Mike Tirico Leaving ESPN

[Clyde]

Reports have him going to NBC. Been at ESPN for 25 years.

[PurplePride92]

Wow. He's been an ESPN fixture for forever. I wonder why now. Doesn't NBC have the Olympics?

[I gotta go to work]

He is 49. Al Michaels is 71. Next in line to be their leading guy on Sunday Night Football? Two major golf events, British Open and Ryder Cup I think. Soccer, NHL, Olympics, Notre Dame and looking for more college football. Many options for him whether in studio or in the booth.

[theguru]

Mike and Cris should be great together!

[Clyde]

Mike and Cris should be great together!

 

Tirico will do NBC Thursday games.

[theguru]

Tirico will do NBC Thursday games.

 

I guess what I am saying is little by little and eventually full time Cris and Mike should be working together and as individuals they are two favorite NFL broadcasters. High Times for sure!!!

[CincySportsFan]

Have always liked him. Never makes himself bigger than the game, and certainly has never fallen into the catch-phrase-happy camp that others on the network feel they're obligated to join.

[Clyde]

Sports media writer Richard Deitsch speculates that NBC will pay Tirico in the $5M to $7M range and have promised him Al Michael's spot when he leaves plus Olympic hosting duties.

[Clyde]

Collinsworth will call Thursday games with Tirico and SNF with Michaels.

[HammerTime]

Collinsworth will call Thursday games with Tirico and SNF with Michaels.

Nice! Great teams.

[Clyde]

Brad Nessler is leaving for CBS.

[plantmanky]

Brad Nessler is leaving for CBS.

 

Bigger loss IMO.

[OlDog75]

Tirico, Nessler, I think I read Dilfer has been dumped, yet Chris Berman is still there.

[Clyde]

Tirico' date=' Nessler, I think I read Dilfer has been dumped, yet Chris Berman is still there.[/quote']

 

Dilfer left over money.

[Jim Schue]

Tirico, Nessler, I think I read Dilfer has been dumped, yet Chris Berman is still there.

 

Berman's like Jim Nantz, Billy Packer and Tim McCarver before him. You can keep your mediocre-at-best career for as long as you like as long as you possess the right nudie pics of the right people. Does anything else about Berman's pulpit make sense?