Kornheiser working Monday Night Football next year?

Aceschnd · #1 01-31-2006, 02:35 AM

http://www.nypost.com/sports/61194.htm

January 30, 2006 -- With Al Michael's future on Monday Night Football in doubt, ESPN is strongly considering putting talk show host/columnist Tony Kornheiser on its telecast next year, The Post has learned.
While ESPN is expected to decide after the Super Bowl if it will force Michaels to honor the eight-year $32 million contract he signed this summer, sources say the network has devised a Plan B around Kornheiser.

If the network allows Michaels out of his contract then the new team is expected to be led by Mike Tirico. Tirico will be joined by Joe Theismann and Kornheiser, if Kornheiser agrees...

word around town is that Al Michaels wants to stay with Madden, leaving MNF open for new talking heads. I like Tirico and I know it's popular to hate Theismann but I don't mind him. Bring on the comparisons of Kornheiser to Dennis Miller. (completly wrong) Mr Tony is a smart, funny, and most of all entertaining as hell and would be a great addition to those 2.

TOPackerFan · #2 01-31-2006, 12:42 PM

I like Kornheiser and maybe his penchant for shouting can drown out Theismann so this is a big plus in my books. If they're going to bring in Kornheiser, they should consider Wilbon too (though he is a Bears fan) as those two have pretty good chemistry.

NDPackerFan · #3 01-31-2006, 09:33 PM

Yeah, so Wilbon and Kornheiser can argue for 4 quarters like PTI...awesome!

tromadz · #4 01-31-2006, 10:11 PM

i like kornheiser on tv(his radio..not so much) but shouldnt they get 'football people' for MNF? whatevers fine.

NDPackerFan · #5 01-31-2006, 10:12 PM

It'd be another Dennis Miller-like routine...we know how that worked out.

arrowgargantuan · #6 01-31-2006, 11:45 PM

Kornhieser is cool...his sport is definitely not football though. strange choice.

rabidgopher04 · #7 02-01-2006, 03:28 AM

I don't really like him but maybe it's more that I don't like PTI and not him personally.

PackinSteel · #8 02-01-2006, 04:26 AM

Never heard of the guy - who does he write for?

arrowgargantuan · #9 02-01-2006, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by PackinSteel

Never heard of the guy - who does he write for?

not sure where his articles are syndicated, but he has a small blurb in the ESPN magazine once a month. he gained a ton of notoriety on Pardon The Interuption on ESPN. he has a radio show as well...