Behind the Line

The Phoenix Mercury announced over the weekend that Brittney Griner wouldn't be present on their two-game road trip. Brittney Griner remained in Phoenix to deal with personal issues...and didn't join the Phoenix Mercury on the trip. The WNBA is claiming this will only be a two-game absence...but could this be the beginning of the end of Brittney Griner WNBA career?

We speculate on the possibility that Brittney Griner could be walking away from the WNBA. We outline possible reasons that Brittney Griner could be leaving the WNBA...and explain how her financial opportunities could be greater away from the WNBA.

Joy Reid ratings have been a constant struggle for the past two years. After debuting on MSNBC with 2.6 million viewers...Joy Reid has been unable to maintain the success she achieved in the summer of 2020. Joy Reid set record low ratings last summer...and the trend has continued in 2023.

We reveal and react to Joy Reid ratings on MSNBC. We also react to a recent clip of Joy Reid...where she once again said something for the sole purpose of generating attention. We question the long-term future of Joy Reid at MSNBC...and wonder if Joy Reid will be forced out of MSNBC before the end of 2023.

Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT are drawing monster ratings for FOX in the World Cup. The first two games for the USWNT in the World Cup have drawn over six million viewers. Megan Rapinoe along with the mainstream media...are using World Cup ratings to insinuate that women's soccer is surging in popularity in America.

We disprove this notion from Megan Rapinoe and the media. We outline attendance figures in the NWSL...while also analyzing NWSL ratings and their broadcast deal with CBS. We also explain why World Cup popularity and ratings doesn't translate to the NWSL.

Bud Light CEO Brendan Whitworth promised to save jobs several months ago. Unfortunately for hundreds of employees at Bud Light...this doesn't appear to be the case. We reveal and react to Bud Light announcing their mass layoff of hunudreds of employees.

We also react to Dylan Mulvaney celebrating 500 days of womanhood. We compare the partnership between Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney to the classic American divorce. We also explain how this is no longer a boycott of Bud Light...and why Bud Light current sales figures represent their new normal.

ESPN announced Thursday that the network will be broadcasting an all-female SportsCenter. SportsCenter will feature an all-female cast and production crew...and ESPN will only be covering female sports instead of the NFL and NBA.

We discuss the issues with ESPN launching an all-female SportsCenter. We explain why this is a virtue signal from ESPN...and how ESPN has consistently proven they don't care about women. We provide our ratings estimate...and explain why ESPN is heading for disaster.

Bomani Jones has proven to be untouchable throughout his ten-year career at ESPN. Even though Bomani Jones has been a consistent failure...ESPN has managed to keep Bomani Jones on their payroll. Unfortunately for Bomani Jones...that's no longer the case.

We reveal and react to a report from Front Office Sports...confirming that ESPN will not renew the contract of Bomani Jones. We discuss the potential future of Bomani Jones...and explain why his mainstream media career is likely over.

Jason Aldean has become a household name in the past couple of weeks...with the mainstream media highly critical of his song Try That in a Small Town. The media outrage against Jason Aldean has caused the song to nearly top the Billboard Hot 100.

However...Jason Aldean recently removed some of the controversial footage from his music video. Some in the media are claiming Jason Aldean caved to political pressure. Is this really the case? We explain the real reason Jason Aldean removed a small portion of footage from his video. We also examine media coverage of this story...and express disappointment with how Outkick presented this story about Jason Aldean.

Jake Tapper has been busy the past few weeks...embarking on a nationwide book tour to promote his newly published book. Jake Tapper has also received promotion from celebrities...and glowing praise from the mainstream media. So...how did this resonate with normal people?

We reveal and react to Jake Tapper book sales. We compare Jake Tapper book sales to Joey Jones book sales from FOX News. We also explain why this further proves that normal people...are no longer supporting people like Jake Tapper who don't align with their values.

Ghizlane Chebbak is the captain of the World Cup team representing Morocco. Earlier this week...Ghizlane Chebbak was attending a press conference where a reporter from the BBC asked her an unusual question that wasn't related to the World Cup.

We reveal and react to the BBC asking a completely inappropriate question to Ghizlane Chebbak. We discuss the possible ramifications that could've happened in Morocco...had Ghizlane Chebbak been forced to answer this question. We also react to the meaningless apology issued by the BBC...and explain why this BBC reporter should have his press pass revoked at the World Cup.

Colin Kaepernick is once again making a failed push to re-enter the NFL. Monday afternoon...Colin Kaepernick joined forces with Nike and released a publicity video aimed at capturing the attention of the NFL. Obviously...this attempt will be another failure for Colin Kaepernick.

We reveal and react to this video from Colin Kaepernick and Nike. We discuss Colin Kaepernick trying this numerous times in the past. We also highlight the two real reasons...that Colin Kaepernick hasn't re-entered the NFL.