In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions.
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Here’s what is in the pod:
- A full account of Marchand’s Pat McAfee Athletic column 
- McAfee could have easily avoided the Adam Schefter three month “ban” 
- McAfee confirmed Marchand’s report last year that he was wavering on GameDay before he signed for two years … which makes his private musings about his own GameDay interesting 
- What ESPN president of content, Burke Magnus, missed in his statement about McAfee 
- McAfee was right in his John Mellencamp feud, but telling Mellencamp to “shut the f— up” is not something you normally hear on ESPN 
- Stephen A. Smith’s loyalty attribute that ESPN needs from McAfee 
- Is Smith playing Solitaire during the NBA Finals a big deal or no 
- The move of Brian Rolapp, the No. 2 at the NFL, to the PGA means … 
- Rich Greenfield was The Main Event on Thursday, where he said how big a sports player CBS could become if Paramount sale goes through. We imagine what could be in play 
- Dan Orlovsky agrees to stay at ESPN. Good move? 
- ESPN, MLBN excel after Robert Murray’s Rafael Devers; scoop 
- Caitlin Clark shines, Rory McIlroy does not 
- NBC golf has some good days, while the word “right” does not 
- Your questions : Why did Rob Manfred and MLB opt out of ESPN’s $550M deal? Can Reggie Miller call Pacers’ games? What is college football’s TV money future? What happens to NBA TV? 
- An ode to Craig Kilborn 
- Why we generally ascribe to the Colin Cowherd theory about not having an opinion of other’s people’s opinion of your opinion 
- Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you 
- On Deck Thursday (or earlier): John Ourand is The Main Event 
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