Show notes
Colin’s joined by legendary sports writer and New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor! Colin starts by asking Ian about his experience writing about the Patriots in light of the hit documentary “Dynasty” (3:30), how “spygate” will impact Bill Belichick’s legacy (8:00) and how the Super Bowl loss to the Giants affected the team (12:00) They talk about the reasons behind football pulling away from baseball in the past 30 years as the most popular sport in America (14:30) and why the demographics of baseball fans could be an omen of a bleak future for the MLB (20:00). They react to Mecole Hardman’s comments about the circus behind the scenes of the NY Jets (24:30) and dive into Aaron Rodgers… the subject of Ian’s upcoming book and Colin asks Ian about Aaron’s contrarian personality (31:30) They also discuss New York’s “star drought (36:45) and the state of the newspaper industry for sports writers (45:00) Finally, the circle back to Aaron Rodgers underrated leadership qualities (50:00) and a tense situation Ian experienced on a flight to interview Aaron (54:00) (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume #Herd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
