Sports world divided over Skip Bayless' sudden departure from Undisputed without mentioning exit on last day

Sports fans and personalities were divided complete Skip Bayless' abrupt departure from Undisputed and Fox Sports 1 arsenic a network.

On Friday, Bayless announced that it was his 'last show connected Undisputed,' ending an eight-year tally connected nan program. He besides shared that he is leaving FS1, arsenic he has been 'planning to prosecute different opportunities for respective months.'

Following his abrupt exit, users were divided complete nan quality of his departure and speculated complete nan position he left. His erstwhile FS1 workfellow Nick Wright paid tribute to Bayless, calling his FS1 tenure 'a genuinely legendary run.'

'Very fewer people, successful immoderate industry, tin opportunity they helped create & specify an full genre,' Wright wrote. 'Skip did that. Salute & bully luck successful immoderate he does moving forward.'

However, others disagreed powerfully pinch nan First Things First host. User Matt Williams reposted Wright's connection and was captious complete Bayless' profession and deficiency of affirmative contribution. 

'All Skip Bayless did was aviator sports related talk shows into a cesspool of drivel and uneducated basking takes,' he wrote. 'The man was a nett antagonistic connected nine and contributed thing of value. Get nan f*** outta present dude.' 

Another personification @veldous was connected nan aforesaid vessel arsenic Williams, insisting that 'no 1 cares' astir Bayless' departure. 

'It's very due that Skip Bayless went disconnected nan aerial nan different time and virtually nary 1 cares,' nan personification wrote. 'It's not capable that he helped execution sports discourse, it's that nary 1 will ever retrieve a azygous worthwhile point he ever said successful 20+ yrs. What an absolute discarded of a career. 

Meanwhile, personification Ian Cameron seemed to estimate that Bayless was dismissed owed to Undisputed's caller dip successful ratings. 

'The thought that Skip Bayless says he was seeking different opportunities this full clip starring to him 'leaving' Undisputed is simply a bunch of delirium and he's said a batch of delirium complete nan years,' he wrote. 

'The ratings tanked, nan show sucked and nan executives astatine FOX pulled nan plug. Period.'

Bayless' erstwhile co-host, Shannon Sharpe, near FS1 successful 2023 aft 7 years connected Undisputed. Sharpe took his talents to ESPN to subordinate Stephen A. Smith connected First Take, Bayless' erstwhile show. 

While Bayless expressed that he is 'excited for what's next,' nan web besides released a connection thanking him for his services. 

'The FOX Sports family acknowledgment Skip Bayless for his outstanding contributions astatine FS1,' nan web wrote. 'As a founding personnel of nan show UNDISPUTED and known arsenic nan godfather of sports debate, Skip has been a cornerstone of our web and driving unit successful sports commentary. 

'His passion, insight, and unique sound person entertained audiences and captivated sports fans passim nan years. We wish Skip continued occurrence successful his early endeavors.'