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Indianapolis Star
Sports talk show host and ESPN color analyst Dan Dakich is being investigated by the network for comments he made on Twitter and his WFNI The Fan radio show this week.
“We are taking this matter very seriously and are in the process of looking into it,” ESPN spokesperson Anna Negron said after Dakich engaged in a back-and-forth with three college professors.
Nathan Kalman-Lamb, a lecturing fellow at Duke University, accusing Dakich of misogyny in a Twitter exchange with Dr. Johanna Mellis, an assistant professor in the history department at Ursinus College who hosts a a podcast on sports and labor issues.
03/01/2021
Dan Dakich is entitled to his opinions. He’s also a 58-year-old man who seems unlikely to change them. Dakich remains entrenched, and he’ll be damned if anyone tries to persuade him into acknowledging the validity of a different point of view.
This, of course, brings us to the latest Dakich kerfuffle. The Indianapolis radio talk show host and ESPN college basketball analyst made some objectionable comments last week after a heated Twitter exchange about student-athlete compensation.
Dakich could have argued in a reasonable and respectful way. He could have called for a stalemate. But that’s not on brand for someone whose Twitter bio reads: “Family Motto: Sack Up.” He has been called out for misogynistic comments and doxing on his radio show. It’s not entirely surprising for a guy who has been in hot water before.