Michael Smith and Schapp usually appear as intelligent media voices, something ESPN is not very deft at most of the time. Maybe it will become what "Real Sports" was intended to be on HBO - but w/o the unctiousness of Gumbel and the portentiousness of the contributors (yeah, I'm looking at you, Frank Deford).

"something white people do"?

Hmm let's see.

Tall white metrosexual?
BLack chick with axe to grind?
Jewish dude whose dad got him a job?
White chick?
Angry black guy?

Wow, that show is so diverse.

Maybe they would deign to do a story on Dat Ngyuen sometime...I don't think there's ever been a story on how he made it to the NFL.

Maybe if he were a black guy with tattoos all over the place and a bad attitude they would.

Glamorized immitation of Outside The Lines and Real Sports. A bad imitation at that too. Richard Sandomir wrote an article in the NYT calling the show out for only having one piece of an original story, which was a Lisa Salters report.

Finally, we will all get to see how big of an asshole Steve Williams is.

Well, now we know what will be on ESPN when the Yankees aren't playing.

Still better than the soon-to-be ESPN train wreck TitleTown USA.

@gmoney

I read the article on e-ticket they had on Steve Williams and whether it was fluff or not I don't think he came off as an asshole at all. He admits he can be a douche, especially to those with the cameras, but at the same time it is his job.

He also does some nice charity work which can always deflect some of the assholeness but it was an interesting piece and should make for at least an interesting segment.

@ Everyone

I'm intrigued for the Oscar Pistorius story, simply because I don't think he should be able to compete. I don't know other people's feelings but aren't there Olympics and competitions for people with prosthetics? Just an interesting story to me.

Show is garbage. Lisa Salters is hot...yeah that game she was talking about was half-founded by a black man but black people dont play it. It is something white people do. ESPN is garbage anyway.

Rachel Nichols is hot too.

I love the look Jeremy Schapp has going on in that picture, with the white button down shirt, the jeans and the hands in the pocket. It screams, "I'm an insufferable prick who only has this gig because my dad was better than your dad."

Bob Knight was right. I hate that guy.

And Rachel Nichols is hotter than heck...the look she gives the camera, my friends and I call her the Pornstar. Nothing but sex eyes.

Can't Rachel Nichols show a little more skin. Jeez.

Yes I find Lisa Salters hot for some reason. But as far as Steve Williams goes, I noticed he has not gone into the gallery to steal a camera lately. I think he took heed when he was told by the photogs that he would be eating cameras the next time he tried to take one.

It's been on hiatus since 12/11/08? Isn't that like, impossible????