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Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

SMW — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:56:14 EST

Pat, my take on it is that they were just waiting to see what the PR fallout would be, and that when it came out that they had already known (on Sunday), they figured they needed to go ahead and get rid of him for a while. So the question is: if their exec never admits that they didn't find out until Sunday, would they have disciplined Irvin at all? But there's precedent for Bristol acting really slowly in these situations -- in today's column, Hiestand at USA Today points out how they took forever to get rid of Limbaugh after the McNabb comments. Also worth reading Solomon's bit on it today. Apparently Bristol doesn't return his phone calls, either.

SMW

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

Cliff — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:41:55 EST

Whoa, dude. That is a fully mod 1989(?) Alpine Bimmer M3 behind him. It is easier to get drugs into this country than one of those. (I guess he would know?) Where is that car now? Get your bud Jalopnik on this right now! Merely THE iconic M3.

Cliff

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

Pat — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:57:28 EST

This headline made me laugh out loud. If Deion took a week off, would the Ravens notice? My big question is that if ESPN is suspending him now because they were upset he didn't let them know right away, why was he on Monday Night Countdown last week? The whole thing broke Sunday evening, they would've had plenty of time to plan a show without him for Monday. It's like they didn't think it was a huge deal (after all the people that greenlighted Stuart Scott's poetry slam and the Steve Phillips fiascoes can't possibly know right from wrong) then realized that people were actually upset by the whole thing and made an excuse up. Kind of like Michael Irvin did. Hmmm...

Pat

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

SMW — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:25:27 EST

Any word on what outspoken black man they will find as a temporary replacement? Maybe Deion wants to skip out on the Ravens' secondary for a week...

SMW

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

Kevin C — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:56:14 EST

The Austin American-Statesman is reporting that a Dallas pastor is backing up Pipemaker's story.

Kevin C

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

mmutoni — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:45:02 EST

Gee, way to stretch with your prediction.

mmutoni

Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve

stan — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:22:41 EST

1) Best Deadspin Headline Ever. 2) Amazing picture of Irvin. 3) I think he's hiding something in those shorts. No? My mistake.

stan