[If you could put the Dan Dakich who calls college basketball games on ESPN a couple times a week into a box and lock the rest of his personality away, you’d likely come to the conclusion that he is a very good analyst and a reasonable human being and never really think about him again.
Perhaps that’s why, until last week, ESPN executives had found it convenient enough to cover their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears and do their level best to ignore how he behaves on Twitter and his Indianapolis-based radio show, both of which for years have made a mockery of the network that gave him a national platform.
Despite years of bullying and borderline comments on other platforms that should have drawn notice from his bosses at ESPN, Dakich’s nonsense has been largely consequence-free. What’s ironic about ESPN finally looking into his conduct after yet another embarrassing incident last week is that it was pretty much par for the course. ]
Perhaps that’s why, until last week, ESPN executives had found it convenient enough to cover their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears and do their level best to ignore how he behaves on Twitter and his Indianapolis-based radio show, both of which for years have made a mockery of the network that gave him a national platform.
Despite years of bullying and borderline comments on other platforms that should have drawn notice from his bosses at ESPN, Dakich’s nonsense has been largely consequence-free. What’s ironic about ESPN finally looking into his conduct after yet another embarrassing incident last week is that it was pretty much par for the course. ]
Opinion: ESPN has been looking the other way on Dan Dakich's bullying for years
Broadcaster Dan Dakich went after two college professors who had engaged him on Twitter, prompting ESPN to say it “taking this matter very seriously."
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