re: What happened to Brooke?

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I don’t think you understand what they are trying to do. Their whole operation shifted to video-focused journalism. This was a calculated push by Underhill

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That was my entire point. They tried to be more video and more First Take sports talk which wasn’t what built the brand to begin with. It was good, unbiased analysis by Nick in addition to some podcast.

I don’t think video is their lane. Their lane is articles and podcasts, not a video talk show where everything is moderated. Brooke is perfect for that kind of thing. Nick and Mike are not.

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I don’t think you understand what they are trying to do. Their whole operation shifted to video-focused journalism. This was a calculated push by Underhill.

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I probably know more of what they were trying to do better than anyone, including you Les. I was a former sports writer myself. I know the shite is dying But when I said what they were trying to do was completely different than what they’re trying to be now and what they were trying to be with Brooke. Underhill started this whole thing to kind of be a mini version of The Athletic, which is his lane. He excels in that. He does not excel in video. Brooke didn’t fit the version of NOF that they started out with but was the star of the video operation. Mike and Nick are terrible on video. That will probably tank the business more than losing Brooke