Chapter 1: What types of social media influencers are being discussed?
These social media influencers. Yeah, you bring them up. Who are you talking about? I'm just talking about people who cover their respective teams. Just because they're fans. They're hardcore fans. I don't know the names, but if you listen to guys that, say, cover the Bears or guys that cover the Jets, and there's a million of them. It's not just one group here or one group there.
Plus, you combine that with all the, obviously, the people that are covering these respective teams. Yeah.
Chapter 2: How do sports influencers cover their respective teams?
It's really remarkable the amount of in-depth information that they go into on all these teams. I've never seen anything like it. I mean, it's been building over the last four or five years, and I'm giving guys credit. I mean, I'm giving fans credit.
It'd be like me sitting around waiting for the NHL trade deadline this Friday and whether or not we're going to get rid of Vincent Trocek and Sam Carrick, which most likely is going to happen because they didn't play last night. And just sitting there and talking about the team that I watch religiously every night when they're playing.
And I read every piece of information there possibly can be about the team that I really, really love. You know what I'm saying? So it's interesting that ā and I say this ā with respect to all these people, because they do go in-depth.
Chapter 3: What makes sports influencers valuable to fans?
They go in-depth to the kicker, to the fourth wide receiver, to the third backup defensive tackle, to the special teams captain, to the third, you know, I mean, like everything. And it's really remarkable. And I don't, you know, some of them talk about what they hope happens in the draft.
Like, you know, when you look at all these different Jet influencers on social media, while we hope they go with this guy, or we hope they go with that guy, or we trade the number two pick.
talking about just people on instagram you gotta show me one of these i don't know what you're talking about oh i will i'll show you i'll show you a bunch of them they're all over the place okay i guess there are a lot of them you don't have one name of anybody that you're watching i don't know the names because there's so many of them i just just listen and i find it to be very interesting and i find it to be uh well thought out okay
I'm not killing them. No, no, I know. That's what a fan should be. A fan should be passionate. I'm not saying you're not killing them.
Chapter 4: Are social media influencers the same as traditional sports commentators?
I just don't know who you're talking about. All right. It's just you keep bringing these social media influencers. Are they influencers or are they guys doing podcasts that are covering the team? It's both. Influencers get paid to push products because they're very popular. And a lot of these podcasts do push products around their content. Yes. What's wrong with that? Nothing.
Chapter 5: What examples of sports influencers are mentioned?
You keep generically throwing out this social media influencer giant thing. They all kind of are generically. I don't know any of them. I don't know. It's strange. Maybe because I know what's in your feed. Yeah, yeah, right. And I had to remove a lot of that crap because when you send it to me, it all of a sudden goes into my feed. Yeah, strange things.
And I'm like, I don't need this stuff in my feed.
Chapter 6: How do social media influencers impact fan engagement?
Large people. The guy who only has thumbs. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah, I don't want that stuff in my feed. Yeah, I mean, I need something that's so far away. Some of the things that you send me give me like, and I don't know if it's real or fake. I don't know if you're messing around with me. No, it's all real. Yeah, I'm a real guy when it comes to that.
Chapter 7: What challenges do influencers face in sports commentary?
But yeah, I mean, I don't know why you don't love the guy who's just a thumbs. You must love a good carnival. Yeah. Yeah, for sure. Especially when they have, like... Well, I don't think they're around anymore. You know, this is the... Like the circus used to travel around. Yeah, I don't think they have that anymore.
Unfortunately, they would have a number of deformed people there, and you would probably go there. I would not go to a carnival to see deformed people. I would not do that.
Chapter 8: How do personal opinions shape discussions about sports influencers?
You don't have to do it now. I don't have to do that. It's all throughout... I'm not going to do that. But I mean, I'm just saying that there's a lot of people that I'm inspired by. Oh, this is inspiration. I'm inspired by because, you know, and you see, if you notice, I'm complaining a lot less because of this. It's something that I need. I don't complain nearly as much because I say I could be.
Look at what this guy did with only thumbs. And he has now created a brand for himself where he slaps his thumb. On things that he's about to eat. What do you mean he slaps his thumbs when you say he doesn't have thumbs? No, he only has thumbs. Oh, he only has thumbs. That's it. It's just two thumbs. Yes. So he's deformed. No, no, no. No, it's not deformed.
It's not the correct word, I think, in 2026. All right, what is it? I think it's he just has thumbs. That's all. That's all you just say? He just has thumbs. Was he born without his eight fingers? Yes. Okay. Right. Yeah. That's all. I mean, you've got ā and I could tell you, like I could find that guy.
But I can't find your ā these alleged Jets social media influencers that you're consuming every day, which I just find ā I don't consume it every day. I'm just ā what I'm saying ā I'm saying that the NFL fan, especially around draft time, is completely engaged. Oh, yeah, it's been like that forever.
I know that, but now they have a platform to actually put their viewpoints out, just like we have our platform to put our viewpoints out. Yeah, but I feel like this has been going on for a long time. I feel like it's more and more and more. It's becoming more prevalent than ever before. That's all. I'm sorry. I feel like you're 10 years late on this. No, no, no, no.
It sounds like you're 10 years late on fans going on social media and talking about their teams. No. It feels like a decade too late for you to notice this. Nope. But you still haven't even given me an example. I will give you an example in the break. Because you don't have one. I could easily go on to X right now and find it easily. Or on to Instagram. Go ahead. Let me see. Oh, God.
You are a pain in the ass. Well, I mean, I just don't understand what you're talking about. You know exactly what I'm talking about. No, I don't. So I'm asking you. So you know exactly what I'm talking about. You said, because I let it go the first couple of times. You're like, it's these social media influencers that are really the ones that are putting the pressure on the organization.
I'm like, what are you talking about? And then you brought it up again today, and I'm like, I just need to know what you're talking about. Because, yes, there's people on social media who talk about their teams. That's been going on forever. Yeah, but all I'm saying is that it'sā But you gave me the example of this guy does this differently, and this is new, and I watch him.
I'm not saying they do it any differently. I mean, you know. Yeah, I'm justāI'm not following you on this one. You know, it's like saying, like, you know, there's a guy who sits at a desk and reads the news. And those are the people who are delivering the news that's been going on forever. Okay. That's sort of what I'm hearing from you. You know what?
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