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07-14-2003, 04:43 PM #1
Enough with the Gimicks!
I like Rush and all, but what in the world does he know about football??? Does ESPN really think that little of us, that they need to keep adding celebrities to their shows?
Limbaugh will be voice of fan on ESPN NFL show
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ESPN.com
National talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh will join ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown to provide the voice of the fan and to spark debate on the show, the network announced Monday.
Limbaugh will appear weekly and make his debut when Sunday NFL Countdown premieres Sept. 7.
"Football is like life and I know life," Limbaugh said in a statement. "I am a big fan of the NFL and now I get to do what every football fan would love to do. I get to take my observations from the living room couch to the ESPN studios and talk football with the best journalists and players in the business."
Limbaugh, who will appear either on the show's Bristol, Conn., set or via satellite, will provide a weekly opinion piece on an aspect of the NFL making news that week, and participate in impromptu exchanges with the analysts and challenging their opinions on various issues. Limbaugh will be allotted three challenge opportunities to use at his discretion during the show.
"Rush is a great communicator and a fan's fan," said Mark Shapiro, ESPN's executive vice president of programming and production. "His acute sense of what's on the minds of his listeners combined with his ability to entertain and serve as a lightning rod for lively discussion makes him the perfect fit for this new role.
"We want to give fans a voice, and Rush is the person who can do it."
As host of the top-rated Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh has established a following of almost 20 million listeners in more than 650 markets worldwide. Limbaugh has written two national bestsellers, "The Way Things Ought to Be" and "See, I Told You So." One of his first jobs was as director of group sales for the Kansas City Royals in 1979.
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07-14-2003, 04:46 PM #2
Ughh.... why did they get that bum? At least fox puts some eye candy on their show.
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07-14-2003, 05:31 PM #3
Rush Limbaugh is an idiot! Bill O'Reilly is so much better, but I wouldn't want to see either of them announcing or commentating on football games!
Tim
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07-14-2003, 07:31 PM #4
Exactly Timo... what does Rush and the NFL have to do with each other? NOTHING! It's all a ratings move because they figure these Rush loyalists will tune in to anything Rush is on.
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07-14-2003, 07:33 PM #5
Dennis Miller Part II?
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07-15-2003, 02:16 PM #6
its all a rating scam. if the hire somebody who bombs (dennis miller) people will stay tuned just because they recognize him. if they hire an unknown who bombs then nobody will stay tuned in.
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07-15-2003, 02:18 PM #7
Here's a thought, why not do another American Idol-knock off, and have fans compete for a seat on an ESPN show? At least then it won't just be another rich and famous person getting these jobs.
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07-16-2003, 10:29 AM #8
that might be a good idea
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07-19-2003, 12:42 AM #9
this is the stupidest thing ESPN has done in a long time
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07-19-2003, 02:43 AM #10
I echo your sentiments.
Much like when MNF hired Dennis Miller
the guy may be funny; but he didn't know squat about football. It was so embarrasing listen to ask Al and John about certain terms
lolol...that experiment didn't last long, did it
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