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Posts by Brendon Kleen

Brendon is a Media Commentary staff writer at Awful Announcing. He has also covered basketball and sports business at Front Office Sports, SB Nation, Uproxx and more.

FanDuel Sports Network Clippers broadcast shows funny geese photo

Clippers announcers in hysterics over bizarre broadcast malfunction on FanDuel Sports Network

"Duck, duck, goose."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 20, 2026 0
Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti rips officiating in the College Football Playoff National Championship game during an interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe. Credit: ESPN

Curt Cignetti trashes CFP officiating during in-game interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe

"I'm all for letting them play. But when you cross the line, you gotta call it."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 19, 2026 0
Nick Saban

Nick Saban calls out recruiting outlets; On3’s Shannon Terry defends rankings, site

"...why would you, as a coach, depend on somebody who's not even a coach evaluating players to give them stars?"

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 19, 2026 0
CJ Stroud Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick: ‘No way I’m going to extend’ C.J. Stroud after playoff performance

"I don't want to make the mistake the Dolphins did with Tua, Kyler Murray."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 19, 2026 0
Credit: ACC Network

College Football

How ACC Network met the moment of Miami’s run to the national championship game

Dan Katz Big Cat

Barstool’s Dan Katz mocks Best Podcast award: ‘No real podcaster should want to win a Golden Globe’

“No real podcaster should want to win a Golden Globe."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 16, 2026 0
Pablo Torre Pat McAfee

Pablo Torre: Powerful sports figures ‘would love more Pat McAfees’ to distract from real problems

"It's like a child's understanding of what the media is."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 16, 2026 0
Apr 3, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Rebecca Lobo ‘worried’ WNBA players are losing fan support in CBA talks

"When a deal is presented that's over a million max salary and revenue share, it's called a 'slap in the face.' Just use different words."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 16, 2026 0
Ryan Clark Sam Darnold

Ryan Clark questions Sam Darnold oblique injury: ‘Sounds like the setup for an excuse’

"And so if you are the Seattle Seahawks and Mike MacDonald's team, you have to be extremely concerned about where Sam Darnold is, not only physically but mentally..."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 16, 2026 0
Denver Broncos reporter Cody Roark

Broncos reporter Cody Roark opens up on ‘very weird’ fake Facebook posts announcing his death

Roark is the latest of many media figures and athletes to fall victim to false and often tragic news reports online.

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 15, 2026 0
Credit: Game Over Podcast

NBA

Rich Paul-Austin Reaves drama shows why agent’s podcast career was absurd from the start

Comedian Dan Soder unleashes on Troy Aikman, Dolphins over firing of childhood friend Mike McDaniel

"I think (the organization is) ran by an old f*ck that stabbed Mike in the back after he told him he was going to be alright for another season."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 14, 2026 0
Craig Carton Breakfast Ball

Craig Carton says departure from FS1 not about ratings, Barstool deal a no-brainer: ‘I get it’

"If I could partner with Barstool, I would, if I'm a network."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 14, 2026 0
Chuck Klosterman

Chuck Klosterman explains why ‘even a bad football game is weirdly watchable’

"I really believe that football, the reason it is the best thing television has ever been built with, is because even a bad football game is weirdly watchable in a way that isn't true for other sports."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 14, 2026 0
Jon Stugotz Weiner Doug Gottlieb

Doug Gottlieb uncertain about Stugotz replacing him on Fox Sports Radio

“Is he going to be ‘Stugotz’ or Jon Weiner?”

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 13, 2026 0
Azeez Al-Shaair on SportsCenter

Azeez Al-Shaair wears ‘Stop the Genocide’ eye black during ‘SportsCenter’ hit

Al-Shaair has been a vocal critic of the conflict, deemed a genocide by numerous human rights groups, since it began more than two years ago.

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 13, 2026 0
Jason Kelce on Philadelphia Eagles loss

Jason Kelce blames Eagles players after playoff failure

"They had the No. 1, highest-paid offense in the league and were mediocre across the board. That's unacceptable."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 13, 2026 0
ESPN is again pushing to acquire NFL Media, including "RedZone" and eight NFL Network games, in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion.

ESPN takeover of NFL Media reportedly could go through as early as April

Such a timeline would put ESPN on track to take over significant new inventory and promotional vehicles ahead of its first-ever Super Bowl broadcast in 2027.

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 12, 2026 0
Stephen A Smith on Monday Night Countdown

Stephen A. Smith makes rare appearance on ‘Monday Night Countdown’ ahead of Wild Card game in Pittsburgh

Including a Scott Van Pelt impression of the 'First Take' host!

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 12, 2026 0
Nov 17, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Tony Dungy attends the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.

Tony Dungy calls for changes in NFL divisional round scheduling: ‘Not fair’

"This late in the season recovery time is crucial and it is not given equally."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 12, 2026 0
WNBA commentator Rachel DeMita

Rachel DeMita: WNBA media needs to be more ‘honest,’ stop ‘glazing’ star players

"...you do more harm than good when you're constantly trying to spin a narrative."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 12, 2026 0
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Tom Brady on the field before Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Tom Brady rises to the moment in the postseason once again

"Tom Brady explains things better than anybody in the NFL."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 11, 2026 0
Michael Strahan on Philadelphia Eagles A.J. Brown and Nick Sirianni

Michael Strahan chides Nick Sirianni as cameras catch another argument with A.J. Brown

"I think it takes away from your players. I think it takes away from the attitude of the team and the energy of the team."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 11, 2026 0
Trey McBride Shannon Sharpe Chad Johnson

Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson rip voter who kept Trey McBride from unanimous All-Pro

Cardinals star Trey McBride finished one vote shy of unanimous All-Pro first team status

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 11, 2026 0
Tony Romo (right) during the Chiefs-Bills broadcast on CBS on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

Tony Romo ripped for gaffe-filled Bills-Jaguars broadcast

Tony Romo's regression in the broadcast booth unfortunately is a storyline once again...

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 11, 2026 0

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