Jul 15, 2026 · 46 min · 20 segments
Andrew Brandt on his new book 'Smarter About Sports,' his journey from agent to front office exec to ESPN analyst, why the Packers are the most unique franchise in sports, what went into the decision…
Andrew BrandtGuest
Jim RomeHost
You know, you drive through this neighborhood and there's, oh, there's Lambeau Field.
And we're in this little burg, like you said, 100,000 people competing against LA, New York, Chicago, Dallas, et cetera.
I mean, this is something that people don't know until we did the renovation in 21, 2002.
And, you know, quick story, Jim, the Arena Football League Commissioner, Sam Baker, came to us, David Baker, sorry.
And he said, hey, you want to have an arena team? A lot of NFL teams are having arena teams.
Oh, by the way, You guys aren't big enough for arena, but we'll make you arena too.
We're not big enough for an arena team, even though we have an NFL team that's thriving.
You know, you drive through this neighborhood and there's, oh, there's Lambeau Field.
And we're in this little burg, like you said, 100,000 people competing against LA, New York, Chicago, Dallas, et cetera.
I mean, this is something that people don't know until we did the renovation in 21, 2002.
And, you know, quick story, Jim, the Arena Football League Commissioner, Sam Baker, came to us, David Baker, sorry.
And he said, hey, you want to have an arena team? A lot of NFL teams are having arena teams.
Oh, by the way, You guys aren't big enough for arena, but we'll make you arena too.
We're not big enough for an arena team, even though we have an NFL team that's thriving.
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