Author Topic: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me (Read 54515 times)

MakeItRain · « **Reply #276 on:** January 11, 2021, 12:45:14 PM »

Quote from: 'taterblast on January 11, 2021, 09:49:55 AM

some local flavor

https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1348657819361435655?s=20

Ugh. I'm so conflicted about this. Of course I'm glad that the NLBM is getting a donation. I love Bob Kendrick. However, I think that this money would be much better for actual small black owned businesses like Bayou on the Vine, that had to close. Bob Kendrick can get into damn near any corporate boardroom he wants to get into and every single year he gets to appear on dozens of MLB broadcasts.

Dave 100% did this for clout, and I don't know how I feel about that. I know I'd feel much better about it if seemingly the only two black owned businesses that has gotten this money are two high profile non profits instead of the traditional mom & pop shops who need help the most, people who traditionally have a harder time getting business loans.

michigancat · « **Reply #277 on:** January 11, 2021, 02:02:59 PM »

Portnoy is very smart and knows his fans don't give a crap about mom-and-pop black-owned businesses but they will be able to use the NLBM as an example of supporting black businesses that really can't be criticized too strongly.

8manpick · « **Reply #278 on:** January 11, 2021, 02:32:51 PM »

I do really like Bob Kendrick

Cire · « **Reply #279 on:** January 11, 2021, 02:52:53 PM »

Bob Kendrick is a treasure.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #280 on:** January 15, 2021, 04:16:48 PM »

Lol

https://twitter.com/alexandracooper/status/1350124065533562882?s=21

MakeItRain · « **Reply #281 on:** January 15, 2021, 05:18:56 PM »

lol, how exactly did he foresee that turning out

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #282 on:** January 15, 2021, 05:27:22 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on January 15, 2021, 05:18:56 PM

lol, how exactly did he foresee that turning out

As the cool kids would say: “He played himself!”

pissclams · « **Reply #283 on:** January 15, 2021, 06:28:25 PM »

jose is a great twitter follow

MakeItRain · « **Reply #284 on:** February 23, 2021, 02:35:29 PM »

Paging wacky! Paging wacky! WOOF!
https://twitter.com/Carl_NYG/status/1364297653224407042

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #285 on:** February 23, 2021, 02:37:20 PM »

Not a good look. Isn't that the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife?

michigancat · « **Reply #286 on:** February 23, 2021, 03:01:44 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 23, 2021, 02:35:29 PM

Paging wacky! Paging wacky! WOOF!
https://twitter.com/Carl_NYG/status/1364297653224407042

I don't understand what he thought was a hoax

MakeItRain · « **Reply #287 on:** February 23, 2021, 03:43:16 PM »

Quote from: 420seriouscat69 on February 23, 2021, 02:37:20 PM

Not a good look. Isn't that the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife?

I do believe so, yes.

Stupid Fitz · « **Reply #288 on:** February 23, 2021, 04:28:28 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 23, 2021, 03:01:44 PM

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 23, 2021, 02:35:29 PM
Paging wacky! Paging wacky! WOOF!
https://twitter.com/Carl_NYG/status/1364297653224407042
I don't understand what he thought was a hoax

Same, but as the last few years have shown us, dumb people really really like to believe real things are fake and that fake things are real even when its pretty easy to find the truth.

mocat · « **Reply #289 on:** February 23, 2021, 08:35:08 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 23, 2021, 02:35:29 PM

Paging wacky! Paging wacky! WOOF!
https://twitter.com/Carl_NYG/status/1364297653224407042

I don't get it

Jobu · « **Reply #290 on:** February 24, 2021, 10:59:48 AM »

Quote from: mocat on February 23, 2021, 08:35:08 PM

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 23, 2021, 02:35:29 PM
Paging wacky! Paging wacky! WOOF!
https://twitter.com/Carl_NYG/status/1364297653224407042
I don't get it

This dude is pretty much a horrible dipshit. It's one of those things where no publicity is bad publicity.

Looking through his twitter, apparently, there have been multiple celebrity hoaxes linked with broken legs. So, when Tiger's news came across, he figured he would get in front of it and call it out as a hoax, and look like some kind of genius. I guess. Even though it was easily verifiable that it in fact was a real freaking car accident.

He seems like a real piece of crap. And he preys on dipshits like him to lap it all up.

Shooter Jones · « **Reply #291 on:** August 10, 2021, 02:08:31 PM »

There are a lot of people super pissed off about Barstool possibly broadcasting random midweek MLB games.

wetwillie · « **Reply #292 on:** August 10, 2021, 02:19:00 PM »

Are they a serious threat to start broadcasting real sporting events? I saw they are doing a bowl game now.

Shooter Jones · « **Reply #293 on:** August 10, 2021, 07:24:40 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on August 10, 2021, 02:19:00 PM

Are they a serious threat to start broadcasting real sporting events? I saw they are doing a bowl game now.

It definitely sounds like it.

chum1 · « **Reply #294 on:** August 10, 2021, 08:46:45 PM »

Pretty toxic brand for people to want to deal with.

https://twitter.com/TheWildcaster/status/1425236549730406402

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #295 on:** August 10, 2021, 08:53:01 PM »

MakeItRain · « **Reply #296 on:** August 10, 2021, 11:24:28 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on August 10, 2021, 08:46:45 PM

Pretty toxic brand for people to want to deal with.

https://twitter.com/TheWildcaster/status/1425236549730406402

This is stupid.

Portnoy could solve all of this by just stop being such an active face of the company. He built the company to be a fantastic business success story. However, now he isn't close to the most visible or popular personality there. No one is taking in barstool content because of him but people are definitely staying away because of him. He should just run the business with whatever parent company is the controlling interest these days, Penn Gaming, I think, count his money, and gtfo of the front of the camera. It's simple vanity at this point.

chum1 · « **Reply #297 on:** August 10, 2021, 11:47:26 PM »

I'm not a barstool aficionado by any means, but am under the impression that reveling in the offensive is still kinda on brand for them.

michigancat · « **Reply #298 on:** August 11, 2021, 12:43:44 AM »

Quote from: chum1 on August 10, 2021, 11:47:26 PM

I'm not a barstool aficionado by any means, but am under the impression that reveling in the offensive is still kinda on brand for them.

yeah I don't think the culture changes if Portnoy's no longer the face.

wetwillie · « **Reply #299 on:** August 11, 2021, 05:50:11 AM »

From what I can gather from watching and listening to Dave, he isn’t capable of taking a backseat and counting his money.