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ESPN fired Howie Schwab
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:24 am
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:24 am
:respect:
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After 26 years at ESPN, I am extremely disappointed to say farewell. I have been proud of my association and my work during my tenure. I was a loyal employee, displayed respect for others, worked with numerous charities, represented the company well. I always did everything asked of me and more. What did I get in return today … word that I should get lost. The only thing that mattered was my salary, which in my view was the lone reason I lost my job.
granted ole howie was probably making double what the next research guy or gal was, but still he should have a building named after him in Bristol, not shown the door.
Disney gave ESPN a profit margin it had to meet, but this is typical ESPN response. Lets fire the guy who basically built the research department for us instead of getting rid of the ridiculous contract of someone like Jamele Hill or Skip Bayless.
This post was edited on 6/13/13 at 9:25 am
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Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:25 am to jcole4lsu
Makes sense given that they are fully in the entertainment business, and not the sports journalism business.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:26 am to jcole4lsu
There is so much wrong in that company 
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they are fully in the entertainment business, and not the sports journalism business.
This post was edited on 6/13/13 at 9:27 am
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:26 am to jcole4lsu
Dan Patrick was noticeably upset about it this morning.
Guy basically built that research department, and has a partially paralyzed wife at home to take care of. He was also apparently very active with the Make-a-Wish foundation and was constantly on ESPN's arse about being involved in charity. He was paid well by ESPN though, and he cannot talk to the media as part of the stipulations to his settlement.
If its not enough to retire, I hope he ends up at NBC Sports or the new Fox Sports Network.
Guy basically built that research department, and has a partially paralyzed wife at home to take care of. He was also apparently very active with the Make-a-Wish foundation and was constantly on ESPN's arse about being involved in charity. He was paid well by ESPN though, and he cannot talk to the media as part of the stipulations to his settlement.
If its not enough to retire, I hope he ends up at NBC Sports or the new Fox Sports Network.
This post was edited on 6/13/13 at 9:28 am
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:33 am to jcole4lsu
"That's business bitch"
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:33 am to jcole4lsu
Why did he get a salary?
Seriously, never understood the point of his role with today's technology.
Seriously, never understood the point of his role with today's technology.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:38 am to jcole4lsu
I literally don't recognize anybody on Sportscenter now.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:03 am to jcole4lsu
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Lets fire the guy who basically built the research department for us instead of getting rid of the ridiculous contract of someone like Jamele Hill or Skip Bayless.
this says it all about espn nowadays.
fire your most knowledgeable sports person yet continue to air garbage like first take.
i wonder if they gave him the option of taking a pay cut?
always really enjoyed stump the schwab.
hope he ends up at fox sports one or nbc.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:16 am to jcole4lsu
Always liked that dude...
Posted on 6/13/13 at 10:42 am to jcole4lsu
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Jamele Hill
Wish they would fire that racist bitch...
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:26 pm to jcole4lsu
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Skip Bayless
So they should fire the guy of one of the most popular shows on ESPN for some guy that does research?
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:28 pm to jcole4lsu
How will I know how many bags of chips I need for the weekend now? ESPN is terrible, I watched every morning but I can't take Mike & Mike and surely can't take Jemele Hill and Skip. I now only watch the 30 for 30's and live events.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:35 pm to jcole4lsu
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Lets fire the guy who basically built the research department for us instead of getting rid of the ridiculous contract of someone like Jamele Hill or Skip Bayless.
People don't like objectivity and facts.. they like to hate on people whose opinions are so far to the opposite end of the spectrum compared to their own, even though it takes no ability to have wrong opinions.
Skip Bayless is actually a very knowledgable journalist. He just figured out that trolling is what gets ratings.
Jamelle Hill... not so much. She's turrible.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 1:12 pm to jcole4lsu
Good
Schwab was too good of a person to work for those frickers anymore
Schwab was too good of a person to work for those frickers anymore
Posted on 6/13/13 at 1:50 pm to jcole4lsu
I honestly didn't know the Schwab was still alive. I haven't hear his name in almost a decade. Who cares.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:11 pm to jcole4lsu
Stump the Schwab
Stuart Scott at his corniest. Tight show though
Stuart Scott at his corniest. Tight show though
Posted on 6/13/13 at 3:19 pm to jcole4lsu
They decided to drop Schwab and pick up a new up and comer: STUMP STINELY.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 3:27 pm to jcole4lsu
My respect and interest in ESPN died long ago. I wish that company would dismantle itself and cease to exist.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 3:29 pm to jcole4lsu
So what?
26 years is a long arse time to work for one company. Why pay him that much when you can pay someone else less? This is business, his wife isn't their concern, neither is his history as a philanthropist or anything.
26 years is a long arse time to work for one company. Why pay him that much when you can pay someone else less? This is business, his wife isn't their concern, neither is his history as a philanthropist or anything.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:27 pm to jcole4lsu
i used to always try and hang with him in the show. got as far as the contestant one time but some fricking olympic hockey question stumped both of us. frick. that summer espn actually put out a couple good shows. teammates was solid. deuce mcallister and donte stallworth probably tag bagged those 2 sloots from the detroit mercury.
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