Dan Patrick Leaving ESPN

I like looking at her but, she sucks at her profession.

What makes you say that she sucks? She went from Comcast Sportsnet to ESPN......I'm sure ESPN didn't hire her because she sucks. I actually like her because she would always grill Brian Billick and he'd get pissed. Billick is biggest prick.

Damn that sucks. I really enjoy his show.

SS, is he going to host the price is right? I heard that he had been contacted for that.

Well I would tell you but I'd hate to bore the Carnage's and Skinsfan_nn's of the world. From now let's all just wait for their approval on what to discuss first.

Well I would tell you but I'd hate to bore the Carnage's and Skinsfan_nn's of the world. From now let's all just wait for their approval on what to discuss first.

Seriously... SportsCenter would not have the viewership without the anchors. If you just showed 45 minutes of the day's highlights, it wouldn't work. DP wasn't a pioneer in sports journalism, but him and Olbermann were the two that really took sports writing to another level.

Seriously... SportsCenter would not have the viewership without the anchors. If you just showed 45 minutes of the day's highlights, it wouldn't work. DP wasn't a pioneer in sports journalism, but him and Olbermann were the two that really took sports writing to another level.

If he took it to another level , wouldn't that make him a pioneer? The essence of good writing is avoiding cliche. Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann never passed that simple test. Watch Olbermann on MSNBC. He is full of stock phrases and worn out analogies. They are both boring as hell. If I weren't sure that his absence from T.V. would be short-lived, I would say good-riddance.

If he took it to another level , wouldn't that make him a pioneer? The essence of good writing is avoiding cliche. Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann never passed that simple test. Watch Olbermann on MSNBC. He is full of stock phrases and worn out analogies. They are both boring as hell. If I weren't sure that his absence from T.V. would be short-lived, I would say good-riddance.

Not really, because writing is still writing... the two just made it better, imo. The "schtick" used by SportsCenter anchors has evolved with time.

And we'll just have to agree to disagree re: the quality of their writing. I think Olbermann is a pretty darn good journalist on MSNBC.

I must say, there aren't too many people here at work all that upset that he's leaving (but you didn't hear that from me)

I must say, there aren't too many people here at work all that upset that he's leaving (but you didn't hear that from me)

not suprising since he comes across as a bit of a douche on screen. won't be missed by myself. actually pretty much one of the only ones on sportscenter that I like anymore is Scott Van Pelt.

Not really, because writing is still writing... the two just made it better, imo. The "schtick" used by SportsCenter anchors has evolved with time.

And we'll just have to agree to disagree re: the quality of their writing. I think Olbermann is a pretty darn good journalist on MSNBC.
i agree. Patrick was very good on sports center. and sage steel is horrible. watching her on comcast d.c the last couple of years was painful

I thought about posting this last week, but it looked like some last minute negotiations might keep him.

Alas, 'twas not meant to be

ESPN - Patrick leaving ESPN after 18 years on the air - Gen (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2930637)

I often wondered why I haven't seen him do Sportscenter...do you think that ESPN might have thought he was too old and was slowly pushing him out?

I must say, there aren't too many people here at work all that upset that he's leaving (but you didn't hear that from me)

Why? Is he a jerk or something?

I still miss the best combo in ESPN history...Oberman and Patrick.