Dana Jacobson Suspended By ESPN For "F*** Notre Dame" Remarks

UPDATE: Icon Sports Media has released images of Dana Jacobson's drunken rant at the Mike and Mike roast. The coveted video is still hidden away, but the pictures below give you an idea of just how messy it must have been:

Dana at the podium swigging vodka

Dana being hauled off the podium by Jeff Ross (note Mike Ditka in the background)

For larger images, visit TheBigLead.
--

Add ESPN's Dana Jacobson's name to the list of media members who recently found themselves in trouble because of inappropriate comments or actions.

Sources have confirmed that Jacobson, a co-host of "First Take" on ESPN2, currently is serving a one-week suspension because of her behavior at a Jan. 11 roast for ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic at Atlantic City, N.J.

While declining to confirm Jacobson had been suspended, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said, "Her actions and comments were inappropriate and we've dealt with it."

Read more about Dana's ESPN suspension.

From FanHouse's Michael David Smith

Jacobson reportedly said "F*** Notre Dame," "F*** Touchdown Jesus," and "F*** Jesus" in an attempt to talk trash to Mike and Mike co-host Mike Golic, a former Notre Dame football player.

Story continues below

advertisement

An ESPN spokesman e-mailed me the following statements:

From ESPN: "Her actions and comments were inapprorpriate and we have dealt with it."

From Dana: "I am very sorry. My remarks about Notre Dame were foolish and insensitive. I respect all religions and did not mean anything derogatory by my poorly chosen words. I also deeply regret the embarrassment I have caused ESPN and Mike and Mike. My actions at the roast were inappropriate and in no way represent who I really am. I have personally apologized to many of the people involved. I won't make excuses for my behavior but do hope that I can be forgiven for such a poor lack of judgment."

According to the Catholic League, it remains unclear whether Jacobson actually said "F*** Jesus" or if she just said "F*** Notre Dame." In the event that she did say "F*** Jesus," the Catholic League will argue for a harsher penalty than one week's suspension.

Read more about the Catholic League's response here.

For more information on who Dana Jacobson is and a comprehensive bio, see here.

Comments

[uheardme]

If she were a black woman, there would be all kinds of animal and ghetto references on this blog. Interesting.

[NABNYC]

Are you kidding? Someone got drunk at a roast? What do you think a roast is? It's an occasion for people to get together, get drink, and talk shit.

If she was a he, this would not be a story except possibly a footnote somewhere talking about how "fun" this person was.

Fuck Notre Dame? Is that the point? That no one can curse a catholic school? Why not? They're full of fucking pedophiles, remember? The priests like to fuck little boys, then they lie about it. But somehow they've got the language police out sanctioning people at private evening functions because they say something bad about a catholic university?

I'd suggest the Pope Police spend more time stalking the pedophiles among them and leave everyone else alone.

A woman gets drunk and uses the F word, and she gets fired? Boy are these people living in the 1950s. Where I come from, women getting drunk and saying the F word is a fairly regular occurrance, and nobody even notices. They may be stupid, they may be horribly hungover, they may say and do embarrassing things. But women don't get fired because they got drunk and used the F word.

This woman should sue. If she was a man, everyone would be hanging around the watercooler the next day talking about how funny she'd been. This is an obscene example of a male dominated society trying to regulate women's personal behavior.

In my book it would be better if all women did not get drunk and did not swear. But it is not the place of the daddy government or the daddy employer to punish women for acting -- just as stupid as men do.

[danbrandt]

It's no surprise this horse-faced piece of crap would say such a thing. After all, her people killed Jesus.

[spiffarino]

If I were Jeff Ross I would have approvingly grabbed one of her titties and given a thumbs up just to show how seriously I took her comments.
-
It was a roast. Get over it. Move on. Criminy.

[eagleclaw]

Fuck the Catholic League before they fuck one of your kids.

And fuck them also for harboring ILLEGAL ALIENS.

[batgirlevi]

Swigging vodka right out of the bottle?

LOL! I'm surprised she didn't say something worse or start a striptease on the tabletop.

[jubo]

She was fired because she was mimicking frat behavior.

[GrouchoMarxist]

No. Seriously. Fuck Notre Dame.

[sassafra]

anyone who applies political correctness rules to a persons comments at a roast needs to get a grip. at the same time, anyone who performs at a roast under pc strictures needs to have their head examined.
a roast by definition is supposed to be offensive. get over it already.

[Fernando]

Well, if it was a roast, who cares? Well, maybe the sponsors and the fans of ESPN that cheer for ND. However, this is not such a big deal; she'll likely be forgiven and she should. People need to get over themselves.

I've always thought that most (certainly not all!) women who are so gun-ho about sports want deep down, attention from guys. It may sound sexist, but hell, I'm not the prepared, professional, pretty person acting like a jackass and draining my sweet job down the drain.

[realpolitic]

They really know how to party at ESPN. Their ratings would skyrocket if they televised some of their parties live. Where's the stripper's pole?

[strifeknot]

I wanna go drinking with Dana.

[ptarantino]

Good for her

[Tator]

She will get a complete pass (handslap) because lets face it Christians are the chosen ones by Liberals for acceptable bigotry.

Had it been reversed and a Conservative said the same thing about Mohammad Liberals everywhere would demand their resignation immediately.

Remember the hissy fit you Liberals had when one of our Generals told a terrorist in Iraq maybe his God was not so great.
Same double standard hypocrisy Liberals practice all the time. No Surprise.

[Bobleblah1]

No really! she was actually funny as hell! I swear, cant you tell how funny she is. Oh my god I laughed harder than when I watched Eddie Murphy's Raw. hahahhaha.­....hahaha­haha...
Wow! Good thing she's so funny.

I think comedy Central should give her a show.