Troy Aikman's ESPN run looks like it's coming to an end

Episode 667 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch, Chad Finn, sports media columnist for the Boston Globe and Austin Karp, the media writer for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss ESPN NFL analyst Troy Aikman's recent statements including this on to Jimmy Traina: "it just seems to be where they're [ESPN] going — that they’re gonna go in a different direction because there’s been no talks, no contract negotiations"; why ESPN would let Aikman walk; how much finances are part of the equation; who could be a replacement for Aikman; the Greg Olsen factor; the NFL averaging 18.8 million viewers per game, meaning it is now up for the year; the impact of the Brewers in the World Series; whether a Brewers-Rays or Brewers-Guardians World Series can draw; the College Football Playoff expanding the field to 24 teams in 2027 and what that means from a media perspective and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.