Dan Le Batard Reacts to Norby Williamson Out at ESPN Following Public Pat McAfee Feud

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Dan Le Batard Reacts to Norby Williamson Out at ESPN Following Public Pat McAfee Feud

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3 ай бұрын

News broke during the break that Norby Williamson is OUT at ESPN. Dan breaks down the power dynamics shifting from producers to talent and how this move reflects a growing divide.
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@upstatekid91 3 ай бұрын

As a long time Highly Questionable listener, Dan talking about the inner workings of ESPN when Pat had his rant about Norby is what brought me back to watching this channel. Keep it coming!

@charlesshonat8295 3 ай бұрын

I’m very much an outlier, so my opinions are usually unpopular, but for what little it’s worth, I love hearing your discussions of sports media. Keep it coming!

@jameslowe971 3 ай бұрын

❤

@daltonmoore233 3 ай бұрын

Agreed! Lol

@alexfernandez9659 3 ай бұрын

Probably not as much as you think. I agree that it’s fascinating seeing the man behind the curtain for these giant companies.

@mkhanman12345 3 ай бұрын

Are opinions about popularity

@user-hd5rp3zm6k 3 ай бұрын

💯

@mattmason1380 3 ай бұрын

Great comment/question by Jess. Dan seems envious of McAfee being the wrecking ball at ESPN.

@NickLooney 3 ай бұрын

From his interview with All the Smoke, he actually admitted as such multiple times.

@ThereGoesRhodes 3 ай бұрын

Envious in an admirable way though. I don’t think it’s maliciously

@smashtoad 3 ай бұрын

He's dripping with jealousy. Make no mistake. Maybe not as much as SAS though.

@louislatimer4188 3 ай бұрын

We all like the dirt of the behind the scenes of shows we watch. We watch a lot of ESPN (me for over 25 years) so knowing the people and the crazy is fascinating! Keep it up

@seakc87 3 ай бұрын

The reason why Pat was the one that got him axed is because Pat has something that no one else that Norby stepped to had. True options. Pat has a major audience that he cultivated on his own. He's never needed ESPN. He could leave the network tomorrow and be no worse off. ESPN is gonna be the one hurting. You could substitute any exec in the company (including Iger) and Pat would've still come out of it okay. This is what media companies are dealing with now. They have to be the ones smart enough to pick their battles against creators.

@cjmack8153 3 ай бұрын

ESPN won't be hurting they will buy rights to another hot podcast and the show will go on. Pat doesn't need them he went there to offset costs because he was funding the operation of his show

@AABrawn 3 ай бұрын

I agree that he doesn’t necessarily need ESPN but he did choose to go with them because it makes his show bigger… which mean a further reach and more money. Don’t act like he did anybody any favors, it’s a partnership, and both shows are better with each other.

@zachsabbath1 3 ай бұрын

@@AABrawn You're right to an extent--it does expose his show to a larger audience. However, that doesn't necessarily mean more money. Pat's deal with FanDuel was 4 years/$120 mil., his deal with ESPN is 5 years/$85 mil. I'm not good at math but in what world is $17 mil. per year more than $40 mil. per year? Pat was retaining the rights to his show regardless. It's not wrong to suggest that Pat doesn't need ESPN as seen by the response to College Gameday--there's more "old whites" watching ESPN who can't stand Pat than there are on platforms like KZfaq. ESPN needs Pat's demographic more than Pat needs ESPN's demographic. Further, Pat still has WWE, which gave him an entirely new audience outside of the traditional sports bubble. WWE gave Pat more of a reach than ESPN simply because it's not the same audience. Wrestling marks and football diehards aren't the same crowd, typically.

@annierushing4796 3 ай бұрын

They don't need him or Stephen A

@avantesmith6442 3 ай бұрын

@@annierushing4796you don’t cut back as much as ESPN has, and say “they don’t need them”. You’d been right 5-10 years ago, but outside of live sports, that network is dependent on those 2 dudes.

@FrankQuintanilla879 3 ай бұрын

Crazy part is that pat isn’t even directly employed by ESPN and he’s basically calling the shots.

@ReppinCTandATL 3 ай бұрын

We like hearing the sports media talk from Dan. Very enlightening!

@annierushing4796 3 ай бұрын

Dan has never been right about anything in his life. Matter of fact the exact opposite will occur of what Dan enlightens

@khill1324 3 ай бұрын

You clearly do not understand Pat or his brand. He would have called out anyone regardless of anyone backing him or not. This is not a power shift, this is someone who actually doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks of them. That is true power, kneel before no man.

@Rico513 3 ай бұрын

Why does it always anger the bots that this show is interested in the sports media landscape when they are in the sports media landscape themselves? They talk about ESPN and FS1 but no one complains when they talk about Skip and FS1 lol. Stop crying and ignore the topic and these videos if you dont wanna hear it

@claycassin8437 3 ай бұрын

So, anyone who disagrees with you is a "bot"? How convenient for you. Enjoy your bubble life!

@gianfrancoilliano 3 ай бұрын

Keep the conversations about sports media going!! Also, more attention to business in sports please!

@aneesabashir8496 3 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy the sports media talk!

@xx-qm8ue 3 ай бұрын

I'm here for it too!!

@JamaalMills 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂thx you Jess

@joelane1466 3 ай бұрын

WTF!!! Who are these guys? Literally took me 1 min to realize that I am an instant fan!!! First time viewer here. You guys are 😎AF... How have I not heard of this show? LOVE IT!!!!!

@ryanjohnson3881 3 ай бұрын

Mr. DLB I am glad to see you doin well, pat brought me back to you, sorry it took me so long to find you again but I am excited to be a fan for years to come.

@rodneyreid7341 3 ай бұрын

Watching is a totally different experience. Prayers🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@mattspychala7251 3 ай бұрын

Damn, Dan just showing those bennies

@localgems.bayarea 3 ай бұрын

Yezzurski! He only had hunneds so I guess he can't pay a $5 fine.

@davidbowser 3 ай бұрын

This reminds me that the ESPN Ombudsman was always a favorite of mine. Calling out decisions to air/cover a topic when it was sports or sports-adjacent and then have a neutral party shine a light on the decision makers.

@King_Quint 3 ай бұрын

Dan with the subtle blue faces flash😂😂😂

@brockontop 3 ай бұрын

Broadcasting talk. So much fun!

@jeffv3296 3 ай бұрын

Dan said Norby is quitting early in this clip, but it’s getting reported that he’s getting fired even though he has a few years left on his contract.

@LeoNewballJr 3 ай бұрын

I know there’s whole intro for when Dan talk about the inner workings of the media, but I do care. Mind you, there’s while podcasts where people talk about the inner workings of their industry (Hip-Hop, Music, Politics), so there being a place that has an honest conversation about the inner workings of sports media is needed. In part because, it’s good to know what takes that we’re listening to are biased / coming from a certain place. For instance, some popular analysts are fans of certain teams, and they get unabashedly irrational about their teams. It’s good to know about things like this, as it helps understand the media I’m consuming. So… please… continue to talk about this stuff. The insights about ESPN being a production company more than a personality company, helps understand what I’ve consumed in the past, personalities that I’ve liked, why they’ve gone elsewhere, and how to further digest certain channels and shows.

@tedmich 3 ай бұрын

Norby started in mail room at ESPN over 40 years ago, and has only 5 people in his LinkedIn network; he'll have another top job in 5min.

@whyhasgooglemessedwithmych1423 3 ай бұрын

And nobody really cares that he can get a job in 5 mins. just as long as he's gone from ESPN

@greggibson33 3 ай бұрын

The two biggest mouths have the biggest power.

@shaunshea2198 3 ай бұрын

Dan is 100% right we all want to hear about sports media inner workings, thank you 🙏

@urthpainter 3 ай бұрын

entire point in about 15 seconds: 10:25

@Nivlacattack 3 ай бұрын

I care about this stuff. ESPN and other traditional media need to change to catch up. Glad Pat is helping push that forward

@User69-699 3 ай бұрын

Pat the new sheriff/executive in town 😎

@joekabak2621 3 ай бұрын

yes we are interested.

@DeskPopDaveReacts 3 ай бұрын

I throughly enjoy the sports media talk

@jasoncowan6137 3 ай бұрын

Love the media talk

@knicks42 3 ай бұрын

I'm here for it. Also more 😔 n and a chorus of zagaki

@NTONYO 3 ай бұрын

dan you’re absolutely right i only click on these videos when it’s corporate sports gossip

@aww352 3 ай бұрын

wow jessica asking the tough question, amin with the vulnerability, dan reflecting and lastly dan’s breakdown of the timeline…. phew. tense.

@stevenorthwick2480 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I care about this stuff!

@marshallheckman 3 ай бұрын

I thought u wanted someone to fight eson pat did it

@willdelarosa8238 3 ай бұрын

Every time I tune in, you guys are always talking about espn.

@lexa_power 3 ай бұрын

Norby was my old boss. I worked on The Fantasy Show and we had a puppet of him that you guys played with one time if you remember. I’ll never forget how mad Ed was when he saw you guys playing with the puppets 😂 good times, fun memories of my time there. They sent me packing as well once Matthew left and our show got cancelled.

@TheRealMichaelP 3 ай бұрын

Dan keeps stacks on deck and a V10 R8 outside

@sirwolfjob1438 3 ай бұрын

The way he puts cash in his wallet makes me want to vomit🤮😂😂

@TheRealMichaelP 3 ай бұрын

@@sirwolfjob1438 might as well just crumple it up into a ball 😂

@billyshakespeare17 3 ай бұрын

When did Donovan McNabb join the show?

@user-gc1lt2ie7i 3 ай бұрын

Pat IS the Executive Producer of his show.

@donhello7522 3 ай бұрын

the firing of an ESPN Executive....riveting.

@aww352 3 ай бұрын

dan swiping andrew marchand at the beginning was killer

@GoatedAtNFS 3 ай бұрын

Dan got the inside scoop of things never said about anyone else, maybe Golic and Ryen but this is what the public needs to know! So many got shafted by Shannon SAS and Pat alone and great journalists nonetheless. even if people get tired of it, it still needs to be talked about! if Skip and Shannon didn’t have a rift caused by Skip, they’d by FAR have the best lineup of sports shows on television.

@Scaribay 3 ай бұрын

Pat has cultivated his own audience. That's the reason he's on ESPN, but it's also the reason he doesn't need Espn. Thats true freedom, that he is beholden to know one. Maybe one day there will be a sister station, MSPN.

@chrisstewart9722 3 ай бұрын

I care dan that's why i watch

@lestercombs1871 3 ай бұрын

Good job Pat

@deaddropholiday 3 ай бұрын

McAfee and Stephen A. This much talent hasn’t been under one roof since NASA and the moonshot.

@shicrapt 3 ай бұрын

The only sad part about Norby exiting is that he probably received a $100M severance package.

@chemerikae 3 ай бұрын

I know Dan mentioned he was fine with Skipper, but how does he not see his blind spots now that he partnered with the guy who was supposed to be in charge of the person who was controlling/manipulating what Dan could and could not do on air?

@MauriceHeslep 3 ай бұрын

Damn you have a ton of views and subscribers lol

@smashtoad 3 ай бұрын

Quietly called out? Yeah...called him a rat, by name, on his show. Whisper quiet, Dan. Brilliant take.

@petern326 3 ай бұрын

Your name being Norby is crazy

@JonathanTully001 3 ай бұрын

It's like the opposite of Burke.

@retrorampage9015 Ай бұрын

pat is more powerful then espn. they can’t cancel him and survive. he would just keep doing his show sense he owns it. he owns the network. can say whatever he wants.

@alexvelez9197 3 ай бұрын

Long live King Roy

@9tailskyle 3 ай бұрын

Pat from the top rope!

@JordanBrown-ge9tn 3 ай бұрын

It’s interesting to me, Dan. Let my boy cook

@nkress7369 3 ай бұрын

Lifelong fan Dan, hope all is well, but Pat beat ESPN way before he even got there. PMS on KZfaq was beating everything on ESPN that rivaled his time slot. Pat had bested Norbie long before this incident. The people voted with their views.

@ThePhantomCircus 3 ай бұрын

This is an indicator of a huge shift in entertainment that is desperately needed. Getting the old suits and vulture capitalists out and the talent back in charge is underway, and it's a huge coup.

@michaelvincent7115 3 ай бұрын

Magnus. Also the name of the best chess player in the world

@user-lb7ef2qi9m 3 ай бұрын

Of all time

@effie4903 3 ай бұрын

I watch Dan for the dirt, basically. I feel a little called out :P

@LeBatardShow 3 ай бұрын

nah, we're happy you're here.

@cjmack8153 3 ай бұрын

Stephen A ain't got no power, he had to get permission to curse out Jason Whitlock of all people.

@darienmarcus100 3 ай бұрын

False

@cjmack8153 3 ай бұрын

@@darienmarcus100Yes he did kid. You didn't listen to it. He said he had to ask his bosses at ESPN before he cursed him out. You're the one that's false.

@d_jerg13 3 ай бұрын

Race and politics got Jemelle hill and Michael smith fired from sports center. If I wanted to listen to that content I would turn on the news, not SPORTS CENTER

@lepton4 3 ай бұрын

I care about this stuff...keep it coming

@brightnewideas2183 3 ай бұрын

Jealous much Dan?

@joshbergemann5498 3 ай бұрын

Media is going back to its roots. The Host makes the show. Not the producers telling the host what to plug.

@curtisbowles9894 3 ай бұрын

Take the Fernandez jersey down I don't think he's someone we should celebrate.

@jamesweldon8118 3 ай бұрын

Pat is the best thing to happen to media, not just sports media, in a long long time

@rapalbumdepot7648 3 ай бұрын

The people want NHL at Oakland Arena because major league cities deserve big time sports

@dreamcage1801 3 ай бұрын

Not gonna happen. Put an NHL team in San Diego instead.

@rapalbumdepot7648 3 ай бұрын

@@dreamcage1801As far as I know San Diego is satisfied with the San Diego Gulls.

@dreamcage1801 3 ай бұрын

@@rapalbumdepot7648 stan kroenke said recently that he wants a NHL team in SD.

@nachobroryan8824 3 ай бұрын

They could call the team the Oakland Seals.

@rapalbumdepot7648 3 ай бұрын

@@nachobroryan8824DOWN

@thejayiyer 3 ай бұрын

1:48 why does Dan have multiple $100 bills on him?? 👀😂

@brianhurley8617 3 ай бұрын

Good lord. This show is a wreck, with the great Dan. Dude, please slim down the voices and talk, we love your opinions.

@BuffdatRatt 3 ай бұрын

Ellis Burke

@cs292 3 ай бұрын

It like that 50year old skater dude at MYV..it’s sad.

@Masayoshibreezin 3 ай бұрын

Fued

@Killerjy 3 ай бұрын

I love Pat mcafee

@dmurphy1578 3 ай бұрын

Hahahahaj. Pat took him out!?!?!?

@SomeChink 3 ай бұрын

here for the media talk

@brucybabyy7355 3 ай бұрын

Shorsey !

@CatNip555 3 ай бұрын

Football on espn is power! Pat + college game day + his show = ratings football football football. Steven A will be gone soon too nobody wants to talk basketball 24/7 like they do football follow the money guys

@jacobball8422 3 ай бұрын

I care about the sports media content

@michaelcerrone8403 3 ай бұрын

I care Dan

@claycassin8437 3 ай бұрын

Sage Steele is the only sane person who has worked there in the last ten years.

@dgallaher25 3 ай бұрын

I care about this topic

@bigdnrv1562 3 ай бұрын

ESPN just got even dumber.

@dreamcage1801 3 ай бұрын

I hope the NBA leaves ESPN

@mw3bb9 3 ай бұрын

People follow this because ESPN production sucks. I used to leave ESPN all day. Since Mike& Mike , high questionable, all the good radio guys that at different networks. Now I don’t even turn it on. Stephan A. is only seem excellent because all the talent is gone.

@rileykeith5935 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha poor Dan is salty!

@1VetsVision 3 ай бұрын

Also, you have or will never be as big as Pat McAfee. You can't say that you should have done such in his situation because you have never been on the level he is at right now. No disrespect but the Dan Le batard show was never huge on ESPN. It was just a filler show. Let's be real here. Can't rewrite history

@xxphactor 3 ай бұрын

Whenever you do Sports Media talk, can you send the kids to their mama, so we can hear a serious discussion without the stupid ass interruptions?

@JohnSmith-vy7ck 3 ай бұрын

Dan sounds jealous of Pat. Fortune favors the bold. Dan wasn’t Bold. He was vanilla .

@tkpaul5865 3 ай бұрын

I ONLY watch the inside baseball (media) clips now because I get tired of listening to Dan's crew be such assholes to Dan. They seem smart and fun, but not at all understanding that what came before them matters.

@luischacon2087 3 ай бұрын

He shouldn't be afraid of anyone. Pat just wants to win. If you cross him, he is not going to be a good boy. He is going to call you out.

@sandaliovirenees6991 3 ай бұрын

Let’s be honest. It’s literally just Pat. Pat generates so much views and likes. SAS don’t have no where near the power Pat has. ESPN is literally about to let him walk. SAS is the only one that thinks he gots juice. Theres a reason he made the call to get Shannon because he himself knows he can’t compete at all next to Pat.

@thomasmcmaster3016 3 ай бұрын

Everything you always wanted

@carpedm5107 3 ай бұрын

I want the dirt... lol Why is Molly still on First Take?!?!

@215thestandard 3 ай бұрын

This is becoming an obsession that needs to end

@boco1951 3 ай бұрын

ESPN hired McAfee cause they work cheap! They probably work for beer and Dominos. ESPN has really gone down in the last couple of years!

@pacemaker2point0 3 ай бұрын

Stop talking about your ex.

@mattmason1380 3 ай бұрын

Just like pro wrestling is not cool, sports media talk is not cool. It's talking about the people who talk about people playing sports, snoozeville.

@dallas1love 3 ай бұрын

Dan Le Batard running his " show " like Harvey Levin runs his TMZ show is ridiculous. Somehow he landed on my feed, but every time I listen I wonder why I just wasted precious minutes of my time. This show says nothing and is about nothing. Why they are paying him big dollars is beyond me.

@winebuyah 3 ай бұрын

GONG!!!! you don't get the show....

@dallas1love 3 ай бұрын

@@winebuyah Wouldn't want my IQ to have to descend that low. Enjoy your show! I have it blocked from my feed!