Erin Andrews thought Fox would hire Peyton Manning, not Tom Brady, to replace Troy Aikman
"I had convinced myself we were getting Peyton Manning."
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Greg Gumbel doesn’t think broadcasters attract fans: “Moe, Larry, and Curly can do a good football game”
"The only thing a broadcaster can do is chase people away."
Troy Aikman: “Disappointing” Fox didn’t attempt to keep me from joining ESPN
"I guess what’s perplexing to me is that I had no conversation with my boss."
Kenny Mayne looks back at ESPN exit in comments to Jimmy Traina: “It all turned out okay for me and my family.”
"It was the right move for everybody. They saved some money, I replaced it with Caesars and the other things I'm doing. Everybody did okay."
NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt on auditioning for ESPN’s ManningCast: “The hype is real, they don’t need a host”
Brandt also talked to SI.com's Jimmy Traina about trying to replace Nate Burleson on 'Good Morning Football.'
Tony Romo on early broadcasting work: ‘It was so boring…this guy needs to stop doing this right now’
"I sounded like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the teacher. ‘Bueller, Buller.’ ”
Joe Buck responds to military flyover controversy, says Fox is investigating who leaked clip
"No, it was not a hot mic," said Buck. "It leaked. It was clipped by somebody along the chain."
Dan Patrick talks to SI on his “What am I doing here?” moment ahead of leaving ESPN in 2007
When Dan Patrick left ESPN in 2007, it was a bold move, and one that spurred a lot of discussion. This week, Patrick revealed some new and interesting details to Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated on how he felt approaching that move.
After an ESPN producer vetoed Chris Berman’s nicknames, a threatened boycott from George Brett brought them back
A producer told Berman "No nicknames" in 1985, and Brett got upset, revealing that to the world and leading to a deluge of angry mail for ESPN.
Scott Van Pelt says gambling programming will expand because “everyone’s got way more hours than they’ve got good content”
"I’d be stunned if you didn’t see us, Fox Sports 1, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, anybody that’s got hours to fill, I’d be shocked if they didn’t take a stab at it."
Jeff Van Gundy says ESPN bosses have chided him over off-topic talk, including comments about Masters discrimination
Remember when Van Gundy called out Augusta National for discriminatory policies during a Masters promo? ESPN execs apparently weren't thrilled.
Scott Van Pelt: ESPN’s detractors live in “this make-believe world where everyone wants to talk shit”
No one's saying "ESPN sucks" to Van Pelt's face, according to him.
