Episode 161 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a sports media roundtable with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn; Black Sports Online founder and editor Robert Littal, and SI.com writer Jimmy Traina. In this podcast, the group discusses NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLII; whether broadcasters Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were a beat off in their call; how the broadcast handled the catch rulings on the field;what the overnight rating means for NBC and the NFL; the value of having a rules analyst in the booth; Jemele Hill leaving the 6:00 p.m. SportsCenter; whether it was Hill’s choice or ESPN’s choice; ESPN’s use of Mike Greenberg on the SportsCenter following the Super Bowl; what WWE character Greembergh best reflects; Fox landing Thursday Night Football; whether the TNF schedule can improve; and much more.

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