After being mercilessly ripped on Twitter for the better part of a day, ESPN now says that its suspension of Bruce Feldman for participating in a book by Mike Leach (after getting the network's permission to participate) wasn't a suspension at all. Here's the entire statement (which seems to be loading right now).
"There was never any suspension or any other form of disciplinary action. We took the time to review his upcoming work assignments in light of the book to which he contributed and will manage any conflicts or other issues as needed. Bruce has resumed his assignments."
Maybe I'm just a stickler for silly things like 'coherence' and 'the meanings of words,' but ... if he wasn't suspended, what was there to "resume"? Why was he (apparently) not even allowed to tweet during the review period? And if he honestly wasn't suspended, why did ESPN wait to make a statement while every sportswriter from Tallahassee to Tacoma was trashing the network Thursday night? It's good to see that Feldman is back on the job, but let's be clear - by every indication, he really was suspended, and what's really going on here is that ESPN has given up trying to defend the indefensible.
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GODDAMN SHITWEASLE FUCKWITS. Can’t they even fuck up correctly?
More for your money, $25,000 at a time.
by Quack Patty on Jul 15, 2011 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
World Class Weasels
At the World Wide Leader in Sports Network.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
by mbrown603 on Jul 15, 2011 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
"The Mother Ship"
“Suspended him? Who, us? We were, uh . . . reviewing his assignment, yeah, that’s it. We want make sure there weren’t any, uh, well, uh. . . conflicts. Yeah, that’s it. We wanted to make sure there weren’t any conflict in his current assignments in light of the literary tra—book, which he helped smear us—write. He is permitted to continue his backstab. . .er, normal activities since we have lifted the suspen. . . I mean completed our review. Yeah, that’s it. Completed our review.
"I don't expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." Bob Devaney, Saginaw native, Alma College Grad ('39), oh, and he did some stuff at Nebraska (11 seasons Head Coach, 101-20-2, 2 National Championships, 26 years as Athletic Director.)
by PreachinTotheChoir on Jul 16, 2011 9:13 AM EDT reply actions
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