ESPN fires Ron Franklin

**BigJCy** · 01-04-2011, 03:14 PM

Well, I wonder who will be calling Big 12 baskeball with Fran now?

"ESPN has terminated Ron Franklin based on what happened with Jeannine Edwards. Email just sent to reporters with the news"

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**Knownothing** · 01-04-2011, 03:16 PM

Overreaction. SIck of stuff like this. He made a small mistake.

**pyrocyz** · 01-04-2011, 03:17 PM

What happened with Jeannine Edwards?

**gocubs2118** · 01-04-2011, 03:17 PM

That'll teach him not to call a women sweetcakes!

**BigJCy** · 01-04-2011, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by pyrocyz

What happened with Jeannine Edwards?

SPORTSbyBROOKS » Franklin To Female ESPNer: ‘Sweetcakes’, ‘A–hole’

Think this supposedly being his second "offense" probably didn't help him any either.

**jay moe** · 01-04-2011, 03:18 PM

This was his second run-in with a female co-worker.

**cyhiphopp** · 01-04-2011, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

Overreaction. SIck of stuff like this. He made a small mistake.

Franklin has a history of demeaning his female coworkers. He got a warning last time he did it, and he did it on the air. He deserved to get fired.

**CyCrazy** · 01-04-2011, 03:21 PM

That sucks I liked Ron Franklins announcing.

**ThatllDoCy** · 01-04-2011, 03:23 PM

Apparently, he called her "sweet-baby" which is odd. Sweetcakes I have heard before, but "sweet baby"? Then he calls her an @#$hole for standing up for herself. An innocent remark is one thing, this is mean-spirited and action had to be taken. Don't know any job where you get away with talking to someone of either sex like that without reprimand.

**ca4cy** · 01-04-2011, 03:23 PM

Well that sucks. What he said was stupid, but not much harm was done imo. He's pretty good for football, but probably my favorite basketball pbp guy. He was great with Fran, and was awesome when paired with Jon Sunvold back in the day.

Can Ron for a behind the scenes incident, but allow asshats like Vitale to butcher every broadcast that he's a part of.....classic ESPN.

**BigJCy** · 01-04-2011, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by CYCRAZY

That sucks I liked Ron Franklins announcing.

Yep, me too but he should know better than to say that type of stuff in this "politically correct" era.

**Cycsk** · 01-04-2011, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by BigJCy

SPORTSbyBROOKS » Franklin To Female ESPNer: ‘Sweetcakes’, ‘A–hole’

Think this supposedly being his second "offense" probably didn't help him any either.

Not to defend him or blame the victim, but I wonder what else she said that got him worked up. It sounds like he was responding to something other than the immediate conversation.

**Yes13** · 01-04-2011, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by cyhiphopp

Franklin has a history of demeaning his female coworkers. He got a warning last time he did it, and he did it on the air. He deserved to get fired.

He's 90 years old, and he called her sweetcakes. Pretty stupid reason to fire the guy. I personally think he should have been forced out earlier, not for "demeaning" women, but for being relly freakin old, and being terrible at his job.

Maybe they used this story to can him, like they have probably been wanting to do for a while.

**goldmember** · 01-04-2011, 03:29 PM

Unfortunate, he was a very good BBall announcer. There had to be more to it.....no way somebody gets fired, suspended yes, but not fired for something like that.

**Go2Guy** · 01-04-2011, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by goldmember

Unfortunate, he was a very good BBall announcer. There had to be more to it.....no way somebody gets fired, suspended yes, but not fired for something like that.

I really enjoyed the Ron-Fran Big 12 team, but I would have to say a 2nd infraction for making a sexist comment, followed by calling her A-H*** deserves termination.