Chuck and Chernoff

During the 2pm hour of today's show Chernoff & Barrett talked about the Bucs falling apart against the Falcons last night and reacted to audio from Todd Bowles, Tristan Wirfs, Baker Mayfield and a sad Tampa Bay Bucs fan. 

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Chernoff, Barrett, Casey Stern and Chris Dimino talked about the Falcons comeback win last night and more during today's crosstalk. 

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On this extended edition of Deals & Deadlines, Matt Chernoff and sports agent/lawyer Hadley Engelhardt connect the biggest sports business stories across college football, baseball, and the NFL — all through the lens of money, leverage, media rights, and power. The show opens with a deep dive into the College Football Playoff business model, including the $4 million payout per team and how conferences like the SEC and Big Ten are stacking massive revenue advantages. The conversation expands into playoff expansion, Notre Dame’s exclusion, Group of Five access, TV windows competing with the NFL, and whether the current system actually delivers the best teams — or just the most profitable ones. From there, Matt and Hadley examine the future of bowl games, opt-outs, ESPN’s potential revenue losses, legal exposure, and why the postseason exhibition model may be nearing its breaking point. The discussion then turns to a landmark moment in college athletics: private equity officially entering the space, highlighted by Utah’s reported equity partnership that could reach $500 million. What does shared ownership mean for control, branding, NIL, Olympic sports, and the long-term soul of college athletics? On the baseball side, the show covers MLB Winter Meetings, where Scott Boras has become a full-scale celebrity power broker, securing over $1.2 billion in contracts while reshaping how agents create leverage. The episode also explores how a looming MLB CBA expiration is shortening contracts and pushing teams toward less risk, plus ESPN’s shift away from Sunday Night Baseball toward a fractured, streaming-first model. Finally, the show wraps with the NFL and global sports media: – Philip Rivers potentially returning at age 44 and what that conversation looks like from an agent’s perspective – The sudden drop in Taylor Swift’s NFL TV exposure and whether it’s a branding reset – And World Cup format changes, hydration breaks, and why “player safety” may really mean more ad inventory Smart, candid, and brutally honest — this is Deals & Deadlines at its most comprehensive. #DealsAndDeadlines #SportsBusiness #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFPExpansion #MediaRights #BusinessOfSports #PrivateEquity #NIL #CollegeAthletics #MLBWinterMeetings #ScottBoras #MLBContracts #NFLBusiness #PhilipRivers #TaylorSwift #SportsMedia #StreamingSports #WorldCup2026 #FIFA #SportsLaw #ESPN #TVRatings #FootballBusiness #BaseballBusiness #sportseconomics

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-The Braves proved me wrong and I’m guessing they proved a lot of you wrong as well

-Plus the Falcons might be giving you the change you’ve wanted for years.

-And college football’s biggest change has paid major dividends.

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During the 5pm hour of today's show Chernoff & Barrett talked Braves, Dawgs, Falcons, Bucs, CFP, Sugar Bowl and more! 

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During the 4pm hour of today's show Chernoff & Barrett talked about the new Braves signings, Michigan's mess, Raheem Morris, the College Football Playoffs and why this off-season may be the biggest season ticket cancellation in Falcons history. 

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Chernoff & Barrett play a Christmas version of "Name Cellini's Tune." You should listen, you will laugh. 

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During the 3pm hour of today's show Chernoff & Barrett talked about the Braves signing OF Mike Yastrzemski and Closer Robert Suarez, Walt Weiss, Falcons, Bucs, Georgia Football, the Sugar Bowl, Tim Tebow and Gunner Stockton before playing "Name Cellini's Tune."

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Chernoff & Barrett Sallee talk Sherrone Moore, Michigan fallout, Braves, Kendrick Perkins, Ron Darling, Pete Hoffman and more! 

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Dimino, Barrett Sallee and Chernoff talk about the Braves additions of Mike Yastremski and Robert Suarez. 

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