Really? Ron Frankling Got Canned by ESPN For This?

**EaglesPhan36** · 01-05-11, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Z_Wipf

the guy sounds like an ass. I'm glad he got fired. Call a woman an asshole because she doesn't want to be called baby? Just because you're from texas doesn't mean you have to slob all over the guys dick.....

Are you kidding? I bet guys are called worse every damn day at ESPN during production meetings, but they don't cry about it. Shit, most of us get called worse at work ... did the person calling you this get fired? No. I hope there was something else to this whole story, because this one incident alone is bullshit to get fired over.

**Willie Bee** · 01-05-11, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by EaglesPhan36

I hope there was something else to this whole story, because this one incident alone is bullshit to get fired over.

EP, that's my guess. If this was the only reason he was fired, pretty lame. But it's most likely the same as the Juan Williams/NPR incident last fall.

**30K Millionaire** · 01-05-11, 11:14 AM

If Jeanine Edwards wants to make it, she should follow in Erin Andrews' footsteps and release a peephole video

**Austin103** · 01-05-11, 11:17 AM

Terrible.

**Pauulzcappin** · 01-05-11, 11:25 AM

female reporters annoy me. very few know sports enough to actually work on this area.

**ProfaneReality** · 01-05-11, 11:27 AM

Can't stand female announcers or commentators... they just cheapen the experience... i cant take them seriously.. I cant listen to a woman tell me how tough playing football is

**Powderguy** · 01-05-11, 11:46 AM

ahhahahahaahha oh man, wish I would hear this

**eidolon** · 01-05-11, 11:48 AM

careful. Life is not as simple it used to be when it was an all man workplace

**biff** · 01-05-11, 12:50 PM

why was i just looking at tom bradys ass when he was walking away? better question, why did snl just force me to watch his ass? and would it be gay of me if i said i dont know why woman find him so good looking? i think he is ugly and has chicken legs...

**tony_come** · 01-05-11, 01:07 PM

More women will watch espn now

**OmgUrMom** · 01-05-11, 01:13 PM

he sounds like a cocky douche, probably deserved to be fired

**ebbearsfb1** · 01-05-11, 01:36 PM

Wow tried reading this thread when I was sitting at work had to get up an excuse my self from laughing so hard... the profit funny as hell

**Reno Paul** · 01-05-11, 01:39 PM

He can probably get a gig next door at Fox Sports......Well he's 68 and probably doesn't have to work anyway.....He'll have more time to work on his golf game.

**ebbearsfb1** · 01-05-11, 01:45 PM

i heard espn had been playing to get rid of him neway... I'm sure other guys do it in meets but its a closer door thing then.... can't for an erin andrews sex tape...

**Albert Pujols** · 01-06-11, 03:49 AM

That's unbelievable. He shouldn't have called her an a-hole, but c'mon ESPN. You don't fire a good announcer that everyone likes because of something minor that was said off camera. There's a creep at my company that told a girl he goes home and beats off to her. He got disciplined and lost his bonus, but they didn't even fire him for that.

**jjgold** · 01-06-11, 07:22 AM

I do not think that was minor

ESPN did the right thing

**Brewers in 7** · 01-06-11, 08:15 AM

Love how ESPN gets rid of Franklin for this, but Craig James tries to use his status at ESPN to cry to TEXAS TECH to get his son more playing time, and they still plaster his useless face all over the air..

**Fishhead** · 01-06-11, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by brewers in 7

love how espn gets rid of franklin for this, but craig james tries to use his status at espn to cry to texas tech to get his son more playing time, and they still plaster his useless face all over the air..

great post

**Fishhead** · 01-06-11, 08:17 AM

BY THE WAY, FRANKLIN was retiring in 3 months anyhow............BIG DEAL

**pavyracer** · 01-06-11, 08:25 AM

The only way more people will watch sports is if ESPN women anchors and reporters wear bikinis. This is all men want to see. No one pays attention to the womens reporting in men sports.

**alling** · 01-06-11, 08:59 AM

Why didnt Kornheiser or Jacobsen get fired? Maybe it Franklin was Jewish he would still have his job.

**powe0906** · 01-06-11, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by raggman

i'll miss franklin calling big 12 basketball

yes i also will miss ron franklin calling big 12 basketball games or any games for that matter.
tell Ron I am in his corner & think he got a raw deal by firing him. also tell him last year in norman, ok at the ou-missouri men's basketball game a friend came down to the court to get an autograph for me as I am handicap & could not go down there. he was a most gracious man to my friend & Ron waved to me up in the stands where my friend pointed me out. will MISS you very much Ron. I am female 73 yrs old & Ron can call me anything he likes without retribution. Love you Ron.

**powe0906** · 01-06-11, 09:53 AM

so there still was no reason for firing him

**katstale** · 01-06-11, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by powe0906

yes i also will miss ron franklin calling big 12 basketball games or any games for that matter.
tell Ron I am in his corner & think he got a raw deal by firing him. also tell him last year in norman, ok at the ou-missouri men's basketball game a friend came down to the court to get an autograph for me as I am handicap & could not go down there. he was a most gracious man to my friend & Ron waved to me up in the stands where my friend pointed me out. will MISS you very much Ron. I am female 73 yrs old & Ron can call me anything he likes without retribution. Love you Ron.

This! AND we all know what the P in ESPN stands for.

**str** · 01-06-11, 10:32 AM

People and especially older guys have been getting in trouble for saying things that once were tolerated but no longer are for years.
Happens all the time.

**EaglesPhan36** · 01-20-11, 05:06 PM

Yes! Frivilous firing + Frivilous lawsuit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012003947.html

Former ESPN announcer Ron Franklin has sued the network over his firing for reportedly berating a female colleague.

The wrongful termination lawsuit filed Monday in state district court in Franklin's hometown of Austin, Texas, claims ESPN had no grounds for dismissing him. The suit says Franklin exchanged "contentious words" with a colleague who repeatedly interrupted a private conversation before the pair worked at the Chick-fil-A Bowl without incident.

Sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards has said Franklin called her "sweet baby" in a condescending tone. Franklin apologized, was pulled off the Fiesta Bowl and later fired.

**sonnyhowitzer** · 01-20-11, 05:31 PM

i don't mind women in sports ,just the ones with that voice that drives you nuts. i thought you had to have a voice that people like to listen too was the ones that got the jobs, not cuz, you are a women only.

**scott235** · 01-20-11, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

BY THE WAY, FRANKLIN was retiring in 3 months anyhow............BIG DEAL

now maybe they can screw him on his pension some

**thisisit** · 01-20-11, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by Metalhead

ESPN dumps Franklin so we can hear more brilliant sideline reporting from Jeannine? When is ESPN going to figure out that having these women on the sidelines does nothing but cause them problems. The worst part is, most people can't stand listening to them.

They can't stand to listen to them, but they sure do like to look at them, that is why Franklin is gone