The downfall of ESPN continues...

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Green Habit wrote:RIP Grantland.
"Grantland distinguished itself with quality writing, smart ideas, original thinking and fun."

god forbid espn.com do the same.
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Fuck Grantland, they ran a shitty Spielberg piece with factual errors and never even responded when I contacted them with corrections.
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bart wrote:Fuck Grantland, they ran a shitty Spielberg piece with factual errors and never even responded when I contacted them with corrections.
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supposedly, espn's just going to focus more on tv than written word. lots of layoffs.
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Their core base cant read. Makes sense
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spike wrote:supposedly, espn's just going to focus more on tv than written word. lots of layoffs.
because their obsession with auto-playing video isn't annoying enough.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
spike wrote:supposedly, espn's just going to focus more on tv than written word. lots of layoffs.
because their obsession with auto-playing video isn't annoying enough.
And then, when you click on a video you actually want to watch, you have to see a 30-second ad for a 10-second video.
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Simple Torture wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
spike wrote:supposedly, espn's just going to focus more on tv than written word. lots of layoffs.
because their obsession with auto-playing video isn't annoying enough.
And then, when you click on a video you actually want to watch, you have to see a 30-second ad for a 10-second video.
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I think it's my fault. When I cancelled insider I told them it was because their content was lacking now and Grantland had better stuff for free.
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Simple Torture wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
spike wrote:supposedly, espn's just going to focus more on tv than written word. lots of layoffs.
because their obsession with auto-playing video isn't annoying enough.
And then, when you click on a video you actually want to watch, you have to see a 30-second ad for a 10-second video.
Adblock is your friend.

And yes, autoplaying video on any site deserves to die a horrible death--both on page load and after the video you want to see is finished.
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I liked some of Grantland's articles but there was plenty I wasn't interested in. Once Simmons left I felt it would just be a matter of time.
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Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
if i was a mod and you were a peon i would ban for admitting you watched skip
Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
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Peeps wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
if i was a mod and you were a peon i would ban for admitting you watched skip
Ha. My buddy emailed me the clip from this morning because he knows I hate First Take.
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Peeps wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
if i was a mod and you were a peon i would ban for admitting you watched skip
That would be a completely reasonable and justified action to take.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Peeps wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
if i was a mod and you were a peon i would ban for admitting you watched skip
Ha. My buddy emailed me the clip from this morning because he knows I hate First Take.
That makes it okay.

Case dismissed.
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4/5 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Peeps wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lol. Skip Bayless is saying this morning (and claiming he's been saying this all along) that Aaron Rodgers isn't good and is in fact a "bad" player.
if i was a mod and you were a peon i would ban for admitting you watched skip
Ha. My buddy emailed me the clip from this morning because he knows I hate First Take.
That makes it okay.

Case dismissed.
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But Grantland gets the axe. :shake: :shake: :shake:
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you have to ask yourself, is he really a buddy if he sends you clips of first take?
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Professional trolls gonna professionally troll.
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