RCS: Even though SportsNation's content is driven by fan interactivity, how important do you think it is for you to pay attention to what professional sports columnists are writing on a daily basis?

Beadle: Oh, it's huge. Tuesday is the perfect example, with Brett Favre signing a deal. While the guys on SportsCenter right now are having to handle it in a much more serious manner: Analyzing the contract, what he'll bring to the table, and is he ready to hit the field and all that.

We still give you the story. We're going to give you the reasons why we're talking about Brett Favre or Usain Bolt or MMA, but we're also allowed a little bit more freedom in that we do recognize this Brett Favre soap opera has been ongoing and somewhat entertaining and very hilarious. So we can kind of do a tongue-in-cheek. I hung a Brett Favre shirt on the set while we talked about him, and we can woo-hoo. Things that can't really be done on different shows, but it's still very important that we still give you the news story. Otherwise we'd just be up there talking about anything.

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