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In the 35-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel opine if Dave Portnoy was a good addition in Week 1 for Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff, go deep into Doris Burke’s demotion and detail how MLB.TV could be priced with ESPN. Plus, much more.

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What’s on tap:

* How effectively did Fox Sports use Dave Portnoy on Big Noon Kickoff and what will it need to do going forward

* Lee Corso’s perfect send off

* Pat McAfee’s kicking feature is the heir apparent to Corso’s headgear

* Was Doris Burke’s demotion from the NBA Finals called for

* Did ESPN let Burke twist in the wind too long

* What Marchand & Meterparel think of Tim Legler’s promotion

* The cloud of Steve Kerr, LeBron James and Steph Curry

* How ESPN may price MLB.TV and what may happen to T-Mobile deal

* Why Marchand thinks the ESPN app will be widely available for WWE events on the remaining platforms, which include YouTube TV and Comcast

* What to make of Ryen Russillo’s, Skip Bayless’ and John Fanta’s moves

* The biggest storylines of the NFL TV season are ….

* Grading the ESPN app multi-view

* Tisha Thompson gets her props for Shohei Ohtani story

* Fordham vs. Boston College sportscasting alumni rundown

* Cakes are baking …

* Jay Marine is the guest for “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” on Sept. 24th. Sign-up here

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* On Deck Thursday: Laura Rutledge is The Main Event

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