Sports Illustrated layoffs

Then, good gawd, what a waste of time and bandwidth. Maybe something old SI would do in the "Whatever happened to" issue, but six parts and a podcast? Unless they're looking at the whole development system (thanks again, Jurgen).

 

I don't know -- depends in part on how long the episodes are (and to be clear, it's a six-part podcast). Seems like a hell of a long time to devote but there's a lot there and his story is kind of fascinating. (And he's still playing -- he's 31 now, playing in the USL.) I'll probably give it a listen.

He went from being the future of the sport as a teen to being in his prime and playing in the Finnish third division because he couldn't get on the field anywhere higher.

 

He had skill and was a very good passer. But someone that short has to be very fast and physically strong enough. He was neither. I remember going to his first game against the Metrostars. Seems like a million years ago and he’s only just 31

I think there is a lot to say about the overhyping of an athlete and how we develop soccer talent in the US. Is it worthy of 6 parts? Not sure but if it is like Wahl’s earlier podcast I mentioned, the episodes were around 30 minutes.

 

Does SI have a podcast department? Seems like a growth opportunity if nothing else. Have someone read an article and then have the author on for 10 min. at the end to discuss the story etc.
Also - we really shouldn't knock the length or subject matter of any podcast - there is a lot of weird stuff out there.

 

Throw in the gym situation.

 

Yeah but eventually they are going to go back in those $50-60K luxury SUVs and take those cross-country flights so we've probably seen a current peak and will see another new peak 12-16 months from now. Especially once all the post-Trump administration related podcasts are released.

 

I don't get it. Where are the illustrations?

 

Amount of horse semen contained therein: negligible.

 

Anyone receive a monthly issue lately ...like in the past month?

 

I got the combined college/pro football preview yesterday. The one before that was the swimsuit issue