ESPN First Take Is In The Business Of Covering Up Farts

Where the hell is Jesse Ventura when you need help uncovering a conspiracy?

During Wednesday’s edition of ESPN First Take, host/moderator Cari Champion was teasing an upcoming segment on top NFL draft picks dealing with the sudden influx of money when a loud fart noise blasted over her voice.

Did Skip Bayless poop his pants?
Did Stephen A Smith have REAL diarrhea come out of his mouth?
Did someone turn the mic on in the control room?
Did an online prankster add the sound effect and now making us look stupid?

Its hard to figure where the noise originated from but the fart noise was edited out of the “best of” First Take show that airs in the afternoon [you can also hear the background music changed as well].

Deadspin first broke this story and has done some excellent work but we wanted to put the two videos together so you can hear for yourself.

Besides the big fart noise at the :19 mark, there also seems to be a muted fart noise at the :07 mark which happens to be the same exact time that Skip Bayless lifts his left butt cheek off his seat [international sign of farting]. Also, is it me or does Champion say, “its a tough ass” at the :03 mark?

This whole segment stinks.