Episode 471 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN college football and NFL analyst, Booger McFarland.McFarland shares his thoughts on the college football playoff and his comment that Florida State getting snubbed was a "travesty to the sport." He also discloses who he likes to win the Alabama-Michigan and Texas-Washington and, ultimately, the title game. McFarland also discusses whether the controversy regarding FSU is good for the sport, the mentality of college football fans and how he judges Deion Sanders' season as Colorado head coach.McFarland also reflects on his two years as a "Monday Night Football' analyst, the one year he spent in a crane, what it's like to work with Chris Berman on "NFL Primetime" and reveals whether he'd like to once again call games.Following McFarland, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the latest embarrassing story for the New York Jets, which NFL teams have great betting value to win the Super Bowl, Jimmy's weird quirk while watching football and important food question and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 470 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Mike Tirico from NBCThe voice of "Sunday Night Football" discusses how much he pays attention to the schedule and flex possibilities late in the season, whether he's feeling for comfortable in his second year as the SNF's play-by-play guy, whether NBC went too far covering Taylor Swift's appearance at the Chiefs-Jets game in Week 4 game, watching the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase with Lee Corso, whether he'd hear from the NFL if he dropped a betting stat during a game, why quarterback play has been a problem this season and much more.Following Tirico, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Jimmy betting hot streak, the amazing trend of NFL unders hitting in prime time games, Spotify's year-end "Wrapped" feature, Sal's issue with his car automatic starter and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 469 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with NFL VP of Broadcast Planning, Mike NorthNorth explains how a game getting flexed happens, why the NFL would want to flex a game and what goes into flexing a game. North also discusses whether he thinks any games will be flexed this season, what the league thinks of having three Patriots games left in prime time, how the Aaron Rodgers and Joe Burrow injuries have impacted the prime-schedule, whether the league would ever consider only scheduling the first half of the season and then program times and networks after during the second half.North also reveals if the NFL has ever considered removing the Lions from Thanksgiving, what the league is looking for from it's first-ever Black Friday game on Amazon Prime and why the league is happy to have Taylor Swift as a fan.Following North, Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Thanksgiving food, the Thanksgiving NFL games and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 468 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Ian Eagle, from CBS, Turner Sports and the YES Network.Eagle discusses his hectic work weeks during the NFL and NBA season and shares hilarious traveling stories, including the time he almost missed a game after a flight was canceled.Eagle also explains why he still does NFL preseason games, how he's approaching the college basketball season now that he will call the Final Four for the first time, being the first NFL broadcaster to make a Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift reference, what it's like to work with Richard Jefferson, what happens when he goes out to dinner with Bill Raftery and much more.Following Eagle, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy talks about seeing Bill Burr at Madison Square Garden and a live taping of Conan O'Brien's podcast last week. Jimmy and Sal also discuss the big week of NFL games and why Sal has issues with the NFL airing a third game at night on ThanksgivingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 467 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition of the podcast with Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV.This week, Jimmy details his struggles in booking a guest for this week's podcast, Jimmy and Sal reminisce about the horrible experience they had when they took pictures with Larry David, they discuss the NFL's prime-time schedule woes and flex scheduling changes that need to happen, Troy Aikman's call of Chargers-Jets on "Monday Night Football," including his repeated criticism of New York quarterback Zach Wilson and they speculate about LeBron James' recent streaming issues with YouTubeTV.Jimmy and Sal also address tweets regarding whether sports can be enjoyed without gambling on them, an important trait for NFL play-by-play folks, the Apple TV remote control and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 466 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features two interviews.First up is Robert Griffin III, who is a college football color commentator for ESPN, one of the analysts of ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" and the host of a new podcast, "RG3 and The Ones."Griffin discusses his various roles in broadcasting, how and why he decided to get into sports media after having no interest in it during his playing days and what the ultimate goal is for his media career.He also talks about navigating social media and handling all his own social media, finding himself in the middle of a controversy, what NFL players are saying about the league's officiating problem, a surreal Halloween moment and much more.Following RGIII, Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Fox joins the podcast to talk about his recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!." Was he nervous? Did he practice? How did he stick to his NDA? Was the experience everything he hoped it would be? He also discusses how Jeopardy! led to a connection with Debbie Gibson.Following Schrager, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Jimmy's day at Sal's house for an NFL Sunday that was filled with Sunday Ticket glitches on YouTube, the terrible World Series ratings and the sad passing of Matthew Perry Subscribe to RG3 and the Ones https://www.youtube.com/@rg3andtheonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 465 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with legendary radio host, Dan Patrick.Topics discussed include Patrick setting a retirement date in four years, why he will call it a career at that time and what he'll do after giving up his radio show.Among the other items covered with Patrick: Why he disliked his last two years at ESPN, the state of radio, the art of interviewing, how he critiques all of his interviews, Pat McAfee backlash and McAfee's weekly interviews with Aaron Rodgers. Patrick also explains what his new book, "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football" is all about and talks about turning down a chance to see the Rolling Stones in concert and the time he went to a Britney Spears concert by himself.Following Patrick, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal's complete 180 regarding NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTubeTV, the Diamondbacks-Rangers World Series, Halloween, Jimmy's night at a Billy Joel concert and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 464 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with founder and CEO of The Ringer, Bill Simmons.Topics discussed include why Simmons doesn't do a lot of interviews, the state of sports media, what makes someone a good podcaster, how he preps for a podcast, how he remembers his time at ESPN, whether he regrets calling Roger Goodell a "liar," getting suspended from Twitter, his issue with how people aggregate his podcast  and the ESPN "NBA Countdown" vs. TNT's "Inside the NBA" battle.Other topics covered include the NBA and MLB broadcaster problem, the way gambling has taken over everything in sports, his upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary and much, much more.Following Simmons, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Twitter charging $1 a year to use the service, the reaction to the viral Chargers fan from "Monday Night Football," whether the Buccaneers creamsicle uniforms are the best in sports and upcoming NFL schedule items. Plus, Jimmy and Sal answer listener questionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 463 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.The "Monday Night Football" broadcasters, now in their 22nd year together, talk about passing John Madden and Pat Summerall, as the longest-tenured network broadcast team ever. Aikman discusses his relationship with Madden while Buck shares his feelings on what the record means to him as a broadcaster.Other topics discussed include whether Buck will ever call baseball for ESPN, Aikman's opinion on whether the "Tush Push" should be banned, Tom Brady going to Aikman for advice on becoming a television analyst, Aikman's philosophy for being critical of players, how Aikman would use Twitter to bust Buck's chops and much more.Following Buck and Aikman, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Jerry Seinfeld teasing some sort of "Seinfeld" reunion regarding the series finale. Jimmy also answers reader-submitted questions in a new mailbag segmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 462 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's sports media columnist and podcast host, Bryan Curtis.  Topics discussed include NBC's Taylor Swift-heavy broadcast of Chiefs-Jets as well as Cris Collinsworth's odd commentary on Zach Wilson, plus NBC's Rodney Harrison taking a ton of heat for calling Wilson "garbage" during a postgame interview with the Chiefs' Chris Jones.Other items covered on the podcast: Whether interest in Deion Sanders and Colorado football has peaked; why the NFL's prime time schedule is in big trouble; ABC getting Wednesday night NBA games; ESPN's usage of Alex Rodriguez; the proliferation of podcasts and much more.Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal missing and NFL Sunday to look at houses, Patrick Mahomes' controversial slide at the end of the Chiefs-Jets game, the demise of Threads, the lack of interest in the MLB playoffs and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.