Author Topic: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me (Read 37508 times)

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #225 on:** June 05, 2020, 03:50:28 PM »

The Coach Duggs thing has been fun to follow.

meow meow · « **Reply #226 on:** June 05, 2020, 05:29:53 PM »

duggs is played out now, but seeing some college twitter accounts and coaches play along has been fun, and then the idiots that are like "don't you understand this is a video game and not real" when their team loses is pretty lol.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #227 on:** June 05, 2020, 08:45:40 PM »

Definitely.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #228 on:** June 06, 2020, 01:41:51 PM »

Quote from: 8manpick on June 05, 2020, 03:44:13 PM

KFC in Georgia is funny too. Similarly CFA in Kentucky

Spot on in Kentucky. Lines wrap around the damn buildings two wide.

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chum1 · « **Reply #229 on:** July 24, 2020, 12:18:43 PM »

https://twitter.com/JoshEberley/status/1286504495845740544

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #230 on:** July 24, 2020, 07:39:56 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on July 24, 2020, 12:18:43 PM

https://twitter.com/JoshEberley/status/1286504495845740544

https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1286788021774426118?s=21

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MakeItRain · « **Reply #231 on:** July 25, 2020, 01:24:10 AM »

The interview not withstanding, I mean who really cares. The world knows he's a trump supporter as are most barstool followers, but the dude is a child in his mid 40's. That reply to whoever David Nakamura was completely childish and unnecessary. I would have thought that after his biggest talent in the company did this today, the little boy would lay low. Guess he can't help himself.

https://twitter.com/BarstoolRadio/status/1286700009589739521

IPA4Me · « **Reply #232 on:** July 25, 2020, 07:00:40 AM »

Peaked in college bros.

wetwillie · « **Reply #233 on:** September 06, 2020, 08:00:25 PM »

https://twitter.com/deionsanders/status/1302612189518454785?s=21

Don’t do it Deion

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #234 on:** September 06, 2020, 08:01:24 PM »

Lol. Awesome!

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420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #235 on:** December 30, 2020, 03:56:42 PM »

Can't believe what these guys are doing for small businesses right now. Pretty badass. They're killing it and big time people are getting involved.

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1344278159676633096?s=20

Institutional Control · « **Reply #236 on:** December 30, 2020, 06:29:50 PM »

That’s awesome. Harvey Weinstein was huge philanthropist too.

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Kat Kid · « **Reply #237 on:** December 30, 2020, 06:33:38 PM »

that is good. I also saw someone reply and say "no one has done more than Dave Portnoy for small biz this year" and had to lol. The guy is a world class self-promoter, his fans are loyal as hell.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #238 on:** December 30, 2020, 06:35:36 PM »

Quote from: Institutional Control on December 30, 2020, 06:29:50 PM

That’s awesome. Harvey Weinstein was huge philanthropist too.

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420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #239 on:** December 30, 2020, 06:47:51 PM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on December 30, 2020, 06:33:38 PM

that is good. I also saw someone reply and say "no one has done more than Dave Portnoy for small biz this year" and had to lol. The guy is a world class self-promoter, his fans are loyal as hell.

Yeah, that is definitely a joke of a statement, but I’m happy they’re helping ppl out during this time. The comment section is definitely entertaining. Especially from the Anti-Barstool peeps trying to crap on what they’re doing.

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MakeItRain · « **Reply #240 on:** December 30, 2020, 09:20:42 PM »

Quote from: 420seriouscat69 on December 30, 2020, 06:47:51 PM

Quote from: Kat Kid on December 30, 2020, 06:33:38 PM
that is good. I also saw someone reply and say "no one has done more than Dave Portnoy for small biz this year" and had to lol. The guy is a world class self-promoter, his fans are loyal as hell.
Yeah, that is definitely a joke of a statement, but I’m happy they’re helping ppl out during this time. The comment section is definitely entertaining. Especially from the Anti-Barstool peeps trying to crap on what they’re doing.

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There isn't a single person in the world "trying to crap on what they're doing" literally not a single one. Why are you and other stoolies so sensitive about some dudes who run a sports website?

IPA4Me · « **Reply #241 on:** December 30, 2020, 09:33:15 PM »

Well actually, MIR, click the tweet I quoted.

https://twitter.com/Rob_in_KY/status/1344073565516275713?s=19

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MakeItRain · « **Reply #242 on:** December 30, 2020, 09:48:54 PM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on December 30, 2020, 09:33:15 PM

Well actually, MIR, click the tweet I quoted.

https://twitter.com/Rob_in_KY/status/1344073565516275713?s=19

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Deleted.

I hadn't heard a single thing about this before wacky mentioned it yesterday, it's very cool. The partnership with the 30 Day Fund is key here. I don't know what it takes to get a 30 Day Fund but neither Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas has one. All of those states have emergency COVID funds but they are ran by the states instead of these seemingly very capable other entities. I'd certainly like to see more black owned business rewarded, but that doesn't take away from the fanatic gesture by all involved with this.

When I was researching the 30 Day Fund I found this which is amazing
https://twitter.com/marcuslemonis/status/1343641756311691267
I'm done being mad at him for picking flood aggie last year because there are like 70 camping world stores here.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #243 on:** December 30, 2020, 09:55:09 PM »

Haha. Little crap couldn't take the heat he was getting. Made a few posts about Dave needing to do all the donating. He was catching it from non-stoolies like me as well.

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MakeItRain · « **Reply #244 on:** December 30, 2020, 10:06:58 PM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on December 30, 2020, 09:55:09 PM

Haha. Little crap couldn't take the heat he was getting. Made a few posts about Dave needing to do all the donating. He was catching it from non-stoolies like me

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Yeah, that isn't great but I don't take that as someone who has a problem with the fund, only that Dave isn't giving money to it, which I have no idea how true that is. I'm never going to get in someone else's pockets, but if that's the extent of the criticism then he's doing all right, especially given who he's been historically.

There's no doubt that this is an amazing gesture. There is also no doubt that there is a public relations component to it, that's why his Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon sized head is right at the top of the site and the branding is all over everything. I also think the money raised is likely more because he's the face of this instead of the guys running the 30 Day Fund, or Big Cat, or Erika Nardini. However, he's going to get some tiny bit of criticism, he's earned it.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #245 on:** December 30, 2020, 10:09:46 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on December 30, 2020, 10:06:58 PM

Quote from: IPA4Me on December 30, 2020, 09:55:09 PM
Haha. Little crap couldn't take the heat he was getting. Made a few posts about Dave needing to do all the donating. He was catching it from non-stoolies like me

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Yeah, that isn't great but I don't take that as someone who has a problem with the fund, only that Dave isn't giving money to it, which I have no idea how true that is. I'm never going to get in someone else's pockets, but if that's the extent of the criticism then he's doing all right, especially given who he's been historically.

There's no doubt that this is an amazing gesture. There is also no doubt that there is a public relations component to it, that's why his Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon sized head is right at the top of the site and the branding is all over everything. I also think the money raised is likely more because he's the face of this instead of the guys running the 30 Day Fund, or Big Cat, or Erika Nardini. However, he's going to get some tiny bit of criticism, he's earned it.

Dave out up the first $500K. Then challenged his rich buds. It's a good thing and I'm far from a Barstool fan. I have most of their accounts blocked or muted. Dislike their peaked in college bro humor.

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MakeItRain · « **Reply #246 on:** December 30, 2020, 10:17:57 PM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on December 30, 2020, 10:09:46 PM

Dave out up the first $500K. Then challenged his rich buds.

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That's fantastic. I think his worth is definitely overstated, but if every person in America worth more than $25 million did what he and Marcus Lemonis did, donated $500,000 tax deductible dollars, that's 175,000 Americans by the way, there would be $87 billion available to small businesses.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #247 on:** December 30, 2020, 10:19:20 PM »

Compassionate capitalism. Nice to see it in action.

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420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #248 on:** January 06, 2021, 08:07:40 AM »

Comment section is pretty gross here.

https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1346810307231035393?s=20

MakeItRain · « **Reply #249 on:** January 06, 2021, 12:49:35 PM »

Quote from: 420seriouscat69 on January 06, 2021, 08:07:40 AM

Comment section is pretty gross here.

https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1346810307231035393?s=20

What? Was this just a ploy to get us to click the link? The only tweets I saw that weren't positive were a couple of people telling Today to vet their interview subjects and one guy who called Portnoy a fox news trumper.

Your sensitivity to the slightest bit of portnoy criticism is intriguing to me. Isn't the dude supposed to be polarizing, like isn't that the point?