PTI is the exception, not the norm. And it works because of the impossible-to-replicate rapport of its two stars, not the format.

I always find it funny how egotistical these ESPN personalities are. Somewhere on the way up they've forgotten that ESPN exists because of the sports themselves, not people who talk about them.

That said, I think Stephen A is legitimately great. Far more cerebral than he lets on and has a vicious work ethic. He's made a shtick of going for the easiest and most obvious takes of late, but overall I think he's somehow the only guy I care about hearing from.