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Keith Olbermann+ESPN (Original Post) irisblue Sep 2013 OP
He's great, and I love sports especially now days, lots going on..... a kennedy Sep 2013 #1
He is "The Greatest" Samantha Sep 2013 #8
How long will he last? WouldbeCentrist Sep 2013 #2
As long as he puts up numbers.. He is really good and everyone knows it...He’s starting to get on in busterbrown Sep 2013 #4
I have my doubts WouldbeCentrist Sep 2013 #7
he still does political stuff on his facebook page madrchsod Sep 2013 #3
He still sneaks in sports stories with a political bent. Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 #5
I have watched the show a couple of times Gothmog Sep 2013 #6

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
8. He is "The Greatest"
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:34 AM
Sep 2013

No one has stepped up to the plate and equaled his commentary since he left the field. The man has not only a lot of smarts, he has a lot of guts to say the things that need to be said that no one else will touch.

Sam

WouldbeCentrist

(35 posts)
2. How long will he last?
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:06 AM
Sep 2013

Here is a man who is constantly getting fired or quitting even from stations that agree with this worldview. The question is how long will ESPN put up with him?

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
4. As long as he puts up numbers.. He is really good and everyone knows it...He’s starting to get on in
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:33 AM
Sep 2013

his years, so there are going to very few more opportunities such as this and I think Keith realizes this fact.

WouldbeCentrist

(35 posts)
7. I have my doubts
Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:17 AM
Sep 2013

You are correct, he is getting on in years and the thing is, not to sound ageist, but my experience with pundits is that the older they get the wackier they become.

So if he was a burden to his peers when he was younger (which he was), I cannot help but doubt that he will be an even greater burden than before.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
3. he still does political stuff on his facebook page
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:27 AM
Sep 2013

the question is....how long before espn makes him stop his facebook page.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
5. He still sneaks in sports stories with a political bent.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 09:32 AM
Sep 2013

He talked about Satchel Paige and his own father when the MOW was being celebrated.

I think he has a better chance to last this time. KO is not in Bristol rubbing everybody the wrong way. His show is based in NYC.

For all his faults, he is still regarded with awe by many at ESPN because of his writing ability. He could write a whole show a couple of hours before airtime and it would be great.

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