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[Chase17]

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Quotes from here
http://deadspin.com/report-chris-broussard-is-leaving-espn-for-fox-sports-1787810074

ESPN basketball analyst Chris Broussard is finalizing a deal to decamp for Fox Sports, according to Sporting News’s Mike McCarthy, where he is likely to pair with former NBAer Jim Jackson on FS1. McCarthy previously reported that Broussard’s ESPN contract was expiring in mid-September, and I have been told that he’s currently without an ESPN contract.

Here's a summary of all that "precious" ESPN talent they have gotten

Broussard will further help stock FS1's lineup with the most noxious of former ESPN employees, joining Skip Bayless, Colin Cowherd, and Jason Whitlock on Jamie Horowitz’s suicide squad.

And the consequences for ESPN

For ESPN, it’s another example of addition by subtraction, and while they don’t have the same role, its instructive that Broussard’s departure is reported the day after ESPN officially announced the re-signing of Zach Lowe, an actual NBA insider

 

[EPaul]

Hmm why is Disney letting all of their talking-heads go?

 

[Kwhit10]

I'm going to need multiple sources.

 

[MontyMarx]

Hmm why is Disney letting all of their talking-heads go?

I think that ESPN keeps a tight leash on their talent where as FS1 is being 'fast and loose' to get the names to jump ship.

 

[BronsonLee]

ESPN: lol whatever, fucker was wrong like 70% of the time anyway

 

[Jay Shadow]

I'm going to need multiple sources.

 

[EPaul]

I think that ESPN keeps a tight leash on their talent where as FS1 is being 'fast and loose' to get the names to jump ship.

True, but Skip was a big loss for ESPN though

 

[fudgey_lumpkins]

I'm going to need multiple sources.

"Multiple Sources" none of which can named, of course, "in order to protect their identities."

 

[ViperVisor]

Cassidy Hubbarth the real MVP.

 

[GitarooMan]

Yeah, ESPN is probably glad his contract finally expired.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Hmm why is Disney letting all of their talking-heads go?

Rather have the money to keep the NBA games and MNF. My guess at least.

 

[Chase17]

Just noticed how terribly I botched the title lol

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Fox Sports is hilarious.

 

[Kusagari]

I can at least understand why they hired the other guys.

Anyone can do Broussard's job of making up info from sources and probably be more entertaining while doing so.

 

[Mindlog]

Hmm why is Disney letting all of their talking-heads go?

ESPN spent huge money on broadcast contracts which let them charge huge carriage fees which let them spend more money on talking heads which brought them bigger audiences to spend huge money on broadcast contracts which let them charge huge.... Wait. People are ditching cable?

ESPN can't afford to spend as much as they could before and they're headed by fairly humorless individuals that would do anything to keep sponsors and business partners happy.

FOX seems intent to spend its way into relevance. Good luck to them with that. Not sure how they intend to reach the dream premium carriage fee tier.

 

[mm04]

Fox Sports is actually getting me to watch ESPN more by hiring all of the guys who I couldn't stand on their network. Good job.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

One is the biggest liars. Homophobic as hell. Yup..belongs on Fix..

 

[hoos30]

Whoever was doing color on the FS1 broadcast of the Dodgers-Nats was really good.

 

[TheCochese]

Fox Sports is actually getting me to watch ESPN more by hiring all of the guys who I couldn't stand on their network. Good job.

Pretty much this.

 

[jwhit28]

I'd take Zack Lowe over Broussard every day

 

[abolisher6812]

Fox Sports is actually getting me to watch ESPN more by hiring all of the guys who I couldn't stand on their network. Good job.

This is how I feel.

 

[DietRob]

guy is a tool. will fit right in over there at FS1

 

[CreepingFear]

Fuck Broussard and his anti-gay club that he is a part of.

 

[Forearm Star]

Fox Sports is actually getting me to watch ESPN more by hiring all of the guys who I couldn't stand on their network. Good job.

Pretty spot on

 

[entremet]

This is how I feel.

Yeah, First Take is actually a decent show now lol. Really liking Max Kellerman.

 

[BIG_V-G-V]

Dude is a clown. Match made in heaven w/ fs1

 

[Bubba T]

Trade Shannon Sharpe for Screaming A. Smith and ESPN should be back on the right track.

 

[norm9]

I'm going to need multiple sources.

hehe. How many times has this doofus been called out for his bad sources?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's like WWF/WCW in the 90s all over again. Fox is getting anybody that was ever associated with ESPN. Chris Broussard is like Virgil.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Fox Sports thinks they can beat ESPN by signing all their worst personalities. G'luck.

 

[FStop7]

Dumping Skip Bayless and replacing him with Max Kellerman was a massive upgrade.

Dumping Colin Cowherd was an upgrade by subtraction.

 

[blakep267]

Dumping Skip Bayless and replacing him with Max Kellerman was a massive upgrade.

Dumping Colin Cowherd was an upgrade by subtraction.

Maybe idk. Skip and Shannon sharpe are more interesting to me than first take now. Without Skip trying to one up stephen a every ep, the show is a lot better with Shannon

 

[Silver Arrows]

Fox Sports thinks they can beat ESPN by signing all their worst personalities. G'luck.

Well, they did manage to snag Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole from TSN. Too bad they haven't worked out at all.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Wooooooooooooooooooo

 

[mm04]

Yeah, First Take is actually a decent show now lol. Really liking Max Kellerman.

And he was the only reason I even listened to ESPNLA Radio. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

 

[Toth]

"Lebron is a nice guy!"

(my fav Broussard quote)

 

[Lkr]

ESPN should be glad he's gone. FS1 is wasting money, they don't even have NBA coverage ffs

 

[FStop7]

Maybe idk. Skip and Shannon sharpe are more interesting to me than first take now. Without Skip trying to one up stephen a every ep, the show is a lot better with Shannon

Undisputed and First Take in its current form are both better than First Take with SAS and Bayless was. Those two were just a bad combination. But I especially dislike Bayless.

 

[theepicoftyler]

FS1 is WCW.

 

[TraBuch]

Has Broussard ever actually broken a story?

 

[.Detective.]

Has Broussard ever actually broken a story?

He basically waits until Woj says something, then just re-words it to make it seem different when he says it.