re: Michelle Beadle getting $5m for a new ESPN show

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Michelle Beadle threads are bastions of civil discourse and insight

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The Saints are a small-market, regional (if regional can be reduced to mean south Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast) team with meager historical success and meager national appeal. They are 28th all-time in NFL team win percentage. They play in a shitty, nearly 50-year old arena that's been redone more times than Meg Ryan's face. Their uniforms would fit in perfectly with the SWAC. And they had (condolences) a car-salesman owner who scammed more money from the state of Louisiana than anyone not named Long or Edwards. The Cowboys are a world-wide BRAND. They have the NFL's highest all-time win percentage, have been to eight Super Bowls and won five. They have one of the most impressive, modern stadiums in the world. Their new headquarters/practice facility is world-class and has already become an economic engine for area development (both commercial and residential) in Frisco just as the old Valley Ranch facility did back in the 70s. They enjoy the highest television ratings of any NFL team (both historical and recent years). Their cheerleaders and uniforms are iconic. And they have a larger-than-life owner, who despite being a terrible general manager, has created positive and lasting revenue changes for the entire NFL. The Saints play six games a year again teams from Charlotte, Atlanta and Tampa, not exactly huge TV markets, who combined have five Super Bowl appearances and one win. The Cowboys play six games a year against teams from New York, DC and Philadelphia, huge TV markets, who combined have 13 Super Bowl appearances and eight wins. No matter how many times you complain, these facts will never change. A retarded Mongolian child who has no idea what football is would schedule the Cowboys for national TV games before the Ain'ts.

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