I thought this was a joke. Apparently it's not.

[Original48]

I thought Clay Travis was just stirring the pot with his article. But it's confirmed.

https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/...bert-lee-off-uva-game-avoid-offending-idiots/

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/22/espn-pulls-announcer-robert-lee-university-virgini/

 

[Shmuley]

Welcome to 2017 ***** America.

 

[thatsbaseball]

ESPN I would like to thank you for your tireless efforts to unite the right against the insanity known as liberalism by continually putting on mindless displays like this. Keep up the good work guys.

 

[57stratdawg]

Wolken says Lee requested to be reassigned. It was probably the right move.

It wasnt about offending anyone. It was more about not wanting to be photoshopped on every CFB message board on the net.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

I just want these "progressive" social justice groups to step out and tell us what will make them happy. What exactly will stop the violent protests, the destruction, the boycotts, and all of the crying. What will make everyone happy and content. What will make the mobs go home, the safe spaces disappear, the finger pointing stop, the claims of "privilege" cease, and the need for race based and gender based quotas in hiring end?

Just tell us what you want. Everything. Not give or do something and then there is more wanted... what will make it end. Completely.

Any of of the resident liberals feel free to tell us.

Even though my mothers ancestors were marched west on the trail of tears to Oklahoma and my fathers ancestors were spit on and considered trash in New York after immigrating from complete poverty in Ireland, I will try to make the real victims happy.

 

[boatsandhoes]

Amen to that. Someone has to stand up to this garbage...in unison.

 

[57stratdawg]

I just want these "progressive" social justice groups to step out and tell us what will make them happy. What exactly will stop the violent protests, the destruction, the boycotts, and all of the crying. What will make everyone happy and content. What will make the mobs go home, the safe spaces disappear, the finger pointing stop, the claims of "privilege" cease, and the need for race based and gender based quotas in hiring end?

Just tell us what you want. Everything. Not give or do something and then there is more wanted... what will make it end. Completely.

Any of of the resident liberals feel free to tell us.

I'm sure that scorching hot take felt good, but thats not why they reassigned him.

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[xxxWalkTheDawg]

I'm not talking about this. I'm talking in general. Everyone is getting sick of the whining, demanding, and entitled and clueless rants.

Feel free to provide some input. Besides, we just want to make the mobs happy.

 

[RocketDawg]

Things just keep getting more absurd.

 

[Miketice]

Please no facts 57.

 

[coach66]

America, awaken or be lost. Stand with the constitution and the rule of law.

We aren't a perfect country but we are the best model out there, please stop trying to screw it up.

 

[ronpolk]

I get what just happened in Charlottesville but is this just not going to be able to call a game anywhere in the south? If he's calling the iron bowl or the egg bowl would he end up photoshopped on msg boards then?

 

[aTotal360]

"Hey Bob, we're reassigning you. We want to avoid memes."

If that's your thought worry, get out of the public light.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Shhh when your enemy is in the process of destroying himself...let him be

 

[dawgstudent]

Jason Whitlock said "Bob Ley" is going to change his name at ESPN.

 

[ShrubDog]

Wolken says Lee requested to be reassigned. It was probably the right move.

It wasnt about offending anyone. It was more about not wanting to be photoshopped on every CFB message board on the net.

It was probably the ***** move. So many of them these days.


“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties,” reads the ESPN statement

 

[FlotownDawg]

Clay Travis pandering to his right wing base? Color me shocked.** Clay Travis is just a right wing version of Skip Bayless, with his politically tinged hot takes. The guy didn't want to be a trending topic on Twitter and become a meme, so he agreed to the change. Not a big deal. Who gives a ****?

 

[KurtRambis4]

Bc espn is

always on the forefront of avoiding memes...

 

[dorndawg]

57, there's no reasoning with the snowflakes here when they get it in their mind to be offended and throw a hissyfit.

 

[mstateglfr]

I guess if he didnt want to get hit with memes, this is good.
Damn though- if it were because of sensitivity concerns, that seems to be too concerned.

 

[Original48]

@DanWolken ESPN felt like they were trying to avoid stupid, unnecessary headlines because of the guy's name. But now here we are.

 

[ShrubDog]

This is Robert Lee, a libs worst nightmare.



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[mstateglfr]

57, there's no reasoning with the snowflakes here when they get it in their mind to be offended and throw a hissyfit.

Who here has thrown a hissyfit so far?

 

[KurtRambis4]

But isn't

"wishing to avoid memes****" playing into the sympathy card, still?

 

[KurtRambis4]

Calmer than you, dude*

*

 

[coach66]

Solid post, I too would like to know.

nm

 

[dorndawg]

Res ipsa loquitur.

 

[dorndawg]

+1

 

[KingBarkus]

Clay Travis pandering to his right wing base? Color me shocked.** Clay Travis is just a right wing version of Skip Bayless, with his politically tinged hot takes. The guy didn't want to be a trending topic on Twitter and become a meme, so he agreed to the change. Not a big deal. Who gives a ****?

Travis is no conservative. In fact, he may be an old school lib. Voted for Obama twice, donated to Democrat candidates, but you go on and roll out your narrative.

 

[ronpolk]

Clay Travis pandering to his right wing base? Color me shocked.** Clay Travis is just a right wing version of Skip Bayless, with his politically tinged hot takes. The guy didn't want to be a trending topic on Twitter and become a meme, so he agreed to the change. Not a big deal. Who gives a ****?

I don't buy that espn changed to have him avoid embarrassment. If that was the case, they would have changed and moved on. No one would have noticed. Instead, they changed and put out a press release. They were hoping to look progressive and awesome here. Instead they look like idiots. And if the guy really did want to avoid embarrassment then he failed miserably because the embarrassment is coming.

 

[coach66]

Well, if he was wanting to avoid publicity then he has a major fail on his hands

nm

 

[57stratdawg]

Because a couple ESPN employees called Clay Travis about it. If ESPN finds out who made those calls - I would think they're fired.

Rightfully so.

 

[57stratdawg]

Yeah, Travis is a huge liberal.

 

[aTotal360]

Your timeline is wrong. They put out a press release because it got leaked that Robert Lee was reassigned for this ludicrous reason. I believe they honestly wanted this to be private. But it is ESPN, so you never know. This whole event could be quasi-orchestrated.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Travis is no conservative. In fact, he may be an old school lib. Voted for Obama twice, donated to Democrat candidates, but you go on and roll out your narrative.

I've met Clay - actually been in his home - and you are right in regards to his political affiliations.

First and foremost, Clay is a self-promoter. He will take whatever stance is required to get his name out there. And he is successful at it.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

This is the most attention a University of Virginia football game has received in a decade.

 

[kendesu]

It's a good thing ESPN got out in front of this thing and avoided embarrassing press.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Clay Travis pandering to his right wing base!
Clay Travis worked on the Al 17ing Gore presidential campaign while he was in law school & voted for Kerry & Obama twice. Damned do a little research before making assumptions

 

[KurtRambis4]

Yeah, he's totally

a huge right-winger****

 

[ckDOG]

I don't know which is worse

Liberals finding reasons to be offended or conservatives bitching about it.

Normally I wouldn't care, but I'm finding that our elected representatives are only listening to the *** holes that yell the loudest with the folks left who might be willing to compromise here and there being ignored to pander to the far right or left.

Problem with that is these folks screaming about everything have this crazy idea that their entire ideology MUST be implemented. Check the demographics - people in this country have diverse ideas. Get over it, find some common ground, and move on.