Is Skip Bayless the Greatest Of All Time? - Page 17 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

First Take is one of the most absurd shows. It's ****ing hours long and the context of the stories they talk about aren't even skin deep, but yet they constantly repeat story lines!!!!

The new way of doing this show with hours of SAS and Skip only >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The old way the show worked with the fat brunette chick and the host interviewing people and talking about ZOMG OSU/Michigan rivalry!!! with much less Skip vs whoever

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06-24-2012 , 12:48 AM

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I think Skip was pretty offended, tbh

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06-24-2012 , 12:53 AM

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that's pretty incredible

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06-24-2012 , 12:56 AM

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Good God, this is amazing.

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06-24-2012 , 12:56 AM

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I can not believe this has gone 5 pages, it could have ended very completely at post 3. LOL but I have been a major contributer and sad addition to the gullible fan base.

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06-24-2012 , 02:33 AM

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I'm pretty sure Skip is aware he's being paid to be outrageous.

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06-24-2012 , 02:45 AM

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I think Skip was pretty offended, tbh

Why would he be offended? His job is to get people angry and to argue with him. He was able to get an NBA owner on his show by doing nothing but be obnoxious.

People hate on Bayless but the dude knows what he's doing. Read his Wiki page. He was among the highest paid sportswriters in the country by the time he was 25. That's insane. Think about what Bill Simmons has done. With as popular as he is, he was a nobody when he was 25.

Bayless also broke the story that Jerry Jones was going to fire Jimmy Johnson even if the Cowboys won the SB. I highly doubt he gives a crap if an owner like Cuban makes him look silly.

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06-24-2012 , 03:09 AM

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Seriously no way you can't like Cuban after that. I mean, he was awesome beforehand, but Skip was completely outclassed.

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06-24-2012 , 03:56 AM

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Because he is a human being and someone just called him a useless hack on national tv, and then proved it calmly and convincingly. I don't disagree with what you are saying but he seemed legit chagrined

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06-24-2012 , 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by vhawk01

This.

When watching the part where Cuban really lets him have it, I think Skip is quietly fuming inside. Mostly because completely and utterly owned - which he didn't expect to happen.

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06-24-2012 , 09:43 AM

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My life improved as a result of watching Cuban here. Awesome.

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06-24-2012 , 10:14 AM

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Look, by now hopefully everyone realizes that ESPN hired Skip to be an actor, not an analyst. I stopped watching Skip like 2 years ago and am probably a lot smarter for having done so. Its outrageous to think that Stephen A Smith is on a show where he almost always is the more rational guy with the voice of reason, but that's what ESPN has done and a lot of average casualfan Joes buy in to that crap

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06-24-2012 , 02:48 PM

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lol @ Skiptard "that's all I saw" Cuban: "That's right - that's all you see."

@ schu. It's a pretty good strategy to take 2 useless ******ed blowhards and pit them against eachother. 1 will become the default smart one.

It's literally scary that young people are watching that show thinking "Steven A. Smith is so logical and reasonable! Skip is ******ed though!" when in fact they are both utter ******s.

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06-24-2012 , 02:57 PM

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has anyone mentioned that skip tries to just start conflict in order to get ratings and build publicity

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06-24-2012 , 03:01 PM

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It's been posited itt that Skip is playing up his idiocy, yes. Though we don't have confirmation from an insider afaik.

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06-24-2012 , 03:12 PM

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Nope, nobody has thought of that before this moment. Thank you for this astonishing revelation.

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06-24-2012 , 04:45 PM

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so LBJ must be a ****** than for taking skip srs for all these years

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06-24-2012 , 05:55 PM

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so LBJ must be a ****** than for taking skip srs for all these years

Your vagina is still bleeding.

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06-24-2012 , 05:59 PM

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Your vagina is still bleeding.

on my nuts much?

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06-24-2012 , 07:42 PM

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THIS JUST IN!!!!! MICHAEL JORDAN PAYS SKIPS SALARY!!!!!!!!!!! Started a few years ago to help keep Jordan's legacy in tact when Jordan thought he was being unfairly compared to Lebron. ESPN gave it the OK as it would be great ratings.

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06-24-2012 , 09:13 PM

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It's literally scary that young people are watching that show thinking "Steven A. Smith is so logical and reasonable! Skip is ******ed though!" when in fact they are both utter ******s.

exactly how sharp do you think the average (american) sports fan is, regardless of age?

ergophobia, this endless lebron bandwagon nuthugging from thread to thread has gotten really stale, esp. since you're not even doing it in a crafty manner.

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06-24-2012 , 09:25 PM

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You mean in the thread labeled "Crown for a KING" and in this discussion of Skip being a hack? and then you should know, I have been a band wagon fan for 9 years.