU gear and be the only ones who show. Real type-casted loser types (in case the gear didn't make that part clear already).
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:16 PM ^
Everyone that shows up should BOO this man off the stage!
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:21 PM ^
No need for a microphone.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:46 PM ^
They should hand out earplugs as door swag.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:24 PM ^
The Mr. Haney of broadcasting.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:25 PM ^
He was a bad choice long before this story appeared. Just a troll.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:25 PM ^
The reason our former favorite network is where it is today.
#EmbraceDebate
I would avoid this as much as possible.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:26 PM ^
Is he just going to fart into a megaphone? That would honestly be on par with the rest of the, um, content... he gets paid to produce.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
Conor Stallions also stole my ability to enjoy this board. What are we doing with these posts people
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
I hope Michigan puts a stop payment on his check
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:36 PM ^
Sam Webb said what we all think “ he’s a fool “
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:42 PM ^
I like Stephen A, but I disagree with this take. I typically disagree with his takes when it comes to anything related to college sports, hockey (he disrespects the sport) and sometimes baseball. I'll listen to him when it comes to NFL/NBA because that's his specialty. He's not paying attention to all the details, so I'm not surprised by this.
If I was in Ann Arbor, I'd go listen to him because the fact remains that he is one of the leading voices in the sports world. I would like to hear what he has to say when he's not trying to get clicks.
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:58 PM ^
He's a POS who gets intoxicated by his verbosity and the inhalation of his own flatulence!
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
I don't take him seriously. It's (mostly) entertainment to me and I think he's pretty good at being entertaining.
The sad thing is that guys like him and Skip Bayless used to be journalists. They had careers I grew up wanting to emulate. Now, they make $$$ behaving like people I run into at the barbershop.
November 3rd, 2023 at 12:20 AM ^
I would like to hear what he has to say when he's not trying to get clicks
When is that?
November 2nd, 2023 at 10:52 PM ^
"There are people saying, 'you can't compare Michigan stealing signs to the Wehrmacht!'
...BUT!..."
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:13 PM ^
He’s a practicing idiot.
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:18 PM ^
Don’t skip it! Go and heckle him!
November 2nd, 2023 at 11:31 PM ^
Don't boo him. Ask him pointed questions about how all the ESPN personalities hate on someone at the same time. They are increasingly like Fox News in the Ailes era.
November 3rd, 2023 at 12:40 AM ^
He was always a loud mouthed dumbass who is now cashing massive checks for exactly that.
Skip. Skip. And skip again.
November 3rd, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
I recommend you show up and boo or attend with a life size Max Kellerman cut out...