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With Tony Romo placed on indefinite leave by CBS Sports president David Berson, the idea that Romo never returns to the No. 1 booth gains steam.
Is CBS taking the right approach? What are the other factors potentially in play, including the four-years and $72M remaining on Romo’s contract and next season’s CBS Super Bowl?
In the 35-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Puck’s John Ourand go back-and-forth on Romo’s exile.
Plus, the dynamic state of the NFL TV pre-opt-out negotiations post Fox’s CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s saying not now to the league and where does Jimmy Pitaro’s ESPN stand these days following its recent layoffs.
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Pod Rundown …
* How to rate CBS’ handling of the Tony Romo situation
* Answering if Romo will return to the CBS booth
* Outlining the potential path of a Romo’s exile
* The overarching issue for Romo’s return
* Marchand & Ourand disagree on the regression in the booth issue
* Why next year’s Super Bowl is a factor with Romo and Jim Nantz
* How Romo’s 10-year, $180M contract changed the industry
* Why Romo’s image then and now are such a business factor
* The contract mistake CBS made with Romo
* What is going to happen with the potential top musical chairs with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Greg Olsen all having their contracts up to go along with the Romo question
* The Travis Kelce, Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford factors
* What Fox Sports has done with its NFL game analyst depth
* How will J.J. Watt do with Nantz
* Why Ourand thinks Ross Tucker will be very successful
* Ourand’s adjective about Murdoch’s public statement about the NFL negotiations
* Where Amazon Prime stands
* Where are the streamers with the NFL long-term
* Will there be a lot of change in the NFL platforms in the early 2030s
* Why the NFL should want YouTube in
* ESPN as a business is different than working there right now
* Why ESPN’s live sports portfolio is so incredible
* Debating ESPN’s journalism
* Ourand has plugs

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The greatest talk sports talk radio host of all-time is … Who are the Top 5 all-time? … Who is on the bubble?
On a 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel each give their Top 5 lists, their reasons and provide some fun sports talk radio stories.
Hosts Considered: Colin Cowherd, Adam Schein, Paul Finebaum, Mark Packer, Tony Kornheiser, Tony Bruno, Chuck Wilson, Mike Francesa, Chris Russo, Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic, Michael Felger, Michael Kay, Scott Van Pelt, Ryen Russillo, Dan Patrick, Dan Le Batard, Jim Rome, John Ireland, Boomer Esiason, & Gregg Giannotti
Related Podcasts: The Top 10 All-Time MLB Play-by-Players … The Top 10 All-Time SportsCenter Hosts … Colin Cowherd … Chris Russo … Adam Schien …. Michael Kay … Chris Oliviero … Traug Keller … Bomani Jones …
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Linda Cohn was rated No. 9 in the all-time SportsCenter anchor rankings. On a 33-minute, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” Cohn tell us how she went from a shy girl with low self-esteem to a SportsCenter legend.
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* Who did Cohn like to work SportsCenter with the most …
* How did Ed Ingles and her radio background help Cohn so much
* What being a woman in a male-dominated profession was like for Cohn
* Why Robin Roberts was important for her
* How she felt treated differently by the bosses than her male colleagues
* How schmoozing with the ESPN bosses was part of the job
* What was the greatest moment of Cohn’s career
* Her disappointment …
* The NHL star that texted her when she retired
* Cohn’s hockey playing career as a goalie
* How she became a Ranger fan growing up on Long Island
* Why she had low self esteem and then became a TV star
* How “external validation” was so important
* What made the late Tom Mees so special
* The greatest SportsCenter for Cohn was …
* Why Cohn did not like the ticker added on the screen
* Cohn likes more highlights on SportsCenter
* Cohn’s opinion on ESPN’s “embarrassing” recent layoffs
* How Karl Ravech and David Lloyd were overshadowed
* What Cohn wants to do next …
* ESPNers talking bad about ESPN after they leave …
Related Podcasts: Mike Soltys … Chris LaPlaca … Mark Shapiro… Adam Schefter … Greg Hughes … Traug Keller… Howard Katz … Fred Gaudelli …
* Next week: Marchand and Meterparel’s Top 5 All-Time Sports Radio Hosts by Tuesday & John Ourand pod by Thursday
* Brian Rolapp is the guest on Sept. 17th in midtown for “Off the Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports”

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What is next for Tony Romo and CBS with four years and $72M remaining on his contract as he is put on leave.
Andrew Marchand & John Meterparel breakdown all the potential Romo scenarios, plus the laid off Karl Ravech is back, LeBron’s “Last Dance” millions, Netflix impressive NFL hire, the new studio additions for ESPN and Netflix, Amazon-NHL and YES-MSG-DAZN.
It is a 39-minute edition of “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media.”
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* There was only one thing that Romo couldn’t do …
* The hope for Romo on a personal level
* What’s Up/What’s Down: J.J. Watt, Luke Kuechly, Romo, WNBA
* The timeline and how does Romo return
* Should Romo comeback?
* Can Romo be the face of CBS?
* The real reason that Romo’s deal might be the worst isn’t just the money
* Why Tom Brady’s 10-year, $375M contract with Fox makes a little more sense
* Jim Nantz vs. Ian Eagle with Romo & Watt
* How long will CBS wait for a permanent decision
* Karl Ravech was laid off … and he is back — the haphazard ESPN layoffs continue
* What does Ravech deserve after 33 years
* Jason McCourty is an upgrade over Ryan Clark on Monday Night Countdown
* What to make of Monica McNutt doing a SportsCenter hit from a nail salon
* The huge “Last Dance” LeBron James and ESPN documentary and will it be good
* The issues and positives with Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance”
* The Joe Tessitore WWE Summer Slam preview on the main ESPN channel
* Why Netflix’s Kuechly could be the Peyton Manning of defense on TV
* Story time: Meterparel and Kuechly, two Boston College legends
* Examining Netflix NFL pregame choices
* What the Amazon Prime Video deal in Canada means
* DAZN makes a statement with YES and MSG
* The RSN digital dilemma
* Connor Onion’s promotion to team with RG3 in Jason Benetti’s old spot at Fox
* Media Trade Deadline: Could Marchand be dealt to Ourand’s or Deitsch’s podcast?
* “Cakes are Baking Game:” Marchand (5-for-his last-6) is on fire heading into this week
* By Thursday: Linda Cohn is The Main Event
* Next week: Top 5 All-Time Sports Radio Hosts by Tuesday & John Ourand pod by Thursday
* Brian Rolapp is the guest on Sept. 17th in midtown for “Off the Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports”

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The Shohei Ohtani interpreter betting scandal is one of the crazier stories this decade. ESPN investigative reporter Tisha Thompson broke it and takes us inside all of the fascinating turns. Thompson has a new 30-for-30 podcast series on the whole scandal called, “The betrayal of Shohei Ohtani.”
It is a 35-minute edition of “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” A podcast about a podcast.
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RUNDOWN …
* What was it like to find out that Shohei Ohtani’s bank account was sending millions to an illegal bookmaker
* What Thompson had to do next in the reporting and the wrench that was thrown into that it might be Ohtani’s interpreter
* How she feared an adult game of “telephone”
* The reputational damage that is at risk in these stories
* Why it was so important to talk to Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
* How she and ESPN told Ohtani about the information they had
* How she got the interview with Mizuhara and then he lied
* What was the timeline of the reporting
* The frantic, “Don’t Publish!” phone call
* She calls Mizuhara and he picks up …
* The Dodgers make a call on Mizuhara
* “Why should I believe you?”
* The communication trail that shows the truth
* How is trust built up
* How the business is sourced information, not rumors
* Why did the story change so much
* Who is Ohtani & Mizuhara
* What was Mizuhara making
* Learning how bookies hook gamblers
* How long is Mizuhara in prison
* Thompson’s incredible family history in journalism
Related Podcasts: Mark Kriegel, Peter King, Joel Sherman, Adam Schefter, Chris Russo, Michael Kay, Joe Buck, Ramona Shelburne