The writers left.

It's taken a while to put my feelings into words. It finally dawned on me. They lost most of the guys who actually thought about topics deeply enough to form opinions. These were the folks offering insightful viewpoints that we took with us to the water cooler. They couldn't replace what they lost, so they took the American Airlines money and now they're hosting a male lifestyle forum. There's no other explanation for multiple segments on a host's preference for using Waze to check traffic. Most sports discussions give you the headlines and the discussion centers around how the host felt while watching the game instead of what happened during the game. The younger guys are talented, but the future is bleak. Sponsors want a male version of Martha Stewart, and Ticket management wants their money. So, they'll continue the GMA style segment infomercials and nebulous hyperbolic click bait to keep the in-house social media metrics looking good. The old bit "fart sniffing" will get punched up even more than it has been. Business kills everything. Except Corby. He'll never go away. "Country Club Spicoli" will always have a place to say "panties" in a cutesy voice and over-laugh into a mic.