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re: Russillo not happy with ESPN

Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:31 am to
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:31 am to
tweet has already been deleted
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:32 am to
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which is a shame because when svp was on it was the best sports talk radio show you could listen to. kannell, while no svp, made that show fantastic during football season.




SVP and Russillo was the best thing ESPN had going for them.
Posted by jeff5891
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:32 am to
I guess he wants to get fired
Posted by bwallcubfan
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:32 am to
kanell hacked him
Posted by TeddyPadillac
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:49 am to
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SVP and Russillo was the best thing ESPN had going for them.


It was simply b/c they targeted an audience that ESPN should love to have in their corner. Males from 20-50, especially males from 25-35, you know, guys with money.

But they would rather target anything but white males who just finished college.
Posted by Fus0623
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:52 am to
The Kanell and Sara Walsh layoffs must've really hit him. Now they put him with Will Cain. He must be really going through it
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 8:55 am
Posted by LSUsmartass
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:55 am to
You're not black, you're not female, you're not a black female...learn when to jump ship
Posted by JBeam
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:57 am to
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I like Russillo, but taking your grievance to twitter seems petty
Along with the fact that he's biting off more than he can chew.
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 8:59 am to
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It was simply b/c they targeted an audience that ESPN should love to have in their corner. Males from 20-50, especially males from 25-35, you know, guys with money.



Every person I know that was an SVP & Russillo fan, now religiously listens to Pardon My take.

Posted by JBeam
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:04 am to
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It was simply b/c they targeted an audience that ESPN should love to have in their corner. Males from 20-50, especially males from 25-35, you know, guys with money. But they would rather target anything but white males who just finished college.
This board and the whole "ESPN wants nothing to do with us" rhetoric has become
Posted by Jack Bauer7
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:05 am to
if you're not jemele hill on sc6 then you're a nobody at espn
Posted by Fus0623
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:06 am to
frick, please guys let's not turn it into one of those "I hate ESPN" threads. I think we should focus on Ryen and what happened to his show and what he'll do next. We've had enough of those
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 9:08 am
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:07 am to
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This board and the whole "ESPN wants nothing to do with us" rhetoric has become
Look, I know you are black and think white people playing the victim is pathetic. I agree that this board goes overboard. However, I do think it is true ESPN truly doesnt care about the white viewer. I think they have completely marketed everything towards a young black audience.

My guess would be, they assume whites are the ones cutting cords, so there is nothing they can do to save them. But young blacks are likely still on basic cable, so that is the audience they are trying not to lose
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:08 am to
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tweet has already been deleted


Always a surefire sign that he messed up
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
96699 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:11 am to
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Always a surefire sign that he messed up
I think he is playing 3d chess. I think he wants out of his contract
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32956 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:12 am to
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It is probably true too but that is a very Un-ESPN take.

That's why I always liked him, he didn't seem to spout off bullshite like most of ESPN.
Posted by JBeam
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:12 am to
I think Ryen feels pissed because some of the people he was close to got canned. That's understandable for anyone. But to go on twitter and make an announcement is kind of petty.

I also think some of you think of Ryen a bit too highly as far as the "he should just leave" comments go. He's not on the same level of Dan Patrick or Rich Eisen.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:15 am to
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I also think some of you think of Ryen a bit too highly as far as the "he should just leave" comments go. He's not on the same level of Dan Patrick or Rich Eisen.

I don't think he'd be out of work long, if he left.
Posted by Mac
Forked Island, USA
Member since Nov 2007
14663 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:20 am to
Sounds like if he left he might not even try to get back into the sports talk radio game. He wants to develop a TV show.


Hopefully he'll do a podcast or something if he leaves for the west coast
Posted by JBeam
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 9:22 am to
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Look, I know you are black and think white people playing the victim is pathetic. I agree that this board goes overboard. However, I do think it is true ESPN truly doesnt care about the white viewer. I think they have completely marketed everything towards a young black audience.
Why exactly must it be one or the other? I don't think ESPN said "You know what. Screw the heterosexual white male from the south". They introduced SC6 and immediately I knew this board would be hell bent on disliking it for the fact that who is on the TV screen.

With that being said, I notice the stupid things that espn does from time to time. Hell, I follow another board that specifically makes fun of the countless stupid things that ESPN tries to pull out as "sports facts" ( stupid shite you see on ESPN).

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My guess would be, they assume whites are the ones cutting cords, so there is nothing they can do to save them. But young blacks are likely still on basic cable, so that is the audience they are trying not to lose
I don't think cable cutting is a black or white issue. It's more of a generational change. The fact is that older people are still tied to receiving their news/information on the 5 or 6 clock news. While people in our age bracket don't need 24/7 sports and or news cycles.
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