"Programming is supposed to be about developing talent, building brands, creating opportunities and preparing the next person to take the next step. When the person responsible for doing those things becomes part of the talent lineup, the priorities inevitably become blurred."
"We get a lot of former players that are in [broadcast meetings] that are close to their former teams. I think our teams are pretty smart about saying, ‘I’m not sharing something with him"
"They’re admitting that they can only conceive of interests that are selfish; that they cannot imagine a person doing their job for reasons that are greater than themselves"
"I just think it gets to a point eventually they’re going to have to say, ‘Hey man, what are you going to do? Are you going to be part owner or are you going to be a broadcaster?"