Behind the Line

Francesca Needham has been competing with the Rossington Ladies in a soccer league over in England. During a game...Francesca Needham unintentionally injured an opposing player. As a result...four teams in this English league are refusing to compete against Francesca Needham.

Francesca Needham is contemplating suing this English soccer league. We discuss the story of Francesca Needham. We credit these women for taking a stand...and refusing to compete against Francesca Needham. We question the viability of this potential lawsuit...and offer a simple solution to Francesca Needham problem.

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Tom Brady isn't a fan of the current NFL product. Tom Brady was a guest recently on the Stephen A Smith Show...and Tom Brady expressed how he felt about the current product on the field in the NFL. We reveal and react to this clip from Tom Brady.

We agree with the assessment of Tom Brady...and discuss how Tom Brady is making the same complaints that NFL viewers have been making this season. We also provide our theory as to why the NFL product is suffering...and question whether there's a solution to the current problems in the NFL.

CNN president Mark Thompson was hired to improve the performance and perception of the network. Barely two months into his new job...it's clear that Mark Thompson is leading CNN in the same direction that's led to drastic decline in CNN ratings in the past.

We reveal and react to CNN bringing on Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg to deliver a message to President Biden. We discuss the lack of credibility at CNN...and explain why giving Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg airtime leads to CNN lacking credibility. We discuss the future of CNN...and question if anything can be done to improve CNN ratings.

Joy Behar once again embarrassed herself on The View last week. The ladies of The View were reacting to decades old tweets that were discovered from Travis Kelce...and Joy Behar expressed her concern. We reveal and react to this segment of Joy Behar on The View.

We question why The View was wasting time...discussing tweets that Travis Kelce posted over ten years ago. We also question Joy Behar lecturing Travis Kelce on tone-deaf remarks...when Joy Behar is notorious for being guilty of the same thing. We provide an update on The View ratings...and question how The View has grown their audience.

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Angel Reese and LSU women's basketball was thrust into the national spotlight last spring...after winning the national championship. Expectations were high for Angel Reese coming into the season...but LSU head coach Kim Mulkey has seemingly suspended Angel Reese from the team.

We discuss the ongoing situation with Angel Reese and Kim Mulkey. We explain how Kim Mulkey could've avoided this controversy with Angel Reese. We also give our theory as to why Angel Reese is currently off the LSU team.

ESPN has been extremely active on Twitter for over a decade. However...ESPN went strangely silent on Twitter this past weekend. Executives at ESPN decided to participate in an advertiser boycott of Twitter...which was designed to damage Elon Musk.

We react to ESPN going silent on Twitter...and react to the reason ESPN provided. We provide the real reason that companies like ESPN and Apple are disassociating themselves from Elon Musk and Twitter. We also discuss the strategy to limit speech...and question why ESPN is getting involved.

Seth Meyers and his colleagues in late-night have struggled in the ratings...since returning from their hiatus during the Hollywood writer's strike. While hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have been mediocre...ratings for Seth Meyers have drastically declined.

We reveal and react to Seth Meyers drastic ratings decline. We also react to a clip of Seth Meyers...where he goes after Donald Trump. We explain why this clip highlights the problems in late-night television...and explain why the biggest problem in late-night are hosts like Seth Meyers.

Charissa Thompson caused a firestorm of controversy on social media Thursday. Charissa Thompson admitted to Barstool Sports that she made up reports while working as an NFL sideline reporter for FOX Sports. This admission from Charissa Thompson caused plenty of fake outrage from the woke media.

We highlight the fake outrage surrounding Charissa Thompson...and explain why most of this outrage is hypocritical. We discuss past instances where members of the media were caught lying. While we don't agree with what Charissa Thompson did...we question the legitimacy of the outrage from the woke media.

Draymond Green was once again involved in another altercation in the NBA Tuesday night. Draymond Green approached Rudy Gobert from behind...which resulted in Draymond Green being ejected from the game. Thursday afternoon...Adam Silver announced that the NBA would be suspending Draymond Green for five games.

We discuss the suspension of Draymond Green...and explain why Adam Silver punishment wasn't enough. We compare the suspension of Draymond Green to the suspension of Ja Morant. We discuss this ongoing pattern of behavior from Draymond Green...and explain why Draymond Green is an embarrassment to the NBA.

The Pat McAfee Show has entered its third month at ESPN. While ratings for the Pat McAfee Show have shown positive growth each month...Pat McAfee is still struggling to gain traction at ESPN. We reveal and react to recent ratings for the Pat McAfee Show.

We discuss the overall struggles for Pat McAfee at ESPN...and the possibility that Pat McAfee only appeals to a niche audience. We also question if there is professional jealousy between Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee. We discuss that possibility...and explain why Stephen A Smith should have a problem with how much ESPN is paying Pat McAfee.