I just think that a lot of people tried to misconstrue it when so much was reported about…you know, I was very, very honest about me saying that I thought the show needed to change. “I’ve been on the record and we know my position about that. It’s not to say that I don’t have any influence but by influence, it means I have their ear.”Īs far as Kellerman and how everything went down, Smith maintained So I always laugh, especially in the recent months and in the aftermath of me signing my contract, that people talk about how much power I have and all this other stuff. I work for ESPN, it’s not the other way around. “Especially now in this point in my career, if I say that I want a particular person for a show, they definitely take it very, very seriously. “It’s a combination from the standpoint that I have input,” said Smith. Russo asked Smith if he makes the call as to who the co-hosts are or if “the bosses” make the call. They recommended Max as well and I wasn’t gonna go against the bosses on that one because I had no trepidation whatsoever about Max.” So because of that, I thought I knew that was the right man for the job at that particular moment in time. And so because of that, I felt like Max Kellerman was the right guy for the job. That the audience was looking for a definitive partner to replace Skip. “Because Skip and I had so ingratiated ourselves with an audience. I didn’t think the rotating thing would work at that particular moment in time,” said Smith. “For me personally, the second that left I needed to find a replacement.
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