Brian Kaufman

Proud @BCAlumni & #BostonStrong! Team NEVER punt on 4th & 1.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

“Be passionate, be genuine, be hardworking and don’t ever be afraid to be great.”

@PeteFrates3

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Recency bias…but that’s the best #WorldCup game I’ve ever seen.

#argentina vs #capeverde

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@darenw Excited to check this out

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

If anyone sees odds for San Jose Stanley Cup 2028, please let me know

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Winning the housing lottery and getting to live in 90 was arguably the 2nd most important W of my college career.

[The Heights @bcheights]

Boston College will rename 90 St. Thomas More—a sophomore residential hall located on Lower Campus—Martignetti Hall, following a donation from University alumni Beth V. Martignetti, BC ’76, and Trustee Associate Carmine A. Martignetti, BC ’76, the University announced Tuesday.

“The gift, which comes as the couple celebrates 50 years since their BC graduation, will provide unrestricted support to Boston College, allowing the University and its leadership to address its most urgent needs,” a University announcement said. “In grateful recognition of this gift, Boston College will name the residence hall located at 90 Thomas More Drive Martignetti Hall.”

The University did not disclose the size of the couple’s contribution or specify how it would be earmarked.

Read more at the link in our bio.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Imagine watching this #StanleyCup and saying, “nah, this isn’t for me?!?”

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Nice tip-line under-the-hood look at the finances of rights deals

[Bob Thompson @rltsports]

I have had several people ask me about this segment on Torre's podcast so I thought I would respond here as opposed to DM's.

To assert (first 20 sec) that nobody is making money on their NFL packages is misleading in my mind.

Let's look at it how TV networks look at it...On a rights fee and production cost basis versus ad revenue generated, then yes, they lose money. But when retrans consent fee payments are included, they make money. Retrans fees are paid to the network by distributors and local stations. Amounts allocable to the NFL are generally assumed to be 60% (or more) of a network's retrans revenue (for a network like FOX I would put the number higher due to less entertainment programming).

For simple, but effective illustration purposes let's look at CBS. They generate something like $2.5 billion in total retrans payments each year. So, we will allocate (60%) $1.5B to NFL (by the way, those fees are going up in 2027 due to contracts expiring). Throw in about $1.35 billion for ad revenue in a typical NFL season. There are also lead in/out bumps to other programming that while not necessarily allocated to the NFL P&L, do provide additional financial benefits.

So, we have $2.85B in total revenue less $2.1B in rights fees which equals to a $750m surplus. Now I'm not sure of their exact season long production costs, but I guarantee you it is not $750 million. Let's assume $200m in a non-Super Bowl year. Nets them $550 million for the year. Are these exact numbers? No, but they are pretty close.

So, what about a Super Bowl year? Figure an additional $30m or so in production for a Super Bowl year, but an astounding $700m in extra ad revenue. There is no additional Super Bowl rights fee. It is baked into the yearly fees.

That being said, there is only so much $ to devote to the sports ecosystem for the linear networks. If NFL rights fees increase networks will start to cut other sports rights fees before they walk from the NFL.

I do agree with John's analysis that the Tech streamer's don't necessarily need an NFL package in order to exist. Netflix's business is just fine without sports. They seem to like the "big event" concept for now. YouTube, Prime Video and AppleTV are such small portions of the total business of Google, Amazon and Apple it would be considered negligible in the overall scheme of things. Just my opinion of course.😎

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

If I’m Harvard, I’m calling Joe Pereira.

[BucciOT.Com @Buccigross]

I just heard a name not on this list that makes a lot of sense and is interesting. Still digging. 🪏👂👀

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Another W for Bill Duffy. Good to see common sense prevail.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: The NBA and NBPA have ruled in favor of Lakers' Luka Doncic and Pistons' Cade Cunningham on their Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge for the 65-game award rule, making both eligible for all 2025-26 season honors such as MVP and All-NBA teams, sources tell ESPN.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@mike_petriello @TravisRPetersen @WeatherApplied And this is why xStats are valuable

[BC Men's Basketball @BCMBB]

Boston College Names Luke Murray To Lead Men's Basketball 🦅

Full Release: https://t.co/rReNcpqgi3

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@Sam_Vecenie As a BC grad, this is a big, big deal.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

“What an incredible Cinderella story. This unknown comes out of nowhere to lead the pack.”

LFG

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

BC has a new coach. A splash hire in luring UConn’s top assistant, who is considered a top offensive mind.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@tangotiger Is the loss of future challenges computed in all this (great) data?

[BC Men's Hockey @BC_MHockey]

BOSTON IS MAROON AND GOLD 🦅

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

1st priority is obviously win…but Pats pick being only late game is such a great position. Mini-hedge on all early favorites to win plus Dolphins ~+1600. Any early losses and ticket value goes up significantly…assuming maxing value is objective and not just winning.

[Patrick Everson @PatrickE_Vegas]

The final picks are in for Circa Survivor Week 18: 2 on the Vikings, 1 on Patriots, 1 on Bengals, 1 on Falcons, 1 on Jaguars.

As noted earlier, 1 entry on Vikes also has a $700K Packers moneyline +355 bet, to win $2.485 million.

"We've got one week to sweat [and] to really pay out some life-changing money."

– @CircaSports' @JeffreyBenson12, on @VSiNLive with @MattBrownM2 @Somobomb18

Much more below at the link🔽🔽

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

Remember when the cool thing to do was criticize 1st Round NFL picks for opting out of low-tier Bowl games?!?

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@heitner The other issue is we are looking for immediate solutions for situations that take time to analyze. I’m willing to ‘bet’ all of the cases against players will dissuade others from following. Players ARE getting caught, where the initial conspirators did not think they would.

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@MickColageo @GlobeKPD @NEHockeyJournal Brooksie was great on that show and always willing to join. Could be a pain from an agent perspective but always accommodating to talk puck. RIP

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@LevAkabas @funakistats @RealStevenAdams Do we have the missed shot types that lead to these %

[Brian Kaufman @brianjkaufman]

@CrumpledJumper This is great…thanks for adding the key.