Bryan Curtis

I think every decision, or just about every decision they've made over the last couple of years, goes to two things. Get ready for the first ever ESPN Super Bowl in two years. That's Joe and Troy, that's SVP to Monday Night Countdown, that's changing the producer of Monday Night Football, etc., Number two, get ready for the launch of Flagship this fall, their streaming service.

And when you think about it like that, you're like, why was Around the Horn canceled? Oh, not bucket number one, not bucket number two. Why is Zach Lowe no longer there when he's the best basketball writer on the planet? Oh, not number one, not number two. And to me, it's so focused on those two things, especially the second thing, especially Flagship, that if you just read it like that,

And when you think about it like that, you're like, why was Around the Horn canceled? Oh, not bucket number one, not bucket number two. Why is Zach Lowe no longer there when he's the best basketball writer on the planet? Oh, not number one, not number two. And to me, it's so focused on those two things, especially the second thing, especially Flagship, that if you just read it like that,

And when you think about it like that, you're like, why was Around the Horn canceled? Oh, not bucket number one, not bucket number two. Why is Zach Lowe no longer there when he's the best basketball writer on the planet? Oh, not number one, not number two. And to me, it's so focused on those two things, especially the second thing, especially Flagship, that if you just read it like that,

the decisions, whether we agree with them or not, start to all make sense to me.

the decisions, whether we agree with them or not, start to all make sense to me.

the decisions, whether we agree with them or not, start to all make sense to me.

Do you think the flagship thing is going to work? That's a question. But that to me is that's their existential question. Like we have to get this thing to work. We're moving out of cable world. We're moving into streaming world. This thing has to work. Every decision, right? Why do we pay so much for the college football playoff again? Why do we buy the SEC? Why do we do?

Do you think the flagship thing is going to work? That's a question. But that to me is that's their existential question. Like we have to get this thing to work. We're moving out of cable world. We're moving into streaming world. This thing has to work. Every decision, right? Why do we pay so much for the college football playoff again? Why do we buy the SEC? Why do we do?

Do you think the flagship thing is going to work? That's a question. But that to me is that's their existential question. Like we have to get this thing to work. We're moving out of cable world. We're moving into streaming world. This thing has to work. Every decision, right? Why do we pay so much for the college football playoff again? Why do we buy the SEC? Why do we do?

That's all flagship stuff. And when you get left out of that conversation, if you're ESPN Radio, let's say, right, mentioned around the horn, if you're not in that directly, is there a place anymore? Are they that worried about you? And I think the answer is obviously no.

That's all flagship stuff. And when you get left out of that conversation, if you're ESPN Radio, let's say, right, mentioned around the horn, if you're not in that directly, is there a place anymore? Are they that worried about you? And I think the answer is obviously no.

That's all flagship stuff. And when you get left out of that conversation, if you're ESPN Radio, let's say, right, mentioned around the horn, if you're not in that directly, is there a place anymore? Are they that worried about you? And I think the answer is obviously no.

I think it's mostly that though. I think they do like stars. And since that's Manning stuff, maybe that gets grandfathered in to the plan. Right. Cause if you're, if you're a star, then you get to do different things. Right.

I think it's mostly that though. I think they do like stars. And since that's Manning stuff, maybe that gets grandfathered in to the plan. Right. Cause if you're, if you're a star, then you get to do different things. Right.

I think it's mostly that though. I think they do like stars. And since that's Manning stuff, maybe that gets grandfathered in to the plan. Right. Cause if you're, if you're a star, then you get to do different things. Right.

Well, I'm with Ryan. Like the key is to also, will it just be able to roll into the night? Cause that's the magic of the show. If it, if it doesn't roll into the night, it's not inside the NBA. Yeah.

Well, I'm with Ryan. Like the key is to also, will it just be able to roll into the night? Cause that's the magic of the show. If it, if it doesn't roll into the night, it's not inside the NBA. Yeah.

Well, I'm with Ryan. Like the key is to also, will it just be able to roll into the night? Cause that's the magic of the show. If it, if it doesn't roll into the night, it's not inside the NBA. Yeah.

And you think reinvent it, like making it longer, making it different, making it quicker reacts to something?