"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."
"It's a code language. No one truly cares about the American League record. But a broadcaster or a headline can't say 'the real record' or 'the clean record', so we've been using this term."
“It was like dealing with a politician. He would answer the question and take it off in a tangent that had nothing to do with the question you were asking him.”
This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”