Mike Ryan

And we're starting to realize that our show is starting to be a bit of a launch pad with Bomani and with Sarah. Once Sarah starts routinely getting featured on our show, she kind of ceases being an update anchor in Chicago and starts getting her own jobs as a host of a show. She gets more appearances on Around the Horn and her career starts to ascend. We certainly got in at the right time. Yeah.

And we're starting to realize that our show is starting to be a bit of a launch pad with Bomani and with Sarah. Once Sarah starts routinely getting featured on our show, she kind of ceases being an update anchor in Chicago and starts getting her own jobs as a host of a show. She gets more appearances on Around the Horn and her career starts to ascend. We certainly got in at the right time. Yeah.

But we see that, hey, there's a connection here. There's more opportunities being presented because we're giving a platform for these people to shine. So I was very proud of that. Amin El-Hassan fits in that mold. Amin El-Hassan came on my radar through talking to George Sedano, who was an occasional contributor. He said that Amin would be so great on your show. This guy is really funny.

But we see that, hey, there's a connection here. There's more opportunities being presented because we're giving a platform for these people to shine. So I was very proud of that. Amin El-Hassan fits in that mold. Amin El-Hassan came on my radar through talking to George Sedano, who was an occasional contributor. He said that Amin would be so great on your show. This guy is really funny.

He's underutilized at ESPN, which he was at the time, just basically doing Numbers Never Live and SportsCenter and ESPN newspaper. And Sedano gave enough of a cosign that I wanted to get him in and try him out. And I remember the first day on the show, you thought he worked at the Clevelander.

He's underutilized at ESPN, which he was at the time, just basically doing Numbers Never Live and SportsCenter and ESPN newspaper. And Sedano gave enough of a cosign that I wanted to get him in and try him out. And I remember the first day on the show, you thought he worked at the Clevelander.

Yeah, we needed the nutritional value because, look, we're a bunch of goofs and the audience is hot on our tails knowing that we actually don't know shit about sports. Shit. So we need all the credibility that we can get. And exchange as a barter will also give you plenty of avenues to be ridiculous. And another example of a career starts to ascend.

Yeah, we needed the nutritional value because, look, we're a bunch of goofs and the audience is hot on our tails knowing that we actually don't know shit about sports. Shit. So we need all the credibility that we can get. And exchange as a barter will also give you plenty of avenues to be ridiculous. And another example of a career starts to ascend.

People start seeing him on our show and he starts doing more Sports Nation stuff. He starts being put on TV in more of a lighthearted light and he got out of it what he wanted to. Incredibly loyal to us. Fucked with us from day one. Was a huge fan of our show and didn't need the show explicitly.

People start seeing him on our show and he starts doing more Sports Nation stuff. He starts being put on TV in more of a lighthearted light and he got out of it what he wanted to. Incredibly loyal to us. Fucked with us from day one. Was a huge fan of our show and didn't need the show explicitly.

explained to him when he walked in the door, which was a bit of a change of pace from all the previous co-hosts. Even Sarah, we had to kind of explain, even though she was a little bit more familiar. Amin was a fan. He was a chronic. He would listen to us daily. So it was actually, whoa, hugely refreshing. I don't have to explain any of the jokes. The guy has pretty good timing.

explained to him when he walked in the door, which was a bit of a change of pace from all the previous co-hosts. Even Sarah, we had to kind of explain, even though she was a little bit more familiar. Amin was a fan. He was a chronic. He would listen to us daily. So it was actually, whoa, hugely refreshing. I don't have to explain any of the jokes. The guy has pretty good timing.

He knows when to lay out. He knows when Stugatz is cooking on something. And that was really welcome and made me want to get more of it.

He knows when to lay out. He knows when Stugatz is cooking on something. And that was really welcome and made me want to get more of it.

No one more ride or die with us in that co-host table than Amin. And that's not a slight on anybody else. Everybody else had other things going on. Greg Cody had no choice but to be ride or die with us.

No one more ride or die with us in that co-host table than Amin. And that's not a slight on anybody else. Everybody else had other things going on. Greg Cody had no choice but to be ride or die with us.

The loyalty doesn't have to end in my death. How about I'm right and I'll give you guys six years to figure it out. We welcome that, too. But Amin, I'm sure, really surprised you, and I'm sure you found it hugely flattering when you felt pretty vulnerable.

The loyalty doesn't have to end in my death. How about I'm right and I'll give you guys six years to figure it out. We welcome that, too. But Amin, I'm sure, really surprised you, and I'm sure you found it hugely flattering when you felt pretty vulnerable.

When we were leaving ESPN and you decided to build this company with John Skipper, Amin was one of the first people you heard from saying, I'm with you no matter what?

When we were leaving ESPN and you decided to build this company with John Skipper, Amin was one of the first people you heard from saying, I'm with you no matter what?