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Christian Fauria: The Super Bowl is Going to End Up on President’s Day Weekend

“This is the perfect opportunity for the NFL to push back the season where they can have the Super Bowl on a Sunday, and then have the next day off.”

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Football fans have longed for the day after the Super Bowl to be declared a national holiday, and Christian Fauria believes that the way the NFL can achieve this goal for fans is to have the big game played on President’s Day weekend.

President’s Day is a federal holiday. Most adults end up getting that Monday off from work. Kids are typically off from school.

On Gresh & Fauria on WEEI, Fauria said it made the most logical sense in his mind for the NFL to push the Super Bowl back a week.

“This is the perfect opportunity for the NFL to push back the season where they can have the Super Bowl on a Sunday, and then have the next day off,” Fauria said Tuesday. “I feel like that’s coming in some way, shape or form. They’re not gonna go backward in the calendar they’re gonna go further, and I do think eventually they will add a game. So eventually the Super Bowl will be played on the day before President’s Day, and they will call it Super Bowl Monday.”

“Benefitting from a holiday is one thing I think the league will want,” Fauria added.

Co-host Andy Gresh hit back at Fauria with a dose of reality, pointing to the fact that the Sunday before President’s Day is NASCAR’s day to shine on FOX with the Daytona 500.

“It will never, ever happen,” Gresh said, pointing to the fact that the biggest chunk of revenue for the NFL comes from its TV deals. “Where does the biggest chunk of money for the NFL come from? “So here’s what you want to do. You want to go to FOX and say you know what FOX, we’ve had a great relationship for all these years, and I know you’re in business with NASCAR and you got that Daytona 500 – but we’re the NFL. So what we’re gonna do is we’re gonna tell you FOX, who pays us an inordinate amount of money, we’re gonna tell you that you’re gonna have to pay for our product. And oh by the way, you go tell the NASCAR people that we’re moving our game. You go figure all that out.”

“The television schedule will not allow for it,” Gresh added.

Gresh continued that the NFL has the Super Bowl built into the schedule to have the game played the weekend before, and networks and other leagues plan around it.

“It is locked in to the weekend before President’s Day because the NFL can’t push back on this,” Gresh said. “They can’t say pay more money for one game than any other and then be like you know what screw you we don’t care about the rest of your television schedule. You networks you’re gonna bow to us.”

Fauria responded by saying the NFL ultimately dictates how the rest of the sports world operates.

“I think you underestimate the NFL and their power and their willingness to take over the world,” Fauria said.

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Dan Patrick: NBC Created ‘Something That Was Brilliant’ With Flex Scheduling

“Networks were so upset that NBC would go ‘Hey, you know what? We’re gonna take that game and we’re gonna have it on Sunday night.’ Then FOX and CBS would be scrambling there.”

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Roger Goodell wants flex scheduling to come to Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football package. It could happen this season, but we won’t know for sure until May after league owners decided to table a vote on the proposal. On Wednesday, FOX Sports Radio’s Dan Patrick joined the chorus of critics calling it a bad idea.

Patrick said that the league always prioritizes revenue. If it were thinking about the fans, this isn’t something that would even be discussed.

The idea of flex scheduling was first introduced for NBC’s Sunday Night Football package in 2006. The goal was to make sure the prime time TV package could deliver high quality games every week.

“NBC did something that was brilliant where they were able to flex Sunday night games,” Patrick said. “Everyone wanted it.”

While the fate of flex scheduling for Thursdays remains up in the air, we do know that flex scheduling is coming to Monday Night Football on ESPN this season. Patrick, who worked for NBC when the practice was introduced, said that it always took care of one broadcast partner by screwing others.

“Networks were so upset that NBC would go ‘Hey, you know what? We’re gonna take that game and we’re gonna have it on Sunday night.’ Then FOX and CBS would be scrambling there.”

Dan Patrick suggested that perhaps Amazon’s Prime Video doesn’t deserve the same treatment as NBC or ESPN. Far fewer people watch the Thursday night game than any other primetime NFL contest.

Whether or not flex scheduling comes to Thursday Night Football, Patrick says it does not guarantee to change the package’s reputation for delivering largely unappealing games.

“I’ve long said it’s crazy to say you have to play Sunday and then turn around and play Thursday and we’d always go ‘Man, these Thursday games aren’t good,’” he concluded. “Well, was it the matchup or just the quality of play?”

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106.7 The Fan Extends Deal to Remain Washington Nationals Flagship

“We’re looking forward to continuing to serve as the home for everything Nats for the foreseeable future…”

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106.7 The Fan has announced it has reached a multi-year extension with the Washington Nationals to remain as the MLB club’s radio flagship.

Nationals fans will continue to hear game broadcasts on the station, and those living inside the club’s broadcast territory will be able to stream the radio broadcasts on the Audacy app.

“Opening Day is finally here and we’re thrilled to celebrate the return of baseball season by extending our partnership with the Washington Nationals,” said Audacy Washington D.C. Senior Vice President and Market Manager Ivy Savoy-Smith. “We’re looking forward to continuing to serve as the home for everything Nats for the foreseeable future and give the team’s fans a front row seat to the action on the field and top storylines throughout the year.”

The Nationals have called 106.7 The Fan home since the 2011 season. Beyond game broadcasts, the station will welcome Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo to The Sports Junkies every Wednesday at 9:00 AM throughout the season. The station will also air segments titled “Nats Insider”, hosted by broadcaster Dan Kolko that feature player interviews and features. Those segments will air all along the Nationals Radio Network.

“We couldn’t be happier to partner with Audacy in bringing Nationals fans even more of the interviews and exclusive access they love,” said Lerner Sports Group COO Alan H. Gottlieb. “From in-depth interviews with execs and top players, to off-the-field profiles and more Spanish and English bilingual content than ever before, Audacy offers a comprehensive look at our ball club from all angles.”

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Todd Markiewicz Departing 97.1 The Fan

“He has left an indelible mark in the Columbus market and within the sports/talk radio world by building The Fan with excellent programming, dominant ratings, and overall market share.”

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Longtime 97.1 The Fan Vice President and Market Manager Todd Markiewicz has announced he is leaving the sports radio station.

Markiewicz has been named the President of the 1870 Society, a Name, Image, and Likeness collective working with Ohio State athletics and Learfield to devise NIL strategy, fundraising, and logistics.

In an internal memo, Tegna Columbus President and General Manager John Cardenas credited Markiewicz for helping to establish the brand as “the powerhouse sports station in the country. He has left an indelible mark in the Columbus market and within the sports/talk radio world by building The Fan with excellent programming, dominant ratings, and overall market share.”

Markiewicz joined the station in 2010. Under his leadership, 97.1 The Fan has routinely ranked as the highest-rated station in the Columbus market.

His final day with the station will be Friday, May 26th.

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