And now ESPN's "Ombudsman"* has weighed in that he thinks the suspension is appropriate. Here's the lead:
Roger Goodell is the sports world’s villain du jour, but until the NFL’s > elevator of investigation reaches the top -- or ESPN delivers a smoking gun > that proves when the NFL viewed the Ray Rice video -- the commissioner is > not a certified liar. > > And Bill Simmons has no license to call him one without more justification > than “I’m just saying it.” Once again: this occurred during a *podcast*. Not during a news program. Not during anything that even looks like a news program. A *podcast*. And by someone that no one has ever, *ever* suggested is a part of ESPN's news-gathering operation. Appropriate, obvious Simpsons quote: Kirk: Ah, welcome back, Homer. I see you've finally hit rock bottom. Homer: Pffft. Not a chance! I can sink way lower. http://espn.go.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/462/strengths-weaknesses-and-suspensions * The quotes are deliberate after an incident where he asked questions of ESPN management, was told they wouldn't talk to him, and accepted this as an appropriate response. On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 7:17 PM, 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Deadspin has the podcast that got Simmons suspended. > > > http://deadspin.com/espn-suspends-bill-simmons-three-weeks-over-goodell-cri-1638842937/1638878506/+kevindraper > > Greg > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
