Tag: Monday Night Football

"You have to be an adult and realize that not everybody's gonna like you. I realized that a long time ago. It wasn't easy and it hurt."

"If the standard for an “anticompetitive” league is one that still delivers the overwhelming majority of its product for free, in local markets, on over-the-air television—then what exactly are we measuring? And more importantly, who are we protecting?"

"If the league won’t act, then networks should. Stop paying top voices if they are going to leverage the access you provide for personal gain and influence within the league. That’s not fair to teams, and in an era where the integrity of sports is constantly questioned, it’s certainly not fair to fans."

"For Troy Aikman, it’s not about the money. It's about he gets to walk around with the bragging rights to say you [Dallas Cowboys] should have did this for me."

"Hosting a premiere show on ESPN of course was a goal of mine. But did I think that First Take would come available, and I’d be first in line? I didn’t know anything. It just sort of worked out that way."

"We thought adding two games on Monday night would be a great thing for fans."

"I won’t take it as a personal heat."

"Aikman worked in an advisory role during the franchise’s general manager search earlier this offseason."

"Over the course of his career, Barrie has earned 11 Emmy Awards along with three Edward R. Murrow Awards, underscoring both his versatility and credibility in the sports media space."

"The industry spends so much time chasing what’s next — new platforms, new angles, new metrics — that it sometimes forgets what worked. A well-timed throwback isn’t regression. It’s perspective."