TLDR SHOW INFO
Sports ratings are down among millennials compared to every other demographic. Have the big leagues been slow to adapt to the changing of the times?
Also, we talk about the mental stability of the Jaguars locker room after another loss, avoiding Christmas shopping and RIP to Thursday Night Football?
THE RUNDOWN
Sports 6-pack
Sports viewership is down among millennials
Jags losing culture has officially set in with the players. Former offensive lineman Damien Woody explains this mindset of accepting that you’re just there for a paycheck.
Ravens intentionally committed egregious holding penalties to beat the Bengals
NFL will re-evaluate Thursday Night Football
Big College Football weekend-people really, really liked watching the Michigan-Ohio State game.
Jason Sobel of ESPN proves why Rory might care more than you think about growing the game of golf.
Useless information
Cyber Monday deals? Meh. The GuysGirl Shopping Guide for buying presents that don’t suck is here!
Mariah Carey can do whatever she wants in the month of December. Even photoshop an Insta picture very badly.
Japan skating rink sorry for freezing 5,000 fish
Disney’s Moana wins Thanksgiving weekend at U.S. box office
Side note: Fantastic Beasts is still great. Saw it a second time over the weekend. Listen to the full review here.
Not everyone is taking the Grey Sweatpants Challenge seriously!
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