Awful Announcing
"Along with the money, Rapaport claims Barstool engaged in a 'campaign to discredit' and embarrass him, including accusing him of having herpes. The actor wants to make it clear in legal documents that he does not have herpes."
McAfee said his 2017 exit from the NFL for the media world stunned even his parents, saying "My mom and dad had no idea what the hell was going on. ...They were very mindblown by the whole thing."
The latest new gambling-focused shows are coming from TVG and FanDuel.
Despite McAfee not blaming Dave Portnoy and Erika Nardini, the two of them accepted responsibility for McAfee's departure.
Swatting, or even the threat of swatting, is not a good look
Barstool Sports parent Chernin Group is reportedly close to selling its half of Otter Media, which could lead to them investing more time and resources in the plans to expand Barstool's operations.
"For me, with sports, I don’t try to act like I know it all. I’m a fan, and I try to keep it fan. It takes a genius to play a fool, and I don’t mind playing the fool."
The league's investors include Peter Thiel and The Chernin Group, and a TV deal with CBS has already been worked out.
Is this thing becoming more serious with lawyers getting involved?
"They're not politically correct. They're definitely more, it feels to me like, white males who want to join a country club. They're never going to be as big as we are because we work very hard to be inclusive and we don't offend people. They purposely offend people and that's what they do, but a lot of people love that."
The new funding values Barstool at around $100 million overall. This latest $15 million investment will be used for all sorts of expansions, from hiring more staff to boosting their boxing promotion and maybe launching branded alcohol or bars.
The channel will allow Barstool to do "whatever the fuck we want."
Barstool made a lot of news in 2017, both for growth and partnerships and for controversies.
"It won’t be, we’re not going to put shit behind a paywall, but it’ll be new stuff. (The Chernin Group) wants us to do it, so it’s very important to the company, blah blah blah."
The Sports Pope had some high praise for Barstool.
