Re: The ESPN-Rush Limbaugh story

["Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>]

Mike G. wrote:
> http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580436.html
>
> I'm kind of surprised that nobody else has mentioned this, but isn't ESPN
> taking a worse gamble by having him involved on on their pregame show than
> even Dennis Miller's stint on Monday Night Football ??  The fact that he
has
> no football background is irrelevant as that isn't supposed to be his job
to
> go over the x's and o's as a Sean Salisbury or Dennis Green, but just the
> fact that he is either so loved or so villified depending on your point of
> view on his radio talk show that people may not want to watch ( like me )
> whatever it is he may bring to the football table on sundays.  He may have
a
> hard act to follow to get people who don't like to listen to him on the
> radio talking about politics to warm up to him talking about football.
> Granted, Dennis Miller wasn't going to be the next Vince Lombardi on MNF,
> but isn't ESPN just grasping at straws trying to fix something that may
not
> necessarily be broke by bringing in somebody who isn't necessarily Mr
> Popularity in the broadcast world ???

He's done at least one football-themed show on ESPN 1050 in New York, so
this shouldn't be such a surprise. Remember, he was also considered for MNF
when Miller was hired and has worked as a sports broadcaster in the past.


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