Well, I guess selling out isn’t as easy as some people thought!
Yesterday afternoon, the Oklahoma City sports media scene learned that SelloutCrowd.com – the Toby Keith and Bob Stoops-backed sports media website that arrogantly announced its arrival back in August – has parted ways with a good chunk of its content creators and beat writers.
The scene unfolded like a sad melodrama on Xitter, with content creator after content creator begrudgingly announcing they’ve hit the local sports media waiver wire, even though they were allegedly promised the start-up had three years of funding to cover salaries.
Todd Lisenbee – a longtime OKC morning radio voice – was the first to announce his free agency.
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— Todd Lisenbee (@ToddOnSports) March 4, 2024
Someday I will tell the (unedited) story of everything that happened at Sellout Crowd and how nearly all of what I was promised never came to fruition. I took a chance and it didn't work out, and I can rest easy knowing that I did the best I could.
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I don’t know what Todd was promised, but based on the delusional grandeur of the Sellout Crowd ad deck that was making the rounds this past summer, I bet it was the unrealistic potential to make a lot of money: