Dave Portnoy talks tough realities as Will Compton, Taylor Lewan's ‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ leaves Barstool Sports: "People just pillage us"

Former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan have become two of the most popular sports podcasters due to their successful podcast, "Bussin' With the Boys."

Compton created the podcast in 2019 and was signed to Dave Portnoy's popular sports company, Barstool.

Many famous athletes and sports personalities have been signed to the network (Pat McAfee, Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, Caleb Pressley, Michael Rapoport, Jon Gruden, Arian Foster, etc.) and many eventually leave for a bigger contract/opportunity elsewhere.

Portnoy confirmed on Friday during a live stream of "Portnoy's Unnamed Show" podcast that Lewan and Compton would be leaving the company for another opportunity.

Portnoy said via Awful Announcing:

"It sucks, I told Bussin’ I made what I think was my most aggressive move to keep them. But this is the world that we’re in, really, and we’ve been in. Whether it’s Jenna Marbles, (Alex) Cooper, (Pat) McAfee, them, Caleb (Pressley), there’s always more value for a company taking talent than already here. But they’re like (Jared) Carrabis times a million. They got an offer that was so big, it’s like I can’t [match].”

Portnoy continued:

“Almost everybody who leaves Barstool says when they leave, ‘You better make us an offer that isn’t even close to what they are because we want to stay.' Will wants to stay, Taylor wants to stay, but it’s a compliment to Barstool. People just pillage us.

"They can’t build people up, they can’t make the stars, it’s Saturday Night Live. We make stars. And if we paid those guys what they wanted, and we paid Cooper what (she) wanted, and we paid McAfee, we wouldn’t have a company.”

Dave Portnoy alludes to sports gambling companies after Taylor Lewan and Will Compton leave Barstool

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Speaking on the same episode of his show, Dave Portnoy suggested that Will Compton and Taylor Lewan could be getting scooped up by a major betting company.

Portnoy said:

"I was willing to pay them money that we would have been losing money. These gambling companies are operating, still losing millions and millions, they don’t care.”

Pat McAfee (FanDuel) and Caleb Pressley (Underdog Fantasy) were picked up by major gambling companies.