We're back in the brand new year of 2026, as the College Football Playoff narrows down to it's Final Four and the NFL playoffs get going this weekend. We discuss the coverage, the ratings and more with a guest on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with Tyler Jones of LWOS .com/Media, "The Jones Report Podcast" and Roundtable Sports to go over it all.

First, T.J. has thoughts on the CFP New Year's Eve and New Year's Day games and ratings. Also, the end of the NFL regular season and the playoffs being set. Also, what's up with the trend of national pro football broadcasters still being allowed to "do TV" while taking front office jobs and will former Falcons QB turned CBS "NFL Today" studio analyst Matt Ryan become the next?

Then, T.J. and Tyler go over the CFP semis and the storybook finish shaping up for the Indiana Hoosiers, etc. They also disucss whether it's a good idea or not to have so many alternate broadcasts of these two games on Thursday and Friday night?

Next, some NFL playoff talk as the schedule of games and broadcast outlets/announcers is out. The guys give their takes on all of it and just how massive will the numbers be with the new measuring systems for TV audience?

T.J. and Tyler also discuss NBC Sports getting back into Major League Baseball and what prominent brodcasters could be the guy to fill their role(s) as the top p x p announcers?

Hear it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!