"I'm better at life than you." -Hawks CB Sherman on Skip

[Diivox]

I remember at my old job, they had a huge flat screen in the break room. The ghetto people would put on maury povich or the "OHHHHHHHH" + screaming and fighting type shows. One day, quite a few of us complained that we didn't want to watch that shit in the break room because we were going there to chill out and we argued with customers all day and didn't want to see people fake argue as "entertainment". So they changed the channel to ESPN. The next day, the ghetto people complained loudly asking "how is first take any different?" and nobody could really respond. Upon further reflection, I realized that it's probably not a coincidence that the shows air during the same time slots.

Meanwhile, Sherman and Bayless both just reached an audience that they wouldn't normally have because I will not watch these assholes argue live, (Don't even get me started on Stephen A.'s New Yorker caricature, or how if anyone screamed at me that much in the real world I'd deck them, or they've said the word Tebow more than Goblinslayer, and... fuck I got started) but I watched the clip just now. the video got another unique viewer. Skip will sure as shit bring up how many hits he generates on his videos next time he's up for a contract renegotiation, especially given how Nielson ratings are painfully antiquated and videos get to way more eyeballs than a show airing during a fixed time frame that anyone with a 9-5 ain't going to be around for.

Congratulations, we all fucking fail at life, we just helped Skip Bayless get paid more to be a total fucking douchebag.

 

[1ke]

I can't think of a great CB I've ever watched or played with who wasn't absolutely convinced they were the best player in the world.

Sherman should talk shit now when he's at the top of his game because it makes people go back and take a look at how well he's been playing. That could come in handy when he's trying to get paid down the road.

Peanut Tillman is the the only one who comes to mind.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Agreed, why do you think guys like Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning ignore fuckheads like Stephen A and Skip Bayless? Those guys are above that and know that there is nothing to gain by associating with people like that and you're only helping them out. If people want to stop hearing about Skip Bayless its real simple stop giving him the attention he wants. Granted I think most people on this site do that.

What I find more odd or scary not sure which word to use, is that people actually agree with the fucking things they say, people will say "Skip says things that nobody has the balls to say" just really? I mean Skip Bayless thought Austin Rivers was the best talent in this past draft, he once proclaimed Tim Tebow is a better "clutch" player than Aaron Rodgers, I mean he has some weird anti Russell Westbrook fetish dude is always calling him a shot jacker yet he'll suck Kobe and Carmelo's dick.

I think this plays into more of ESPN having so much power in sports and how for so long nobody has been able to challenge them, thankfully we're starting to get more options with NBC Sports network, CBS Sports network, and FOX will have a channel of their own very soon. So hopefully ESPN won't be able to slide by with halfass "journalism" for much longer.

 

[krulmichael]

Agreed, why do you think guys like Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning ignore fuckheads like Stephen A and Skip Bayless? Those guys are above that and know that there is nothing to gain by associating with people like that and you're only helping them out. If people want to stop hearing about Skip Bayless its real simple stop giving him the attention he wants. Granted I think most people on this site do that.

What I find more odd or scary not sure which word to use, is that people actually agree with the fucking. They say things like "Skip says things that nobody has the balls to say" just really? I mean Skip Bayless thought Austin Rivers was the best talent in this past draft, he once proclaimed Tim Tebow is a better "clutch" player than Aaron Rodgers, I mean he has some weird anti Russell Westbrook fetish dude is always calling him a shot jacker yet he'll suck Kobe and Carmelo's dick.

I think this plays into more of ESPN having so much power in sports and how for so long nobody has been able to challenge them, thankfully we're starting to get more options with NBC Sports network, CBS Sports network, and FOX will have a channel of their own very soon. So hopefully ESPN won't be able to slide by with halfass "journalism" for much longer.

So essentially like EA in the gaming world.

 

[JimLeavy59]

So essentially like EA in the gaming world.

Pretty much.

 

[Houston]

Never heard of Richard Sherman before.

 

[ralaw]

Sherman got trolled. He thought he'd come on there and make everyone realize Skip is a jackass, the problem is everyone already knows Skip is a jackass. He just got baited into Skip's schtick.

I wish Skip would have just said that, because it would have ended the discussion. Sherman is a great player and he knows what he is doing as well, because most people wouldn't even know who he was if it wasn't for his ramblings. Anytime an athlete goes on First Take and goes at Bayless it only fuels Bayless' shtick even more and he wins.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Skip is a douche and he kind of deserves a verbal slaying for being such a douche these last few years. That being said, Richard Sherman should be prepared to take a beating for his appearance. For such a smart and accomplished guy, he came off sounding like a fucking idiot. He was stuttering and stammering over his insults. If you want to own someone on tv, make sure you can spit out what you want in a eloquent manner.

The biggest issue with all of this is that people are still watching ESPN. ESPN sucks and this is the shit they put on in the morning. I never watch ESPN unless I absolutely have to. Otherwise, I get my sports news on the net or I will watch NFLN, MLBN, NHLN, etc.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Skip is 100% right, Sherman is becoming known for his mouth, not his amazing game.

Skip saying "you're becoming known for your mouth" may be in the Top 10 ironic moments of all-time.

 

[krulmichael]

Skip saying "you're becoming known for your mouth" may be in the Top 10 ironic moments of all-time.

I was waiting for a Seahawks fan to chime in here...:shifty:

 

[JimLeavy59]

Skip is only shit talking Sherman because its the popular thing to do right now, Kinda like how he bashed the shit out of Lebron after he left the Cavs now that Lebron has won a ring he's backed off that shit. Notice how now the cool thing to do is bash Russell Westbrook with the way they talk about Russell you would think he is on the level off JR Smith who oddly enough only gets praise by ESPN hell they went far enough to call him an All-Star snub. Why anyone would agree to do an interview with First Take is beyond me, I'd rather go on the Dan Patrick show.

 

[Houston]

Kinda like how he bashed the shit out of Lebron after he left the Cavs now that Lebron has won a ring he's backed off that shit.

Yeah, like most people.

 

[Aso]

Skip is only shit talking Sherman because its the popular thing to do right now, Kinda like how he bashed the shit out of Lebron after he left the Cavs now that Lebron has won a ring he's backed off that shit.

Yeah, like most people.

Couldn't have made a more redundant post.

 

[Diivox]

The biggest issue with all of this is that people are still watching ESPN. ESPN sucks and this is the shit they put on in the morning. I never watch ESPN unless I absolutely have to. Otherwise, I get my sports news on the net or I will watch NFLN, MLBN, NHLN, etc.

It's the same reason that pregame shows still exist. Old people are used to it. I can't stand those fake laughter pregame shows and whatever they're talking about i already knew the moment it happened and i've probably already argued about it with some random asshole on the internet (and then wondered why i bothered, but). It's like opposition to gay marriage. as more old people die, it will matter a lot less.

 

[Champ]

This is weird. A thread in the NFL section not by that faggot Goud. VSN needs to upgrade their spam bots.

 

[BigBucs]

Skip is only shit talking Sherman because its the popular thing to do right now, Kinda like how he bashed the shit out of Lebron after he left the Cavs now that Lebron has won a ring he's backed off that shit. Notice how now the cool thing to do is bash Russell Westbrook with the way they talk about Russell you would think he is on the level off JR Smith who oddly enough only gets praise by ESPN hell they went far enough to call him an All-Star snub. Why anyone would agree to do an interview with First Take is beyond me, I'd rather go on the Dan Patrick show.

Skip has been bashing Wesbrook for quite some time now.

 

[NAHSTE]

Never heard of Richard Sherman before.

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[Hasselbeck]

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See avatar for my reaction

 

[Diivox]

http://deadspin.com/5929361/how-esp...-skip-bayless-to-the-bottom-a-tim-tebow-story

I don't read a lot of deadspin but I just came across this. fascinating stuff on how Skip became Skip. The tebow coverage is what really made me sick of sports media in general to the point that, between that noise, and the fact that I can get the current season of NBA2k on Steam every year for 30 bucks, not only drove me away from ESPN but from football altogether. I still love the sport and don't miss a minute of Packers football, but I prefer the fact that NBA is, generally speaking, more of a niche, and definitely covered in a much more intelligent way except for anything involving Shaquille O'Neil.

 

[Prodigal Son]

Can't wait for Richard Sherman to go off on Borat Sagdiyev, and how he's a bad delegate for the nation of Kazakhstan.