Eh. It was out there but I never totally bought it? Schiano came close to taking the Michigan job a couple of years ago. And there were definitely were rumors for years that he'd take over for Paterno whenever he stepped down (just as there were always rumors that Rutgers was *thisclose* to joining the Big Ten). And… Read more

OK! So. I was the sports director of the Rutgers campus radio station in 2003 and part of the responsibilities: a weekly 1 on 1 interview with Greg Schiano. This was fun! Rutgers was still a doormat but you know: football! The year before, RU finished 1-11. But there were lots of competitive games! RU had a half time… Read more

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More like: ESPN wants to act like it's ABC News. They take a lot of pride in the news division and its ability to break news, do compelling features, buy really great and expensive journalists, etc. So: I'm going to treat them the way any one would treat any other news outfit. Which is to say: Call them out on… Read more

Yes. It's as much an ESPN standards story as it is Rovell getting duped (again). This has been something of a trend at ESPN for months now (if we screw up, just sweep it under the carpet). For an hour today, there was a story posted that was incorrect. News orgs should acknowledge that it made a mistake since, yes,… Read more

Also, worth pointing out this Sage Steele interview from a month ago: http://sportsbizusa.com/uncategorized/espns-sage-steele-sounds-off-tim-tebow-skip-bayless-and-contract-talks She says almost the same thing! Read more

I now wholeheartedly endorse all in-match coaching. With parabolic mics all over the place. Read more

Shortly after the video posted, Jackson confirmed the news https://twitter.com/tnoieNDInsider/status/251394048735186944 I suppose it's possible that ESPN posted several different videos and would post the right one? But that seems extremely unlikely, especially since the decision was never going to be made at 5pm… Read more

Great observation from an astute reader Mike. He says, "It's worth noting that if you listen to the playback of the Green Bay radio guys (on your site), Larry Mccarren also mentions this "letter from the league to be easy on these guys.'" That call is at the 1:40 mark in the second video: http://deadspin.com/5946205 Read more

You're a spokesman. How much of a PR mess is this? And if you were the spox for the league, what recommendations would you be giving to better handle this? Get people out there to speak to the media? Do exactly the same thing? etc. Read more

Considering if this is worse than Testaverde in '99. Probably just as bad. Seriously considered a minute ago "at least this will give Sanchez some room to become a leader!" Trying to decide if that's stage one or two of grieving. Read more

Yeah, and there's a little bit more context now. So: Leberfeld is claiming he took the pic because he's making some point about Bart Scott's media ban this year. He's said he's going to post photos of reporters trying to convince Scott to talk. Shaming Scott into speaking? Comment on the media? I don't know. Read more

ah, here's some Bobby Bonilla meltdown footage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=umYJjZuUY9Q#t=02m11s Read more

Wertheim was the guest editor for the issue Read more

100% correct. And yes, that happened two years ago. The match goes into a rain dealy and BOOM. ESPN2 has to come to the rescue cause CBS doesn't want anything to do with it. Read more

and CBS doesn't even care about the US Open. I mean, there's a reason this match was played at 4 p.m. and (affiliate cooperation or not) most people missed that fucking awesome first set. CBS tolerates tennis, to an extent. It's fine and dandy, so long as it doesn't affect the rest of its TV schedule. There are lots… Read more

I guess I'll cancel my 9 p.m. dinner. Btw, this is 2 hours 20 minutes old without delays or bathroom breaks and yes IN THE SECOND SET. still trying to wrap my head around that. Read more

woof. this match is so amazing—and will start to bleed into CBS' primetime—that it'll serve as a distraction from the USTA's idiocy. but yeah, this match could have—and should have—been played yesterday. Read more

gulp. yeah, don't mind me! yow. so this match really might go five hours Read more

funny how that works. see it in sports all the time. really, really, really tight opening and then once someone breaks through? floodgates open. i'd be surprised if novak could recover in enough time to take the second. but this match is not ending in three sets Read more