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sbscout · 02-18-2007, 03:35 AM

ESPN has announced that Michael Irvin will not be returning to his analyst position at ESPN next season - i.e. he's being let go.

I despised him as a player (obviously I'm not a Cowboys' fan) but thought he brought a player's side of the game to the booth most can't or won't bring in.

Was it a move by ESPN because he was controversial? A ticking time bomb? Or was it to make room for Bill Parcells?

My vote is for Parcells.

Psycho Dad · 02-18-2007, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sbscout

I despised him as a player (obviously I'm not a Cowboys' fan)

Nor am I. But I know a good many Cowboys fans who despised him too. And I'd venture you are right about Bill Parcells.

spectre · 02-18-2007, 08:48 AM

I thought he was great on the show. I think this is a really bad decision.

Toaster126 · 02-19-2007, 02:47 AM

I found him annoying. I'm not sad he's getting the boot. Did he get caught with strippers and blow again?

absorbentishe · 02-19-2007, 07:01 AM

Eh, he was okay. He sometimes took the wrong stand on things, but overall, I could tolerate him. He definately made some bad choices.

Aurakles · 02-26-2007, 06:02 PM

I don't have a problem with them getting rid of him. He didn't annoy me, but I didn't always agree with his stance, especially his constant apologizing for T.O. I suppose he felt like if he was critical of certain players, especially the controversial ones, he would loose some credibility or be seen as a hypocrite. I mean, he wasn't exactly a choir boy.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-07-2007, 07:44 PM

He was pretty obnoxious, I don't think this is a big loss. Curious as to why, though, exactly, because despite my opinions I thought he was pretty popular.

02-18-2007, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
sbscout Disorganized Location: back home again...	Michael Irvin sacked! ESPN has announced that Michael Irvin will not be returning to his analyst position at ESPN next season - i.e. he's being let go. I despised him as a player (obviously I'm not a Cowboys' fan) but thought he brought a player's side of the game to the booth most can't or won't bring in. Was it a move by ESPN because he was controversial? A ticking time bomb? Or was it to make room for Bill Parcells? My vote is for Parcells. __________________ Always question authority... it'll keep the bastards on their toes!

02-18-2007, 08:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	I thought he was great on the show. I think this is a really bad decision. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

02-19-2007, 02:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	I found him annoying. I'm not sad he's getting the boot. Did he get caught with strippers and blow again? __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

02-26-2007, 06:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aurakles Crazy Location: behind open eyes	I don't have a problem with them getting rid of him. He didn't annoy me, but I didn't always agree with his stance, especially his constant apologizing for T.O. I suppose he felt like if he was critical of certain players, especially the controversial ones, he would loose some credibility or be seen as a hypocrite. I mean, he wasn't exactly a choir boy. __________________ Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.

02-19-2007, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Eh, he was okay. He sometimes took the wrong stand on things, but overall, I could tolerate him. He definately made some bad choices.

03-07-2007, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	He was pretty obnoxious, I don't think this is a big loss. Curious as to why, though, exactly, because despite my opinions I thought he was pretty popular.