"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
“Actually, the attention that we’re getting, particularly from ESPN, both for the promotion and production of our games and how they’re being carried and scheduled has been great."
He then mentioned that he believes Ryan truly still has "the coaching bug", sharing that he wouldn't be shocked if Ryan coached again, but is unlikely to leave ESPN for the Broncos at the current time.
“The problem is that rather than bringing McAfee in and letting him coexist inside of the ESPN ecosystem, the ESPN ecosystem is trying to be more like McAfee.”
“If the audience rises, the advertising increases, and your brand gains significant value, which leads to a major deal with the industry's largest sports media company, why would you even think a key contributor wouldn't be paid let alone not expect a fortune to appear?”
"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."