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Pat McAfee Blasts ESPN’s Statement About Banning Talent From His Show

“He says that listeners may not know who a particular personality is or may only know that they are a reporter or analyst. When they are on with McAfee, they are looser and free to be more of their natural self. That could win them new fans that then seek those personalities out when they are on ESPN.”
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Pat McAfee revealed on Friday that ESPN had banned its talent from appearing on his show. By the end of the day, the network had reversed course. McAfee didn’t want credit for it. He saved that for his viewers and listeners, who made a big deal out of the way McAfee was being treated by the network.

But on Monday, the former Pro Bowler took ESPN to task for the statement it issued to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic.

“We didn’t intend to ban ESPN guests from the show & there is certainly no ban going forward,” the company told Deitsch. “We are in the midst of figuring out the best process for future guests to appear on outside platforms & Pat will continue to make regular appearances on ESPN shows.”

McAfee fired back that the statement was blatantly false.

“You certainly did intend to ban people from this show, okay,” he said. “I wasn’t even going to talk about this, but this is just a bullshit start here.”

He also had an issue with the way the statement ended. McAfee wasn’t sure why ESPN is so sure he will continue to appear on the network.

“I don’t know if that’s accurate either. So you start this thing with a falsehood and you end it with a falsehood, but in the middle there, I like that there’s potential for progress. Good job, ESPN!”

In McAfee’s mind, his show does not compete with ESPN nor ESPN Radio. He clarified that while the show is heard on SiriusXM, it is a YouTube product that the sat-caster licenses. McAfee believes most people that watch the show on YouTube watch it with ESPN on a TV in the background.

ESPN is missing the point of his show according to McAfee. He says that listeners may not know who a particular personality is or may only know that they are a reporter or analyst. When they are on with McAfee, they are looser and free to be more of themselves. That can win them new fans that later seek those personalities out when they are on ESPN.

Several other broadcasters pointed out over the weekend that ESPN talent is banned from appearing on their shows too. Colin Cowherd, Dan Patrick, Dan Le Batard, and Rich Eisen are all in the same boat as McAfee. Pat called it an honor to be amongst that group, but points out that his situation is different. All four of those men were at ESPN at one point. He emphatically stated that he was never an ESPN Radio host and that his show “Never f***ing will be an ESPN show”.

McAfee said that he was happy to have friends that are able to come on his show again and he is happy those friends get the chance to showcase more of their personalities “when you aren’t on Mickey Mouse’s screen.” He then ended the segment by saying that he was “banning ESPN from this show for at least a f***ing week”.

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Colin Cowherd: Tony Romo Regressing Because He Loves Golf

“I’ve always felt like Tony Romo is one of those guys — and we all have somebody in our social circle like this — he got the golf bug. He’s had it for 15 years.
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The performance of CBS Sports NFL analyst Tony Romo has been a hot-button topic in sports media circles, especially after a widely-regarded lackluster performance during the AFC Championship Game. Colin Cowherd believes he knows why Romo has regressed.

During an episode of The Colin Cowherd Podcast, the sports radio host claimed golf is the reason behind Romo’s regression.

“Romo wants to be on the Tour. He literally wants to be on the Tour,” Cowherd said. “And what’s the first thing Aaron Rodgers does in the off-season? He goes and golfs, he loves it. Both, by the way, great golfers, especially Romo. But I’ve always felt like Tony Romo is one of those guys — and we all have somebody in our social circle like this — he got the golf bug. He’s had it for 15 years.

“Tony wants to be on the PGA Tour — but he likes the paycheck from CBS.”

Cowherd also added he hasn’t hired potential employees in the past if they told him they loved golf during the interview process, saying he has a theory that as men age they “get addicted to golf”.

“They’re on PGATour.com, they’re putting in the backyard, they’re thinking about it at work, they’re scheduling a trip to Scotland and they lose sight of their other job,” Cowherd said.

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ESPN Radio Adds Lakers Games As LeBron James Nears Scoring Record

“As of Friday, February 3, LeBron James is 63 points away from Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 career points.”
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The NBA’s all-time scoring record has stood for a long time. Kareem Abdul-Jabar, the current record holder, retired in 1989. LeBron James is on the verge of overtaking him though, and ESPN Radio wants to make sure it is part of history when it happens.

ESPN Radio has added two upcoming Lakers games to its schedule. The network will carry the national feeds of games on February 7 and 9. The first game is against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The second is against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Both games will be played in Los Angeles with a 9:30 PM Eastern tip. Marc Kestecher and Vince Carter will be on the call for both games.

As of Friday, February 3, LeBron James is 63 points away from Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 career points.

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FOX Sports Radio Broadcasting Live From Arizona & Las Vegas For Super Bowl Week

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Sports radio will descend upon Glendale, Arizona and the greater Phoenix area next week for Super Bowl LVII, and FOX Sports Radio will be out in full force.

FOX Sports Radio announced Thursday that Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox, Doug Gottlieb, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Chris Broussard and Rob Parker will all be live from either radio row, State Farm Stadium or Scottsdale Stadium starting Monday.

Dan Patrick and his crew will be at Scottsdale Stadium, which is the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants and the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. Colin Cowherd will broadcast two shows from State Farm Stadium, site of this year’s Super Bowl, on Thursday and Friday.

The rest of the FSR names mentioned above will all be doing their respective shows from radio row at the Phoenix Convention Center.

FOX Sports Radio also announced Jason Smith and Mike Harmon will broadcast from the Wynn Las Vegas resort on Thursday and Friday. They will have a strong focus on all things betting with regards to the Super Bowl.

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