"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
The agreement, while expected -- perhaps not this early, but expected -- did still leave several questions that I'm not sure can be answered immediately.
"The first-class broadcast team of Mark and Nick entertaining Bulldog fans with exciting basketball from iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse and Big East venues creates such a unique experience.”
"People are excited. People are happy for him. I'm glad to hear it. He's worked his tail off and it's well deserved for the long, illustrious career he's had."
"Someone tweeted at Rich Eisen, Adam Schefter, Dana Jacobsen, every Jew who went to Michigan that's in the media and asked 'Why aren't you tweeting about this?'. Dana Jacobsen was like 'I didn't even know about it'."
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."