More Cuts at ESPN

ESPN apparently likes the angry Black man character that SAS portrays on the network.

 

Think about how desperately Jason Whitlock wanted this role, and how much of a raging asshole he had to be to get flushed out at TWO networks glad to employ a caricature who makes white people feel better about themselves.

 

Does anyone really care that much about his opinions? I can remember back in the day, when something newsworthy happened on a weekend, thinking, “maaaaaan, I can’t wait to hear what Howard Stern has to say about this Monday.” Even today, there are certain sports talk hosts I seek out when something big happens— Steven A has never been one of these. I probably am more interested in Whitlock because I want to see how stupid it is, but I don’t seek it out either.

 

Bing-freaking-go.
SAS now is exactly what Whitlock wanted to be.

 

Water. Screen.

You magnificent bastard.

 

undefeated

 

I honestly don’t know how people not on this site feel
about SAS. I know how I feel about him, and I also know you if you ever visit ESPN’s home page you can’t escape him. Every time he opens his mouth, a video gets promo’d near the top.

 

I use their app for scores and occasional live streams if I’m out of the house. Their news stories and columns are just the stuff I have to get past to arrive where I’m going. It’s like a mall Sears circa 1988.

 

To steal a wrestling term, I've always felt like Steven A. gets "go away" heat. Meaning, I don't think the audience actually likes him, or even likes to hate him in the way they did Howard Stern. However, based on name recognition, he's still going to get a better rating than the completely generic morning show - Golic and Greeney, or repeats of SportsCenter - plus Steven A. is willing to go out there and eat shit every day for his $12M. That being said, I roll my eyes whenever someone like Simmons or Jalen Rose attempts to defend him as just "playing a role," and that he's actually a considerate guy in private. Don't really care, if your public persona is built around being an asshole for eight hours a day.

 

There's no shortage of people willing to be a shit-eating asshole for big money.