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Scott Van Pelt goes off on boycotting and ESPN narrative
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:34 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:34 am
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“I push back against it,” Van Pelt told Traina. “I get it every day. Largely, people are kind, and largely you get compliments. But you do get the sinking-ship narrative. I would try to educate people, but it’s pointless to educate people who don’t care to be educated. I guess people believe that we’re hemorrhaging money when that’s not the case. There are other challenges for us, absolutely. Is the business challenged? Absolutely. Look at our peers. There’s no one in this space that is just hiring on gobs more people and aren’t trying to figure out what to do. What’s the old cliche? The wind blows hardest at the top of the mountain? That’s where we are. That’s what you’re going to get.”
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“If you truly want to boycott the NFL and you want to boycott ESPN, the notion that some guy sitting out there, or gal, and they decide, ‘You know what, I’m going to cut my entire cable package because ESPN gave an award on a made-up show in July because there’s no sports, to a woman who used to be a man, so I’m now not going to have any cable TV at all, and I’m going to sit around at night and read books by candlelight like olden times because of that,’ that’s not happening. And if you did that, then you’re so dumb that I can’t even pray for you because you’re beyond hope,” he stated.
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:35 am to tduecen
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Scott Van Pelt goes off on the MSB
FIFY
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:37 am to tduecen
SVP....if that's his true feelings as to why ESPN is in the shitter,
then we truly can't help you
then we truly can't help you
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:37 am to tduecen
That last part will come across poorly to most people, but I do agree that people aren't cutting the cord because they disagree with ESPN's politics.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:40 am to tduecen
He is preaching to the MSB SJW crew
Sucks that MAGA happened instead
Sucks that MAGA happened instead
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:42 am to tduecen
Surprise surprise. Get signed to a new contract and defend them. Guarantee his reaction would different if he were part of the cuts.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:47 am to tduecen
I’m not cutting the cord bc
however...it does make my decision easier. When I originally got my cable subscription, we got the package we did based upon which one had ESPN. The majority of the time, ESPN programs are covering social issues they have no business covering.
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ESPN gave an award
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to a woman who used to be a man
however...it does make my decision easier. When I originally got my cable subscription, we got the package we did based upon which one had ESPN. The majority of the time, ESPN programs are covering social issues they have no business covering.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:48 am to The Mad Fratter
People are cutting cable for a ton of reasons and if he doesn’t understand all the potential reasons a person has hen he’s dumb. ESPN is a large reason people are cutting the cord. They ask exorbanent prices to get their channels and then put up shite product with clear agendas politically making the rest of our cable bills more expensive. In the end, people aren’t getting enough value from cable, so they cut the cord and get their entertainment in other ways.
The funniest thing in all of this is how he claims what they do is made up and meaningless, yet people should care to watch his show to watch most of ge highlights they don’t give a shite about to watch the one or two they want, when they can just watch the ones they want online.
The funniest thing in all of this is how he claims what they do is made up and meaningless, yet people should care to watch his show to watch most of ge highlights they don’t give a shite about to watch the one or two they want, when they can just watch the ones they want online.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:50 am to tduecen
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sit around at night and read books by candlelight like olden times because of that,
Who the heck doesn't use electricity to read a book? SVP just went overboard to prove his sensitive points.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:52 am to tduecen
I wouldn't even recognize this dude on the street.
Who cares what he thinks? He just reads a freaking cue card. Just think if your job literally told you everything you needed to know and you just needed to read it off a card. Or if you just have to watch a game and tell people what is going on, who do you think is expendable dumbass?
Who cares what he thinks? He just reads a freaking cue card. Just think if your job literally told you everything you needed to know and you just needed to read it off a card. Or if you just have to watch a game and tell people what is going on, who do you think is expendable dumbass?
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:52 am to PeteRose
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Who the heck doesn't use electricity to read a book
And let's also just act like there's not things like Hulu and Netflix you can get for much cheaper than cable. Cord cutters aren't sitting under a lamp reading.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:55 am to WestCoastAg
So is this where I turn on SVP because he defended his employer?
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:55 am to kengel2
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I wouldn't even recognize this dude on the street.
A 6’6” bald dude with glasses is pretty recognizable
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:56 am to tduecen
I would not cut the cord for a couple of reasons:
A) I truly have not had the time to look at what all would go into actually cutting the cord.
B) Cable is easy for me (again, I'm aware that the alternative might be easier, but I just don't know), everything I like to watch is right there when I need it, and I don't have to jump through hoops to get to it.
C) I love the theater of sports too much to allow the political/social rants of those at the places that bring me that theater to ruin it for me. I'm a big boy...I have formed, and continue to form my thoughts and beliefs based on more things than a few bleeding hearts on ESPN.
A) I truly have not had the time to look at what all would go into actually cutting the cord.
B) Cable is easy for me (again, I'm aware that the alternative might be easier, but I just don't know), everything I like to watch is right there when I need it, and I don't have to jump through hoops to get to it.
C) I love the theater of sports too much to allow the political/social rants of those at the places that bring me that theater to ruin it for me. I'm a big boy...I have formed, and continue to form my thoughts and beliefs based on more things than a few bleeding hearts on ESPN.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:01 pm to RummelTiger
I cut the chord about 5 years ago, I get by on my Firestick and Netflix. I essentially pay 65 for internet and 10 for Netflix and get everything I want
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