Andrew Marchand broke the story of MLB Network cutting ties with Ken Rosenthal. In their first podcast of 2022, Marchand and John Ourand discuss the fallout from that move. Other topics include the NFL’s first-ever Week 18, Kirk Herbstreit’s comments on college football players opting out of bowl games, Rachel Nichols next moves and the debut of Premier League games on USA Network. This episode’s Calls Of The Week are dedicated John Madden. Ourand goes to the college football arena for his Who’s Up of the week, while Marchand uses college football for his Who’s Down. Marchand’s Who Up is well known to the pod, while Ourand’s Who’s Down hits on Nielsen’s troubles.

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