NBA Lie Detectors, Duren’s Future, Tomlin’s TV Splash, and a 2026 Sports Media Check
Sep 29, 2026 · 2h 5m · take 40 of 41
- Sports writing probably doesn't get back to the 2011 level of new writers trying different styles.
Bill asks whether there will ever again be as many writers trying different things as around 2011.
“I don't think so.”
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BillAnd I read when I texted him, I was like, that was just really good. You should be proud of that. Like you had the right things. You wrote them correctly. You had good jokes in there. And like, that's what we do. And sometimes that's the win with this stuff. But will it ever be like 2011 again?
BillI don't know.
BillYou mean when we launched Grantland? No, just that era of how many writers were coming up, everybody, like the energy behind it, and all the different styles. And I just, I wonder if we'll ever have that many writers again trying that many different things.
CurtisI don't think so. Because everybody was coming up as a writer.
CurtisRight. You weren't coming up as a podcaster yet. Well, and also people were reading back then.
BillPeople were reading. Maybe reading will come back. Jessalyn book club's happening.
BillYou're keeping it alive on Instagram.
From the episode transcript around 02:02:02. Speaker names are recognized by voice.
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