The Avid

Tanked. Fined. Rewarded. The NBA Just Proved Tanking Works. | The Avid Ep. 5

Nine days before this episode dropped, the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft Lottery. Same Wizards that benched their stars all season. Same Wizards the league fined $500,000 for tanking. The league fined them for losing on purpose. Then rewarded them for losing on purpose. Three days apart. This week on The Avid, we rant about the Tanking Scam. How one-third of the NBA wasn't trying this season. Why the fines are a price tag, not a deterrent. The 800-to-1 math the owners ran. And why the new "fix" won't fix anything. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes. Stay Avid. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2610911/support] Subscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com

The Broadcast Is Broken | The Avid Ep. 4

Ten platforms. Twelve logins. $935 to watch one football season — and the FCC is now investigating because even the federal government can't believe what they're getting away with. This week on The Avid, we rant about the broadcast. The 10 streaming apps. The announcers who won't shut up. The cameras pointed at the wrong things. The commercials that eat the game. The broadcast isn't broken by accident. It's broken on purpose. And you're the customer. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes. Next week: The Tanking Scam. How your favorite team loses on purpose — and gets rewarded for it. Stay Avid. Subscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com

Refs Make Six Figures to Be Wrong. And Nothing Ever Happens to Them. | The Avid Ep. 3

They make six figures. They decide the outcome of games. And when they're wrong — consistently, repeatedly, on the biggest calls — nothing happens. This week on The Avid, we rant about referee accountability. Why bad calls keep happening, why there are zero consequences, and why every other high-stakes profession in the world has standards that sports officiating simply doesn't. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes. New episode every Tuesday. What's the worst call you've ever seen? Leave a review. Subscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com

Ep. 2 Your Team's Jersey Costs $3 to Make. They Charge You $175.

$175 for a polyester shirt made overseas for $3. Licensed to one manufacturer. Zero competition. And when your favorite player gets traded? They'd like another $175, please. This week on The Avid, we break down the jersey racket — how the leagues turned your loyalty into a revenue stream, who's actually getting the money, and why the price goes up every single year. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes. New episode every Tuesday. How much did YOU pay for your last jersey? Leave a review and tell us. Subscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com

Ep. 1: Ticket Prices Are Highway Robbery — And Nobody's Talking About It

$412. Two seats. Upper deck. Before food, parking, or a single overpriced beer. That's the reality of attending a live professional sports game in 2024 — and it's not an accident. It's by design. This week on The Avid, we rant about ticket prices. How they got this high, who's responsible, what happens to a sport when real fans get priced out, and why nobody in sports media will say what everyone already knows. Raw. Unfiltered. 10 minutes. This is The Avid — the podcast where fans rant about the things that are broken in sports.  How much did YOU spend on tickets last time? Leave a review and tell us which team is the worst offender. Subscribe and never miss a rant - https://www.youtube.com