ESPN Fires Bill Simmons Over Twitter.

[Rainbow Bright]

http://deadspin.com/espners-bill-simmon ... 1703112625

So Bill Simmons and ESPN are splitting up. What the fuck?! We asked around at the Worldwide Leader to get water-cooler reactions to the news. This is what we got from our sources at ESPN and Grantland.

—Four sources tell us there’s a rumor going around ESPN and Grantland that Simmons found out about the move via Twitter. (A fifth source denies this.) “Cold-hearted/hilarious,” one person says. “Guy is a massive dickhead. But he’ll just land at Fox Sports with Horowitz now for the same money. Yay.”

—“Ding Dong the witch is dead.” (That’s how one ESPN staffer describes the vibe in Bristol.)

—“Sounds like Skipper’s the one who said ‘Man, fuck this.’”

—“It was pretty clear they haven’t gotten along in a long time.”

—“Can’t say anything right now.”

—“Everything is high school.”

—“Not unexpected.”

—“From everything I heard, [Grantland] was only viable due to Simmons traffic and sponsorship $.”

—One ESPNer points us to Simmons’s appearance on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday morning. (He took to the show to talk about Ballghazi.) Here’s the clip in question. On its face, nothing he said was too offensive, though he did take a couple shots at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, saying the handling of the scandal was “pathetic” and that Goodell lacked the “testicular fortitude to do anything until he gauges public reaction.” Not even wrong! Speaking about Ballghazi on another network, however, may have been a final, final, final straw.

[yeahbuddy]

I can't stand Bill Simmons. He's of those analysts that think what he says is more important than the sport he is covering.

Funny clip here-

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/6/1 ... head-shake

[FullDJacket]

I told you this would happen. that was months ago.

you cant throw around wild accusations and call people liars left and right when you have no insight.

espn is not the Howard stern show or daily show.

[NeverSurrender]

I can't stand Bill Simmons. He's of those analysts that think what he says is more important than the sport he is covering.

Funny clip here-

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/6/1 ... head-shake

But he's right about Goodell.

[johnk5150]

I have no opinion of Simmons. I have many opinions on the Boo Yah network . Screw Disney.

[Kid-Wicked]

his contract was up anyway and he wasn't renewing

[UtahRatt]

I hate how a sports network can't tell the truth or say what they think. Everyone on the planet knows Goodell is pathetic and has no balls on top of being a crook who's incompetent.
I'd love to watch a game and not hear the announcers sugar coat everything. Or a round table on all the fuck ups Goodell has done or been involved in.

This painting a rainbow on a short leash network sucks. You have to read blogs to get the truth and the real slams.

[Heenan Snuka]

Fuck ESPN

[UtahRatt]

Fuck ESPN

I prefer white women.