{"id":2487,"date":"2024-08-03T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2024-08-03T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:17:52","slug":"skip-bayless-teases-he-has-something-big-coming-up-next-as-he-does-undisputed-for-the-last-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2487","title":{"rendered":"Skip Bayless Teases He Has Something Big Coming Up Next As He Does \u2018Undisputed\u2019 For The Last Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sip Bayless has teased that there\u2019s something big on the horizon, having made his FS1 exit this Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_atf2\" class=\"pw-tag\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_atf\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" data-google-query-id=\"CNOftNOb2YcDFTHbuAgd7oYJFQ\">\n<p>The veteran analyst brought his run on \u2018Undisputed\u2019 to an end after an eight-year stint following reports of an impending departure from a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Bayless took to Twitter to announce the end of his FS1 era this Friday, also claiming to have made plans to pursue other projects several months ago.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday was my last show on Undisputed. I\u2019m leaving FS1.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1819403031881883807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he wrote<\/a>.<em>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been planning to pursue other opportunities for several months. I had a great 8-year run with a lot of great people at FOX, but now I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s coming up. Stay tuned.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today was my last show on Undisputed. I&#8217;m leaving FS1. I&#8217;ve been planning to pursue other opportunities for several months. I had a great 8-year run with a lot of great people at FOX, but now I&#8217;m excited for what\u2019s coming up. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1819403031881883807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-skip-bayless-enjoyed-a-successful-run-alongside-shannon-sharpe-before-things-turned-sour\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skip Bayless Enjoyed A Successful Run Alongside Shannon Sharpe Before Things Turned Sour<\/h2>\n<p>The 72-year-old left ESPN in 2016 in a surprising move. He went on to carve out another space at FOX, taking the debate-style format he started with Stephen A. Smith at The Worldwide Leader in Sports with him as he brought Shannon Sharpe to sit at the other end of the desk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p>Things came to a head with the pair last year, however, and Sharpe was ultimately forced out. The former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0tight end has since joined Stephen A. on \u2018First Take\u2019 at ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon\u2019s exit proved to be a massive blow as the viewership numbers at \u2018Undisputed\u2019 took a drastic plunge.<\/p>\n<p>The show averaged 482,000 viewers last May, but that dropped to an embarrassing 52,000 a year later.<\/p>\n<p>It was easy to assume that FS1 was no longer willing to pay Skip Bayless for such meager numbers and opted to pull the plug, but the journalist has suggested that the decision to part ways may have been his.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some would prefer to believe that FS1 let him go, but we may never know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sip Bayless has teased that there\u2019s something big on the horizon, having made his FS1 exit this Friday. 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