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POSTED 3:40 p.m. EDT, March 30, 2007
SUNSHINE SAYS NO TO NCAA GIG
It's ironic that a guy who once changed the pronunciation of his surname so that it would better rhyme with the highest individual honor in college football has refused the opportunity to work college football games.
Per the Miami Herald, Joe Theismann has told ESPN that he will not accept an offer to continue his career with the company by working NCAA contests.
''Joe feels he's an NFL guy and wants to stay focused on the NFL,'' said Sandy Montag, who represents Theismann.
The Herald reports that Theismann probably will do NFL work for ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. The Herald presumably was told this by Montag.
Our take? Theismann and Montag are playing chicken with Bristol in the hopes of getting a buyout of the remaining four years on his deal.
Really, why would ESPN pay him primetime television money to muse about football on the radio or on the Internet? ESPN won't do it, and the resolution comes down to which side blinks first.
We began to suspect that Theismann would posture for a buyout once we read this gem, from a recent AP story: "I've been an NFL guy since 1974, so for 33 years now that's been my life. Now you are faced with the prospect of that not being in your future. It would be like training to be a doctor or a lawyer and having them say, 'we would like you to change to another profession."
Yeah, Joe. Sitting in a booth at a stadium talking about pro football. Sitting in a booth at a stadium talking about college football. That's some real Venus and Mars ****.
If you don't think Theismann is bitter, have a listen to his recent interview with Howard Eskin of WIP. (And if you listen closely, you'll hear Theismann mention LSU quarterback "Jamari" Russell. Twice.)
Theismann, in our view, doesn't want to take the college gig because he views it as a step down. He hasn't seen what a step down really is until he spends time in the Internet and radio reality where schmoes like us reside.
SUNSHINE SAYS NO TO NCAA GIG
It's ironic that a guy who once changed the pronunciation of his surname so that it would better rhyme with the highest individual honor in college football has refused the opportunity to work college football games.
Per the Miami Herald, Joe Theismann has told ESPN that he will not accept an offer to continue his career with the company by working NCAA contests.
''Joe feels he's an NFL guy and wants to stay focused on the NFL,'' said Sandy Montag, who represents Theismann.
The Herald reports that Theismann probably will do NFL work for ESPN Radio and ESPN.com. The Herald presumably was told this by Montag.
Our take? Theismann and Montag are playing chicken with Bristol in the hopes of getting a buyout of the remaining four years on his deal.
Really, why would ESPN pay him primetime television money to muse about football on the radio or on the Internet? ESPN won't do it, and the resolution comes down to which side blinks first.
We began to suspect that Theismann would posture for a buyout once we read this gem, from a recent AP story: "I've been an NFL guy since 1974, so for 33 years now that's been my life. Now you are faced with the prospect of that not being in your future. It would be like training to be a doctor or a lawyer and having them say, 'we would like you to change to another profession."
Yeah, Joe. Sitting in a booth at a stadium talking about pro football. Sitting in a booth at a stadium talking about college football. That's some real Venus and Mars ****.
If you don't think Theismann is bitter, have a listen to his recent interview with Howard Eskin of WIP. (And if you listen closely, you'll hear Theismann mention LSU quarterback "Jamari" Russell. Twice.)
Theismann, in our view, doesn't want to take the college gig because he views it as a step down. He hasn't seen what a step down really is until he spends time in the Internet and radio reality where schmoes like us reside.
