Behind the Line

Dana White and Jake Paul continued their back and forth on social media over the weekend. Jake Paul published his list of demands...and offered to retire from boxing and join UFC if Dana White met his demands.

We discuss how Jake Paul has nothing to lose...while Dana White and the UFC have everything to lose. If Jake Paul were allowed to take on Jorge Masvidal...Dana White would be putting Masvidal and the UFC in a lose/lose situation.

We react to a couple of clips Jake Paul uploaded New Years Day...and illustrate how Jake Paul proved he knows nothing about the promotion business.

Deadspin posted the 2021 Idiot of the Year awards earlier this week. Jon Gruden won the prestigious award...but it was the sixth name on the list that caught the most attention. ESPN's Sage Steele ranked sixth on Deadspin list.

However...it was their comparison to Candace Owens that caught the attention of conservative media. Sites like Outkick are blasting Deadspin for this error...but we explain how Deadspin did this purposefully to attract traffic to their site.

We discuss how this tactic by Deadspin further damages the credibility of the mainstream media. While it's a brilliant plan short-term...it doesn't solve the long-term issues at Deadspin.

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Brandon Brown was given a multi-million dollar give...when the chant using his name was organically born. Brandon Brown has spent the last three months...remaining silent regarding the chant. He neither embraced nor denounced it.

It was announced yesterday that Brandon Brown inked a sponsorship deal with LGB Coin. The coin was invented to capitalize on the chant. We discuss how this could be too little too late for Brandon Brown.

We explain how his inability to make a decision early on...could negatively impact his NASCAR career. Brandon Brown decided to play the middle...and spent months weighing his options. The indecisiveness of Brandon Brown put him in a situation...where sponsors from both sides wanted to distance themselves.

Christmas Day is the biggest day of the NBA regular season. The NBA features their biggest stars...LeBron James...Steph Curry...Trae Young in an attempt to draw in a massive audience. Historically...the NBA performs well on Christmas Day.

However...NBA ratings for Christmas 2021 were disastrous. The NFL crushed LeBron James and Steph Curry. We reveal NBA ratings for Christmas...and discuss the trouble Adam Silver and the NBA find themselves in.

We explain how NBA ratings aren't likely to increase...because no one within the NBA seems to be addressing the issue.

The passing of John Madden resulted in the expected tributes...and sharing of positive memories. John Madden had a huge impact on the lives of everyone in the NFL. Coaches...players...media...and fans have all shared fond memories of John Madden.

Everyone except Andrew McGregor...a social justice warrior...and professor at Dallas College. Andrew McGregor sent out a litany of tweets...criticizing John Madden and the EA Sports Madden video game series.

We share and react to the tweets of Andrew McGregor...and explain how he is another example of a hypocritical SJW. We include him in the same class as Keith Olbermann...men who lead miserable lives...and share their misery with the world through social media.

Bob Fitzgerald has been the lead broadcaster for the Golden State Warriors since 1997...and has called the entire career of Steph Curry. The Denver Nuggets defeated Steph Curry and the Warriors last night...but the outcome of the game isn't what disturbed social justice warriors on Twitter.

We share the clip of Bob Fitzgerald going after Nuggets guards Facuno Campazzo and Austin Rivers. We also reveal the reaction from SJW's on Twitter. We discuss how this is another overreaction from social media.

Specifically in the case of Austin Rivers...Bob Fitzgerald hurt SJW's by speaking truth. In the case of Campazzo...they went after Bob Fitzgerald because he didn't fit their narrative.

Jake Paul had what he assumed was his highly anticipated rematch with Tyron Woodley two weeks ago. The first match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley drew nearly 500,000 buys on PPV. Did Jake Paul replicate the success of the first match?

NOT EVEN CLOSE. We reveal the buyrate from the Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley rematch. We discuss how the boxing career of Jake Paul could be on the verge of ending...at least from a mainstream perspective.

We show how Jake Paul is becoming desperate...with his incessant jabs at Dana White and the UFC. We believe he is angling towards a UFC career...because Jake Paul knows his drawing power in boxing is waning.

Preliminary numbers have been released for Christmas Day NBA ratings. Adam Silver and the NBA decided to feature LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in primetime...instead of Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. That decision by Adam Silver backfired.

We reveal the preliminary ratings for Nets/Lakers Christmas Day on ABC. We explain how once again...Adam Silver made the wrong decision promoting LeBron James over Steph Curry. 

We discuss how the media will ignore this story...and if they do mention it...the media will make excuses for LeBron James and the NBA ratings.

Matt Rhule has been the luckiest coach in the NFL this season. Due to the controversy surrounding Urban Meyer for most of the NFL season...Matt Rhule has been able to fly under the radar on the national level.

However...with Urban Meyer gone...the media spotlight is shifting to Matt Rhule. We explain why the Matt Rhule experiment should end for the Carolina Panthers. We outline several reasons why Matt Rhule has no answers to fix the Panthers issues...and explain why this is what happens when an NFL team hires a coach with no NFL experience.

Aaron Rodgers and LeBron James were the focus of the mainstream media Christmas weekend. Both Aaron Rodgers was blasted for hugging Erin Andrews...while the media went after LeBron James for having a different an opinion than the agenda.

We also discuss Antonio Brown being targeted by the media. Deadspin once again contradicted themselves. We call out the contradiction...and explain why the media is focusing on Antonio Brown.