Olbermann to work football pre-game show for NBC

[Concord]

I like Olbermann's MSNBC show.

I'm sure he'll be fine on the NFL pregame show.

I rarely if ever watch any of these shows anymore anyway...So I really could care less.

Just keep up the Good work on MSNBC Keith.

 

[bbgun]

First Olbermann was hosting election night coverage, where he doesn't belong, and now he's moonlighting in football, where he doesn't belong. He's a baseball rotisserie geek, period. I suppose O'Reilly will be doing pre-game at Fox?

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[Cajuncowboy]

First Olbermann was hosting election night coverage, where he doesn't belong, and now he's moonlighting in football, where he doesn't belong. He's a baseball rotisserie geek, period. I suppose O'Reilly will be doing pre-game at Fox?

I would watch that if Geraldo was on debating the 3-4/4-3 defense. That would make for entertaining football talk.

 

[theogt]

I would watch that if Geraldo was on debating the 3-4/4-3 defense. That would make for entertaining football talk.

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Geraldo: "With the 3-4 you can bring the pressure from multiple angles."

O'Reilly: "YOU WANT ANARCHY!!! ANARCHY!!! THIS IS MADNESS!@!!11!!!eleven!@!"

 

[Cajuncowboy]

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Geraldo: "With the 3-4 you can bring the pressure from multiple angles."

O'Reilly: "YOU WANT ANARCHY!!! ANARCHY!!! THIS IS MADNESS!@!!11!!!eleven!@!"

Gotta admit, that was great TV.

 

[superpunk]

Geraldo: "With the 3-4 you can bring the pressure from multiple angles."

O'Reilly: "YOU WANT ANARCHY!!! ANARCHY!!! THIS IS MADNESS!@!!11!!!eleven!@!"

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[carphalen5150]

Costas doesn't need Olbermann to look good. Olbermann wouldn't need Costas either. Both are baseball guys and are highly intelligent.

Costas is a consumate professional studio host though. Perhaps the best ever. If Olbermann has a serious flaw it's that he wants to be the show. You don't do that to a Bob Costas. I think this move may backfire.

My guess is that Olbermann probably said he wanted to get back into sports...where else is he going to go? I bet that he ends up doing a special interest story and is not so much a co-host, but he will be labeled as much.

 

[trickblue]

Well one thing is for sure... Olbermann doubles the collective ego of the entire broadcast crew...

 

[Twyst]

Seems really really risky for the network to me. He has become the face of ultraliberalism to a lot of people on the web now, and tons videos of his politically charged editorials are all over youtube. Just seems to me that when someone becomes that polarized, putting him on the air for sports coverage would possibly lose a lot of viewership.

 

[dcfanatic]

Funny how after one season NBC has gone haywire in trying to find someway to make that show work, lol.

How about just showing some more stuff about football and having less commentary from a bunch of morons trying to be the most funny intelligent and likable guy on the show.

Tiki Barber is a pompous egotistical maniac. I would not watch him if the NFL paid me.

Collingsworth had his window where he was acceptable. Window shut when he went on Inside the NFL with "Mr. Still Thinks He Is The Cool High School QB" Dan Marino. God that show is downright awful.

Bettis was great for a 5 second soundbite on the sidelines, he is not great at anlayzing a football game. He is gone after this season for sure. He get's the two year plan just from his Super Bowl XLI hype.

Costas makes me think of baseball.

Olbermann is going to look and sound out of place here just like Kornhesier does on Monday Night Football.

 

[Concord]

This thread just cry's out for the old Political Zone.

And don't give me that link to the Dead Political Zone.

 

[Da Hammer]

i like Olbermann but wont be watching anyways cause of Tiki...

 

[carphalen5150]

Seems really really risky for the network to me. He has become the face of ultraliberalism to a lot of people on the web now, and tons videos of his politically charged editorials are all over youtube. Just seems to me that when someone becomes that polarized, putting him on the air for sports coverage would possibly lose a lot of viewership.

They are not bringing him in for his personal views...like ESPN did with Rush.

 

[theogt]

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In an effort to direct this thread even further off course, I CANNOT WAIT for that movie to come out on DVD. Pure unadulterated mindless action, cliches, and over-stylized art.

Gotta love it.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

This thread just cry's out for the old Political Zone.

And don't give me that link to the Dead Political Zone.

I agree, it's all I can do not call that left wing, no talent hack the lackey of the dems that he is.


Oops!

 

[Aikbach]

So long as he keeps his politics out of the way or he'll end up like Rush Limbaugh did for ESPN.

 

[bbgun]

So long as he keeps his politics out of the way or he'll end up like Rush Limbaugh did for ESPN.

How come when Rush Limbaugh was going to have a "bit" piece on ABC's Monday Night Football, the whole country was about to implode? Now Olbermann is going to have the exact same position for NBC's Sunday Night Football. No bias in the media. Nah.

 

[Aikbach]

How come when Rush Limbaugh was going to have a "bit" piece on ABC's Monday Night Football, the whole country was about to implode? Now Olbermann is going to have the exact same position for NBC's Sunday Night Football. No bias in the media. Nah.

I agree but I have a feeling Olbermann won't last, his schtick forbids manners. Nobody wants the male Rosie O'Donnell broadcasting from the booth or the pre-game set.

 

[superpunk]

How come when Rush Limbaugh was going to have a "bit" piece on ABC's Monday Night Football, the whole country was about to implode?

Because he is ugly.

 

[theogt]

I agree but I have a feeling Olbermann won't last, his schtick forbids manners. Nobody wants the male Rosie O'Donnell broadcasting from the booth or the pre-game set.

The male Rosie? Ouch, that's low, even for Olbermann.