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Fox Will Have to Find Another Bloviator Replace Skip Bayless
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Ryan Glasspiegel at The New York Post is reporting that Skip Bayless is leaving Undisputed:
Skip Bayless is leaving his role as co-host of “Undisputed” at the network after eight years, The Post has learned.
His final show will be later this summer.
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It is the second consecutive summer that one of the pillars of the program has departed, as Shannon Sharpe left following the NBA Finals last year.
The new iteration, which featured a rotating group of panelists with Bayless, including Keyshawn Johnson (who is on just about every day), Michael Irvin, Richard Sherman, Rachel Nichols and Paul Pierce, did not capture audiences as successfully as had Bayless and Sharpe debating one-on-one for the previous seven years.
Skip did the show Tuesday morning and the big topic was Bronny James. Skip crushed him for participating in a Summer League Call of Duty tournament. These darn kids and their video games! Sources say Bronny got his COD chops from Ben Simmons.
Hilarious:
Skip Bayless is going out in a blaze of glory, spending 12 minutes of Undisputed today debating Bronny James winning the Summer League Call of Duty Tournament, calling it a “bad look.” pic.twitter.com/BtXydu4dLl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 16, 2024
We all know how this ends, right? Fox replaces Skip with a couple of useless talking heads who will say anything for ratings. Skip’s people approach ESPN about a possible Stephen A Smith reunion. But Stephen A says “nah I’m good” and gets his $25 million to work with Shannon Sharpe instead. Then Skip launches a solo podcast with a Jerry World toilet cleaning side hustle.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com