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“I would caution my colleagues for saying things like Florida State “ducked an opponent” or “chickened out,” because for once, the paranoia of a college football coach was channeled correctly.”
“If any other show in the marketplace is looking for trouble or a war, they know where I’m at. I’m not afraid of it. I’ve never lost one.”
“There are a long list of examples of keepers of the game sucking the fun out of the room and protecting the people at the very top in the way they cover sports.”
As the NFL and Power Five plow through COVID-19 minefields and Dabo delusion, Adam Silver’s league is delivering basketball news, including a flurry of stupefying contracts in a nation mired in economic woe.
“Hosts are employees, and while they do not need to be in on every management meeting, I’ve always responded positively in my 26-years in broadcasting when I had an idea what was going on.”
“We all know the NFL is king, and presents more rounds and opportunity to engage its product. Yet, there was a connectivity I experienced to the overall NBA production that hit much different than ever before.”
“Episode 7 looks at Mike Golic’s future, KFAN’s approach and success, and the possibility of college football being cancelled.”
“In addition to all the obvious sports betting and gambling categories it is important to remember that our listeners are still regular people and are candidates to buy everything that a listener to a music station would.”
“Depending on the trend of this pandemic, who knows if the broadcasts will even emanate from the arenas.”
A periodic look at the best and worst in sports media from an industry veteran who is neither a cardboard cutout nor a virtual fan.
