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Odessa Jenkins built a professional women's tackle football league before anyone believed the market existed.On this episode of Dear FoundHer, host Lindsay Pinchuk talks with Odessa Jenkins, known as OJ, founder and CEO of the Women's National Football Conference. Her story carries a lesson female founders everywhere need to hear. You don't wait for permission to build something new. You describe your vision so clearly the right people see it before a single game is played. That's how OJ won over ten teams and two major sports brands while the league was still an idea on paper.This is the kind of conversation women in business rarely get to hear. OJ worked a full-time job while selling the league. She convinced her wife to leave a corporate career and build alongside her. Bootstrapping kept the lights on for five years and profit didn't arrive until year three. None of those details show up on a TV broadcast, yet every one of them shaped what the WNFC has become. Sixteen teams, 900 athletes, and a championship game airing live on ESPN2.Female founders will recognize themselves in OJ's honesty about startup funding, partnership marketing with brands like Adidas, and the unglamorous work behind a bold mission. Her message cuts through the noise. Ready isn't real. Ask for what you need. Stop choosing the hardest path when an easier one exists.If you're drawn to real founder stories with heart and grit, this episode will stay with you long after you press pause.Episode Breakdown:00:00 Female Founders Who Build Before the Blueprint Exists03:05 How Odessa Jenkins Started the WNFC08:26 Getting Adidas and Riddell to Back a League That Didn't Exist Yet11:13 Bootstrapping, Profit, and the Real Timeline14:43 How the Public Responded in Year One22:41 Fan Growth, Streaming Numbers, and National TV24:53 Flag Football, the Athlete Pipeline, and What's Coming27:55 Why the Timing Is Right for Women's Sports Right Now31:17 Championship Weekend at Ford Center34:28 Three Things Every Woman Starting a Business Needs to HearConnect with Odessa Jenkins:Follow OJ on InstagramFollow Women's National Football Conference on InstagramSubmit your most pressing business questions for our Q+A Substack on Thursday: https://form.jotform.com/260218655668062 Subscribe to The FoundHer Files Follow Dear FoundHer on Instagram Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#DrKenyattaCavil #SportsLab #HBCUsports"Inside the HBCU Sports Lab" episode 825 with David L. Rhodes, Jeff Johnson, Tariq Wilson and Brandon King discussing HBCU Division 2 and Independent news and sports on the Indy Report.00:00 - Intro - 06:20 - Labor Day Classic -- Prairie View - Texas Southern moved to Sunday, 11 a.m., on ESPN210:25 - The Pivot Podcast hosting MEAC Media Day on July 2113:15 - Tennessee State - Jackson State moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville18:04 - 1st commercial break21:17 - 2nd segment - Brendan Sorsby saga32:25 - Alabama State Men's Basketball betting scandal32:50 - Brandon King joins the show33:40 - Brandon's thoughts on the Tennessee State - Jackson State football game getting moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville42:13 - Tennessee State Athletics45:08 - Labor Day Classic on ESPN2 on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT46:55 - NCAA Track Championships start tonight -- airing on ESPN248:40 - Conclusion@InsidetheHBCUSportsLab on Facebook Live and Spreaker.‬Contributions welcome at CashApp $JafusCavil

"Inside the HBCU Sports Lab" episode 825 with David L. Rhodes, Jeff Johnson, Tariq Wilson and Brandon King discussing HBCU Division 2 and Independent news and sports on the Indy Report.00:00 - Intro - 06:20 - Labor Day Classic -- Prairie View - Texas Southern moved to Sunday, 11 a.m., on ESPN210:25 - The Pivot Podcast hosting MEAC Media Day on July 2113:15 - Tennessee State - Jackson State moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville18:04 - 1st commercial break21:17 - 2nd segment - Brendan Sorsby saga32:25 - Alabama State Men's Basketball betting scandal32:50 - Brandon King joins the show33:40 - Brandon's thoughts on the Tennessee State - Jackson State football game getting moved to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville42:13 - Tennessee State Athletics45:08 - Labor Day Classic on ESPN2 on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT46:55 - NCAA Track Championships start tonight -- airing on ESPN248:40 - Conclusion@InsidetheHBCUSportsLab on Facebook Live and Spreaker.‬Contributions welcome at CashApp $JafusCavil#DrKenyattaCavil #SportsLab #hbcusports

BLW is America's first professional wiffle ball league, bringing the backyard game to the big stage with elite athletes, live broadcasts, and a growing national fanbase. This summer, BLW returns for its second professional season. All regular-season and playoff games will be played in Atlanta at Assembly Studios in Doraville, with an All-Star Game in St. Louis and the World Series in Orlando. The season kicked off this past Sunday, June 7th, and runs through August, featuring weekly Sunday game days with live broadcasts on ESPN+ and ESPN2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we discuss what makes good and bad managers in baseball. Is there a secret sauce to being a good manager and why do great players seem to make such bad ones?For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the appearence of 15 year old Joe Nuxhall. He only pitched a single game in 1944, but why is it such a good thing kids that old are not allowed to play?Our Hall of Famer this week is 19th Century First Baseman Roger Connor. His being elected by the Vet's Committee is a rare correction for them, but just how great was he?In our singlular parting shot this week discusses just what made Lou Gehrig such a wonderful anomaly in the history of baseball in terms of his quality of play, but also as a person.Enjoy our new crop of weekly commercials featuring Harold Reynolds for ESPN2, more Seattle Mariners, and Frank Howard for Nestle Quik!Please join us as we discuss baseball topics and we continue our mission to make The Hall small. We hope you'll enjoy the ride.TimestampsThis Week In Baseball - 25:34Hall of Fame Discussion - 41:38Parting Shot - 59:16

Is Auburn Tigers QB Byrum Brown maybe the biggest Boom or Bust player in all of College Football this season? Why the Auburn Football QB is in that category. Joel Klatt in EA Sports College Football The NCAA Baseball Super Regionals begin today with the Auburn Tigers hosting the Ole Miss Rebels at 7PM on ESPN2, Cal-Poly at West Virginia Mountaineers 11AM ESPN2, USC Trojans at North Carolina Tar Heels 2PM ESPN2, Little Rock Trojans at Troy Trojans 4PM ESPNU World Cup preps SEC/ACC Challenge matchups announced Butch Thompson - we're a stronger team now because of what we went through last weekend SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Brooks Carter: /BrooksACarter Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alabama Crimson Tide begins their Super Regional against the St. John's Red Storm Saturday night at 8PM on ESPN2. Also joining Alabama Baseball starting their series on Saturday: Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs 10AM ESPN2, Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks 5PM ESPN2, Oregon Ducks at Texas Longhorns 7PM ESPN Todd Fuhrman's picks from Vegas! Rob Vaughn on St. John's (from TNR on Tuesday) Virginia Tech gets massive donation ESPN back in the college football magazine game? Scottie Scheffler goes off on caddy Texas Tech trying to schedule marquee games PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While on a brief visit to see two of our grandsons and a side trip to Arkansas, I had the chance to watch a few exceptional college softball and baseball games along with a very tense Game 7 NBA Western Conference final. It’s time to enjoy the next couple of weeks as the window is quickly closing on the seasons for these three sports. This year’s NBA Finals began Wednesday night. The surprising San Antonio Spurs and streaking New York Knicks began their best-of-seven title series.  New York came into Game 1 with an 11-game playoff winning streak. The Knicks left the Spurs’ home arena Wednesday night with a 12-game playoff winning streak. The Women’s College World Series softball best-of three finale also got underway Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.  Last weekend, Texas Tech’s never-say-die Red Raiders had to fight back from the brink of elimination twice to defeat #1 seed Alabama just to reach the finals. They will now get a chance to do that once again on Thursday night and, perhaps, on Friday night. That’s because Texas Tech lost to intrastate rival Texas 7-3 in the opening game of the best of three final series.  Texas is the defending national champion. On the men’s side of college bats and balls, this week marks the Super Regional round for the NCAA college baseball season. Eight winners from this weekend’s best-of-three weekend series will advance into the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska next week.  There were a number of surprising winners and losers during last week’s opening round. New York’s Amazin’ Knicks have now won 12 straight playoff games! San Antonio Spurs 7’4” center Victor Wembanyama is ending his third NBA season.  Much like Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal (who, by the way, played his high school basketball in San Antonio), Wemby just led his team into the NBA Finals.  He is now being hailed as the top big man in the NBA. The 5-time NBA champion Spurs are much more than just a one-man show.  They utilize their bench as well as any NBA team and play solid defense for the entire 48-minute game. The New York Knicks are seeking their first NBA title since 1973. To say that New York sports fans are hungry for a title is a huge understatement. “The City that Never Sleeps” is in the midst of a rather lengthy championship drought.  Eli Manning’s New York Giants football last won a Super Bowl title in 2011.  Baseball’s New York Yankees haven’t won the World Series since 2009.  The crosstown rival New York Mets haven’t claimed a baseball title since 1986.  Broadway Joe Namath was the quarterback for football’s New York Jets in their only Super Bowl victory in 1969. NBA’s New York Knicks came into the playoffs as the #3 Eastern Conference seed behind Detroit and Boston.  After losing two of its first three playoff games to Atlanta in Round 1, the Knicks won the final three games to advance.  They would sweep #5 seed Philadelphia and #4 Cleveland in eight straight wins to claim the NBA Eastern Conference title. San Antonio is playing in the NBA Finals for the first time since June, 2014. The path to the championship round has been increasingly difficult for the Spurs.  San Antonio (the #2 seed in the Western Conference) needed just five games to dispatch the Portland Trailblazers in five games.  It then took six games for San Antonio to subdue the Minnesota Timberwolves.  Last weekend, the Spurs required a full seven games to win a tense Game 7 battle against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Wednesday night’s Game 1 in San Antonio was won by the New York Knicks 105-95 in a game which was much closer than the final score reflected.  The veteran Knicks scored the last 11 points to end the game.  New York stepped-up in the final quarter to score 29 points as the younger Spurs tallied only 19 over the last 12 minutes. New York’s Villanova connection featured guards Jalen Brunson (30 points) and Josh Hart (an incredible 15 rebounds) leading a fourth quarter rally to give the Knicks their 12th consecutive playoff victory. As a result, San Antonio lost its home court advantage after that Game 1 loss.  ABC will televise Game #2 at 7:30PM Friday night from San Antonio.  The series moves to New York’s Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday next week. Make sure to stick around for the post-game coverage on ESPN. The award-winning “Inside the NBA” show features NBA legends Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal breaking down the action along with host Ernie Johnson.  You never know what’s going to happen. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City… The Women’s College World Series best-of-three finals began Wednesday night. Defending national champion Texas (52-12) defeated Texas Tech 7-3 in Game 1. The Red Raiders fell to 61-9 and are on the verge of elimination once again.  They have become quite familiar with this position over the past several days in Oklahoma City. The #11 seeded Red Raiders rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth inning on Sunday to vanquish #8 national seed UCLA 8-7.  On Monday, Texas Tech had to defeat #1 seed Alabama twice to earn a spot in the championship finals. The Red Raiders won the opener 5-4 over Bama by scoring a run in the bottom of the 7th inning.  They also grabbed the second game 2-0 on a two-hit pitching gem by two-time college player-of-the-year NiJari Canady to earn a spot in the finals. The second seeded Texas Longhorns didn’t have an easy road into the Women’s College World Series finals, either. They had to defeat #7 Tennessee Volunteers twice on Monday to advance.  Texas won the opener 5-2 and then shut-out Tennessee 4-0 later in the afternoon to advance to the championship round. The Longhorns and Red Raiders competed for the Women’s College World Series championship last year as well.  Texas Tech is trying to avenge last year’s loss to Texas in the best-of-three title series. Game 2 will be played Thursday at 7PM on ESPN.  A deciding Game 3, if necessary, will be played Friday night at 7PM on ESPN. What happened to the top seeds in the men’s college baseball tournament? UCLA had been ranked #1 in college baseball all season long. The Bruins were 51-6 heading into the opening round of the NCAA college baseball playoffs.  They faced #4 regional seed St. Mary’s (35-25) in their opening playoff game at home last Friday. The Gaels scored a run in the top of the ninth inning to shock UCLA 3-2.  On Saturday, UCLA had to score three times in the bottom of the ninth to take a 6-5 win and stay alive against 30-26 Virginia Tech. St. Mary’s and UCLA were matched again on Sunday.  This time, the Gaels scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to end UCLA’s season with a 6-5 win. Ironically, St. Mary’s was eliminated on Sunday 5-2 by the Cal-Poly Mustangs of San Luis Obispo.  Go figure. It wasn’t any better for #2 national seed Georgia Tech The 50-10 Yellow Jackets were playing at home in Atlanta and trying to advance into the Super Regional round for the first time in 20 years.  Georgia Tech would have hosted a Super Regional this weekend – if only they had won their own opening round regional. The Oklahoma Sooners rallied in consecutive games to dispatch the heavily favored hometown Yellow Jackets to advance into this weekend’s Super Regional to be played in…Kansas? Kansas has rarely been known for its baseball prowess. This year’s baseball Jayhawks are now 45-16 after winning its opening round of games.  KU will host Oklahoma Saturday in the Lawrence, Kansas Super Regional.  The Jayhawks have made it into only one College World Series (1993) in the school’s long history. Kansas plays baseball in relatively small Hoglund Ballpark.  This stadium features just 2,500 permanent seats.  The school recently took down the left field wall and installed a chain link fence.  That allows about 1,000 additional fans to stand or sit in their own lawn chairs in “The Backyard” to watch Kansas baseball games. Expect ticket prices in Lawrence, Kansas to be sky high for this weekend’s Super Regional. Did you pick the Trojans to make it into the Super Regionals? Last weekend, there were the Trojans from the University of Southern California, the Troy Trojans of the Sun Belt Conference, and the Little Rock Trojans from the Ohio Valley Conference. Incredibly, all three of these Trojans baseball teams will be part of the 16 squads competing in the second round “Super Regional” college playoff games this weekend. At least one Trojans team is guaranteed a spot in Omaha at the College World Series next week.  The 36-30 Troy Trojans will host the Little Rock Trojans (39-26) at 4PM Friday on ESPNU.  Troy shocked #5 national seed Florida 10-2 in the final game of the Gainesville Regional last week.  Little Rock won the Hattiesburg Regional after #9 seed Southern Miss was sent packing after two consecutive losses. The USC Trojans (47-16) will travel across the country to play at the University of North Carolina (48-11-1) on Friday at 2PM CDT on ESPN2. Here are all eight Super Regional match-ups (first game starting times are CDT) Friday’s Opening Games: Morgantown – Cal Poly (39-22) at #16 seed West Virginia (43-15) at 11AM on ESPN2 Chapel Hill – USC (47-16) at #5 North Carolina (48-11-1) at 2PM on ESPN2 Troy – Little Rock (39-26) at Troy (36-30) at 4PM on ESPNU Auburn – Ole Miss (39-21) at #4 Auburn (42-20) at 7PM on ESPN2 Saturday’s Opening Games: Athens – #14 seed Mississippi State (43-17) at #3 Georgia (49-12) at 10AM on ESPN Lawrence – Oklahoma (36-22) at #15 Kansas (45-16) at 1PM on ESPN Austin – #11 Oregon (43-16) at #6 Texas (43-13) at 7PM on ESPN Tuscaloosa – St. John’s (36-24) at #7 Alabama (40-19) at 8PM on ESPN2 The post Enjoy A Week filled with Terrific Games! appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Episode 624 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch and Sports Business Journal media reporter Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss Victor Wembanyama as a longterm television draw; why Wembanyama looks like the league's most attractive media commodity heading forward; Spurs-Thunder Game 1 averaging a combined 9.16 million viewers on NBC across Nielsen and a streaming audience measured by Adobe Analytics, officially marking the largest audience on record for a Game 1 of the West Finals; Fox taking a studio show on the road for the World Cup; the NFL owners voting to drop the policy allowing them to protect their two most lucrative home games from being scheduled overseas; NASCAR no longer report Nielsen “Big Data + Panel” figures for its races, returning to the “panel-only” methodology; the NHL seeing its best conference semifinals on record, as ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged 1.9 million viewers for all second-round games, and more.You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

-Tonight, at 8pm on ESPN2, it's Game 1 of the Lincoln Super Regional with a trip to the WCWS in OKC on the line….and it could be achilly one. It sets up an potentially epic weekend ahead with big games for both softball and baseball (in Omaha)…-The World-Herald's Evan Bland wrote yesterday about the seating situation for the regionals/super regionals for softball and baseball,and presented all sides: the season-ticket holders, the donors, and the athletic department….it was well-writtenOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Nebraska is on to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament, hosting Oklahoma State on Thursday at 8pm (ESPN2); and Friday at 4pm(ESPN2); with a Saturday 4pm game on ESPN2 being scheduled if necessary…..can you put into words how incredible Nebraska's pitching anddefense was this weekend?-While the pitchers and defense deserve all the praise they can get, it was an oddly quiet weekend for the offense, scoring just 7 runs intotal…was that nerves of the postseason or great pitching by South Dakota and Grand Canyon?Our Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The FC Crew is live from Wembley Stadium. Dan Thomas, Nedum Onuoha, Stewart Robson, and Craig Burley start the show by reacting to the Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool. Next, sources say Michael Carrick will be offered a deal to stay on at Manchester United. Does he deserve it? The fallout continues over Real Madrid's catastrophic season. Now, Mbappé and Arbeloa are offering differing accounts of why the French superstar didn't start midweek. Looks like Florentino Pérez is gonna have to step in. Finally, the crew looks ahead to the FA Cup final on Saturday. You'll be able to watch that one on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oregon Softball's road to the Women's College World Series starts tonight at The Jane (7pm, ESPN2), Oregon Baseball continues its critical series vs USC tonight at PK Park (6pm, B1G+), Oregon Track and Field begins the Big Ten Championships today, and Oregon Soccer Head Coach Tracy Joyner gives us a spring update. Duck Insider presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union is live from the Country Financial Studio every weekday from 1-2pm. #GoDucks See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2026 United Football League (UFL) spring football campaign passed the halfway point recently. Through six weeks of the league’s ten-game regular season, each UFL team is now on a similar path.  The eight spring football franchises are experiencing a decline in attendance at the midway point of the 2026 season. The UFL replaced teams in San Antonio, Detroit (Michigan Panthers), and Memphis this year. Those franchises were relocated to Louisville (Kings), Columbus (Aviators) and Orlando (Storm). A primary reason for leaving San Antonio, Detroit, and Memphis was that all three teams played in large traditional football stadiums.  Those facilities cost the UFL a lot of money to lease. Small crowds of 10,000 fans or less for games played in 50,000 seat facilities looked really bad on national television, too. This new trio of UFL teams is playing their home games in soccer stadiums with seating generally less than 20,000.  The optics showing a crowd of 10,000 inside of a smaller football venue looks more visually appealing to home television viewers. Let’s count that as a win for the UFL.  However… The average attendance for those three new UFL franchises isn’t exactly turning heads, either. Through game 6, the entire league is averaging a little bit more than 10,000 fans per football home game.  Half of the UFL franchises (Houston, Dallas, defending champion DC, and Orlando) still can’t pull more than 10,000 per outing to their games. St. Louis (which led the league in attendance in each of the UFL’s first two seasons) is averaging 25,700 per game to lead the league in 2026. Below is a chart showing the attendance for each UFL team through Game 6 last weekend. Ticket prices for UFL games across the league are relatively cheap You can buy a 20-yard line ticket to this Saturday night’s Birmingham Stallions home game against the Dallas Renegades for $15 and receive a free t-shirt, too! Let’s say that the average ticket price in Birmingham was $25.  If the Stallions attract a crowd of 15,000 to this Saturday night’s game, that translates into ticket revenue of $375,000 for the week. Over a five game home schedule, Birmingham would generate $1.85 million in ticket revenue. With a roster of 50 players making an average of $60,000 per season, the personnel cost for the Stallions is $3 million.  Let’s also estimate that total expenses for the Birmingham UFL franchise (lease payments, coaching salaries, travel, game day costs and administrative expenses) are (conservatively) another $3 million. Now, multiply that revenue shortfall by eight UFL franchises.  The numbers simply don’t work. What about the television ratings for the UFL? The television ratings for UFL games compared to the NFL are similar to upstart LIV Golf when compared to the PGA Tour. UFL spring football brings about 5% of the average number of weekly television viewers which the NFL attracts for its games in the fall. Television ratings in 2026 for the UFL have been difficult to quantify week-to-week.  In general, the four weekly televised games have settled into a predictable pattern. FOX (one of the minority owners of the UFL) is into Year #2 of providing a Friday night prime-time football game.  The six Friday night games in 2026 have averaged 638,000 viewers. For Friday, May 3, the UFL spring football game on FOX (which attracted 670,000 viewers) finished in dead last behind primary competitors CBS, ABC, and NBC. The CBS Friday night line-up averaged over 4 million viewers.  ABC attracted less than three million.  NBC (which featured horse racing from Churchill Downs) came in at less than 2 ½ million last Friday night. FOX cannot be pleased about getting curb-stomped in the TV ratings every Friday night for two straight years.  The network’s Friday night UFL spring football games have been unable to crack the one million viewer mark one single time in two years. A recent week of prime-time television ratings showed the FOX Friday Night UFL game finishing in 162nd place. In addition to trailing the four primary networks, the FOX Friday UFL game lagged behind top cable television offering on Fox News, ESPN, MSNow, TLC, HGTV, TBS, USA Network, Comedy Central, ESPN2, Food Network, Bravo, Hallmark, CNN, Discovery, History, and A&E. That stinks. ABC’s Saturday afternoon UFL games have shown the strongest viewer interest.  Last week’s Dallas Renegades at DC Defenders drew the league’s highest television audience of the season as 1,050,000 watched the game on Saturday afternoon, May 2. The television networks need the UFL to consistently attract more than one million weekly viewers Advertisers want their product to be seen by the greatest number of people in their desired demographic.  Football traditionally delivers a predominantly male buying audience and is highly coveted by certain advertisers. UFL games are shown on the “big” networks like ABC, FOX, and ESPN. That means that there are zero excuses why football fans are not finding and watching the games.  It is proof that most viewers simply aren’t interested in the product. Has the UFL been targeting the growing online gambling market to stay afloat? Like it or not, online sports gambling has been growing quickly.  Unfortunately, many college students are becoming increasingly involved with online gambling. The UFL football games (especially those shown every Friday night in the spring) represent “the only game in town” for some bettors seeking football-oriented gambling opportunities. It’s impossible to know whether the UFL or the owners of online gambling companies are actively pursuing younger audiences to wager on UFL spring football games. The lack of growth in the UFL’s television audience from year-to-year seems to indicate that the gambling factions are not having a sizable effect. Who is Mike Repole, and why has he become “Mr. UFL?” The first two seasons of the UFL were financially underwritten by an ownership team of FOX Sports (50%) along with wrestling/media star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife Dani Garcia, ESPN, and RedBird Capital Partners. The original set of owners has lost tens of millions of their own money during the first two UFL seasons. Last summer, billionaire entrepreneur/promoter Mike Repole became a partner in the UFL, too. He purchased an undisclosed interest after the 2025 season ended. Repole quickly jumped-in trying to remake the league with several of his own ideas. The enthusiastic Mike Repole is about as subtle as the Kool-Aid guy bursting through the wall. He has already told Oklahoma City that they will be granted a UFL franchise in 2028 once the city’s new soccer stadium is completed.  Repole wants the spring football league to double in size to 16 teams within the next few years. It was Mike Repole’s idea to move three franchises to Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando this season.  He also spearheaded the UFL’s move into smaller soccer venues in 2026 to save cash and look better on television. The 57-year old Mike Repole has also jousted with fans of the 2024 UFL league champion Birmingham Stallions franchise, too.  He let it be known that the Alabama-based franchise would be moved if local supporters didn’t show significant improvements in game attendance this season. (Note – the Stallions are #2 in UFL average attendance entering Week #7) Yes, Mike Repole has been a virtual one-man crusader for the UFL over the past year. Try as he might, the vital signs for his beloved UFL in 2026 are still the same. The UFL remains on life support Only the deep pockets of the UFL’s investors has kept this patient from an expected death. Let’s forget about the size of the football stadiums.  When only 10,000 paying fans show up to watch any professional sport with massive fixed costs like football, the sports league is going to lose tons of money and eventually cease to exist. Perhaps the UFL has been hoping to attract some type of life preserver from the National Football League.  It’s not that the NFL couldn’t have invested in the UFL from Day 1, though. It simply chose not to.  The NFL has watched any number of spring pro football leagues come and go.  That’s because football fans aren’t interested in the product. The NFL wisely understood that they “own” the fall sports calendar. NFL franchise owners want football fans to be salivating in anticipation of the league’s return every year. Remember that the NFL has already been through this with the American Football League back in the 1960’s. Once the AFL achieved significant momentum with football fans and grew its television ratings, the NFL purchased their youthful competitor to end the challenge. The UFL’s presentation on the field and for home television has been exceptional.   Games (though still a bit too low-scoring for me) are often entertaining to watch. I will award the UFL an “A” for effort. This spring football league and several others have tried mightily to get their product to take root.  Football fans simply have not reciprocated with an endearing love for spring pro football. The UFL’s owners have every right to lose as much money as they desire hoping that their football league will eventually gain traction with the public. When and if that ever should happen, the NFL is likely to respond. The post UFL Midseason Report – Still on Shaky Ground appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Jacob Fatu speaks to Adam Barnard during WrestleMania 42 Media Row about his WrestleMania 42 match airing on ESPN2, and fantasy booking his match against New Jack.Special thanks to 10th Ward Barbershop - Proudly serving the historic 10th Ward in Lawrenceville and surrounding areas, 10th Ward Barbershop is a full service barbershop offering quality haircuts, beard trims, and hot shaves. Schedule your appointment with Finn Balor and Corey Graves' favorite barbershop today.Host/Executive Producer: Adam BarnardAdditional Production/Narration: Sam KreppsEngineer: Carl PannellIntro Music: Carl PannellOutro Music/Musical Accompaniment: EnrichmentInstagram/X/Threads: @thisisgoober 

Wrestlemania 42 is a wrap and this week O'Shea and T.J. discuss and share their thoughts about the 2 night extravaganza including, new World Champions in Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley…Trick Williams becoming the new U.S. Champion, new Women's Tag Team Champs Brie Bella and the returning Paige…an insane Ladder Match…Oba Femi retiring Brock Lesnar and much more. O'Shea and T.J. also share what it was like hosting a WrestleMania Pre-Show for ESPN2 and a hilarious R-Truth story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saturday's Night One kicks off on ESPN2 with Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed taking on The Usos & LA Knight, and will conclude on ESPN Unlimited platform with Pat McAfee cornering Randy Orton against Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes. WrestleMania 42 Night One will also feature three different women's title tilts: A 4Way for the Women's Tag belts, Liv Morgan challenging WWE Women's World champion Stephanie Vaquer, and Becky Lynch trying to get the Women's Intercontinental championship back from AJ Lee. And more!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Welcome to Snug Wrestling, where the Snug Crew breaks down WrestleMania Night 1 results, the biggest winners and losers, and what these outcomes mean for WWE after WrestleMania. We're diving into every major match, every surprise, and every possible direction for WWE's new chapter after Mania. This episode covers the full WrestleMania Night 1 card, including the Undisputed WWE Championship Match as Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton (with Pat McAfee) takes center stage. We also break down the Women's World Championship Match with Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan, the massive showdown of Seth Rollins vs. Gunther, the Women's Intercontinental Championship Match featuring AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch, and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Match with Nia Jax & Lash Legend (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Bella Twins. We're also talking about the two matches featured in the first hour on ESPN2: the brutal Unsanctioned Match between Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre, and the star-studded Six-Man Tag Team Match with Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight. This is your spot for WrestleMania reactions, WWE analysis, post-Mania predictions, and a full conversation on where WWE goes next. What you'll get in this video: Full WrestleMania Night 1 review Match-by-match results breakdown Analysis of the biggest moments and turning points Discussion on how the outcomes affect WWE's future Reactions to Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Gunther, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, AJ Lee, Logan Paul, LA Knight, The Usos, Drew McIntyre, Jacob Fatu, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, and The Bella Twins Debate on the biggest winners, losers, steals of the night, and what happens next Why this video matters: WrestleMania always shifts the direction of WWE, and Night 1 could set the tone for the entire year. Championship outcomes, breakout performances, surprise appearances, and major momentum swings can reshape the main event scene, the women's division, and WWE storylines moving forward. If you want smart wrestling talk, bold predictions, and real reactions, this is the stream for you. Whether you're searching for WrestleMania Night 1 results, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, Seth Rollins vs Gunther, WWE WrestleMania review, wrestling live podcast, WrestleMania fallout, or WWE vs AEW debate, this episode has you covered. Join the conversation: Who stole the show on WrestleMania Night 1? What result changes WWE the most after Mania? Did Cody Rhodes keep control of WWE, or are bigger changes coming? Subscribe for more WWE coverage, WrestleMania reactions, wrestling debates, and live podcast episodes. Like, comment, and share to support the channel and help more wrestling fans find the Snug Crew. Follow Snug Wrestling: X/Twitter: https://x.com/SnugWrestling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snugwrestling/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snugwrestlin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snugwrestlingg Merch/Website: https://tee.pub/lic/5RBm2m1Bhdo Business inquiries: snugwrestlingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: This video is a fan-made wrestling discussion and analysis show created for commentary, review, and entertainment purposes. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All WWE trademarks, logos, images, and names belong to their respective owners. #WrestleMania #WWERaw #SmackDown #CodyRhodes #RandyOrton #SethRollins #Gunther #BeckyLynch #LivMorgan #AJLee #LoganPaul #LAKnight #WWEPodcast #WrestlingPodcast #WrestleManiaResults

Ma$e & Cam'ron are here with another one!! On this episode, It's Wrestlemania Week & we got MAIN EVENT JEY USO in the building!! Things started off nice & easy but tension started to build between Killa Cam & Jey Uso, things went LEFT!! Then, David Benavidez joins the show & calls out Canelo Alvarez, his relationship with Dame Lillard, main eventing PBC Boxing's May 2nd card here in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile arena & what he's looking forward to during fight week! Jey Uso (0:00) Family Wrestling Royalty (3:00) All Time Samoan Wrestlers Ranking (6:00) Wrestlemania 42 Preview (10:00) JEY SNAPS ON KILLA! (14:45) Where Was You AT Ma$e?! (15:30) David Benavidez Joins The Show (16:45) Canelo Call Out (18:00) GGG (22:30) Damian Lillard Relationship (31:00) May 2nd Main Event (35:00) Watch Jey Uso This Weekend AT Wrestlemania!! WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The event will stream on the ESPN App exclusively for fans with the ESPN Unlimited plan. The first hour of Night 1 will broadcast live on ESPN2! Jey Uso is the first match on the first night. Logan, iShowspeed and Austin theory Vs The USO's and LA Knight Tune Into May 2nd for the headliner David Benavidez on PBC Boxing! What do you think? Tell us in the comments below Please Like the video, comment, subscribe & turn on your post notifications for more content. Listen to the show on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Brb7BgCw4f4jwgS5v3sXQ?si=811988ecff7b416a Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-is-what-it-is/id1719695401 Shoutout to our Sponsor Pink Horse Power! https://buypinkhorsepower.com/ ALL INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: pinkhorsepower.info@gmail.com Keep up with us on social media! https://www.instagram.com/itiswhatitis_talk/ Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/add/iiwii_talk2023 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItIsWhatItIsTalk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maseandcam Twitter: https://www.x.com/iiwiitalk Follow Our Hosts! https://www.instagram.com/masonbetha/ https://www.instagram.com/mr_camron/ https://www.instagram.com/treasurewilsxn/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Bow Down. All Hail The Queen!" 14-time Women's World Champion Charlotte Flair joined the show in advance of her Fatal 4-way match (alongside her partner Alexa Bliss) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Charlotte shared how her legendary career got started, how she's handled unfavorable crowd reactions, things that she wished she had done with her character over the years and more. Also, Charlotte and O'Shea share notes on being the children of very accomplished fathers: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Ice Cube.  O'Shea and T.J. also reveal that will be hosting a Wrestlemania 42 Pre-Show for ESPN2 this Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Cheskey is the host of Saltwater Underground, now in its sixth season on ESPN2, Discovery Channel, Sportsman's Channel, and Waypoint TV. He's one of the most versatile anglers in the country — a guy who grew up fishing, surfing, and ice skating on frozen Jersey swamps, and who pioneered surf shark fishing on the Northeast coast before anyone else was even trying. In this conversation, Nick and I catch up after three years and cover a lot of ground — from saltwater rivers freezing over in central Jersey to thresher sharks hunting with their tails to prehistoric megalodon teeth in freshwater streams. This one goes everywhere, and I loved every minute of it. Some of the moments I found most meaningful in this conversation: - Nick describing the first night he ever tried surf shark fishing in 1998 — paddling bunker bait out on a surfboard in the dark, alone, and having a thresher tail come whipping out of the water right next to him - How thresher sharks actually hunt — corralling bait with that massive tail and using it like a weapon, which is unlike anything else in the ocean - The species showing up in Jersey waters that have no business being there — tarpon off Cape Cod, cobia inshore, pompano in the surf, and Spanish mackerel everywhere - Nick's obsession with fossil hunting in New Jersey freshwater streams and finding a Hell Pig tooth that nobody had ever pulled out of Jersey before — 15 to 30 million years old - A real conversation about the future of fishing media, social media's effect on spot burning and content quality, and why both of us think the pendulum is starting to swing back toward expertise 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Three Years Since the Last Episode — What Nick's Been Up To 04:00 Ice Fishing Saltwater Rivers in Central Jersey 08:30 Growing Up Ice Fishing and Hockey in Frozen Jersey Swamps 13:00 Saltwater Underground Season 6 — ESPN2, Discovery, Waypoint TV 17:00 Filming Five Episodes in the Florida Keys 21:30 Sheepshead, Redfish, and Species Recolonizing the Northeast 27:00 Tarpon in New Jersey — Cape Cod Catches and the State Record 31:00 Surf Shark Fishing: How Nick Pioneered It in 1998 38:00 Thresher Sharks — How They Hunt and Why That Tail Is Deadly 44:00 The Great White Situation Up and Down the Coast 50:00 Fossil Hunting in Jersey Freshwater Streams 58:00 Finding a Hell Pig Tooth — 15 to 30 Million Years Old 1:04:00 Blood Worms, Sand Worms, and $35 a Dozen 1:09:00 The Saltwater Sportsman Seminar Series with George Poveromo 1:13:00 Social Media, In-Person Events, and the Future of Fishing Media

The boys are in the Hoosier state!  Nick still struggles with Chipotle.  Qdoba memories.  Nick interviewed players at the Final Four.  When will he soak it in?  No roofs in Indianapolis.  Nick did radio row.  Ping pong interview.  Schick channels his inner Coatney on ESPN2.  Rock. Chalk. Walk. Off.  Connor Happer quote Chuck.  NCAA Tournament expanding.  Drop-Off Tournament update.  Nick wants to meet Caller Chris.   Connect with us! SchickandNick.com Facebook, Twitter, or email  We would hate it if you missed an episode! So PLEASE subscribe, rate the pod, and throw us a review. It helps us out so much! We'd likey that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. NIT action continues for the Shockers on Tuesday at Tulsa (6 p.m., ESPN2). It is a big week for tennis on campus with both the men’s and women’s playing at home. WSU baseball is at Memphis. Softball, winners … Continue reading "Roundhouse Rundown – a weekly glance at Shocker athletics (March 23)"

Oregon Women's Basketball Head Coach Kelly Graves joins Chris Clayton previewing Friday's NCAA Tournament game vs Virginia Tech (10:30am, ESPN2). Plus, Oregon Lacrosse Head Coach Jess Drummond sits down with Joey Mac and Oregon Baseball previews their home weekend against Northwestern. Duck Insider presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union is live from the Country Financial Studio every weekday from 1-2pm. #GoDucks See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oregon Women's Basketball is in the NCAA Tournament!. The #8 seeded Ducks will face off against #9 Virginia Tech on Friday (10:30am on ESPN2). Oregon Track and Field sports two runner-up finishes at NCAA Indoor Nationals. Plus, Oregon Baseball and Oregon Softball walk-off on Sunday to sweep their Big Ten Home Opening Series and more. Duck Insider presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union is live from the Country Financial Studio every weekday from 1-2pm. #GoDucks See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First Take begins with the new look Ravens. Did Maxx Crosby's "failed" physical get them a player who is 80% of the Raiders star while also saving two future first round picks? (0:00) Then, the Vikings are on the clock! Will they make a move on Kyler Murray? (24:00) Next, Gordon Hayward went on UnSportsmanLike on ESPN2 and ESPNU to call out Bam for stat padding his way to 83 points. How different was his game vs Kobe's? (38:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. Wichita State is 21-10 and earned the second seed in the American Conference Championship for men's basketball. The Shockers play at 4 p.m., Saturday on ESPN2 in a semifinal game. Wichita State baseball and softball are at home … Continue reading "Roundhouse Rundown – a weekly glance at Shocker athletics (March 11)"

Turnbuckle Tavern is powered by G FUEL, the clean, zero sugar, zero crash energy formula that keeps you locked in for the main event. Save 20 percent with code TAVERN at GFUEL.com. We are also proudly powered by the Official Dick Lazer. Head to DickLazers.com and use code TAVERN for 20 percent off. Fuel up, light it up, and always keep it Tavern. Episode 171 centers on Elimination Chamber fallout and the way one night in Chicago shifted the structure of WrestleMania 42. Randy Orton outlasted Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul, Trick Williams, LA Knight, and Je'Von Evans to secure a WWE Championship match on the biggest stage, but the path there was defined by interference rather than endurance. Logan Paul eliminated three competitors before Seth Rollins returned through an open Chamber door and attacked him, immediately destabilizing the match. That same opening allowed Drew McIntyre to enter and strike Rhodes with the WWE Championship. Orton dropped McIntyre with an RKO, Rhodes answered with Cross Rhodes, and as Rhodes stood, Orton delivered a second RKO to win. In the aftermath, Nick Aldis announced McIntyre will defend the WWE Championship against Rhodes on SmackDown, leaving Orton locked in for WrestleMania while Rhodes remains in pursuit and Rollins reenters the equation. The women's Chamber provided clearer direction. Rhea Ripley defeated Tiffany Stratton, Raquel Rodriguez, Asuka, Kiana James, and Alexa Bliss to earn her WrestleMania match against Jade Cargill. Rodriguez created chaos with a double elimination, Asuka misted Bliss before being eliminated, and Ripley closed with the Riptide to formalize a high level collision at WrestleMania. AJ Lee added another headline by submitting Becky Lynch to win the Women's Intercontinental Championship, her first singles title victory in over a decade, while CM Punk retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Bálor after surviving sustained rib targeting and finishing with the GTS in his hometown. The long teased mystery crate revealed Danhausen, drawing a mixed reaction and existing more as spectacle than structural shift on the road to WrestleMania. Outside the Chamber, AJ Styles formally confirmed his in ring retirement. He will remain with WWE in a non wrestling capacity and enter the 2026 Hall of Fame, closing the door on speculation about a final run elsewhere. We also examine the newly announced Android Inoki project targeting 2027, which begins with an AI model trained on Antonio Inoki's speech patterns and philosophy before integration into a humanoid form. Positioned as legacy preservation, it raises broader questions about likeness rights, commercialization, and how wrestling history will intersect with artificial intelligence moving forward. From a business standpoint, TKO disclosed that WWE generated 1.709 billion dollars in revenue for 2025. The 2026 Royal Rumble in Riyadh produced 55 million dollars, and WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia is projected to exceed 100 million. WrestleMania 42 will follow a hybrid distribution model, beginning on ESPN and ESPN2 before shifting to ESPN Unlimited domestically and Netflix internationally, reflecting WWE's continued evolution in broadcast and streaming strategy. Across weekly programming, championships changed hands on SmackDown and NXT, Bronson Reed suffered a distal biceps tear that forces creative adjustments, and AEW builds toward Revolution under schedule compression with MJF set to defend the AEW World Championship against Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match with permanent stakes language attached. Internationally, NJPW crowned new STRONG and Television champions, CMLL delivered a high stakes hair match at Arena México, and Mauro Ranallo joins commentary for Global Wars Canada. Episode 171 connects creative fallout, retirement finality, AI experimentation, revenue transparency, and shifting broadcast strategy as WrestleMania season accelerates. Listen now.      

BYU basketball welcomes the UCF Knights to the Marriott Center for the penultimate game this season at the Marriott Center on Super Tuesday. No. 19 BYU is riding high after a big win over Iowa State. Will there be any letdown against the Knights, who are on a long road trip in the Beehive State? KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper shared his thoughts on the matchup and what he wants to see from BYU tonight. Mitch also got to know the UCF Knights with UCF beat writer Chris Boyle of the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Both teams are currently tied for sixth place in the Big 12 Conference standings. How will this one play out? The game tips off at 9 p.m. (MST) on ESPN2 and KSL NewsRadio, where fans are being asked to wear black for a blackout game. Subscribe to the Cougar Tracks Podcast to stay up-to-date with all the daily episodes. Cougar Tracks is on YouTube and X every weekday at Noon (MT), and KSL NewsRadio at 6:30 p.m. (MT). Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-tracks/id1146971609 YouTube Podcast: https://kslsports.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2035&n=Cougar%20Tracks Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NCF1KecDsE2rB1zMuHhUh Download the KSL Sports app Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonneville.kslsports&hl=en_US  iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ksl-sports/id143593 Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram: @Mitch_Harper. Want more coverage of BYU sports? Take us with you wherever you go. Download the new and improved KSL Sports app from Utah’s sports leader. Allows you to stream live radio and video, keeping you up-to-date on all your favorite teams.

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The Iowa State season cancellation mystery finally has an answer—at least from the administration. We dive into the internal conflicts, the AD's letter to families, and why the "safety" claims don't add up. Plus, we compare the Winter Olympics to gymnastics: what should we steal from Figure Skating's judging and NCAA updates HEADLINES Major Update on the Iowa State Season cancellation. Read the letter here Ana Barbosu whereabouts investigation Elite Season Begins! CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro: The 2026 Elite Season Begins 1:14 The Bileses: Jonathan Owens Theft Attempt in Milan 3:53 Iowa State Scandal: Why the Season Was Really Cancelled 10:43 Breaking: Ana Barbosu Under Investigation (Whereabouts Violations) 14:25 2026 Elite Kickoff: Winter Cup & Cottbus World Cup Preview 18:35 Winter Olympics: A Gymnast's Perspective 21:01 What Gymnastics Must Learn From Figure Skating 35:42 The Case for a "Grade of Execution" (GOE) Judging System 50:15 Why Gymnastics Needs Live Technical Scoring Boxes 1:05:10 Commentary & Artistry: We Need "Johnny Weir Energy" 1:14:25 Olympic Traditions: Throwing Stuffed Animals & Logistics 1:25:40 NCAA Update: The Race for Perfect 10s & Regional Rankings 1:38:15 Comedy Award of the Week: The Beam Save 1:41:34 Join Us for College & Cocktails: LSU vs. Oklahoma UP NEXT Fantasy Gymnastics podcast every Wednesday College & Cocktails: Friday,  7:30 pm Pacific where we will watch LSU at Oklahoma on ESPN2 2026 Cocktail and Mocktail menu here Add exclusive Club Content to your favorite podcast player (instructions here). UPDATES Attention! We are giving away 2 tickets to the American Cup in Las Vegas  Check us out on Bluesky NEW Team Bronze Design in the store! Join our Live Shows Replay tickets on sale for our fundraiser show with all the Tea from Cecile Landi 2026 Live Show Season Pass is now available, 4 shows for the price of 3 SUPPORT OUR WORK Club Gym Nerd: Join Here Fantasy: 2026 College Fantasy Game now open all season with weekly winners Merch: Shop Now Newsletters The Balance Beam Situation: Spencer's GIF Code of Points Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Resistance Resources Thanks to our Sponsor:  Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code [GymCastic15] at huel.com/[GymCastic15]. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show!      

The Alabama Crimson Tide has a big home game tonight against the Arkansas Razorbacks at 6:00 on ESPN. A win tonight would move Alabama Basketball into a tie for second in the SEC with Arkansas and also Tennessee and Vanderbilt, assuming they win. Could Alabama and Arkansas Basketball give us the highest scoring game in the SEC this season? The Auburn Tigers are at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Auburn Basketball is trying to bust out of a 4-game losing streak and looks to do so with Keyshawn Hall back on the floor. The Auburn starter is not on the latest availability report from the SEC indicating he will play tonight. Is this a must win for Auburn Basketball tonight? Mick Cronin is upset again Proposed 24-team playoff bracket for college football PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Auburn Tigers are at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Auburn Basketball is trying to bust out of a 4-game losing streak and looks to do so with Keyshawn Hall back on the floor. The Auburn starter is not on the latest availability report from the SEC indicating he will play tonight. Is this a must win for Auburn Basketball tonight? The Alabama Crimson Tide has a big home game tonight against the Arkansas Razorbacks at 6:00 on ESPN. A win tonight would move Alabama Basketball into a tie for second in the SEC with Arkansas and also Tennessee and Vanderbilt, assuming they win. Could Alabama and Arkansas Basketball give us the highest scoring game in the SEC this season? Players Era tournament not paying up? Our daily 4 Downs! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Slay joins the show! Is the Big Ten Trying to bait the SEC into a 24-team Playoff? The Alabama Crimson Tide has a big home game tonight against the Arkansas Razorbacks at 6:00 on ESPN. A win tonight would move Alabama Basketball into a tie for second in the SEC with Arkansas and also Tennessee and Vanderbilt, assuming they win. Could Alabama and Arkansas Basketball give us the highest scoring game in the SEC this season? The Auburn Tigers are at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Auburn Basketball is trying to bust out of a 4-game losing streak and looks to do so with Keyshawn Hall back on the floor. The Auburn starter is not on the latest availability report from the SEC indicating he will play tonight. Is this a must win for Auburn Basketball tonight? PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you buying or selling stock in returning SEC QBs? The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 89-75 Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Basketball is now in a group of teams tried for third in the SEC standings at 8-4. This sets up a huge match-up Wednesday night with the team just above them in the standings, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Alabama faces Arkansas Basketball 6:00 Wednesday night on ESPN. Nate Oats gets asked what they need to do to be able to finish teams off better The Auburn Tigers dropped their fourth straight game in an 88-75 road loss at the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. Auburn looks to get off the losing skid Wednesday night at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Steven Pearl on Tahaad Pettiford - he's doing his part offensively Mike Elko on where the team and Marcel Reed need to improve Our daily 4 Downs! PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerome Tang fired at Kansas State Texas Tech bus tires slashed after beating #1 Arizona The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 89-75 Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Basketball is now in a group of teams tried for third in the SEC standings at 8-4. This sets up a huge match-up Wednesday night with the team just above them in the standings, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Alabama faces Arkansas Basketball 6:00 Wednesday night on ESPN. The Auburn Tigers dropped their fourth straight game in an 88-75 road loss at the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. Auburn looks to get off the losing skid Wednesday night at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. CFB Hot Seats! Our daily 4 Downs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyreek Hill released by Dolphins Nate Oats poops on question about uniforms bringing back Final Four magic Noteworthy NFL free agents The Auburn Tigers dropped their fourth straight game in an 88-75 road loss at the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. Auburn looks to get off the losing skid Wednesday night at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Auburn AD John Cohen asks fans for patience with Steven Pearl PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 89-75 Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Basketball is now in a group of teams tried for third in the SEC standings at 8-4. This sets up a huge match-up Wednesday night with the team just above them in the standings, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Alabama faces Arkansas Basketball 6:00 Wednesday night on ESPN. The Auburn Tigers dropped their fourth straight game in an 88-75 road loss at the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday. Auburn looks to get off the losing skid Wednesday night at Mississippi State at 8:00 on ESPN2. Steven Pearl - we battled, but we have to stop getting forced to discipline players Florida downs Kentucky Oklahoma popcorn fire Where will Ty Simpson land in the NFL? Corporate patches coming to SEC uniforms Alabama's wide receiver room in 2026 PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Charles Barkley joins the show! 5 NFL teams that can make a leap in 2026 The Auburn Tigers fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores 84-76 last night at in Auburn. Like many in the SEC, Auburn Basketball had no answer for Tyler Tanner who had 25 points and 6 assists. Tahaad Pettiford led the Tigers with 21 points. Auburn drops to 5-6 in the SEC and 14-10 overall. Will the Tigers live the next month on The Bubble? Many of the projection sites have Auburn near the bubble. The Alabama Crimson Tide (-7.5) hits the road to the Ole Miss Rebels tonight at 6:00 on the SEC Network. Alabama Basketball is playing their first game of what is now the post Bediako era. How will Alabama respond? Also Tonight: Arkansas Razorbacks 91 vs. LSU Tigers 62 Also Tonight: Florida Gators (-9.5) at Georgia Bulldogs at 6PM on ESPN2, Tennessee Volunteers (-7.5) at Mississippi State Bulldogs 8P ESPN2, Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies (-7.5) 8P SECN Texas A&M Aggies head coach Bucky McMillan asks the question other coaches may soon be asking. How well can we predict the way too early conference rankings from CBS? Good news for Alabama Football, Kedrick Bingley-Jones, a defensive lineman out of the portal, gets his 7th season from the NCAA. FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Iowa State just cancelled the rest of its season!? We discuss the implications of this. Plus our interview with former Oregon State gymnast, Risa Perez on her college career, her switch from ASU (where the coach would be fired soon after) to Oregon State, and her TikTok about her college experience that gained lots of attention.  HEADLINES Iowa State announced it's cancelling the rest of the season. WHAT!? Listen to our discussion on College and Cocktails ''It became apparent we do not have enough student-athletes available to safely compete,'' Iowa State Senior Associate Athletics Director, Shamaree Brown said in a statement  College & Mocktails with special guest, Cal gymnast and World medalist, Ondine Achampong: Cal @ Clemson INTERVIEW: RISA PEREZ If there were one word to describe Risa Perez's gymnastics, it would probably be energy. From her spunky floor choreography and unique beam elements (hello there, front aerial to one-armed back handspring!) to her ability to engage and interact with the crowd, her gymnastics stood out. Perez began her collegiate career at Arizona State before transferring to Oregon State for her junior year in 2014. The 2016 Pac-12 beam champion hit 102 out of 110 total routines throughout her collegiate career. Perez qualified as an individual to the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Championships. Today we talk about her career, her move from ASU to Oregon State and the TikTok about her college experience that got lots of attention. References: Her badass beam save that is framed in our greatest beam saves of all time gallery Rene Lyst fired from Arizona State University The Balance Beam Situation's ASU Risa recap CHAPTERS 00:00:00 – Cold open: Cortisone shot + "that's not a coach's decision" 00:00:29 – Intro: Iowa State cancels the rest of the season 00:02:38 – How does a team compete with no lineup? (ASU suspension flashback) 00:04:30 – Iowa State statement: "not enough student-athletes to safely compete" 00:04:58 – Alumni demand answers + rumors swirl 00:06:23 – Updates: American Cup ticket giveaway 00:06:42 – Merch drop: Team Bronze tee 00:07:07 – College & Cocktails plug: Oklahoma at Florida watch party 00:07:28 – Interview begins: Risa Perez (ASU → Oregon State) 00:08:34 – The TikTok that blew up: 'college gym' reality check 00:13:32 – Locker room culture + boundaries (why this matters) 00:15:28 – Message boards + rumor mill as a weapon 00:15:56 – Rene Lyst era: name placards, power plays, intimidation 00:29:25 – Puberty, periods, and what nobody warns gymnasts about 00:31:43 – Crippling cramps, hormones, and C-section recovery talk 00:32:41 – Hip dysplasia: pain you normalize until you can't 00:38:07 – The 'party' accusation read aloud (WTF moment) 00:41:51 – Team meeting confrontation + medical privacy 00:43:04 – 'Canary in the coal mine': how programs spiral 00:48:10 – Food/weight control + "you can't" rules 00:52:31 – College Mocktails teaser: Ondine Achampong on Cal vs Clemson 00:56:01 – Get more: Club Gym Nerd bonus + where to find everything UP NEXT Fantasy Gymnastics podcast every Wednesday College & Cocktails: Friday, Feb 13th at 6pm Pacific where we will watch Oklahoma at Florida on ESPN2 2026 Cocktail and Mocktail menu here Add exclusive Club Content to your favorite podcast player (instructions here). UPDATES Attention! We are giving away 2 tickets to the American Cup in Las Vegas  Check us out on Bluesky NEW Team Bronze Design in the store! Join our Live Shows Replay tickets on sale for our fundraiser show with all the Tea from Cecile Landi 2026 Live Show Season Pass is now available, 4 shows for the price of 3 SUPPORT OUR WORK Club Gym Nerd: Join Here Fantasy: 2026 College Fantasy Game now open all season with weekly winners Merch: Shop Now Newsletters The Balance Beam Situation: Spencer's GIF Code of Points Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim Resistance Resources Join Our Fantasy League      

The Auburn Tigers enter tonight's game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at 5-5 in SEC play and need a home win to build some momentum for the closing stretch. Auburn BAsketball, again, has to face a top guard as Tyler Tanner comes to town for Vanderbilt Basketball. No SEC player has a better +/- than Tanner. Auburn coach Steven Pearl is juggling his lineup tonight? The game is at 6PM on the SEC Network and Auburn is a 4.5-point favorite at home. Also Tonight: Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers 8PM SECN Wednesday: Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs at 6PM on ESPN2, Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs 8P ESPN2, Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies 8P SECN How well can we predict the way too early conference rankings from CBS? Could Alabama and Ohio State's regular season series go away? Gunner Stockton returns to Georgia Yea Alabama auctioning off signed Auburn shirt PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Alabama Crimson Tide blasted The Missouri Tigers 90-64 Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Basketball drained 15 3's in route to the win over Missouri Basketball. Latrell Wrightsell Jr had his best night of the season with 21 points. What is Alabama's best starting five? Up Next for Alabama: The Florida Gators, Sunday at Noon on ABC. Vanderbilt hammers Kentucky and throws shade after The Auburn Tigers are back on the court after their road win at the Florida Gators 76-67 Saturday. Auburn Basketball faces The Texas Longhorns tonight at 6PM on ESPN2. Auburn is a 6.5-point favorite over Texas Basketball. PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com #SEC #Alabama #Auburn #secfootball #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #football #sports #alabamafootball #alabamabasketball #auburnbasketball #auburnfootball #rolltide #wareagle #alabamacrimsontide #auburntigers #nfl #sportsnews #footballnews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Auburn Tigers are back on the court after their road win at the Florida Gators 76-67 Saturday. Auburn Basketball faces The Texas Longhorns tonight at 6PM on ESPN2. Auburn is a 6.5-point favorite over Texas Basketball. How is New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick not a a first ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee? That is the case as Belichick failed to appear on the required 40 of 50 ballots submitted. Is this the biggest hall of fame snub in the history of halls of fame? The Alabama Crimson Tide blasted The Missouri Tigers 90-64 Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa. Alabama Basketball drained 15 3's in route to the win over Missouri Basketball. Latrell Wrightsell Jr had his best night of the season with 21 points. What is Alabama's best starting five? Outkick founder Clay Travis joins the show RIP Eddie Conyers Our daily 4 Downs! FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com #SEC #Alabama #Auburn #secfootball #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #football #sports #alabamafootball #alabamabasketball #auburnbasketball #auburnfootball #rolltide #wareagle #alabamacrimsontide #auburntigers #nfl #sportsnews #footballnews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview tonight's Thursday Night Football game between the Rams and Seahawks in what is perhaps Prime's best Thursday Night Football game ever, before previewing the entire week 16 slate, as well as the college playoff games this weekend. Next, Super Bowl Champion, former Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, Mike McCarthy joins the show to chat about tonight's Thursday Night Football game, the importance of managing wind at this time of the year, his thoughts on the Tua situation, and much more. Next, 7x National Champion, the GOAT, College GameDay panelist, and new part owner of the Nashville Predators, Nick Saban joins the show to preview the college football playoff games this weekend, what changes he would make to the current format, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we're off tomorrow, but we'll be live on the field for Miami vs. Texas A&M on Saturday at 12 PM EST on ESPN2, and then we'll be back for Overreaction Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices