In reply to: Would seem to indicate posted by treisele
than the likelihood prior to this announcement. Which was already extremely high. So this all but guarantees it.
It also sheds light into Jack's playoff proposal. Rather than previously viewing it as an unnecessary concession, I would now venture to guess Jack actually preferred being ineligible for a first-round bye because of the opportunity to earn additional revenue from the disadvantage posed by an additional game.
But I would assume we’re not planning to transition the current Chairman of NBC Sports away in anticipation of a potential adversarial role with our current media partner. He’ll likely negotiate the deal over the next 18 months and I would bet it will be done before he officially takes over as AD.