Rich Eisen and ESPN part ways

codeworks · Jun 3, 2003

Eisen's contract expired this past weekend. The network said it "decided not to pursue the renewal of his contract. Rich is a talented sportscaster, but he no longer wanted to focus on 'SportsCenter,' our signature franchise, and the area we felt he brought the greatest value."

Eisen, who joined ESPN in 1996, reportedly sought to branch out from his anchor role, but the network wants to keep the anchors like Dan Patrick, Stuart Scott, and Linda Cohn committed to just one show.

Eisen, who lives in New York City two hours from ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut, studios, and who is getting married this weekend, was up for a co-host slot at ESPN's new "Cold Pizza" morning show that debuts in October. When those discussions fell apart, so did his talks about staying with ESPN, according to sources close to the network.

Railbird · Jun 3, 2003

Good ridence, now we need to get rid of that dirtbag Jeremy Schaap

5teamparlay · Jun 24, 2014

HAPPY 45TH

<aside class="content">[h=2]Rich Eisen[/h]Sportscaster </aside><section class="know-card"><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTHDAY</label><time datetime="1969-06-24" itemprop="birthDate">June 24, 1969</time>
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTHPLACE</label>New York
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">AGE</label>45 years old
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTH SIGN</label>Cancer
</aside></section>

akphidelt · Jun 24, 2014

5teamparlay said:
HAPPY 45TH

<aside class="content">Rich Eisen

Sportscaster </aside><section class="know-card"><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTHDAY</label><time datetime="1969-06-24" itemprop="birthDate">June 24, 1969</time>
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTHPLACE</label>New York
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">AGE</label>45 years old
</aside><aside class="card"> <label class="label text-muted">BIRTH SIGN</label>Cancer
</aside></section>

Lol

Cyyyyk · Jun 24, 2014

Christ almighty some of these bumps make my brain bleed.

hno:

SunDodger · Jun 24, 2014

Cyyyyk said:
Christ almighty some of these bumps make my brain bleed. hno:

Agreed. Ya got me, 5teamparlay. I clicked another one of your many thread bumps. Good one.

Vlad the Impaler · Jun 24, 2014

A station needs to replace ESPN. Only talent voice they have is Colin Cowherd, like him or hate him. I don't need to hear scores and replays from those ESPN morons while they go out of their way to express how much they love anything black (Mike and Mike, Skip Bayless, Steven Smiff, Kornheiser) among others.

slapshot · Jun 24, 2014

Railbird said:
Good ridence, now we need to get rid of that dirtbag Jeremy Schaap

still there

hno:

BAGIANT · Jun 24, 2014

Dan Patrick has his own show on NBC Sports. Hasn't been on ESPN in ages.

packer2012 · Jun 24, 2014

You're the Bagiant!

For my money...... I had Jeremy Schaap pegged as a scumbag after his well documented little puck storm interview with Pete Rose years ago.

Some of the truest words ever spoken..... Little Jeremy WILL NEVER be his Dad!