Marchand Sports Media Pat McAfee, Burke Magnus & ESPN loyalty
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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