If he mocked Paul Maguire, would they have given him a raise?

Does Sarah Silverman seem a little "beefy" this season?

Oddly enough, hasn't humor and talent been banned from the Kimmel Show?

Every Monday morning ESPN sends a crack security team to Theisman's house consisting of Lawrence Taylor, a stool, 13 ounces of coke, and a mirror.

Finally, a programming move by the WWL that I can agree with.

Now they'll ruin it by shilling DVDs of Disney's "Pocahantas" during the Indians game.

NORBY!

Now if we can just get them to ban showing the Falcons.

sniff....sniff

I smell gimmick.

How dare he cause discomfort in the House of Disney!

I also love the idea that ESPN decided to bring a fairly irreverent comedian/former shock jock into their booth, and then were surprised that he said something that might make the announcers uncomfortable.

I guess, much like us, they don't really watch his show.

It only gets worse for Kimmel. Aaron Hamill won't even take his calls anymore.

anybody hear theismans' comments on this?

In other news, Adam Carolla has been banned from the ESPN Zone after an unfortunate incident involving Pop-A-Shot and chicken wings.

Did they ban Namath after he molested Suzy Kolber?

Is the Sports Guy still allowed to reference Kimmel in every article/mailbag/video game development?

@McCroskey: No, because he asked permission first.

Damnit, I was really looking forward towards "Cheerleaders on Trampolines!"

All Kimmel's previously scheduled MNF appearances will now be covered by Jim Belushi. Awesome.

and again...I think the other thing they didn't like was his first quote of the night from Kimmel.
"Joey Harrington is a horrible quarterback....but he loves his pets"

How about every 'celebrity' is banned from the booth and they focus on the game?

I don't blame the guy for tweaking the exec's. If I was him, and I saw how quick my pal Carolla was exposed for being non-funny, I'd do my best to milk my turn before they caught on to me being non-funny as well.

I think.

@Donald_Igwebuike: He'll have to come up with a "college buddy nickname", like Jim-K or Il Gong Kim.

@Kalamazoo_Kicker: classic

@The Gentleman Masher: This is the same network that hired Rush Limbaugh then fired him for acting like Rush Limbaugh.

I think things are so slow at the "worldwide leader" that they have gone to making up headlines. At least Kobe was about sports, whats next Hannah Montana interview on ESPN?

@Donald_Igwebuike: I'll ask him. I think he's at his pal Jimmy's house, watching 5 games on 5 different plasma screens.

@Matt_T: that would be nice, but it's not gonna happen.

If ESPN doesn't want unscripted stuff like this to happen, then don't have the booth guests. I can't believe they're actually shocked that Kimmel tweaked Theismann. Didn't he have some fun at his expense when he guested last season? I'd have been more shocked if he hadn't tweaked Joe.

This dust-up might have something to do with the agreement between Joe and ESPN to terminate the relationship -- don't say anything disparaging.

If I see Frank Caliendo imitating Kimmel in the MNF booth I quit.

@Da_Mang: Replacing "Rush Limbaugh" with "Dennis Miller" also works. (Seeing as how it's all one big happy Disney family.)

@Civil Negligence: Love the idea... the hosts of this new Man Show should be Charles Barkley and Rampage Jackson. What we would get, probably, is the Cavemen debating sangria recipes.

so that leaves how many people watching Monday Night Football in ESPN? 4?

/threadjack

The Jamberoo needs to start being posted at lunch.

/end threadjack

As I said earlier, this was nothing (and not nearly as funny) compared to Kimmel's Chris Benoit joke from the Flava Flav roast this summer. And it's not like he made any leather jokes, either...

I've banned ESPN from my home. Next.

Looks left, looks right...

Shoulda been you Coach K.

It's a shame to throw away a perfectly good white boy like that.

@thedirty d:
anybody hear theismans' comments on this?

Apart from Mrs. Theisman and his housekeeper? No.

Jimmy was banned from MNF for being funny... I guess this means he will never, ever be banned from his own show.

HELL, Kimmel's not as funny as Simmons (who isn't), I'd rather listen to Maguire, since they refuse to simply call the fucking game. At least Maguire knows which sport he's watching.

A better punishment would have to been a daily appearance of First and 10

Looks left, looks right...

Can we get a guest post from Emily Gould on this topic?

I still don't understand how an ESPN exec could trash ABC's late night host. Isn't Kimmel higher up the Disney totem pole than Jay Rothman?

Heh, my voodoo curse is beginning to work.

@Dave Ryan: Ask, and ye shall receive.

@emily: First Deadspin appearance since Balk lost the bet?

@emily: @Clarence Rosario:
yay!

But I was hoping for something, you know, more... potentially slanderous.

Nobody, huh? Okay:

Boy, aren't you guys glad that Theismann guy is gone? What a douche that guy is, right, Deadspin?

@buttons:

I'm with ya.

What's overlooked in this whole thing is that Theismann sucked as an announcer and deserves all the scourn he gets.

Theismann: this guy knows only one speed. Forward.
WTF!

But also Kimmel isn't funny and still needs a good ass kicking for what he did to sweet, sweet Emily. If you need me baby I'm here...

@Kalamazoo_Kicker: As a Lions fan that was a tremendous personal moment. Right up there when Atlanta named Byron Leftwich its new starting QB. Damn you Piano Man.

Why don't they just do the full monty, buy a couch, hire the cast from The View and just relegate the football to a box in the corner. I'm sure that would get EVERYONE watching. And plus, with Joy Behar in the booth, they'd finally have someone to commentate who actually knew something about football.