tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post2444062736582296293..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Should Will Leitch Replace Rick Reilly At Sports Illustrated?DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-83061109233087074092007-10-30T09:20:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:20:00.000-04:00Thanks to author.Thanks to author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-47034460695976231552007-10-30T05:28:00.000-04:002007-10-30T05:28:00.000-04:00Please write anything else!Please write anything else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-61142685151529897282007-10-30T02:14:00.000-04:002007-10-30T02:14:00.000-04:00Hello all!Hello all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-26926939288311417432007-10-27T16:04:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:04:00.000-04:00actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going t...actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59086663582239353102007-10-27T15:15:00.000-04:002007-10-27T15:15:00.000-04:00Nice Article.Nice Article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54565643174881677412007-10-26T15:16:00.000-04:002007-10-26T15:16:00.000-04:00Please write anything else!Please write anything else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-32699571900697087462007-10-26T14:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:03:00.000-04:00GkOQuT Nice Article.GkOQuT Nice Article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-19785730222344091792007-10-26T04:17:00.000-04:002007-10-26T04:17:00.000-04:001ZrLhf Your blog is great. Articles is interesting...1ZrLhf Your blog is great. Articles is interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-45983852046341919252007-10-24T22:48:00.000-04:002007-10-24T22:48:00.000-04:00Better him than Will Smith.Better him than Will Smith.Jarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055106710456679987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-5508552060979582892007-10-24T18:15:00.000-04:002007-10-24T18:15:00.000-04:00If I had one vote, I'd think about voting for myse...If I had one vote, I'd think about voting for myself. <BR/><BR/>But other than me, Will would be a great second choice.THNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113953503823520591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-58028291377565711902007-10-23T23:46:00.000-04:002007-10-23T23:46:00.000-04:00I agree with AA - SI would be a step back. On a se...I agree with AA - SI would be a step back. On a separate note, Will is a good blogger, but he is a much better writer. His stuff at Black Table (which is compiled in Life as a Loser) is wonderful - it is poignant and funny. No one in the blogosphere compares to him in terms of overall writing ability.el_hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660646057792688785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-70616516266675161332007-10-23T19:58:00.000-04:002007-10-23T19:58:00.000-04:00It's hard to say that it's a step back because so ...It's hard to say that it's a step back because so many people (almost 30 million) read SI each week while not even 10 % of that visit Deadspin weekley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-55903671843721355952007-10-23T19:42:00.000-04:002007-10-23T19:42:00.000-04:00SI has some fluff, but nowhere near the level of f...SI has some fluff, but nowhere near the level of fluff and hype that ESPN - both magazines and all other parts of its empire, produces. I still subscribe to SI, and I still enjoy it - A couple gimmicks and running items, 80% solid articles and great writing. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, ESPN magazine is described better than I could by previous commenters - Maxim Sports, the ADD crowd, etc.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24474688192402446602007-10-23T18:46:00.000-04:002007-10-23T18:46:00.000-04:00ESPN the Magazine is nothing but high gloss toilet...ESPN the Magazine is nothing but high gloss toilet paper (just remember to take the staples out first). It must be made by/for people with extreme ADD - there are very few (if any) actual stories. The layout looks like the butterfly ballot in Florida, with lines going every which way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13071004332201925092007-10-23T17:21:00.000-04:002007-10-23T17:21:00.000-04:00The Sporting News blows, unless you like NASCAR or...The Sporting News blows, unless you like NASCAR or College Football. They always ship to my house a week late so everything is super dated. Why would I want crappy columnists and unfunnny jokes when I can get swears and pictures of hot chicks in the blogosphere? There's a way to save sports print media, but I think it involves specialty magazines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-41938174807802696392007-10-23T15:59:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:59:00.000-04:00The Sporting News is the best magazine, but I don'...The Sporting News is the best magazine, but I don't read that with any kind of enthusiasm. With the Internet, magazines serve little purpose.<BR/><BR/>I agree, SI is all fluff. There's about an aggregate three pages worth of words in there while the Sporting News covers everything with about 5x as much coverage. I can't comprehend how anybody would read SI over The Sporting News.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523297750856251017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-82474080158399540462007-10-23T15:06:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:06:00.000-04:00The problem is Will's not a particularly good writ...The problem is Will's not a particularly good writer. He's a good blogger, but if you've read any of his non-sports work -- op-eds, Slate cross-talk, etc. -- I just don't think he has the talent to be SI's lead "voice".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-77181678570213564092007-10-23T14:52:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:52:00.000-04:00A2 - they're definitely the competition (SI,ESPN t...A2 - they're definitely the competition (SI,ESPN the Mag). <BR/><BR/>ESPN the Mag is just sports for the Maxim set. Every girl interviewed in Maxim likes to make out with chicks and really wants a bald guy with a beer guy ... every athlete profiled in ESPN is angry about something and has overcome some nonsense. And then pics with their shirts off. <BR/><BR/>The latter, bring on more!<BR/><BR/>Dynamite Chris Parishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265286986245583543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-56571901919239345462007-10-23T14:15:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:15:00.000-04:00I love how a recommendation for a job opening is p...I love how a recommendation for a job opening is portrayed as "gay sex." <BR/><BR/>Will's very good at what he does, and drives a huge audience. While I agree that it would be a step back for him, if SI was going to make a "bold" move, that would be one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1314034475561642202007-10-23T14:02:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:02:00.000-04:00Internet>MagazinesWill should stick to his empireInternet>Magazines<BR/><BR/>Will should stick to his empireSports Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325925057236413407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-18187768379526610222007-10-23T13:49:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:49:00.000-04:00Leitch should only take it if involves a dumb-ass ...Leitch should only take it if involves a dumb-ass amount of money. Otherwise, stick with the Net media -- the evolution's heading that way anyway.Signal to Noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128427529258396556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-15886117490664220912007-10-23T13:16:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:16:00.000-04:00Funny, I didn't even think about the paper magazin...Funny, I didn't even think about the paper magazines.<BR/><BR/>Who does anymore. That ESPN magazine is unreadable by anyone with an IQ over 100, all this shit with lines running here and there, arrows, colors.<BR/><BR/>Write something, quit playing with Photoshop.E Buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363646592893172933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-27019845966881490832007-10-23T13:15:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:15:00.000-04:00I'm 55, and stopped reading SI the Mag about 15-16...I'm 55, and stopped reading SI the Mag about 15-16 years ago. At the time, it was becoming more fluff than substance, so I bailed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71454023886269204752007-10-23T13:03:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:03:00.000-04:00Sorry Preston....didn't mean to say they were the ...Sorry Preston....didn't mean to say they were the competition, but that's where Reilly is writing now. I think it needed to be mentioned.<BR/><BR/>I get the thing too, and it's very hard to read, but if they're hiring of Reilly is any indication...they'll be changing it up REAL soon.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-77595313092194214032007-10-23T13:02:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:02:00.000-04:00i need a shower after that. gay sex at its finest....i need a shower after that. gay sex at its finest. someone wants to ride leitch's coattails. tbl is way better.<BR/><BR/>deadspins commentators suck this is every comment with leather, memo, and underground. yeah, gawker is so underground.<BR/><BR/>he is okay but he did not invent anything new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com