Chad Ford To Leave ESPN

[captain bill]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/36798/20050726/chad_ford_to_leave_espn/

26th July, 2005 - 5:25 pmChristopher Reina/RealGM - Multiple sources have confirmed that Chad Ford, NBA Insider for ESPN.com will be leaving his post in the coming weeks.

He will become a professor of international conflict
resolution at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

Representatives from ESPN could not be reached for comment on Tuesday evening.

Ford joined ESPN in 2001 when sportsTALK.com became ESPN Insider, a subscription based service on the site.

Ford previously was the executive editor of sportsTALK.com, an internet sports site he co-founded with Jason Peery.

Prior to his role with sportsTALK, Ford graduated from Georgetown Law School, after earning a degree in history from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in 1995.

His NBA coverage has taken him all over the world scouting international talent and he has routinely broken important free agent signings and trades.

Though sometimes disputed, Ford’s impact and influence on NBA news has become unquestionable. He has always delivered valuable information to his audience.

No word yet on who ESPN will tap to replace him.

Christopher Reina is the executive editor of RealGM.com and may be reached at Christopher.Reina@RealGM.com.



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There's now a new frontrunner for worst professor of international confict resolution in the world. He'll probably speculate about international leaders dying every few weeks and teach his predictions as fact.

 

[VF21]

*cough*Bull----*cough*

 

[VF21]

Oops. Ignore my previous post...

I had no idea Ford actually had decent credentials.

From www.byuh.edu ...

Chad Ford, ('95, History), Community Service. Ford, who went on to earn both a master's degree in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University in Washington, D.C., and a juris doctorate with an emphasis in international conflict resolution from Georgetown University, also in Washington, now lives in Connecticut and is a senior editor with ESPN.

He was recognized as a honored alumnus in 2004.

Will wonders never cease?

 

[PixelPusher]

hmm...I don't know...

I think I'll have to take this report with a

 

[captain bill]

Giant ice cube? What? Funny picture, but I don't get it.

 

[PixelPusher]

Giant ice cube? What? Funny picture, but I don't get it.

(whispering) psst! it's a giant grain of salt!

 

[captain bill]

thanks...i thought it was, just didn't think salt was cubic. i learn something new on kingsfans everyday.

 

[Venom]

So, how on earth will 17 year old Eastern Europeans get their draft stock inflated beyond all reason?

 

[Evenstar]

chad ford leaving ESPN??

wouldn't that be nice.

 

[Andriod_KiNg]

I wonder whos gonna sign him ? .... i heard fox sports is offering him the max....

 

[jon e]

good maybe we can finally read espn.com without all of those insider bs things everywhere

 

[TheRaven]

It is the ying and the yang when it comes to ESPN. Get rid of Chad Ford, give Steven A. Smith his own show. Oh well....

 

[slugking50]

: Does the Jig :

 

[twocents]

how in the world does he get to teach at byu? is he a mormon???

 

[bdouble013]

I would assume he is if he is indeed teaching at byu. WHY they would hire him is an entirely different story.

 

[KKSloga]

Well he did say Darko would be better then Lebron

 

[twocents]

I would assume he is if he is indeed teaching at byu. WHY they would hire him is an entirely different story.

on second thought, this is byu at hawaii. so may be they made a little adjustment: instead of being a mormon, there you have to be a moron and chad ford fits the bill perfectly.

 

[sono]

darn... on the other hand, I don't have to subscribe to insider to read his articles. Besides him I like Mark Stein.

 

[KingKong]

Oh nooooooo...... who are we gonna get our false information from now???? Atleast we still have Voisin.