"All I wanted to do with my life was to write about sports and I never imagined it would take me this far. The team with me is second to none. Now, we ball."
If the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl was a proof-of-concept presentation that the growing media empire can produce top quality game broadcasts, they passed with flying colors.
In my estimation, there's some sort of triumvirate formula of likeability, credibility, and social following that could lead to potential podcast network success.
"For three hours, I sat in my car. I arrived home --it's a 20-minute drive -- I arrived home, and I sat for three hours listening to callers be like 'blow up Lambeau!', 'get 12 (Rodgers) outta here!', 'we need to build a dome, this team isn't built for the outside', and that was the highlight of my NFL season. And I have no problem saying that."
"I was paying $6250 for a nice house in Jersey, they called me yesterday...and said 'the deal is off'. And I said 'why?' and they said 'cause the landlord passed away'. He was in Aruba..."
"A total of 72 podcasts were presented for voting consideration in the Original Sports Podcasts category. Executives also had the opportunity (if they wished) to add other titles to the list. By the end of the process, 87 shows appeared on at least one ballot."
"All I wanted to do with my life was to write about sports and I never imagined it would take me this far. The team with me is second to none. Now, we ball."