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Thing is I cant find the names of the 4... I dont think barnwell or mayes are coming? Jacoby and Jalen got their own radio show. So it must be like.... Rembert Browne and some of the pop culture stuff?
Bill Simmons leaving ESPN.
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Keri, Barnwell, Lowe, Greenwald. That would destroy Grantland. I am one of the few that like Jalen and Jacoby but they got a national radio show now so that's a no.
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How the fuck does this get reported last week and we still do not have confirmation on the names.
If I had to pick my top 4 from the remaining talent, it would be Zach Lowe, Jonah Keri, Andy Greenwald, and Chris Ryan... assuming the Jalen and Jacoby ship has sailed and they are both off the table.
If I had to pick my top 4 from the remaining talent, it would be Zach Lowe, Jonah Keri, Andy Greenwald, and Chris Ryan... assuming the Jalen and Jacoby ship has sailed and they are both off the table.
radditsu
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Shamelessly copy pastaed from a Deadspin article:
Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch reported this evening that the four staffers leaving for the mystery Simmons project are Sean Fennessey, Juliet Litman, Mallory Rubin, and Chris Ryan. Going by who he poached here-not all that great a thing to be going on, admittedly-Simmons would seem to be setting up a more pop culture-based site than a sports-focused one.
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Eh, he got the B team to skip out together.
I am sure names like Zach Lowe and Jonah Keri are too established and respected to jump on a band wagon exit train with other people. If they leave, they are going to do it on their own time and be their own headline.
I am sure names like Zach Lowe and Jonah Keri are too established and respected to jump on a band wagon exit train with other people. If they leave, they are going to do it on their own time and be their own headline.
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Lowe, Keri, Barnwell work for the biggest name in sports reporting (reporting, hah) and even though Simmons has made it pretty clear how much ESPN wasn't really behind Grantland that doesn't mean they don't get pretty good traffic, cred and pay for what they do. HBO isn't exactly a flagship when it comes to sports reporting. Hell, maybe Simmons recognizes that and why he's pulling over the culture related people in that he can't outdo what ESPN/Grantland is doing so why try? Granted him then not getting Wesley Morris is pretty strange if that's the way he's going.
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Barnwell and Lowe are the best at what they do imo, I'll read them whatever site it's on. I've stopped making GL a regular read since Simmons left. Shea Serrano is the best account on twitter too, maybe they got him to leave, he's not a huge name though
I don't know how Wesley Morris keeps getting good jobs, I hate him on the podcast.
I don't know how Wesley Morris keeps getting good jobs, I hate him on the podcast.
radditsu
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That's because you are homophobic.
Ok kidding aside, I liked Wesley on everything except movies. Bill always seemed to have good conversations with him, they seemed to be friends. His podcast was not for me because he genuinely has a viewpoint I cannot wrap my head around. I just cant get into a Black Gay Mans head to get where he was going in his critiques. I did enjoy his writing.
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B team for sure. Maybe they can grow. Tough thing about Lowe is basketball is his niche and ESPN has the NBA. Hard to leave that platform. Same with Barnwell and the NFL.
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That quickly?
Barnwell and Mays will be on Simmons pod next week. Lowe by the spring! Jalen and Jacoby got their money so they ain't going anywhere.
Looks like Greenwald was quitting as well.
Man they really did ruin something special.
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Spirit of St. Louis: Todd Gurley Is Giving the Rams a Chance to Take Flight
After that article they had nothing left to say!
I remember hearing about Grantland and thinking, what a stupid name that will never work. TURNS OUT I WAS RIGHT.
Joking aside, I was shocked that Celtics blowhard was able to turn that site into something special and it's a shame ESPN is too busy ruining their main site to support the best thing to come out of it in the past decade. RIP Grantland.
After that article they had nothing left to say!
I remember hearing about Grantland and thinking, what a stupid name that will never work. TURNS OUT I WAS RIGHT.
Joking aside, I was shocked that Celtics blowhard was able to turn that site into something special and it's a shame ESPN is too busy ruining their main site to support the best thing to come out of it in the past decade. RIP Grantland.