Episode 157 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Newsday general columnist and sports media writer Neil Best. In this podcast, the group discusses the viewership potential of a Patriots-Eagles Super Bowl; how long until Super Bowl viewership drops below 100 million; new NBC Olympics host Mike Tirico saying he won’t get into politics at the Games like Bob Costas; the Today Show-ization of NBC’s Olympic coverage; whether hockey will draw in South Korea; the Thursday Night Football bids for Fox, CBS and NBC; what Fx would do with the package if they get the bid; knocking down the Jeff Zucker to ESPN story; why the coverage of the USA Gymnastics scandal took so long to gain prominence; whether NBC should cover the story during its Winter Olympics coverage; the death of longtime Canadiens reporter Red Fisher died Friday at age 91, the conscience of Montreal hockey whose career touched seven decades, and much more. To listen to the podcast in full, check it out on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com