Behind the Line

Haley Van Voorhis from Shenandoah University made history this past weekend. Haley Van Voorhis became the first female non-kicker to participate in a college football game. ESPN and the mainstream media are celebrating Haley Van Voorhis as progress...but is allowing females to compete against males in football really a sign of progress?

We react to Shenandoah University allowing Haley Van Voorhis to compete in a college football game. We discuss the possibility that the coaching staff at Shenandoah University...was pressured by administrators to put Haley Van Voorhis on the field. We also explain why this could be a recipe for disaster.

Megan Rapinoe will end her controversial career on the USWNT on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago. Megan Rapinoe has a legacy like no other...with some people celebrating the career of Megan Rapinoe. While others believe...the legacy of Megan Rapinoe should be forgotten.

We take a look back at the career of Megan Rapinoe. We discuss Megan Rapinoe being a struggling soccer player...until she borrowed the strategy of Colin Kaepernick and began disrespecting America. We also explain why Megan Rapinoe is the most damaging athlete of the modern era.

ESPN and the WNBA were boasting about their supposed ratings success during the regular season. Unfortunately for ESPN...the WNBA seems to be a complete anomaly in sports. Ratings for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs were significantly lower than the regular season.

We reveal and react to ratings for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. We discuss the rampant problems throughout the WNBA...and explain how Cathy Engelbert is incorrectly marketing the WNBA. We offer a possible solution to the WNBA marketing problem...but question whether the WNBA will ever capture mainstream interest.

ESPN broadcast the Army/UTSA game last Friday night...using the broadcast crew of Andre Ware and Anish Shroff. While describing a play during the game...Anish Shroff used terminology that ESPN deemed was grounds for termination when Doug Adler used the terminology in 2017. Yet for some reason...ESPN didn't use the same precedent with Anish Shroff.

We compare the situations of Anish Shroff and Doug Adler...and the different reactions by ESPN. We discuss the blatant hypocrisy at ESPN for destroying the career and reputation of Doug Adler...while giving employees like Mark Jones a pass. We also criticize Mark Jones for being the worst broadcaster in the history of broadcasting...and question why he remains employed at ESPN.

Shannon Sharpe joined Stephen A Smith three weeks ago on First Take on ESPN. The duo of Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A Smith has proven to be successful for ESPN...with First Take ratings increasing and easily dominating Undisputed with Skip Bayless.

However...the success of Shannon Sharpe could lead to the demise of Stephen A Smith. We reveal and react to First Take ratings with and without Shannon Sharpe. We also explain why the success of Shannon Sharpe could lead to the eventual demise of Stephen A Smith at ESPN.

Joy Reid experienced a surge in television ratings during the month of August...as she covered the arrest of Donald Trump. Joy Reid set record high ratings on August 24th...and Joy Reid had her best month on MSNBC in years. Unfortunately for Joy Reid...she was unable to maintain the momentum.

We reveal and react to Joy Reid ratings for September. We react to a clip of Joy Reid...where she makes an admission that would've generated media headlines three years ago...but was completely ignored by the media last month. We also question how Joy Reid has an audience...and wonder what her audience finds appealing about the show.

Deion Sanders was the featured guest this past week on 60 Minutes on CBS. It was clear to anyone watching this segment of 60 Minutes...that CBS was trying to frame a false narrative around Deion Sanders...and Deion Sanders wasn't having it.

We reveal and react to this 60 Minutes segment with Deion Sanders. We criticize the media for focusing on the perceived negatives with Deion Sanders...instead of focusing on the many positives that Deion Sanders brings to college football. We also react to Jackson State coach Tomeika Reed criticizing CBS for their portrayal of Jackson, Mississippi...instead of coming to the defense of Deion Sanders.

CNN was once again dominated in the ratings over the weekend. CNN reached the lowest viewership numbers in the history of the network...in the key 25-54 demo. We reveal and react to CNN ratings from this past weekend. We highlight shows featuring Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper...and explain why they're not drawing an audience.

We also discuss Mark Thompson taking over CNN next month...and what he should do to save CNN. We compare the situation at CNN with the situation at the University of Colorado when Deion Sanders took over. We explain why Mark Thompson should use the Deion Sanders approach at CNN...and also explain why Anderson Cooper should be the first to go.

Deion Sanders has taken the college football world by storm this season. This past Saturday night...with the game between Colorado and Colorado State airing on ESPN past midnight...Deion Sanders once again pulled strong ratings for ESPN.

We reveal and react to the ratings for Colorado and Colorado State on ESPN. We use these ratings to prove why the WNBA should not be on television. We discuss the failure of the WNBA...and explain why it's not women playing basketball that's the biggest ratings problem for the WNBA.

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Howard Stern should be remembered as being a pioneer in talk radio and a crusader for free speech. Unfortunately...Howard Stern has spent the last decade tarnishing his own legacy and further tarnished his legacy on Monday morning.

We react to Howard Stern proudly boasting about being woke. We also react to a clip from Howard Stern...responding to the controversy surrounding Lauren Boebert. We discuss the transformation of Howard Stern...and explain how woke Howard Stern has destroyed his own legacy.