Dan le Batard laid his cards on the table on the latest episode of his show predicting Stephen A Smith would shake the industry with his new contract and that rival Skip Bayless is going in the opposite direction.
Bayless is the host of rapidly declining Undisputed Show, with a February 27th show averaging only 50,000 viewers.
“We’re watching the end of Skip Bayless because his numbers, those numbers are so bad,” Le Batard said, citing Undisputed floundering ratings.
On the same day First Take averaged 486,000 viewers.
“We were doing twice those numbers on ESPN News,” Le Batard continued.
“Like, he’s coming to the end of his contract, and Nick Wright is here to have the money that FOX has to offer. And Colin Cowherd’s going to be able to do whatever he wants with him and his company and Shannon Sharpe, and they’re going to compete at the top of the game—the sports media games and the athlete games at the top of the business.”
The rivalry between La Batard and Bayless has intensified, and we wonder how Skip will react.
