I'll stand by your side on this one. I liked him, too. However, every week I'd watch about 15 minutes of CBS during pre-game shows, so I might be missing some reasonable anti-Sanders moments.
For example, what were some of his "strong" opinions? I really didn't hear anything that out-of-control from him. But from what I read, I do agree with CBS for sticking to their guns -- he didn't deserve "Howie" money...