Bruce Feldman, who perhaps may be one of the most respected college football writers in the country, announced today via his Twitter account and confirmed by CBS by a Press Release that he has joined CBS Sports and will contribute his talents to a host of CBS platforms.
The internet community erupted in protest back in July when it was announced that Feldman was suspended by ESPN for his work on the book written by former Texas Tech Head Coach Mike Leach that had some not so pleasant things to say about ESPN analyst Craig James, the suspension came after Feldman was given the okay by the suits at ESPN to work on the project.
The following day after reports broke that Feldman was suspended by ESPN, it was reported that ESPN denied that he was suspended. Well today, Feldman, free of his ties to ESPN, appeared on The Dan Patrick Radio Show (ESPN talent is prohibited from appearing on the show) and unloaded on his former employer, which he was employed by the four letter network for 17 years.
You can hear the interview at this Web Site, during the interview, Feldman basically said he was indeed suspended by ESPN and was banned from using his Twitter account, could not attend SEC Media Days, and was banned from being booked to appear on various local sports shows across the country.
Other than for live game telecasts (i'm watching a college football game on ESPNU as I write this blog entry), ESPN is totally irrelevant to me. With the partnership that CBS Sports has with Yahoo! Sports Radio to simulcast the Tim Brando Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio on CBS Sports Network, one would think that Feldman could very well contribute to Yahoo! Sports Radio which could lead to growth for that network.
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