Bruce Feldman suspended by BSPN

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ESPN has suspended college football writer Bruce Feldman, reportedly for participation in Mike Leach autobiography. According to reports, Feldman had received an "OK" from ESPN to assist Leach on the book.

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Jul 14, 2011 - Senior writer at ESPN the Magazine Bruce Feldman has been suspended indefinitely by the Worldwide Leader in yet another display of muscle-flexing from the head honchos in Bristol. Via Sports By Brooks:

(ESPN Vice President and Director of News Vince) Doria, (ESPN the Magazine Editor-in-Chief Gary) Hoenig and (ESPN.com Editor-in-Chief Pat) Stiegman informed Feldman today that he has been banned from writing for any ESPN entity, is forbidden from appearing on any ESPN platform, is not allowed to Tweet from his Twitter account nor participate in any promotion of a recently-released book in which Feldman played a role ...

... Multiple management and editorial sources at ESPN have told me in recent months that Feldman would only participate in the Leach book project upon direct approval from ESPN management - which Feldman indeed received.

Leach, of course, was fired from his head coaching job at Texas Tech amidst allegations he mistreated ESPN college football analyst Craig James' son Adam James. Not only has ESPN not forgiven Leach for these apparent injustices, it also apparently seeks to exile Leach from the sporting world, Robinson Crusoe-style.

If SbB is to be believed, the move is not only a head-scratcher, but a ridiculously over-the-top one. Feldman is a talented writer — just read this piece he wrote on Mike Leach before the whole controversy blew up — who doesn't appear to have an ulterior motive to bash the mothership.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/7/14/2276428/bruce-feldman-suspended-espn-mike-leach-book

Absolutely disgusting that they would make such a petty, vindictive decision like this. Feldman is probably the best writer ESPN has. Very classy guy as well.

Craig James is a goddamn clown. The fact that he has a job on television at all is a joke.

This is the kind of garbage that you come to expect from ESPN though.

 

[Mooche]

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/7/14/2276428/bruce-feldman-suspended-espn-mike-leach-book

Absolutely disgusting that they would make such a petty, vindictive decision like this. Feldman is probably the best writer ESPN has. Very classy guy as well.

Craig James is a goddamn clown. The fact that he has a job on television at all is a joke.

This is the kind of garbage that you come to expect from ESPN though.

You hit the nail on the head right there man. I can't say I'm shocked, because this is how this piece of shit company works and how they operate.

It's tough not to lose loads of respect for them every single time they do stupid crap like this.