Sports Illustrated Lays Off Entire Staff

Putting dudes on the cover of their Swimsuit Editions was not their best move.

 

Too intelligible?

 

Yeah, had heard that.

Just like the tranny cover, these were all just symptoms of the underlying unsustainable business model.

 

Neither of which contributed enough to make the business viable.

 

Man did I want one of those Super Bowl championship football phones

 

When’s the last time anyone bought a magazine? Got to adapt.

 

I have not picked up or read that rag in at least 20 years..

 

Me too, kinda sad anyway. As a kid I couldn’t wait to go to the mailbox and pull that mag out. Would spend the next couple of hours reading it cover to cover. Good times.

 

I have to believe they mean those who are involved in print. The website has to be quite different.

The Athletic attempted to be the internet version of SI. It sort of fell short or their goals. SI is still putting out content.

 

I am guessing for you it was around 1996-97?

 

My father bought me a one year subscription as a birthday gift when I was kid, back in ‘82. I renewed ever since… until about 2010. By then most of the good writers were gone and I had a smart phone.

I saved all the issues that had Gator related stuff on the cover. Still have the one where they declared us National Champs over Washington & BYU in ‘84.

 

For the 2006 and 2008 MNC covers, both of which are framed...

 

That was a real magazine, owned by Time and with a staff that really cared. Also, some of the best photographers in the world. This is just a shell of its former self, owned by some lame private equity firm that's just trying to milk the "brand" for what it can. If you read the article, the whole thing is about lame contract disputes over the brand name.

 

Yeah, but The Athletic is my go to for deeper dives and credible information. They may have fallen short of that goal, but are still by far the best and most accurate source IMO.

 

I buy about 3 or so college pre season issues that come out about August or so. I get them when I’d see them at Publix. May also get about 2 NFL pre-season issues.

 

Would like to say, “Go woke, go broke”. But print media is dead as the economics no longer work.