Marchand Sports Media

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In the 49-minute sports media podcast, MLS commissioner Don Garber debates and defends the Apple TV deal, explains why direct-to-consumer will be a part of other leagues sooner than later, measures the World Cup impact, opens the door a crack for promotion & relegation, tells why Messi’s arrival is better than he anticipated and what it is like to go to dinner with the Beckhams. Plus much more.
The interview was taped in front of live studio audience as part of the “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” series.
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* How MLS, led by Bob Kraft & Lamar Hunt, recruited Garber from the NFL
* The 1994 World Cup and how it led to MLS with a $5M loan
* John Skipper and the fuel of the sport
* What the ESPN deal did for MLS …
* How has the media environment changed over Garber’s career
* How new stadiums, Messi, Beckham lead to globalization and more viewership
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* What is like to sit across from David & Victoria Beckham
* What was Garber & MLS’ plan going into the rights negotiations that saw them leave ESPN & Fox as its main partners for Apple TV in 2022
* The issue with MLS’ old start times …
* “We made a very bold move” with Apple
* What were Garber’s expectations of the Apple deal
* Garber says that MLS was early on going direct to consumer
* Garber believes another major property will do a similar deal in next five years
* How the MLS is “upside down,” which is not a bad thing
* His admiration of the NHL’s setup
* How Garber looks at the disruptive phase of technology
* The data from Apple is so specific it is impacting MLS’ rosters
* How you take the Red Bulls’ young players success and turn into good business
* Will we get relegation in MLS
* A member of the studio audience is a big MLS relegation fan … and Garber is a great about it
* Garber explains MLS’ financial reasons against it
* “They would have no place to play.”
* Garber opens the door open a crack for promotion and relegation
* Garber didn’t realize how big Messi would be
* Does Messi happen without Apple ….
* Beckham designing the Miami logo
* Could the fan in the audience replace Jon Meterparel
* The World Cup will be “100 Super Bowls”
* What will the World Cup do for MLS
* How does he look at “pay to play” youth issue
* Frank Isola and Garber’s soccer neighbor
* Off The Record with Netflix VP of Sports Gabe Spitzer on May 12th
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* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel on Tuesday

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The grades are in!
In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel hand out the TV grades for ESPN, NFL Network, ABC & Pat McAfee. Plus, inside the Mike Tomlin move to ESPN, the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini saga continues, NBA, Joe Buck, Darren Rovell and more.
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Topics:
* Marchand & Meterparel hand out grades & analysis on Mike Greenberg, Pat McAfee, Rich Eisen, Booger McFarland, Ian Rapoport, Rece Davis, Ty Schmit, Kirk Herbstreit, Joel Klatt, Daniel Jeremiah and more
* Big “Off the Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” announcement
* The Roger Goodell-Greenberg interview evaluated
* A new Clicker contributor chimes in on Chris Carlin & ESPN Radio coverage
* ESPN vs. NFLN: Which is a better draft show?
* How execs should asses their draft coverage
* Mel Kiper Jr. impersonation matchup …
* Inside the Mike Tomlin Sweepstakes
* Where the Vrabel and Russini saga is now ….
* The accountability issue …
* The nickname for the Pats’ Saturday draft choices
* Why Eric Collins struggled on Celtics-76ers
* The NBA local broadcast first round issue is overrated
* Why YouTube TV is good for the content providers
* The Prime Video issue …
* Darren Rovell lit up new “Sports Jeopardy” host Joe Buck for some reason … Marchand & Meterparel react
* FaZe Rugg vs. Buck: Who ya got?
* Birthday Age Game: On the clock: George Gervin, Corey Seager & Bridget Moynahan
* Meterparel tells his ex-wife story from the 1998 NFL draft
* Off The Record with Netflix VP Gabe Spitzer on May 12th
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* On Deck: Don Garber is The Main Event Thursday

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Due to a technical error on Substack’s part, some subscribers did not receive the Jeremiah podcast email on Wednesday afternoon so I’m resending it to all now. If you got it twice, it is even better the second time. Jeremiah was great. Apologies for any inconvenience.
In the 36-minute sports media podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah explains his incredible Chris Mortensen relationship, how he prepares for the draft, his top hits and misses and if wants to be a GM one day
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The Topics …
* As a kid, did Jeremiah grow up wanting to be a draftnik
* “Who the heck is Mel Kiper” is an all-timer
* The disappointment of the Cowboys missing out on a future Hall of Famer
* Jeremiah’s Keith Smart connection
* Chris Mortensen randomly in his living room ...
* His aunt was Indiana’s women’s coach during the Bobby Knight era ...
* The back story of being introduced to Mortensen from his dad’s reach as a pastor
* “Why is Chris Mortensen in my living room ...”
* How Mortensen took Jeremiah under his wing
* Reggie White, attending games, going to Bristol ...
* Working the draft with Mort and then meeting Jay Rothman
* How Jeremiah began his career at ESPN
* Really nice tales about what Mortensen was like ...
* Did he consider following his father’s footsteps into the ministry
* How close was Jeremiah to being an NFL player
* How does Jeremiah approach his draft preparation
* The minute details of how he goes about it all
* Why Jeremiah doesn’t first type out his info and opinions
* How does Jeremiah look at analyzing picks
* Jason Kelce and no one knows anything
* The evaluation Jeremiah is most proud of ...
* The evaluation Jeremiah would like a do-over on ...
* The “scout school” that teams have
* Evaluating how they missed on Tom Brady
* Looking for clues of what you were doing wrong
* More draft do-overs ....
* Comparing the combine and games in evaluations
* Why seeing quarterbacks live is important
* The QB body language issue ...
* What has Mel Kiper Jr. meant to the draft ...
* The special connection Jeremiah has with him
* Does Jeremiah have dreams of being a GM
* What does the ESPN ownership of NFL Network mean to Jeremiah
Off The Record with MLS Commissioner Don Garber Sign-Up on Thursday, April 23rd
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* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel

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In the 36-minute sports media podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah explains his incredible Chris Mortensen relationship, how he prepares for the draft, his top hits and misses and if wants to be a GM one day
For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com

The Topics …
* As a kid, did Jeremiah grow up wanting to be a draftnik
* “Who the heck is Mel Kiper” is an all-timer
* The disappointment of the Cowboys missing out on a future Hall of Famer
* Jeremiah’s Keith Smart connection
* Chris Mortensen randomly in his living room ...
* His aunt was Indiana’s women’s coach during the Bobby Knight era ...
* The back story of being introduced to Mortensen from his dad’s reach as a pastor
* “Why is Chris Mortensen in my living room ...”
* How Mortensen took Jeremiah under his wing
* Reggie White, attending games, going to Bristol ...
* Working the draft with Mort and then meeting Jay Rothman
* How Jeremiah began his career at ESPN
* Really nice tales about what Mortensen was like ...
* Did he consider following his father’s footsteps into the ministry
* How close was Jeremiah to being an NFL player
* How does Jeremiah approach his draft preparation
* The minute details of how he goes about it all
* Why Jeremiah doesn’t first type out his info and opinions
* How does Jeremiah look at analyzing picks
* Jason Kelce and no one knows anything
* The evaluation Jeremiah is most proud of ...
* The evaluation Jeremiah would like a do-over on ...
* The “scout school” that teams have
* Evaluating how they missed on Tom Brady
* Looking for clues of what you were doing wrong
* More draft do-overs ....
* Comparing the combine and games in evaluations
* Why seeing quarterbacks live is important
* The QB body language issue ...
* What has Mel Kiper Jr. meant to the draft ...
* The special connection Jeremiah has with him
* Does Jeremiah have dreams of being a GM
* What does the ESPN ownership of NFL Network mean to Jeremiah
Off The Record with MLS Commissioner Don Garber Sign-Up on Thursday, April 23rd
* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.com

In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect how ESPN turned into WWESPN with WrestleMania.
Plus, the Dianna Russini resignation from The Athletic, Prime Video’s slow NBA playoff start, Charles Barkley brings it, MLBN shines during a tragedy, MLB analysts overdoing it, YouTube’s NFL quest, World Cup transport fiasco & Papa Clicker’s Mike Vaccaro “Bosses of the Bronx” review.
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The Topics …
* How to assess ESPN going all in on WWE & WrestleMania
* Is WWESPN better for WWE or ESPN …
* Not taking Charles Barkley and “Inside The NBA” for granted …
* MLB Network’s strong work during a tragedy
* Prime Video starts its NBA playoffs slow
* MLB game analysts have to stop doing this …
* Perception of Stephen A. Smith at WrestleMania
* Why ESPN did the WWE deal
* How Paul Fortenbaugh and others stood out on ESPN’s WWE coverage
* What to make of the Dianna Russini resignation from The Athletic
* What is going on with Mike Vrabel
* The big production question if YouTube adds five more NFL games
* What was YouTube’s issue on its first NFL game
* The younger broadcaster approach …
* Has it been easy or difficult to find the NBA playoff games …
* Is Prime Video’s NBA pregame good?
* What works with the NBA on NBC
* The forthcoming World Cup fan fiasco
* The Dallas Wings’ PR team was lost
* The WNBA wants to be covered, but not covered …
* The Big 3 Dallas Mavericks story from back in the day
* Does Mike Vaccaro’s “The Bosses of the Bronx” receive an all-time Papa Clicker score?
* The “Cakes are Baking” Game is born. Play along …
* Sign-up: Off The Record with MLS Commissioner Don Garber on Thursday, April 23rd
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* On Deck: Daniel Jeremiah is The Main Event