I gathered intel overnight

Um, please don’t ban me, but I am giggling so hard right now

i’m still hurt TBL broke that news on twitter not here

i hate doing that, but i didn’t have enough detail at that moment for a post. And i figured others would have it, so I tweeted it. Within 20 minutes, ESPN got enough calls that it tweeted in response that yes, they had the story early.

I gathered intel overnight, posted the next day.

The level of desperation in this denial leads me to believe that TBL was right on the mark.

I’m not in the business of throwing junk up and hoping it sticks. Seven years into the site, I’ve built up enough credibility that I don’t want to risk it.

I wouldn’t have run the Jan 6th date if I didn’t think it was rock solid.

That denial says they started investigating on January 10, which is still before the story “broke” right? At least assuming the story broke when Deadspin published their piece. So those two don’t really seem contradictory. Maybe I’m reading it wrong or wrong about the timeline though.

They said they heard the 10th (from CAA).
My sources say they heard on the 6th. The day before the BCS title game.

/serious subjects demand serious words

The level of desperation in this denial leads me to believe that TBL was right on the mark.

Desperation or irritation, you decide.

could be the title of a Freedy Johnston song

Swarbrick sold the dirt to feed the band?

b/c fried egg is worse than raw egg?

It would end up being called the TBL Dunk Network.

ESPN didn’t want egg on their face again

I love how Uncle Remus used this phrase the other day: “fried egg on their face.”

This unnamed source who is feeding you false information is completely uninformed and has unfortunately misled you, resulting in an untrue story for your readers

The level of desperation in this denial leads me to believe that TBL was right on the mark.

Nailed it. He carries himself with such arrogance and privilege.

If I went to my employer and said “I have days where I can’t work because my doctor says my brain’s not adjusted right today but you still have to pay me” I’d be fired immediately. If he can’t “play” for a living, he certainly can’t “work” for a living.

I think we can all agree the solution here is the launch of TBL Sports Network. CRM can have a show where he reviews other shows, lots of remotes from Jets camp, etc.

There would have to be a companion TBLSN 2 just for airing of Psy/Call Me Maybe-type viral music videos and Russian dash cam videos.

You’re thinking of Awful Announcing or a Richard Dietsch column

I love how Deitsch writes about how he applauds SI’s transparency, but what about giving them some actual criticism how they fucking dropped the ball big time at basic journalism.

Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo was TBL’s source at ESPN

for the retraction/apology this site would demand were it ESPN making the false claims

You’re thinking of Awful Announcing or a Richard Dietsch column

[UPDATE: ESPN has passed along this firm denial of know about the story on Jan. 6th. "Your story is wrong. This unnamed source who is feeding you false information is completely uninformed and has unfortunately misled you, resulting in an untrue story for your readers. As we've said from the start, our news staff began exploring this story on January 10, three days AFTER the BCS Championship."]

Don’t hold your breath waiting for the retraction/apology this site would demand were it ESPN making the false claims.