Wednesday afternoon sessions
Lots of good stuff going on here in Chicago. We just wrapped up a highly entertaining session with Mickey Charles, President and CEO of the The Sports Network. I recorded it for the FSTA folks so there’s a good chance it might go up on the FSTA site (pardon any shakiness) and you can all enjoy his commentary – or relive it if you’re sitting right here in the audience.
The afternoon continues with a discussion of the NFL labor issues that are looming ahead for the 2011 season, with thoughts from Andrew Brandt of NationalFootballPost.com and Ian Greengross of Greengross Athletic Management Enterprise. When asked about the likelihood for resolution between the owners and NFLPA by the Super Bowl, Brandt and Greengross put it at 20% and 5-10%, respectively. But by the NFL Draft, the likelihood raised to 40-50% for Brandt and 30-40% for Greengross. They stressed that the time between the Super Bowl and March 1st is really going to be the crunch time. If still unresolved as time goes on, pressure will mount on the players in particular and by training camp 2011, odds of resolution goes up to 90% according to Greengross and Brandt.
Next up we’ve got “elevator pitches” for 8 sites/products. We’ll be recording those pitches, too.
