"I certainly have literally no ill will to a company that's provided me with a life that has that has exceeded any expectation I had coming out of Needham High School or Ithaca College."
"With our plan of reorganization confirmed by the court and the FCC approval process well underway, we are positioned to emerge from Chapter 11 with a stronger balance sheet to capitalize on future market opportunities."
"It is up to the coaches and clubs what they share with him. If they share information they shouldn’t, then that’s on them. The same parameters that pertained to Tom last season will continue this year and also will apply to Troy [Aikman]."
The Arena Group is now refusing to hand over the Sports Illustrated website and select social channels, a day after it seemed like Arena was ready to move on.
The whole discussion was terrific, but I wanted to share the answers to just the first question Mike McVay asked which was, "What is the strength of the sports talk format?"
This is best for both sides. I'm very excited for what's next, but I just want to say thank you to Dave. I'm very grateful for this opportunity that he gave me."
"Without [Imus], I don't know exactly where the station is. He validated Mike and Chris, like [he was] the engine...To leave him off seems irresponsible, but I'm going to leave him off."
The Arena Group will cease publishing all content under the Sports Illustrated umbrella and any content produced by the tech company will fall under a new banner — Athlon Sports.
"With our plan of reorganization confirmed by the court and the FCC approval process well underway, we are positioned to emerge from Chapter 11 with a stronger balance sheet to capitalize on future market opportunities."
"It is up to the coaches and clubs what they share with him. If they share information they shouldn’t, then that’s on them. The same parameters that pertained to Tom last season will continue this year and also will apply to Troy [Aikman]."
"I have friendships every week that I call a game. Whether it's a head coach, an offensive coordinator, or a player. So, I would argue that every broadcaster has a conflict when they're calling a game."