I don’t know if I’m going to do any more of these. I’m glad I did it, I’m glad I had the opportunity to do it, and I won’t rule out doing more audio stuff in the future (weird voice and all), but it took a lot out of me, chewed up most of my week, and I realized that if I were to spend more of it speaking off the cuff – even (perhaps especially) if I had a cohost – I’d probably leave a lot of dead air as I thought about what to say, which wouldn’t mesh well with the gimmick I came up with, and which would be a problem when writing a script takes almost as much effort for each topic as a full-fledged blog post would. (I mention I have a partially-written post on Pat McAfee sitting in my drafts, and I may end up publishing it largely adapted from what I say about him here.) It’s an interesting idea and I think you’ll find the result interesting as well, but I’m not sure this format is for me.
After the jump, timestamps and relevant links for each segment.
1st Quarter: Pat McAfee vs. Norby Williamson (3:08)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-aaron-rodgers-jeffrey-epstein-list/
- https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/1742324477323833546
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/espn/jimmy-pitaro-called-jimmy-kimmel-after-aaron-rodgers-interview.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1742595479135977718
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/disney/jimmy-kimmel-not-on-jeffrey-epstein-aaron-rodgers-suggested.html
- https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/sports/pat-mcafee-needs-better-ratings-to-be-worth-85m-for-espn/amp/
- https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1743389920444711301?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
- https://twitter.com/tvsportsupdates/status/1743386735692615747?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/norby-williamson/
- http://amp.awfulannouncing.com/espn/norby-williamson-who-is-executive.html
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jemele-hill-host-michael-smith-exits-sportscenter-1093209/https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/01/pat-mcafee-norby-williamson-analysis-espn-future/
- https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/1743694768880636256https://frontofficesports.com/tuned-in-espn-acknowledges-rodgerss-dumb-joke-but-feud-will-go-as-far-as-kimmel-wants-to-take-it/
- https://theathletic.com/5183717/2024/01/09/pat-mcafee-espn-aaron-rodgers/
- https://twitter.com/SportsTVRatings/status/1743288747330797979http://amp.awfulannouncing.com/espn/john-skipper-admits-espn-hired-adrian-wojnarowski-pride-win.html
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/espn/dan-le-batard-pat-mcafee-norby-williamson.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/08/pat-mcafee-espn-norby-williamson
2nd Quarter: The Chiefs on Peacock (16:55)
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/nfl/second-streaming-playoff-game-coming-soon.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bill-simmons-podcast/id1043699613?i=1000640871990
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/peacock/mike-francesa-nfl-exclusive-playoff-game.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/peacock/chiefs-dolphins-taylor-swift-nfl-playoffs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/peacock/bill-simmons-playoff-game-disaster.html
- https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/12/thursday-night-football-ratings-cowboys-seahawks-most-watched-amazon-era/
- https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/08/sports-media
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210318005955/en/ViacomCBS-and-NFL-Reach-New-Long-Term-Multiplatform-Rights-Agreement-Through-the-2033-Season
- https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/01/nfl-media-rights-deals-refresher-monday-night-abc-espn-sunday-ticket-youtube/
- https://amp.awfulannouncing.com/nfl/directv-tegna-cleveland-browns-playoff-blackout.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Halftime: The week’s sports TV ratings (28:02)
- https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/category/ratings/daily-sports-tv-ratings/
- https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/01/rose-bowl-most-watched-college-football-game-six-years-sugar-bowl-viewership/
- https://twitter.com/tvsportsupdates/status/1742330549732085991?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
- https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/01/nhl-winter-classic-least-watched-opposite-rose-bowl/
- https://www.spoilertv.com/2024/01/tv-ratings-for-sunday-7th-january-2024.html
- https://twitter.com/AustinKarp/status/1744739483151724576?s=20
- https://twitter.com/AustinKarp/status/1744754853635617159?s=20
- https://twitter.com/austinkarp/status/1744810005826584753?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
3rd Quarter: The ongoing Bally Sports saga (35:41)
- https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/4/24025779/blackhawks-bulls-white-sox-tv-deal-nbc-sports-chicago-stadium-jerry-reinsdorf-marquee-sports-network
- https://www.nexttv.com/news/gray-stations-to-broadcast-10-atlanta-hawks-nba-games
- https://www.nexttv.com/news/new-orleans-pelicans-fly-over-the-air-with-gray-10-games-to-appear-on-wvue-tv
- https://twitter.com/kaplansportsbiz/status/1742580156210847977?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
- https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/sinclair-rob-manfred-vendetta-bally-sports-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- https://nypost.com/2024/01/08/business/major-league-baseball-rejects-amazons-150m-bid-to-bail-out-bankrupt-diamond-sports-sources/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost_sitebuttons
- https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/03/rockies-tv-situation-todd-helton-hall-of-fame/
- https://twitter.com/evandrellich/status/1744896798978637848
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-yes-network-and-msg-networks-form-gotham-advanced-media-and-entertainment-game-a-new-technology-sports-and-entertainment-streaming-joint-venture-302026388.html
- https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/sports/yes-msg-networks-partner-on-venture-that-could-lead-to-new-platform/amp/
4th Quarter: ESPN’s new agreement with the NCAA (46:33)
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/01/espn-and-ncaa-reach-new-eight-year-media-rights-agreement/https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/01/ncaa-media-rights-deal-womens-basketball-espn-extension/
- https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/08/ncaa-and-espn
- https://twitter.com/ourand_puck/status/1742944713412407703?s=46&t=C6ZYJ9dALR86HIhbLBvXBw
- https://frontofficesports.com/cfp-committee-got-it-right-and-fox-mounting-massive-rights-bid/
- https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39267884/college-football-playoff-espn-discuss-6-year-rights-contract
- https://deadline.com/2024/01/max-br-sports-streaming-delayed-launch-warner-bros-discovery-1235696080/