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John Thomas Hill


    • Dec 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 122 EPISODES


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    John Madden: A Legend Passes On

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 10:36


    Remembering the legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden

    The Expansion Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 55:52


    Tonight we discuss future expansion prospects within the major sports leagues as well as possible future movement of current franchises

    College Football Playoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 39:31


    We're talking the CFP, the bowl season and why coaches shouldn't be leaving their jobs before the bowl game

    The Baseball Lockout

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 32:57


    Join me as I discuss the 2021 baseball lockout and its long term ramifications

    Guardians of Cleveland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 8:14


    My take on the name change for Cleveland's baseball team

    Rachel, Maria, and the crazy world of sports broadcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 18:21


    On this episode I give my take on the whole Maria Taylor/Rachel Nichols saga and why it's indicative of the corporate culture of ESPN as well as the sports broadcasting world in general

    Player Safety In The NHL Needs To Be Improved…and other things

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 36:35


    Today I talk about the incident involving Washington Capitals hockey player Tom Wilson and the incident he had with the New York Rangers the other day where he only received a fine and not the suspension that he should have gotten.

    When Your Super League Is a Superbly Bad Idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 22:24


    Why the twelve clubs that decided to try to form their own breakaway league went wrong, and how to fix it so that it doesn't have to happen again.

    NHL to ESPN and the big, new NFL TV deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 20:43


    I discuss the new Tv deals for the NHL and NFL and their implications for the future of the broadcasting industry

    Spring Football, Women in Football, and other football related topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 8:52


    Today I muse upon the future of spring football, where women in football are going and how the sport will evolve in the coming years and decades

    How Can We Beat The High Cost Of Pro Sports?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 23:04


    Why escalating ticket prices and other things could be a huge detriment to the major professional sports leagues.

    The Tarnished Legacy of ESPN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 35:49


    Today I examine the rise and decline of the Worldwide Leader in Sports

    The Star Spangled Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 59:04


    I discuss the decision by Mark Cuban not to play the national anthem before Dallas Mavericks games and the subsequent command by the NBA to do so

    All Star Obsolescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 28:26


    In this episode, I discuss why all star games have outlived their usefulness as well as recent comments by LeBron James about the NBA's decision to hold an all star game in March

    Sports in the coming post-pandemic era

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 68:57


    Today I discuss what sports will be like the once (hopefully) the pandemic is over with

    Some thoughts about the state of sports right now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 23:55


    Just a personal blog today as I muse about sports a bit, trying to come down from the events of yesterday

    Watching USFL football on YouTube

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 8:53


    Given the insanity going on in DC today, I'm avoiding it by watching Oakland at Boston from 1983

    The Importance of Keeping Perspective In Fantasy Football

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 17:20


    Now that the football regular season is at its end, it's time to get some perspective on the wonderful world of fantasy football

    Dabo don't do that again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 12:34


    Brief comments about yesterday's College Football Playoff National Semifinals

    Happy Holidays!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 17:46


    Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and to give you some idea as to what to expect in 2021!

    Yet Another Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 2:11


    Don't call it a comeback. Just trying some stuff with the new laptop

    Test on my new laptop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 1:46


    Just a test

    100 Episode Spectacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 29:37


    My picks for week one of the NFL regular season and some news about shows to come

    Start of college football...we think

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 10:55


    Brief show about the start of college football...at least in some places

    Wrestling In The Era of The Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 23:37


    My thoughts about the state of professional wrestling during the Covid 19 pandemic

    Politics and Sports Mixing Once Again...As It Has For Decades Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 46:22


    Why the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement are just the latest examples of athletes becoming involved in politics.

    SPECIAL PODCAST: Is the NBA season in jeopardy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 24:43


    With the recent shooting of an African American by police in Wisconsin, Bucks players decided to boycott tonight's game and the NBA decided to postpone the whole schedule.

    College Football: Should We Even Have A Season This Fall?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 21:55


    As more cases of Covid 19 crop up on campuses across the country, the question is whether or not we should even have a season this fall, or move all of college football to next spring?

    The Fate of Fall Sports...and Beyond?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 22:54


    Today we discuss the announcement by the Big Ten and Pac 12 cancelling fall sports and moving football to spring, potentially. Will other conferences do the same? What of prep sports? And what of the NFL?

    Quick update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 5:21


    Just a brief update as to what is to come in the new few weeks

    Interview with Tami Matheny, Author of “This Is Good! A Journey On Overcoming Adversity”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 23:18


    Today we interview Tami Matheny, Author of youth athlete inspirational books “This Is Good! A Journey On Overcoming Adversity” and “The Confident Athlete”

    What is going on in DC?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 12:49


    As if the imminent name change isn't crazy enough, now rumors are spreading that a major scandal is about to hit the team owned by Dan Snyder.

    Liverpool: Premier League Champs at Last!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 12:27


    Finally, Liverpool are the champions!

    Changing The Game: NHL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 38:28


    In our continuing series Changing The Game, I examine ways the NHL can grow their sport. Topics include: expansion, rules changes, what to do with the World Cup as well as Olympic participation and other things.

    Changing The Game: NBA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 36:04


    On this episode of my continuing series Changing The Game, I discuss ways to improve and grow the NBA. Topics include expansion, rule changes and improving the developmental league as well as international basketball.

    Changing The Game: MLB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 22:28


    On this episode I discuss what I'd do to improve the game of baseball. Topic wll include ways to shorten the length of each game, expansion, and rules changes, among other things.

    Changing the Game: NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 23:03


    Changing the Game: NFL is the third in a series of podcasts where I talk about the things I'd change about the NFL. Topics include: the overtime rule, allowing one foot inbounds for a catch like college, and what rules to adopt from the XFL.

    Changing The Game: College Football

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 17:55


    The second of my special series on how to improve sports. Today, I'm talking about how we can change the game to make college football better.

    Changing the Game: NCAA College Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 20:40


    Here are some of my ideas to change NCAA college basketball for the better

    Baseball needs to get its act together

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 14:02


    Players and owners need to get a deal done because if there's no 2020 season then the game may be up

    When should sports start again

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 17:58


    I discuss when pro and college sports should start again after we have peaked from the coronavirus

    Super Bowl Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 12:43


    Another Test Broadcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2015 3:05


    Just A Test After A Long Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2015 0:25


    Notre Dame and the Future of the NCAA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2014 29:47


    RSN Sports Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2014 65:39


    We'll talk about week four of the NFL season, the last day of MLB baseball's regular season, as well as yesterday's action in college football. We'll also discuss the Ryder Cup and NASCAR as well.

    Bill Simmons and the problems with ESPN

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2014 76:22


    The NFL in Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2014 73:39


    TNA Impact Wrestling 2002-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2014 46:50


    We'll talk about the reported cancellation of Impact Wrestling by Spike and what this holds for the future of TNA Wrestling.

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