Marchand Sports Media

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 33-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel analyze Tom Brady’s subpar Super Bowl, Fox’s big broadcast, the next $100-plus million analysts, MLB-ESPN brushback and Bob Iger’s high heat at Netflix. Here’s what you need to know.* To listen to the full 33-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Tom Brady brought star power to Fox’s Super Bowl broadcast, but he didn’t say anything* How Fox went big and won on some elements* ESPN wanted Fox Sports’ Brad Zager for a big seatMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 33-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* A nice touch by Fox Sports in saluting a camera legend* Rob Gronkowski needs to bring more* Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson’s really cool gesture* What did we think of Kendrick Lamar* Is Marchand hip or not? You make the call* Props for ESPN’s Marty Smith* How the Charles Barkley saga ended? (We think it ended)* Bob Iger with a Netflix brushback pitch — and it’s the right one to fire* MLB and ESPN’s opt out game of chicken* Peter King and Michael Irvin story* Hubie Brown’s goodbye, Dick Vitale’s hello and a Norby Williamson story* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck Thursday: Peter Schrager is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 39-minute podcast, legendary sports writer Peter King shares amazing stories from his decades covering the NFL. Here’s what you need to know.* To listen to the full 39-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* If you were to draft an all-time sportscasting team, Peter King could be your first pick for the NFL* Growing up in Connecticut, he wanted to be Carl Yastrzemski* Peter Gammons and Watergate had an enormous influence on his wanting to be a journalist* He was really into politics, which he thought would be his career focus in journalism* How college kids wanted to be Mike & the Mad Dog 20 years ago and now want to be Stephen A. Smith and how it influences your career* How he covered Pete Rose, Tom Seaver and Johnny BenchMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 39-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* How he was so fortunate to be given the Bengals beat at the Cincinnati Inquirer at 26 years old to cover the most open coach in the business, Sam Wyche* How he got Sam Wyche to pose as a magician prior to his first game* How about if he asked Bill Parcells do that* He then went to Newsday to cover the Giants* He broke a Lawrence Taylor story that got him in the door at Sports Illustrated* How back then Sports Illustrated gave you better access than ESPN* Seaver and Bench were so good to deal with* His love for dealing with Michael Irvin* Michael Irvin being excited about an SI game* Irvin took him to his office to be interviewed (we won't ruin where Irvin's office was)* How Deion Sanders invited up to his hotel room to show his work ethic* Mike Holmgren opened everything about his story* How he spent three nights at Brett Favre's house* How he had Favre laid out his history with pain killers and he had to sit on the story for nearly a week* How he had his own report card by reading all the newspapers* How Bill Parcells said, "Who the F are you?" to King* How competitive he was to write the best story each day* Steve Serby freaking out the rest of the baseball beat* Bill Belichick holding a grudge* What is the key to maintaining relationships with sources over the years* How he ended up getting invited to Tom Brady's house in Montana after the 28-3 comeback Super Bowl win* Advice for young reporters how to get people to give you insight and time* How taking the wider lens view is better in covering sports* How the Monday Morning Quarterback came to be on the internet* Most of the writers wouldn't write for the internet without extra pay* If Sports Illustrated could have a do-over to keep it as the No. 1 sports destination, what would it be* How he realized that MMQB was so big when he led his column about his daughter's softball team* How NBC Sports president Rick Cordella was so great to him at the end of his career* How Andy Reid wanted to be a sports writer* How Adrian Wojnarowski called King to ask what he thought about retiring way before he announced it* How Adam Schefter is fantastic, but he wouldn't want his life* Related pods: Rick Cordella ... Adam Schefter ... Boomer Esiason ... Ramona Shelburne ... Cameron Heyward … Fred Gaudelli* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck Tuesday: “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media”* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 33-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel go deep into why Fox Sports would make the Tom Brady deal again as he ends his rookie TV season by calling the Super Bowl.Here’s what you need to know:* To listen to the full 33-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Why Fox would do Tom Brady’s $375 million deal again* Should Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady approach the Super Bowl differently compared to other broadcasts this season* Will this be the highest rated Super Bowl ever* Are Marchand and Meterparel into Kendrick Lamar’s performance at halftime* What are Marchand and Meterparel’s watching preferences for the Super Bowl* Why does Brady have a newsletter* What do they think of Reggie Miller heading to NBC next season* How NBC plans to use Miller with Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle and Jamal Crawford* The latest on Richard Jefferson possibly joining Mike Breen and Doris Burke on ESPN’s No. 1 NBA teamMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 33-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* Assessing Adam Schefter and the five-minute scoop clip* What advice would Marchand give Greg Olsen as he wants a No. 1 job* What is the latest on the Pac 12 negotiations* Sometimes you have to say the obvious and you have to marvel at what the NFL has created with the Super Bowl* Shams Charania had a good weekend, but we miss the rivalry with Adrian Wojnarowski* Kevin Connors and Brian Windhorst excelled on the breaking news* A little talk about where Woj and Peter King rank in history of sports writers* The Pro Bowl is a tough watch* Meterparel’s viral call of the Boston College-Florida State ending* Ithaca College’s big day on ESPN Saturday* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck Thursday: Peter King is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 50-minute podcast, ESPN’s Adam Schefter explains how he went from thinking he was going to work in his family’s five-and-dime store the rest of his life to becoming the most prolific NFL insider ever. He details the steps that got him to ESPN, how he does his job, what irks him and how he sometimes wants to be let out of “his cage.”Here’s what you need to know:* To listen to the entire 50-minute podcast, become a paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com* How scheduling a podcast with Schefter during the head coaching carousel is a juggling act* Growing up, Schefter watched all the New York teams, while being a voracious reader of The Post, Times and Newsday* He would wait for his dad to come home from work to tell him about the latest trade and free agent stories* His family had a five-and-dime shop that he thought he would work in the rest of his life and never thought sports media was an optionMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 50-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* How Schefter got rejected by a fraternity, the football and basketball offices at Michigan that led him to the newspaper* How Mitch Albom meant so much to him and his career* Bo Schembechler getting red-hot mad at him* How he found Jalen Rose’s father, Jimmy Walker’s number in 24 hours for Albom’s classic “Fab 5” book* How thinking about his start in Denver and covering the Broncos makes him emotional* How amazing the access, including eating breakfast with John Elway, with the Broncos was so instrumental in his career development* How he thought he was going to be a beat writer for his whole life as he didn’t go to NFL Network until he was 38* How an NBC Broncos’ feature by Gayle Gardner that Schefter participated in was a big problem and resulted being sent to Dan Reeves’ office* How Pat Bowlen and Eric Weinberger were influential in bringing him to NFL Network* How he almost didn’t go to NFL Network, but they told him they envisioned his job being like Peter King and Mike Lupica* How after he fell in love with TV because he didn’t have to transcribe anymore* How he didn’t want to leave NFL Network for ESPN, * What happened with the million dollar ask of NFL Network* How Chris Mortensen was so important to his arrival at ESPN* When ESPN hired Schefter he did not have a Twitter account* ESPN hired him to be on the new 9 a.m. SportsCenter and write a little. That’s it.* How he couldn’t believe he was on Sunday NFL Countdown with Chris Berman and company* What is the story he is most proud of* How do you create sources, which includes regular calls from coaches on their way home from work* How many phones does Schefter have * How many hours does he work per day* How the job takes over your life* Peter Schrager puts out a statement and Schefter got into trouble for it* Does he want to retire like Woj? He did get some questions about other jobs on the day Woj left* His talks with Woj before Woj retired* What’s the value of transactions five minutes before they are announced* How he was ahead on Ben Johnson to the Bears, where others said Raiders and his heated response to critics* How he loves to escape the “cage” that ESPN has him in and do NBA or maybe one day do golf* How he would have done the pod at 2:15 a.m.* Related pods: Bomani Jones … Chris Russo … Ramona Shelburne * Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck Tuesday: “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media” * Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 37-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel analyze how Jim Nantz and the phantom flag blew the biggest call of the AFC Championship. Here is what you need to know.* To listen to the entire 37-minute podcast become a paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com* How Jim Nantz missed the AFC Championship deciding play by saying there was a flag on the field when there wasn’t* CBS then missed adequately showing the drop from Bills TE Dalton Kincaid* How Romo showed some improvement this year, but it is the second year in a row that Nantz and Romo have messed up in the biggest spot of their season* How Tom Brady had his best game of the year, but isn’t John Madden in his prime just yetMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 37-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* Why Kevin Burkhardt has to do more with Brady than he did with Greg Olsen* Brady’s use of the word “stud”* How Mike Pereira stepped up on Sunday* College Football’s TV biggest story was College GameDay’s resurgence* Notre Dame’s bad look with the media* How Mike Florio was wrong in his comments about Tom Brady and Fox* Netflix’s earnings impact on sports: Judge what they do, not what they say* Stephen A. Smith and Chris (Mad Dog) Russo were totally wrong about the BBWAA Hall of Fame voters* If you are starting a network today and you didn’t know what sports you would have, who would be your first play-by-play hire* Could Russo be good on US Open tennis coverage* Related pods: The Main Event with Jim Nantz …The Main Event with Joe Buck …The Main Event with Boomer Esiason* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck on Thursday: Adam Schefter is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 41-minute podcast, Boomer Esiason, who has had one of the great playing/media careers ever, is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Here’s what you need to know:* To listen to the entire 41-minute podcast, become a paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com* When you combine a playing career with a media career, Boomer Esiason has to be at least be in the Top 10 all-time* What it is like to work with Craig Carton and Gregg Giannotti* How Esiason went from the field directly into the Monday Night Football booth* What went wrong with Al Michaels and why a job Boomer thought would go 25 years instead went two* How Al Michaels told Boomer not to mention Al Davis, which was the beginning of the end of Esiason’s stint on MNF* Michaels, Dennis Miller and a PR near actual fight* How Esiason questioned his decision to retire and join MNFMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 41-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* How he ended doing more Super Bowls than anyone ever because he was the top analyst on Westwood One Radio* How Sean McManus and Joel Hollander were the best bosses he ever had* The incredible story of how his World Ward II veteran father raised him following the death of Boomer’s mother when Boomer was just 7 years old* How his son Gunnar has overcome cystic fibrosis* How Boomer got in position to replace Imus* His fun spots with Mike & the Mad Dog as the Jets’ quarterback and how he was regular on Imus* How he told FAN he couldn’t work with Chris Russo* Tryouts with Monica Crowley and Cris Collinsworth before Carton* What was it like to work with Carton, whom Boomer called a “radio maven”* The only real other candidate, besides Gio, to replace Carton was Adam Schein, who didn’t want to leave his other gigs* How now CBS Sports president David Berson reminded Esiason in 2017 of the power of his WFAN show* How Boomer turned down the afternoons because he, Jerry Recco, Al Dukes and Ed Scozzare wanted to stay in mornings* If Boomer had gone to afternoons, it wouldn’t have been with Evan Roberts* Carton telling Boomer he “humanized” him* Boomer admits Phil Mushnick was right that there was “Weekend Boomer” and “Weekday Boomer” with his FAN and CBS jobs* The friction between Mike & the Mad Dog and Carton blew up over a trivia question mishap* This led to Carton’s Francesa impersonations that Boomer said were “definitely mean”* Carton telling program director Mark Chernoff that since Boomer and Carton were No. 1, Carton could say what he wanted* How long does Boomer want to be on WFAN for …* Who are some of the names on the all-time combo of playing and media careers * Related pods: Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo … Chris Oliviero … Jason McCourty …Booger McFarland … Eli Manning* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck on Tuesday: “Everybody Loves Sports Media” with Marchand/Meterparel* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 37-minute pod, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel go in-depth on the NFL playoff broadcast crews, beginning with everything Tom Brady. This is what you need to know:* To listen to the entire 37-minute podcast, become a full subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com* The duo goes into detail about how Tom Brady has improved, where he needs to get better and if he should be treated like Edward R. Murrow.* Marchand ranks his top two NFL TV game analysts for this year. Where does Greg Olsen stock up?* Joe Buck and Troy Aikman had the strongest TV performance of the weekend.* Tony Romo has been a little better this season, but there is still some chemistry missing with Jim Nantz* Mike Tirico has moved into the top class, while Cris Collinsworth’s style has changed over the years as he’s become less critical.Marchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 37-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* The duo goes into Fox Sports’ Brad Zager’s comments to Marchand in The Athletic about Brady’s perceived conflicts of interest* Marchand reported for The Athletic that Kevin Harlan is close to a deal with Amazon to join Ian Eagle as the platform’s top NBA play-by-players. What do Marchand and Meterparel think of the move?* What should we know about the LIV golf and Fox deal?* Your Questions: Will Nantz and Romo be a team in 2029? Will Fox ever go back to a three-man booth? * Papa Clicker Book Review: In the “Baseball The Movie” by Noah Gittell. Rating: 4.35 clickers* And Jon’s cat, Harry, makes his first appearance on the pod. 🐈* Related pods: The Main Event with Joe Buck … The Main Event with Eli Manning* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck Thursday: Boomer Esiason is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 33-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and John Ourand are reunited for their monthly Main Event. Here’s what you need to know.* To listen to the entire 33-minute podcast, become a paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com* Marchand and Ourand explain how the NFL could use its international expansion and its potential 18th game to create a Netflix package* Marchand and Ourand predict where the UFC rights will land* Marchand and Ourand tell what the ESPN, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV moves mean* Marchand and Ourand opine about what ESPN and these distributors need to focus on for success* Marchand and Ourand say that ESPN will opt-out of its MLB deal in March, then what?Marchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 33-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* With Altice keeping MSG Networks off its air, depriving many New York area fans of the Knicks, Rangers, Devils and Islanders, Marchand and Ourand go into how the RSN conundrum is now hitting bigger markets and is unlikely to stop.* Related pods: ESPN vs. the Netflixization of sports … Marchand & Ourand and the next battle of the sports streaming wars * Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 35-minute “Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and analysis on the biggest topics. Here’s what you need to know.* To listen to the full 35-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Topics include: Where Tom Brady stands as a broadcaster* Jim Nantz and Tony Romo are making less mistakes, but struggle in garbage time* Evaluations of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, Ian Eagle and Charles Davis, Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels and Kirk HerbstreitMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 35-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* How Venu Sports is dead, but its memory will live on* ESPN’s thinking on its No. 1 NBA crew with Richard Jefferson facing an internal contender* Norby Williamson makes a big move* Jason McCourty was dropping one liners on The Main Event. * Could Mina Kimes enter a regular season booth one day* Bluesky vs. X: Who ya got?* College football playoff sked changes?* Praise for Dick Vitale, Herbstreit and criticism for Rex Ryan and Greg McElroy* Related pods: ESPN vs. the Netflixization of sports … Joe Buck and the craft of sportscasting.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 35-minute podcast, CBS/ESPN/Netflix’s Jason McCourty is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” McCourty, 37, had an excellent 13-year NFL career, but was not a Hall of Famer, nor a quarterback. Nonetheless, he has risen very quickly in media — how has he done it? That’s the main topic of the pod. This is what you need to know:* To listen to the full 35-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Topics include: Insight into how Bill Belichick was behind-the-scenes as a coach and how it was displayed as a media personality* How during McCourty’s 13-year career he started to look at a media career* How he and his twin brother, NBC's Devin, started a podcast that launched their careers, including his funny ribbing of his brother* The difference between Nashville and Boston as media markets* If what players say to the media has any impact on a team's success* What did McCourty think of his former coach, Mike Mularkey admitting to purposely giving NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, false informationMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 35-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* After a player retires, how does he transition into media* When Marchand broke the story on McCourty going to NFL Network* What did McCourty learn at NFL Broadcast Boot Camp and how he and his brother had a little cheat code* Why he chose to get up early every morning for Good Morning Football* How GMFB and radio games were the best thing that he could do to start* What he thinks of Tom Brady's broadcasting career* How he compares calling games to studio shows* What does he want to accomplish in his media career* Related pods: Eli Manning … Booger McFarland … Cam Heyward* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com