Woj Bomb (Courtesy of Schefter)

It must be truly exhausting to do what Woj has done for years — I think it’s of marginal utility but he’s the king of that particular beat. He’s made his bag, so good for him.

 

I doubt working at Bonnies during the NIL era will be any easier.

Wonder who takes on that role at ESPN. Do they make a run at Shams or just plug along with what they have?

 

Good for him. I've said it many times on this board, but whenever our paths would cross when he was at the Fresno Bee in the 90s during the Tark era and I would drop in from time to time from Merced, he was extremely nice.

 

I think Shams is a free agent, which makes me wonder if he knew this was coming.

 

Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly retiring from ESPN — and walking away from $20 million

https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/sports/adrian-wojnarowski-shockingly-retiring-from-espn-to-join-st-bonaventure/

 

Those two guys dislike each other, which is why I’d say no.

(Aside: Find time to read the tremendous deep dive into their rivalry — it was very good. Could have been WaPo, but not sure.)

 

Wonder how long the retirement lasts.

 

$20M? That's a lot of eff you money. Thanks to social media, all gigs in major sports are basically 24/7. Sounds like he wanted out of the rat race and, with a lot of what's going on at the WWL, wanted out on his own terms.

 

He should be able to find affordable housing in Olean.