According to The Athletic, the pair had a heated booth argument on October 12 at SoFi Stadium following a reported one-hour conversation with Aikman and ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro."
"At some point, ESPN has to decide whether it wants the conversation surrounding its first Super Bowl to be about the broadcast it has assembled or the one it might be losing."
"I'm not proposing we escort Aikman or Collinsworth out with a gold watch and complimentary headset. I'm asking for competition, opportunity and imagination."
"I am not supposed to be a color commentator for football. That is something I've decided. I had a chance to try it a couple of times. I hated it and got bored."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."