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SUNSHINE OUT AT MNF

 

A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that ESPN is yanking analyst Joe Theismann from Monday Night Football. Earlier this year, the network said that the lineup for the weekly NFL broadcast would return unchanged in 2007.

 

Per the source, the likely replacement for Theismann is Ron Jaworski, who performed well (despite wearing ladies' glasses) during the back half of a season-opening Monday night doubleheader and who currently is handling booth duties for the ESPN/ABC coverage of the Arena Football League.

 

It's unknown whether Theismann will be reassigned to other ESPN NFL-related shows, or possibly to ESPN's college football coverage. After Mike Patrick and Paul Maguire weren't shifted with Theismann from Sunday night to Monday night, Patrick and Maguire landed with the network's NCAA broadcasts.

 

The problem, as we understand it, is that Theismann received a lucrative contract in the waning days of Mark Shapiro's tenure, and the network is unlikely to eat the balance of it. We're told that there are at least two years remaining on the deal.

 

Per a source with knowledge of the in-house dynamics at ESPN, Theismann and Tony Kornheiser didn't mix well, and there's a school of thought that Kornheiser would be better without having to worry about tiptoeing on eggshells with Theismann. (And we agree with that. Completely.)

 

The information came to us in response to an item we posted earlier on Saturday indicating that ESPN had offered a spot on Monday Night Football to former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells.

 

Stay tuned.

 

 

its from PFT.. they've been spot on from what i can remember with news about espn.

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When did ESPN hire someone with a brain? They ousted Irvin , now Joe what are they thinking? are they really trying to be a decent network again? Next thing you know they will have "bullah" mopping the floors.

 

Although they did screw up the Reynold's thing.

 

and :Dwhere the f'ck is Baeball Tonite?

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PFT="move along people, there's nothing to see here." :D

 

 

from just recent memory they got the irvin and tuna thing down before anyone else.. im guessing they have a pretty decent connect with espn.

 

anyways, its funny how hated theismann was. every single football forum i have been to, i have seen complaints about him during a snf or mnf game. even when i watch with just casual football fans, they complain as well at how annoying the guy is. goodbye joe! :D

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Going from Theisman to Jaws will be an improvement, although I think that Joe can be OK at times. Jaws teaches football like none other.

 

I don't agree with keeping Kornheiser, though. He was just awful last year... far worse than Dennis Miller (and notice how the media crucified Miller, but gave Tony a free pass :D ). I loved Tony's old radio show and am a fan of PTI, but he's just not very good doing commentary. I'd love to see Dan Fouts come back, but I believe that he's still doing college games.

 

I still miss the "Dumb & Dumber" tandem of Theisman and Maguire. Those guys were so freaking bad that they were actually entertaining.

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Going from Theisman to Jaws will be an improvement, although I think that Joe can be OK at times. Jaws teaches football like none other.

 

I don't agree with keeping Kornheiser, though. He was just awful last year... far worse than Dennis Miller (and notice how the media crucified Miller, but gave Tony a free pass :D ). I loved Tony's old radio show and am a fan of PTI, but he's just not very good doing commentary. I'd love to see Dan Fouts come back, but I believe that he's still doing college games.

 

I still miss the "Dumb & Dumber" tandem of Theisman and Maguire. Those guys were so freaking bad that they were actually entertaining.

 

 

I prefer Theisman over Kornheiser. Together they sucked.

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