Watched live college baseball this weekend. Saw 15 Lincoln Navigator ads (Serena) and 15 Hertz ads (Brady) in one game. Meanwhile, mid-market brands like Johnsonville, Subaru, CA Lottery, and CA Community Colleges showed up with controlled frequency. Why? Big brands are still lifting-and-shifting linear to CTV without a DSP, no frequency control. Mid-market is not tied up in upfronts and are using DSPs to manage R&F. The waste (and consumer fatigue) from Lincoln and Hertz is staggering and blows my mind that brands are still committing these obvious errors. This is exactly why DSPs matter in live sports.