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Jason Barrett Podcast: Michael McCarthy, Front Office Sports

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Jason Barrett Podcast: Michael McCarthy, Front Office Sports

If it is happening in sports media, Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports knows about it and has thoughts to share. He and JB cover the Big Ten’s new deal, what is next for the Manning Cast, who is ready to spend big money on the NBA and more.

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Dave Revsine Wanted an Offer From Big Ten Network, Not a Job

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In August of 2007, the Big Ten Network was born onto cable systems across America marking a significant step in sports media rights and coverage for college football. Dave Revsine has been there for all the good and bad of the network’s fifteen years on the air, but he didn’t intend on it.

Revsine, the network’s lead studio host, spoke with Awful Announcing’s Michael Grant about his migration from ESPN to the first conference-affiliated network. He spoke about wanting to go be closer to home (network is in Chicago) after his father died. He also was asked about the “risk” he was taking leaving ESPN to go with something brand new.

“It’s funny,” Revsine began, “I think all my friends at ESPN looked at me as if ‘have you lost your mind?’”

Revsine also said that when he went to interview with the Big Ten Network, he didn’t plan on taking a job there.

“In the beginning, I didn’t interview with the intention of taking the job,” said Revsine, “I interviewed with the intention of getting an offer. And then when I talked to (then-Big Ten Network president) Mark Silverman and (then-Big Ten commissioner) Jim Delany, I understood for the first time, the scope of what they were trying to do.”

He also said that the idea of the Big Ten Network going big, and around-the-clock, appealed to him.

“I didn’t realize it was going to be 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I was blown away and thought ‘Holy cow. This is something I really want to do.’”

Jimmy Johnson Will “Occasionally” Take the Week Off FOX NFL Sunday

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We may have more answers on how Sean Payton will be integrated into FOX NFL Sunday telecasts this Fall. Jimmy Johnson discussed a myriad of topics with the Miami Herald and said that there will be weeks he’s not on the set or on the show.

Johnson, 79, spoke with Jordan McPherson of the Miami Hearld and answered a question about broadcasting remotely this fall.

 “For doubleheaders, I’ll be in Los Angeles [in the studio] and obviously for playoff games and on Veterans day when we go to Doha, Qatar,” Johnson said.

Johnson would add, “On single-headers, I’ll do it remotely from the Keys, and occasionally Sean Payton will jump in my seat.”

This seems like the first hint we have heard about Payton’s role outside of being a “in-studio” analyst. Will Payton literally move to Johnson’s seat during those week’s he is gone? Does this leave the possibility for a part-time role for Johnson and Payton? The season is just a few weeks away with answers.

Tony Barnhart Won’t Return to SEC Network

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The veteran journalist Tony Barnhart will not be returning to the SEC Network for this season. Barnhart made the announcement on his Facebook and Twitter pages over the weekend.

Barnhart had been with the network since its inception in 2014 but revealed that he will be following other endeavors for this college football season, his 46th covering the sport.

Barnhard told a story about the SEC Network launching on his anniversary and all the while trying to help his mother find the channel so that she could see her son report from Mississippi State’s football practice.

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Barnhart mentioned that he will not be retiring but will continue writing with TMG College Sports and will be launching a podcast called Mr. CFB and Friends and will continue doing a weekly Saturday show on 104.5 the Zone in Nashville.

Nick Wright Calls Toucher and Rich Homer Radio

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On Toucher and Rich, a clip was played from FS1’s First Things First in which Nick Wright was talking about the New England Patriots situation at offensive coordinator. During that clip, Wright was dismissive of people proposing the idea of Bill O’Brien returning to New England.

“You can get those (opinions) from anybody,” Wright said. “Just go to Toocher and Rich if you want that take. That’s not what we’re here for.”

That comment didn’t go over too well with the show.

“What is he talking about?” asked Fred Toucher.

“I don’t know,” Rich Shertenlieb replied, “but he obviously is such a big fan that he gets the name correctly.”

Toucher was confused and bothered by the insinuation because he believes Wright isn’t discussing the same narrative around Bill O’Brien that the show has.

“I don’t get the homer take,” said Toucher. “I don’t even know what he’s talking about. He’s so ineloquent. Like he’s just blah, blah, blah, like hemming and stammering. Shut up. And I don’t even understand what your problem is. Articulate. Articulate. What exactly are you so angry about?… I don’t understand the venom directed towards the Boston media. He’s putting himself on some pedestal that he is above all of it.”

Colin Dunlap: Jac Collinsworth ‘Brings Nothing’

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The New York Post reported Sunday that NBC will officially pair Jac Collinsworth and Jason Garrett for their Notre Dame broadcasts in 2022, and the reaction has been lukewarm at best. 93.7 The Fan’s Colin Dunlap and Dorin Dickerson both shared their less than stellar opinions on Collinsworth during Monday’s edition of The Fan Morning Show.

“I am not the only one who thinks Jac Collinsworth keeps falling up because of his surname,” Dunlap said. “So immediately that gets out there and the first response to that tweet on NBC’s official account is ‘Call me crazy, but I find it hard to believe the best person for the job just happened to be Cris Collinsworth’s kid.’ I have watched this guy do sideline reports. I have watched this happened, and it’s not a personal shot. It’s more so watching him professionally. He brings nothing. There’s not one thing that Jac Collinsworth does during those games that I go — or anything that he’s ever done that I’ve watched — and I’ve thought ‘that guy’s good’.”

“Usually in a circumstance — what’s the word? Nepotism? — usually in a circumstance like this, we would have saw him on some lower games in college or something first. And then working his way up…” Dickerson said.

“Why isn’t he doing San Jose and UNLV,” Dunlap interrupted.

“Exactly. But to go right to NBC and Notre Dame? That’s ridiculous,” Dickerson replied.

“I watch him and I cringe,” said Dunlap. “He tries that little quirky…he doesn’t do it for me. He might be the nicest guy ever. 27-years-old and doing Notre Dame play-by-play.”

Collinsworth and Garrett partnered together for the 2022 USFL slate on NBC. Collinsworth also has previously announced Atlantic 10 basketball and the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament on NBCSN.

It’s not the first time Dunlap has criticized the 27-year-old broadcaster. In January, Dunlap said there was “no one more underqualified” and said Collinsworth was “stunningly bad” on television.

Adam Silver, Nick Saban Welcome Stephen A. Smith Back to ESPN

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If you tuned in for First Take over the summer, chances are you didn’t see much of Stephen A. Smith. That changed on Monday as he returned to work after a lengthy recovery from shoulder surgery.

While he spent most of the day on a boat alongside Molly Qerim and Michael Irvin, Smith did receive his fair share of ribbing.

First Take producers lined up a series of celebrity messages welcoming Stephen A. Smith back to work. Among them was Nick Saban.

“I had my hip replaced and was back to work the next day,” the Alabama football coach said. “Now, they don’t make ‘em like they used to and some people just do anything to get a day off.”

Smith said that he could believe Saban returned to work a day after hip replacement surgery and that because Saban is the GOAT amongst college football coaches, Smith was willing to take the criticism.

The standout message came from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. He questioned the double standard of what fans knew about Stephen A. Smith versus what Stephen A. Smith expects to hear from Silver’s players, coaches and teams.

“I know that you and the media expect complete transparency when it comes to the NBA, particularly when it comes to injuries, but I get it. ‘Shoulder surgery.’ That’s all we’re told,” Silver said in a video. “Definitely a different standard when it comes to the media.”

Smith admitted that he enjoyed the video message from the Commissioner.

“Adam Silver got me good on that one,” he said. But the ESPN star did feel the need to defend himself and explain why it took him so long to come back.

“First of all, I was owed time off. Let’s be clear about that! Second off, excuse me. Cuff torn, bicep, labrum, plus a bone spur? I’ve been going through rehab four days a week on my vacation! I didn’t go away.”

Rich Zeoli: People Watching Jeffrey Toobin Could Only Think About Zoom Incident

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Rich Zeoli: People Watching Jeffrey Toobin Could Only Think About Zoom Incident

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin announced his departure from the network Friday. 1210 WPHT morning show host Rich Zeoli said Toobin will largely be remembered for his gaffe during a Zoom call when he reportedly began to masturbate while still on camera with The New Yorker and WNYC co-workers in 2020.

“Here’s the thing about this: You can’t come back from that,” Zeoli said. “There’s certain things you can come back from. Like, you can kill a guy and come back from it. You can’t come back from this. You can be like ‘yeah, you know, I killed a man just to see him die’ but they’ll be like ‘you’re forgiven, everybody makes mistakes’. I was caught blanking myself on Zoom. Because nobody could take you seriously after that. That’s the problem.”

“Well, yes, but also, you have to wonder who was he looking at during the Zoom call,” The Rich Zeoli Show co-host Dawn Stensland said. “It’s just eww.”

“As he tries to sit there and pontificate and give his legal analysis people just look at him and go ‘dude…you’re the guy who was king of your castle on Zoom?’ And that’s all they can think of,” Zeoli continued. “Literally, I think that’s all they can think of when they look at the guy. They can’t take a word of his analysis as anything seriously. That, I think, is the reality. I feel bad for him but I don’t feel bad for him at the same time. Actually, I don’t feel bad for him. I have no sympathy for him. He’s a buffoon. Let’s be honest.”

Willie Colon: Had ‘Skewed’ View Of Media As Player

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets offensive lineman Willie Colon had a successful nine-year career in the NFL. He has carried that success into broadcasting with his work on Jets PreGame and Jets PostGame Live on SNY in addition to the roles he has had at Barstool Radio and currently on SIRIUSXM on the Morning Men show.

However, Colon wasn’t exactly sure right away if being in the media was going to be the right move for him. On the Courtside Club with Rachel DeMita podcast, Colon said it was his wife who watched him do work at SNY and thought he could do great if he put in the time and effort.

“I was very bitter when I left the field because I left the field injured and forced to leave because my knees went bad on me. I was in a grey space about what I wanted to do next. I was doing a couple of hits on SNY and my wife was like hey man, if you take this seriously, you can be really good at it.”

One of the reasons Colon was unsure about becoming a member of the media was because he saw players who were not accepted back into the locker room they were once a part of as players because of things that they said.

“Part of my pushback was I still wanted to play. I wasn’t anti-media, but I was just like half of these guys don’t know what the hell they are talking about. I don’t want to be that guy. The guys who were leaving the field and getting into that space, some of those guys weren’t welcomed back into the locker room because they were talking too much, letting go of house secrets, putting the team that they formerly played for in weird positions. I had a very skewed position of what my role would be in the media.”

As Colon has become more comfortable in his second career, he realizes he can tell the difference with which broadcasters are sincere about their takes and which just want the headlines.

“It took me a lot to just be comfortable in front of the camera and be comfortable in what I was going to say and how I was going to deliver my message. When I got on the other side of the fence, I realized there are professionals who do care about their takes and how they go about their stuff and then there are guys who cut on you because they want to be in the headlines.”

CBS Leads al-Zawahri Coverage

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CBS Leads al-Zawahri Coverage

President Joe Biden announced on Monday, Aug. 1 that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike operation in Kabul. Al-Zawahri and the man he succeeded Osama bin Laden had plotted the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11, 2001 suicide hijackings. 

The president said in that evening address from the White House that U.S. intelligence officials had located al-Zawahri at a home in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family. The president approved the operation in late July and it was carried out on July 31..

The networks aired this special news event on Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Approximately 17.1 million viewers tuned in to Biden’s address. As a slight surprise, the top outlet in coverage among total viewers was CBS. Although its weeknight evening news program regularly trails their ABC and NBC counterparts, the network led here with 4.22 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Also helping CBS was its affiliates’ usual potent syndicated programming in the 7 p.m. hour which, in most markets, is Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight. The same goes for most of ABC’s affiliates with its combo of game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune — the network was close behind CBS with 4.185 million viewers.

NBC trailed its broadcast competition with 2.84 million viewers.

Over on cable, Nielsen did not label Biden’s address as a separate telecast. Therefore, regular programming within that hour was still stated. Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters Primetime easily led cable in the 7 p.m. hour on Aug. 1 with 2.8 million total viewers including 331,000 in the key 25-54 demographic. MSNBC’s “The Reidout” was a distant runner-up on cable news in total viewers with 1.35 million; CNN’s “Erin Burnett Outfromt” was second in adults 25-54 (250,000). As indicated in the rankings below, it was this 7-8 p.m. hour that was the week’s most-watched hour overall for CNN, and the week’s top MSNBC hour in the key demo.

As for the other news outlets: Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight drew 264,000 viewers; CNBC’s The News with Shepard Smith 221,000; Fox Business Network’s Kennedy 129,000; and, NewsNation’s On Balance with Leland Vittert 62,000.

Cable news averages for August 1-7, 2022:

Total Day (Aug. 1-7 @ 6 a.m.-5:59 a.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 1.413 million viewers; 199,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 0.670 million viewers; 78,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.511 million viewers; 101,000 adults 25-54
  • HLN: 0.181 million viewers; 54,000 adults 25-54
  • CNBC: 0.142 million viewers; 36,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.127 million viewers; 17,000 adults 25-54
  • Fox Business Network: 0.111 million viewers; 11,000 adults 25-54
  • The Weather Channel: 0.107 million viewers; 22,000 adults 25-54

Prime Time (Aug. 1-6 @ 8-11 p.m.; Aug. 7 @ 7-11 p.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 2.098 million viewers; 268,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 0.978 million viewers; 103,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.656 million viewers; 133,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.226 million viewers; 27,000 adults 25-54
  • CNBC: 0.216 million viewers; 68,000 adults 25-54
  • HLN: 0.207 million viewers; 63,000 adults 25-54
  • The Weather Channel: 0.136 million viewers; 25,000 adults 25-54
  • NewsNation: 0.060 million viewers; 8,000 adults 25-54
  • Fox Business Network: 0.058 million viewers; 8,000 adults 25-54

Top 10 most-watched cable news programs (and the top programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) in total viewers:

1. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 8/4/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.300 million viewers

2. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.298 million viewers

3. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Mon. 8/1/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.198 million viewers

4. The Five (FOXNC, Mon. 8/1/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.156 million viewers

5. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Wed. 8/3/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.113 million viewers

6. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 8/3/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.112 million viewers

7. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.111 million viewers

8. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Thu. 8/4/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.995 million viewers

9. The Five (FOXNC, Fri. 8/5/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.892 million viewers

10. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.841 million viewers

25. Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, Mon. 8/1/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.155 million viewers

144. Erin Burnett Outfront (CNN, Mon. 8/1/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.996 million viewers

186. Real Time With Bill Maher “Episode 607” (HBO, Fri. 8/5/2022 10:01 PM, 57 min.) 0.782 million viewers

286. Last Week Tonight (HBO, Sun. 8/7/2022 11:00 PM, 35 min.) 0.577 million viewers

329. Forensic Files II “Toxic Environment” (HLN, Sun. 8/7/2022 10:30 PM, 30 min.) 0.494 million viewers

386. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee “Episode 7214” (TBS, Thu. 8/4/2022 10:00 PM, 30 min.) 0.380 million viewers

401. The Daily Show (CMDY, Mon. 8/1/2022 11:00 PM, 33 min.) 0.358 million viewers

404. Varney & Company (FBN, Tue. 8/2/2022 10:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.348 million viewers

465. Shark Tank “Shark Tank 622” (CNBC, Tue. 8/2/2022 10:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.286 million viewers

551. Deep Water Salvage “(210) Savage Salvage” (TWC, Sun. 8/7/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.232 million viewers

748. Newsnation: Rush Hour (NWSN, Tue. 8/2/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.161 million viewers

Top 10 cable news programs (and the top  programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) among adults 25-54

1. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.508 million adults 25-54

2. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Mon. 8/1/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.478 million adults 25-54

3. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 8/4/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.465 million adults 25-54

4. The Five (FOXNC, Mon. 8/1/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.438 million adults 25-54

5. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Thu. 8/4/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.428 million adults 25-54

6. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Wed. 8/3/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.400 million adults 25-54

7. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.399 million adults 25-54

8. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 8/3/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.394 million adults 25-54

9. The Five (FOXNC, Fri. 8/5/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.374 million adults 25-54

10. Gutfeld! (FOXNC, Tue. 8/2/2022 11:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.369 million adults 25-54

44. Erin Burnett Outfront (CNN, Mon. 8/1/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.250 million adults 25-54

55. Last Week Tonight (HBO, Sun. 8/7/2022 11:00 PM, 35 min.) 0.228 million adults 25-54

77. The Reidout “Biden On Klng Of Al Qaeda Leader 732-739” (MSNBC, Mon. 8/1/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.198 million adults 25-54

99. Forensic Files II “Toxic Environment” (HLN, Sun. 8/7/2022 10:30 PM, 30 min.) 0.186 million adults 25-54

117. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee “Episode 7214” (TBS, Thu. 8/4/2022 10:00 PM, 30 min.) 0.165 million adults 25-54

135. The Daily Show (CMDY, Thu. 8/4/2022 11:00 PM, 30 min.) 0.151 million adults 25-54

178. Real Time With Bill Maher “Episode 607” (HBO, Fri. 8/5/2022 10:01 PM, 57 min.) 0.131 million adults 25-54

245. Shark Tank “Shark Tank 621” (CNBC, Thu. 8/4/2022 11:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.116 million adults 25-54

583. Deep Water Salvage “(210) Savage Salvage” (TWC, Sun. 8/7/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.056 million adults 25-54

790. Varney & Company (FBN, Fri. 8/5/2022 11:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.034 million adults 25-54

816. Newsnation: Rush Hour (NWSN, Tue. 8/2/2022 6:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.029 million adults 25-54

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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