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the guy can get a gig with HBO or something of that caliber, he's not settling for Bleacher Report just because they offer a wide array of sports covered by morons in college.
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hmmm job openings you sayThere's already talk of a lot the Grantland staff following him.
Their publisher also quit today.
Yeah. That site is done
when opportunity knocks......
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If you followed him on Twitter you'd know that he praises her regularly. Her grilling of Roger Goodell last fall was pretty great, and Bill lamented (in that moment) the fact she no longer worked for ESPN. I think it may have been a veiled shot at ESPN for not employing people who had the balls to call out the Commish. She's had other moments where Bill gave her shoutouts on Twitter. He doesn't do that for very many non-ESPN employees.
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Yeah, HBO, where he wouldn't have a writing platform. That makes a lot of sense.
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Hold up, wasn't br the site you wrote a few articles for? Just say it's a crappy place because you know firsthand.
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You were posting your BR link as recent as a fee months ago. 
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He can do a tv program that's the equivalent of a lot of the stuff he was doing at ESPN. He doesn't need a place just to write, he's evolved past that.
Word how else do you think I know how poor that site is and how lousy it's run. It's a joke.You were posting your BR link as recent as a fee months ago.
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He's a writer at heart though.
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yeah but he can still get his writing fix off doing a new spin on 30/30 stuff, sports documentaries, etc.
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Yep. Writers write. He's not doing exclusive TV work.
Also, I'm not going to defend Bleacher Report as a business. I know exactly how they operate. I'm not even going to defend 95% of the content on there. But, it's part of a larger media group that is very enticing to someone like Simmons because of the direct partnership with the NBA. Fox and NBC do not allow for that.
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We're talking about columns, man. Not writing scripts lol.
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i mean the guy has established himself in the mainstream, he can get a payday from hbo to do tv work/sports docs/etc. and start up his own personal website for columns. i rather go in that direction than write for a dump like BR.
in all honesty, there really is barely any good sports websites out there that offer quality content. if there's something better please to point me to it since i need some new stuff to read
in all honesty, there really is barely any good sports websites out there that offer quality content. if there's something better please to point me to it since i need some new stuff to read
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Like I said on page 1. Vice legit wants to be a big player, and let's be real. Fox sports and NBC sports will never become major players. Vice on the other end, are ticking upwards.
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Also , I never understood how bill got in trouble.my guy dan le batard legit GOES OFF on so many ppl at espn
The thursdsy/friday before the mayweather/pacquiao fight they where clowning the predictions Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith made on his radio show
dan been suspended multiple times tho.
also it's pretty clear that people at Bristol just straight up don't like Bill and that will get you fired with a quickness doesn't matter how talented you are.
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dmbrhs - that's a great point about B/R ownership, I had forgotten that. That's almost like a near perfect situation on paper for Simmons and they have money.
Simmons has had dreams of being on Inside the NBA with Chuck too.
Simmons has had dreams of being on Inside the NBA with Chuck too.
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Man.. Can't wait to see if le batard or bomani say anything about this..
Only guys I care about at ESPN still
NEED a 'pop the trunk' podcast now
Only guys I care about at ESPN still
NEED a 'pop the trunk' podcast now
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Simmons is that dude.
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Vice is gonna have to pay bill tho, he's not working for pennies.
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Vice on track to do a billion in revenue this year.
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They don't pay their employees for crap. Shane Smith just takes it all.
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It would be interesting if he attached himself with one of the streaming tv services
Especially if one of them bids and wins one of those sports contracts
Especially if one of them bids and wins one of those sports contracts
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i can't stand organizations like this. i've been thinking about starting a website, but i dont want to be like these tools that don't value their employees fairly. but it's definitely not easy to dish out a fair wage without having seed money/positive cash flow.
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Rembert posted "Last Call" in the Songs of the Week feature.
Im guessing that was a hint?
Im guessing that was a hint?
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Bill's big enough to to start something on his own. If he could lure some Grantland writers with him that would be huge
