Schefter-Rapoport Meet, NBA TV star issues, Tomlin Sweepstakes, ESPN booth shakeup

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel go inside Adam Schefter-Ian Rapoport’s meet-up at the NFL Owners Meetings. Marchand & Meterparel tell you the favorites for ESPN’s NFL No. 2 booth vacancy. And the Mike Tomlin Sweepstakes and who is in and who is out. Plus, the NBA’s big national broadcast problem with its missing stars.For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Topics …* The Schefter succession talk is ….* Adam Silver vs. Rob Manfred comparison* Where do Ian Eagle, Grant Hill and Bill Raftery rank in all-time college hoops TV history* Why are the “Chainsmokers” doing a concert between Final Four games* On a Fox MLB booth: One up, One down* Yahoo’s Tom Haberstroh’s tremendous article about how the terrible number of stars playing on ABC/ ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video* Don’t teach people not to care, which the NBA is in danger of doing* Who are the favorites to be in ESPN’s No. 2 NFL booth* A name ESPN is considering after some felt it wronged him* More on Schefter, Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo* The Tomlin Sweepstakes: Who is in the lead and who is likely out* The big money ask …* Reacting to Netflix’s Elle Duncan’s comments about the platform being criticized for its MLB coverage* What ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage should learn from Netflix’s Opening Day* Analyzing the Men’s and Women’s Final Four coverage* Amazon Prime Video will have The Masters this week for the first time* Do we care about the new “Hard Knocks” …* If John Ourand had a Chris Berman nickname, what would it be ….* Sign-up: Off The Record with MLS Commissioner Don Garber on Thursday, April 23rd* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* On Deck: John Ourand is The Main Event