Behind the Line

ESPN is once again caught in the middle of another controversy. Thursday afternoon...The Athletic published a report revealing a scheme devised by ESPN to defraud the Emmy Awards. Since 2010...ESPN has allegedly submitted fake names to the Emmy Awards to gain recognition for on-air talent.

We react to this report from The Athletic. We discuss the possible insecurities and egos at ESPN...for this scheme to be devised in the first place. We question why on-air talent at ESPN were seeking validation from the Emmys...and highlight the obvious flaws in ESPN scheme.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies on The View had a busy week spreading propaganda. Whoopi Goldberg started by begging Liz Cheney to run as a third-party candidate for president. Whoopi Goldberg followed that...with a strange diatribe where she made baseless claims against Donald Trump.

We reveal and react to a couple of Whoopi Goldberg segments on The View. We question Alyssa Farah Griffin...and why she refused to dispute the claims made by Whoopi Goldberg. We also explain why Whoopi Goldberg is proving the Democrats lack of faith in Joe Biden...and their overall fear of Donald Trump winning the election.

Jason Whitlock has been calling out Stephen A Smith recently. Jason Whitlock refuted several stories in Stephen A Smith autobiography...and Jason Whitlock also questioned whether Stephen A Smith wrote his autobiography. Wednesday night...Stephen A Smith finally responded.

We reveal and react to Stephen A Smith response to Jason Whitlock. We question why Stephen A Smith failed to refute Jason Whitlock claims. We also question why Stephen A Smith is so angry...and whether Stephen A Smith is worried that Jason Whitlock is exposing his potential lies.

Pat McAfee once promised his audience that nothing would change about his show...when he moved to ESPN. Wednesday...Pat McAfee announced a surprising change to the Pat McAfee Show by prematurely removing Aaron Rodgers.

We reveal and react to this announcement from Pat McAfee. We provide two possible conclusions...as to why Pat McAfee removed Aaron Rodgers from the show. We explain which conclusion that we believe to be the case...and question Pat McAfee long-term career at ESPN.

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Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic became the latest NBA coach to criticize the officiating problem in this league. After the Raptors loss to LeBron James and the Lakers on Tuesday night...Darko Rajakovic blasted NBA officials while also unveiling a startling allegation against the NBA.

We reveal and react to this press conference with Darko Rajakovic. We discuss the frustration with officiating in the NBA...and explain why Adam Silver is the problem. We also explain why these comments from Darko Rajakovic are a serious problem for the NBA...and whether fans should be questioning the integrity of the NBA.

Aaron Rodgers made his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday...and issued his response to Jimmy Kimmel. However...it was Aaron Rodgers comments about management at ESPN which caught our attention.

We reveal and react to Aaron Rodgers calling out ESPN executive Mike Foss. We also discuss the internal conflict at ESPN surrounding Pat McAfee. We question how long ESPN will tolerate the bad publicity generated by Pat McAfee...and also question how long this relationship with ESPN will be beneficial to Pat McAfee.

Jimmy Kimmel made his highly anticipated return to late-night television Monday night. Many were anticipating the response from Jimmy Kimmel to Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately for Jimmy Kimmel...his response was a comedic failure.

We reveal and react to Jimmy Kimmel monologue about Aaron Rodgers. We dispute several claims made by Jimmy Kimmel during his monologue. We also explain why this monologue from Jimmy Kimmel is a microcosm...of why late-night television is struggling.

The 2024 Golden Globe Awards were supposed to represent a change from the past. Over the last few years...the Golden Globes have been criticized for lacking diversity and entertainment. The 2024 edition was supposed to represent change. The only problem was...IT WAS BORING.

We reveal and react to segments from the 2024 Golden Globes. We critique the monologue from Jo Koy...and explain why Jo Koy was hosting the Golden Globes to begin with. We also question the amount of Hollywood awards shows...and discuss if they would be more interesting if there were less of them.

Jonathan Capehart hosts weekend shows on MSNBC. Over the weekend...Jonathan Capehart invited a "hero" on his show...and Jonathan Capehart proceeded to fake cry while introducing him. We reveal and react to this MSNBC segment with Jonathan Capehart.

We also react to Mehdi Hasan claiming to quit MSNBC. We discuss MSNBC canceling the Mehdi Hasan Show several months ago...and explain what we believe to be the reason for the cancelation. We also explain why segments like this with Jonathan Capehart...are the reason that many people no longer take MSNBC seriously.

The New Orleans Saints ran up the score on their biggest rival in the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. After the game...Falcons head coach Arthur Smith was visibly frustrated with Dennis Allen. During his postgame press conference...Dennis Allen angered Saints fan by apologizing to Arthur Smith and the Falcons.

We reveal and react to this Dennis Allen press conference. We explain how this proves...that Dennis Allen has no business returning to the Saints next season. We also criticize Dennis Allen for blaming his own players...and explain how this further proves that Dennis Allen isn't capable of being a head coach.