Hosted by Arik Gordon · EN-US · 6 episodes
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Real Fans. Real Raw Emotions. No Filter. The Avid is the weekly sports rant podcast that says the things every fan thinks but nobody in sports media will say out loud. One topic. Ten minutes. Every Tuesday. No softening. No "both sides." Just the truth about everything broken in modern sports — ticket prices, referee accountability, jersey pricing, the broadcast disaster, tanking, replay review, scheduling, the stadium experience, and every other thing leagues do to fans because they can. We love sports. That's exactly why we're furious. New rant every Tuesday at 2 PM ET. Stay Avid.
Arik Gordon hosts The Avid, a sports show with 6 episodes published.
It took the NFL 25 years to get replay review right — and they're still not there. Challenge success rates sat at 40% last season. This week on The Avid: a quick rant on the replay disaster. Plus — an honest conversation
$1,777. That's what it costs a family of four to attend ONE Detroit Lions game in 2025. Up 201% in a decade. And here's the punchline — the stadium technology industry, in their own publications, openly admits that "stad
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 los
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 th
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 cal
$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 jerse
$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, w
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