1. Bill Belichick is 72 years old. He is dating someone who is 24 years old.

Bill Belichick could be the next head football coach in North Carolina.

The jokes are obvious. They have been circulating on social media for days. But you wouldn’t expect to hear them on ESPN.

That’s why we want to commend NFL analyst Kimberley Martin for going there on Wednesday Stand up and implement the recording in a very creative way.

Maybe Belichick and his partner are in love and maybe they will live happily ever after and have one of the greatest romances of all time.

But when you’re 72 and dating someone who’s 24, the time is open for ridicule.

And when you’re the greatest coach in NFL history and you take a job at a mid-tier football college (at best), there will be jokes.

So when you combine those things, you’ve given the world solid fodder.

2. It was another unforgettable evening for Within the NBA on Tuesday.

During the recurring segment where the cast members run to the big board, Shaq decided to hit the video board, causing it to malfunction.

This is notable because later in the show, when Charles Barkley caught a Jay-Z joke that so riled up the cast that Shaq walked off the set, Ernie Johnson brought things full circle by telling Shaq to fix the board. Perfectly done by Johnson.

3. When ESPN President Burke Magnus appeared SI Media with Jimmy Traina A few weeks ago I told him that many fans were worried that ESPN would throw Stephen A. Smith in Within the NBA next season when the show airs on ESPN.

Magnus said: “Of course we won’t change the show. Why would we take something so successful and so iconic, adopt it and then say, “We know better, we’re going to change it.” ”

Magnus added: “We don’t want to change it. We don’t want to bring in new talent. We don’t really want to do anything about it.”

However, yesterday there was an announcement that there would be a free throw shooting contest between Smith and one of them Within the NBA The hosts will do nothing to allay fears that ESPN will try to force Smith’s name Within the NBA.

4. Here are the viewership numbers for the college football conference championship games that took place last weekend:

–Georgia vs. Texas, ABC/ESPN: 16.6 million
–Oregon vs. Penn State, CBS: 10.5 million
–Arizona State vs. Iowa State, ABC/ESPN: 6.9 million
–Clemson vs. SMU, ABC/ESPN: 6.0 million
–Boise State vs. UNLV, Fox: 3.0 million

5. As always, government officials are working hard on the things that matter.

6. The latest SI Media with Jimmy Traina Podcast features a conversation with The alarm clockThis is Bryan Curtis.

Among the topics discussed with Curtis is why something about it feels off Within the NBA–ESPN deal; ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Reportedly Gets New Six-Year, $120 Million Contract; how Tom Brady has progressed, whether the coverage of him has been fair and what we want to see more of Brady. Curtis also reveals which two networks he thinks do the best when it comes to covering NFL games.

After Curtis, I’m joined by Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV in our weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week we discuss a Bills-Lions Super Bowl vs. a Chiefs-Lions Super Bowl, an NFL Sunday disaster for a family member, the new season of HBO Hard hits and much more.

You can listen to this SI Media with Jimmy Traina Podcast below or on Apple and Spotify.

You can also watch SI Media with Jimmy Traina To Sports Illustrated YouTube channel.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: We’re exactly two weeks away from Christmas and McDonald’s has been in the news, so this is a good time to hear Bill Burr’s thoughts on both topics.

Make sure you do it Check out previous editions of Traina Thoughts and take a look at them Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy X And Instagram.