John Middlecoff

So you guys know the drill.

If you listen on Colin's feed, make sure you subscribe to 3 and Out.

We have a separate podcast feed.

If you want to watch it, it's on a little app called Netflix.

Make sure you hit the alert and you'll never miss an episode.

Let's talk some football.

I do want to start with the draft lottery.

You know, one thing the NFL has always kind of hung its hat on is parody.

It doesn't have that much in common with basketball and baseball because the media rights are all national.

In the NBA, the Lakers have local television deals.

The Dodgers have a massive local television deal.

And they keep the revenue from that.

Now, depending on how the league works with taxes, it can get a little complicated.

But simply put, and Windhorse has talked about this forever, the Lakers in one game or two games make as much as the Grizzlies do throughout the season.

So there are huge economic advantages in those sports when it comes to the media markets.

Obviously, the New York Knicks are going to make a ton more from local television than some of the Milwaukee Bucks.

It's very self-explanatory.

Chicago Cubs, the LA Dodgers, the New York Yankees have a built-in advantage over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Or, you know, you pick said small market, the Oakland, Sacramento, Vegas athletics, right?

We're in football.