thebiglead.com - 7/8/2008
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NBC sent the press release wide : This fall, NBC’s Sunday night football show will be co-hosted by former Sportscenter buddies Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. That’s quite a motley crew NBC has assembled for when it gangbangs highlights at day’s end: Costas and Collinsworth, Bettis and Barber, and Brett Favre’s buddy, Peter King.
On paper, this is a formidable ...
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Three Idiots on Sports —
... And finally, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick are back together again. On his own, Olbermann makes my ears bleed, but there's something about the two of them together...... ...
NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House —
... --Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann will be reunited on NBC's Sunday Night Football, making them personalities #1019 and 1020 on their crowded set. ...
The downfall of credibility
Press Row —
... ‘rush’ to be exclusive is more about ego,” said one beat writer from a major NFL market. “These people are competitive. They like to see their names go across the screen on the sports ticker or be recognized on Pro Football Talk. It’s human nature. People like to see and hear themselves be praised.”
Just look above at all the publicity Glazer won for his Favre coup earlier this month. Think back to all the coverage Dan Patrick received when he changed jobs, or even how much love Jamie Mottram ...
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thehazean.com 7/8/2008 — Brett Favre. Favre. FavreFavreFavreFavre. Brett Favre.
It is starting to sound a lot like John Madden around here.
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Let me get this straight. Dan Patrick has signed on with NBC to join his old ESPN tag team partner Keith Olbermann doing highlights for NBC Sports "Football Night in America," the studio shows for the network's NFL Sunday night broadcasts.
