In the 39-sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect Mike Tirico and NBC’s big week as they lead the country through the Super Bowl and the Olympics. Plus, the NFL-ESPN Mega-Deal’s implications.
The Rundown …
Mike Tirico’s big decision
Analyzing the Caitlin Clark move for NBC
Bob Costas, Tom Verducci and production standout performance on MLB Network’s Game 7 retrospective on Dodgers-Blue Jays
MLB and Main Street Sports’ big issues will impact a lot of teams
ESPN’s Cam Newtown’s … Shae Cornette’s save
Tirico’s rare ability
Assessing Cris Collinsworth’s approach
The great ‘heist’ of NBC hiring Tirico from ESPN
Tirico wanted to be the next Marv Albert
Kaylee Hartung compared to Melissa Stark
What NBC has prepared for the Super Bowl pregame
What Fred Gaudelli does really well to keep things simpler
What The Main Event guest from last week Drew Esocoff will be thinking on Sunday
The fascinating and humble career arc for Esocoff
Big Bunny or Bad Bunny?
Predictions for the Super Bowl ratings
The implications of the mammoth NFL-ESPN NFL deal
What will it mean for on-air people
Where could it lead to and what does it suggest for what is next
How will ESPN handle the new NFL programming
How Molly Solomon changed the Olympics on NBC
What about Costas succeeding Kevin Connors on Sunday Night Baseball with the games moving from ESPN to NBC
NBC is on verge of adding big names for MLB, which is hard in this day and age
You want the new Sunday Night Baseball to feel big
What is one more idea for CBS to improve the Jim Nantz and Tony Romo tandem
The Meterparel Research Group conducted a survey of college-aged students reaction to Nantz and Romo
Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
On Deck: Mike Greenberg is the Main Event
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