It has been documented, ad nauseum, on this board how many Cane posters, including myself, just stopped watching ESPN at least partly because of their talking heads shoving their left leaning political views down our throats. And posters on this board were not alone, as chat boards across the nation are filled with the same type of comments on any given day. Despite all this evidence, ESPN has continued to deny they have a problem with their political speech. Posters, many on this board, do the same thing, lecturing us all about cord-cutting and such.
But now, we have learned that the venerable Bob Ley, and long-time ESPN anchor Linda Cohn, have been talking about their network's problem for a long-time, but have been ignored by ESPN management.
And just yesterday, former ESPN host Jason Whitlock wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he gives his own theory about why this happened. It is interesting to note that Whitlock is not theorizing about ESPN's problem itself. Of that, he is certain. He simply has a very interesting theory about why it has happened.
Now, knowing this board the way I do, several posters will attack Whitlock personally, as people who cannot actually argue their point are prone to do. In fact, some of them will join this post to attack Whitlock instantaneously, before they even read the op-ed itself. It is the old "attack the person, not the actual opinion" routine.
But regardless of your opinion about Whitlock, his theory is rather interesting. And finally, if you don't want to listen to Whitlock, listen to Bob Ley and Linda Cohn.
But now, we have learned that the venerable Bob Ley, and long-time ESPN anchor Linda Cohn, have been talking about their network's problem for a long-time, but have been ignored by ESPN management.
And just yesterday, former ESPN host Jason Whitlock wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he gives his own theory about why this happened. It is interesting to note that Whitlock is not theorizing about ESPN's problem itself. Of that, he is certain. He simply has a very interesting theory about why it has happened.
Now, knowing this board the way I do, several posters will attack Whitlock personally, as people who cannot actually argue their point are prone to do. In fact, some of them will join this post to attack Whitlock instantaneously, before they even read the op-ed itself. It is the old "attack the person, not the actual opinion" routine.
But regardless of your opinion about Whitlock, his theory is rather interesting. And finally, if you don't want to listen to Whitlock, listen to Bob Ley and Linda Cohn.
