ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for ‘College GameDay’ stars

[Vowelguy]

It sounded a lot worse before reading the details.

I can understand the belief that it’s a dumb rule and wanting to award/recognize all the members of the team. That said I wouldn’t go through the effort of creating fake names and then reinscribing the trophies.

In any event, the producers who submitted the fake names have been banned from future Emmy consideration, most notably Lee Fitting, the guy behind Gameday.

 

[Palatine]

Emmy's get handed out like candy on Halloween. They ain't Oscars. The fact ESPN is giving back 37 is a hint. It's easily hundreds given every year, maybe thousands. Every local newscast has some anchor or weatherman with a shelf full of them.

 

[nomar]

Who thought anyone lost an award because of it?

A lot of people. Read the comments on the Athletic article. Look at the second or third comment in this thread. You literally responded to it. He thought the Emmy voted to give awards to fictitious honorees.

 

[Leebo]

A lot of people. Read the comments on the Athletic article. Look at the second or third comment in this thread. You literally responded to it. He thought the Emmy voted to give awards to fictitious honorees.

I have no idea what he's talking about half the time. If he thought other people lost awards it wasn't clear to me. I just knew he didn't get what happened.

 

[Dove]

ESPN should do one of those funny commercial about this.