Marchand Sports Media The beauty of Fox trying to steal Rece Davis from ESPN
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In the 31-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:
* What the Rece Davis recruiting battle means for Fox-ESPN
* How close did Davis come to leaving ESPN
* What should be understood about Fox’s situation with Rob Stone, who Davis would have replaced
* After being sought by CBS for its Saturday Big Ten games, what should Dan Orlovsky do
* Should Fox Sports go after Robert Griffin III for its second college spot
* The CBS’ Masters review … Jim Nantz to laying out to the long journey
* What do we make of MLB possibly licensing MLB.TV to a platform
* Transaction Wire: Big time network producer moves from ESPN to Amazon to NBC
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* What is Malika Andrews’ future
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