LB48 Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Tim Baysinger Wed, November 25, 2020, 3:44 PM EST One of ESPN’s longtime faces is leaving the network. Trey Wingo, who hosted “SportsCenter” and the network’s NFL Draft coverage over a two-decade tenure, is exiting the network after his contract was not renewed. The decision not to re-up Wingo’s contract came as part of ESPN’s massive job cuts, the New York Post reported earlier this month (the NY Post also reported back in September that Wingo was being let go). The host’s departure was not confirmed until today, which is also his last day at the network.
JaCrispy Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Serves ESPN right...hope they continue to crash and burn... 12 1
Whkfc Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN sucks. I watch NFLN for my coverage. ESPN isnt worth my time. 12 1
LB48 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Posted November 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, JaCrispy said: Serves ESPN right...hope they continue to crash and burn... It WAS such an exciting channel years ago 5 1
PetermansRedemption Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Whkfc said: ESPN sucks. I watch NFLN for my coverage. ESPN isnt worth my time. If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. Edited November 26, 2020 by PetermansRedemption 4 1
Augie Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, JaCrispy said: Serves ESPN right...hope they continue to crash and burn... I have no love for ESPN, but I hope Wingo lands on his feet. I don’t want anything bad for what seems like a nice guy. 14
T&C Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Augie said: I have no love for ESPN, but I hope Wingo lands on his feet. I don’t want anything bad for what seems like a nice guy. If he doesn't have enough money to retire after 20 years with them that's on him. He should just retire and freelance. 1 1
JaCrispy Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Augie said: I have no love for ESPN, but I hope Wingo lands on his feet. I don’t want anything bad for what seems like a nice guy. I have to agree...I was going to throw it in my previous post, but I figured- what the hell...😉
DrDawkinstein Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. Guess who owns ESPN? Why do you think they force it onto ESPN? (hint: your first sentence) Edited November 26, 2020 by DrDawkinstein 5 1 1
eball Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Certainly the subject of one of the funnier SoortsCenter commercials... Hate to see this happen to anyone but I have to think he’ll be ok.
GETTOTHE50 Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 ESPN has been a joke for quite some time. The only thing I miss is the NFL prime-time show with Berman and Jackson. They had a nice way of wrapping up Sunday’s with their commentary and the production with the graphics and music was fun. 12
Augie Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, T&C said: If he doesn't have enough money to retire after 20 years with them that's on him. He should just retire and freelance. It’s about much more than money. To be treated poorly at work has an effect. I AM retired, but I still resent a situation I was in years ago. Even my wife still holds a grudge bigger than I do over that situation. She brought it up just today! ESPN canned Mike & Mike, which was the only show I cared about other than games they covered. Terrible management. Wingo was better than most of what they had. It’s a sign of the times for that sinking ship. I wish the man well. 2
BigBuff423 Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, T&C said: If he doesn't have enough money to retire after 20 years with them that's on him. He should just retire and freelance. He is the son of Hal Wingo, founding Editor of People magazine, so I’m fairly certain he had enough money to retire as soon as he graduated high school. So, I presume he determines if his contributions to sports and society has satiated his career achievements as to whether he wants to continue working. Obviously I have no idea what his intentions are, but it feels as though he is driven by something far different than a financial goal. Edited November 26, 2020 by BigBuff423
MJS Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: If it wasn’t for Monday night football I would never have ESPN on. ABC should get the rights back so it is on broadcast television. The guys they have on Monday night now are lame. They sound like a couple of college bros. 1
Solomon Grundy Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, Augie said: I have no love for ESPN, but I hope Wingo lands on his feet. I don’t want anything bad for what seems like a nice guy. Wingo was a big time Bills basher!! All Bills bashers will bow to the will of the Bills mafia 1 2
Augie Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Wingo was a big time Bills basher!! All Bills bashers will bow to the will of the Bills mafia Despite different people’s views, I want the man and his family to make it thru a difficult period. It’s not about football to me as much as the people. I’ve been thru mass layoffs around the holidays. I realize he can put food on the table, but it is as much emotional as it is financial. Been there, done that. I don’t care who it is, I’ll never be happy about a person losing their job and livelihood (barring egregious circumstances). Best wishes, Trey. . Edited November 26, 2020 by Augie 5
Mike in Horseheads Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 on the radio they have lost Tony Korheiser, Dan Patrick, soon Dan Lebatard and I forget the others 7 minutes ago, Augie said: Despite different people’s views, I want the man and his family to make it thru a difficult period. It’s not about football to me as much as the people. I’ve been thru mass layoffs around the holidays. I realize he can put food on the table, but it is as much emotional as it is financial. Been there, done that. Best wishes, Trey. Agree, because he wasn't a Bills fan is stupid for anyone to be happy. I also worked for a place that shut down and I hope he makes out all right 3
DCbillsfan Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 43 minutes ago, Whkfc said: ESPN sucks. I watch NFLN for my coverage. ESPN isnt worth my time. I only watch ESPN for MNF. Nothing else 2
wvbillsfan Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 The problem with espn shows..... all the hot takes are just opinion with little to no facts behind those opinions. I don’t even know if these talking heads watch the games or just spew the same rhetoric 2 1
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