July 15, 20196 yr I know paying money for sports journalism is anathema to a lot of the folks on here, but The Athletic is easily the best, most in-depth sports coverage in the business these days.
July 15, 20196 yr Good. Always wondered how Texas didn't have it's own writer and some of those other schools didn't. Also yes, the Athletic is by far the best sports site going right now. Edited July 15, 20196 yr by Drew
September 1, 20196 yr PSA, there's a 50% off sale for the Labour Day holiday. Price is $2.50 a month.
September 1, 20196 yr 55 minutes ago, satyanash said: PSA, there's a 50% off sale for the Labour Day holiday. Price is $2.50 a month. They even spelled it right in the tweet image for you. This ain't Britain. And I will never pay for access to TexAgs content. Ever. Not even indirectly.
September 1, 20196 yr The Athletic is great. I’ve never paid for any other site but got on board with The Athletic from the get-go and have really enjoyed it....even before they finally expanded to a Texas beat writer. If you’ve been on the fence about trying, you really should give it a chance - all content with no ESPN bullshit pop up ads or videos.
June 5, 20205 yr damn.. he just had a cup of coffee and now he's gone.. BTW I was actually looking forward to him on the summer circuit previewing Texas Football. He did a segment with RJ Young last summer and the guy was lost when talking about certain players on the roster. Was wanting to hear what he felt about the team a year in. Edited June 5, 20205 yr by Thiefery
June 5, 20205 yr They are probably retrenching, the same as a lot of other media outlets. I personally would think that along with Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan, the traffic and interest generated by a Texas beat writer would pay for the writer, but maybe not. It probably doesn't help that any Texas fan paying attention isn't willing to subscribe and underwrite Texags. I cancelled my subscription the minute that shit was announced, and I bet I was one of the first thousand subscribers when the site launched.
June 5, 20205 yr Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too. Edited June 5, 20205 yr by Iconoclast Texan
June 5, 20205 yr 27 minutes ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them Cancel your subscription. Doing so doesn't revoke your access.
June 5, 20205 yr 50 minutes ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too.
June 5, 20205 yr Well shit that sucks. But not surprising since quite a few of you flat out boycotted The Athletic because they were associated with aggy...which was a very aggy thing to do in the first place.
June 5, 20205 yr Do they enjoy being associated with Texags? And their politics board of conspiracy q anon?
June 5, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too. You just love everything that's corrupt and oppressive and absolutely hate justice and liberty. It's like the mold was accidentally flipped upside down when your personality was being created.
June 5, 20205 yr 47 minutes ago, Viper said: Maybe they'll just ask loochi to double up Hell, just listen to texaggy radio. Your every day one stop shop for all Texas Longhorns news, notes, and analysis.
June 6, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Viper said: Maybe they'll just ask loochi to double up Makes sense. I'm sure I was not the only one to cancel his sub when they brought on looch.
June 6, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, Drew said: But not surprising since quite a few of you flat out boycotted The Athletic because they were associated with aggy...which was a very aggy thing to do in the first place. It is not "aggy" to refuse to patronize i.e., give money to an ostensibly impartial news source that republishes material from Texags.com. You either don't understand what Texags.com is, or you don't understand how that alignment flat-out contradicts how The All-American was marketed when it launched.
June 6, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, satyanash said: Maybe Surly could use a beat writer 😁 We would ruin him
June 6, 20205 yr Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too.They made a comment that is true about the astros cheating and it pissed you off?
June 6, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, markstanco said: 20 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too. They made a comment that is true about the astros cheating and it pissed you off? Astros should move to the SEC. They'd be right at home there.
June 6, 20205 yr 20 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Even though I have a subscription to the Athletic that runs through the end of the year, I have boycotted them because of their anti-Astros bias and for glorifying that fucking rat piece of shit Mike Fiers. I hope they go under. Fuck Evan Drellich too. Anti Astros bias. LOL. You hope the entire company goes under because some people said some mean things about your favorite baseball team? Are you 12? What a god damn snowflake.
June 6, 20205 yr 18 minutes ago, TornACL said: Anti Astros bias. LOL. You hope the entire company goes under because some people said some mean things about your favorite baseball team? Are you 12? What a god damn snowflake. I have an issue with an outfit that glorifies a stinking rat traitor propped up by a fuckface reporter with a grudge. Also they’re partners with Texags. If they last, they’ll go the SI or Deadspin route and have freelancers getting paid $50 an article soon.
June 6, 20205 yr 12 hours ago, SwanderedTalent said: It is not "aggy" to refuse to patronize i.e., give money to an ostensibly impartial news source that republishes material from Texags.com. You either don't understand what Texags.com is, or you don't understand how that alignment flat-out contradicts how The All-American was marketed when it launched. Maybe, oh I don't know...don't frequent the parts of the site that talk aggy. I don't. But their Cowboys, Mavs and national coverage is second to none. I'm sorry if having some type of association with aggy is all it takes to make you not read a great site otherwise.
June 6, 20205 yr 44 minutes ago, Drew said: Maybe, oh I don't know...don't frequent the parts of the site that talk aggy. I don't. But their Cowboys, Mavs and national coverage is second to none. I'm sorry if having some type of association with aggy is all it takes to make you not read a great site otherwise. This for me too. I don't care about/don't read their aggy stuff. I've been a subscriber since they launched (and prior to their later expansion to include team specific beat writers). If you have boycotted them due to the source they use for a team you shouldn't care all that much about reading, you have unfortunately been missing out on some of the best coverage out there (and in the least obnoxious, no ads, pop-ups bullshit format possible).
June 6, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said: I have an issue with an outfit that glorifies a stinking rat traitor propped up by a fuckface reporter with a grudge. Also they’re partners with Texags. If they last, they’ll go the SI or Deadspin route and have freelancers getting paid $50 an article soon. So I was right. You ARE 12.
June 7, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Thiefery said: Are we really going to miss his coverage? Judging by how short this thread was before he got canned, no, not really.
June 7, 20205 yr Probably let go because of the pandemic and a loss of revenue due to things outside everyone's control. I hear the AAS recently let go of one of their sports reporters, maybe they can let go of Bohls too. Hell, Burton could fire Brown and replace him with this guy too. Edited June 7, 20205 yr by HtownHorn
June 7, 20205 yr Athletic hit hard by pandemic. Back to reading sports articles that are just reporting players tweets I guess. Oh well.....
March 22, 20214 yr Jimbo is bigger than Sark, boycott! And why did Icono change his handle? Never mind, I probably don’t want to know.
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