Episode Description
In the 39-sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect Mike Tirico and NBC’s big week as they lead the country through the Super Bowl and the Olympics. Plus, the NFL-ESPN Mega-Deal’s implications.
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The Rundown …
* Mike Tirico’s big decision
* Analyzing the Caitlin Clark move for NBC
* Bob Costas, Tom Verducci and production standout performance on MLB Network’s Game 7 retrospective on Dodgers-Blue Jays
* MLB and Main Street Sports’ big issues will impact a lot of teams
* ESPN’s Cam Newtown’s … Shae Cornette’s save
* Tirico’s rare ability
* Assessing Cris Collinsworth’s approach
* The great ‘heist’ of NBC hiring Tirico from ESPN
* Tirico wanted to be the next Marv Albert
* Kaylee Hartung compared to Melissa Stark
* What NBC has prepared for the Super Bowl pregame
* What Fred Gaudelli does really well to keep things simpler
* What The Main Event guest from last week Drew Esocoff will be thinking on Sunday
* The fascinating and humble career arc for Esocoff
* Big Bunny or Bad Bunny?
* Predictions for the Super Bowl ratings
* The implications of the mammoth NFL-ESPN NFL deal
* What will it mean for on-air people
* Where could it lead to and what does it suggest for what is next
* How will ESPN handle the new NFL programming
* How Molly Solomon changed the Olympics on NBC
* What about Costas succeeding Kevin Connors on Sunday Night Baseball with the games moving from ESPN to NBC
* NBC is on verge of adding big names for MLB, which is hard in this day and age
* You want the new Sunday Night Baseball to feel big
* What is one more idea for CBS to improve the Jim Nantz and Tony Romo tandem
* The Meterparel Research Group conducted a survey of college-aged students reaction to Nantz and Romo
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Mike Greenberg is the Main Event
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