Podcasts about Super League

London City Lionesses shocked the women's soccer world by signing Barcelona legends Alexia Putellas and Mapi León, transforming the newly promoted Women's Super League side into an instant European powerhouse.In this episode, LDG delivers an essential tactical breakdown of the historic summer transfer window. He analyzes Michele Kang's ambitious blueprint to reshape English women's football and the WSL through high-profile recruitment.This episode offers a comprehensive analysis of the recent transfer window in women's football, focusing on the strategies of top clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and the ambitious London City Lionesses, but also covering the moves of every club in the league. We explore how these moves shape the league's competitive landscape and the future of the Women's Super League.The episode dives deep into the sudden squad turnover at London City, focusing on how these blockbusters disrupt the WSL hierarchy. LDG dissects how two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas alters the midfield dynamics and elevates the club's creative floor. He follows with a critical evaluation of how four-time Champions League winner Mapi León provides the structural organization needed to compete against established giants. The discussion concludes by exploring the world-class shot-stopping and backline communication the Lionesses secure with England international Mary Earps in goal.LDG addresses the burning questions circulating in the women's soccer community regarding sustainable growth. He evaluates critics who question if rapid success fueled by billionaire investment is sustainable over a full domestic season. He provides an in-depth analysis of whether massive financial backing translates into on-pitch chemistry or simply creates an expensive collection of individuals. Finally, he projects how London City's aggressive business pressures rivals like Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham to rethink their recruitment strategies.Thank you all for listening! Remember to follow us wherever you get your podcasts, on Instagram (@the_womens_soccer_podcast) and Bluesky (@thewomenssoccerpod.bsky.social). In addition, leave a 5-star review and tell all your friends about our show!

Spanien ist Fussball-Weltmeister. Die Argentinier sorgen im Final für Diskussionen, Donald Trump drängt sich bei der Pokalübergabe einmal mehr ins Rampenlicht – und selbst die Halbzeitshow liefert Gesprächsstoff. Noch spannender ist für uns aber der Blick auf die Schweiz: Die Super League steht vor dem Saisonstart. Welche Transfers können den Unterschied machen? Wer hat sich verstärkt, wer muss wichtige Abgänge verkraften? Wir ordnen die wichtigsten Entwicklungen bei allen zwölf Klubs ein und sprechen über den FC Basel, YB, GC, den FCZ oder den FC Luzern. Ausserdem ziehen verraten wir, worauf ihr euch in der kommenden Woche freuen dürft: Dann folgt nämlich unsere grosse Prognose für die neue Super-League-Saison.Die Themen dieser Episode: 00:00 Intro 02:07 Spanien ist Weltmeister 16:00 Trump und Teletubbies 18:58 Was bleibt von dieser WM? 31:06 Manzambi zu Aston Villa 34:56 Negativität beim FC Basel 48:14 Wird Zesiger YB-Captain? 55:46 GC ist jetzt ein Flagschiff 01:05:58 Tsawa, Vasovic, Hauptsache Brügge 01:19:18 Der Rest der Liga Host: Tilman Pauls Produktion: Sara Spreiter   In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers 

Hull KR in free fall, SHAMBOLIC Man of Steel Shortlist and Jolliffe on the move... ep 23 After an action-packed weekend in Super League with plenty of big talking points, the Love Rugby League podcast is back to dissect everything that's happened - as well as provide you with an exclusive update from the world of rugby league. It's been a busy few days and as such, it's a busy show for the boys this week! Here's what's on the agenda as Aaron and Matt once again tackle the big topics in the greatest game... We dive deep into the crisis at Hull KR, could the Super League champions miss the play-offs? And what are the reasons behind their slump in form? We peel back the curtain to tell you what's happening at the Robins. After a morale-boosting victory for St Helens last weekend, do the boys need to eat some humble pie and accept they might have got it wrong about the Saints' woes of late? Castleford Tigers stunned Leeds Rhinos on Sunday - should hopes be high that Ryan Carr can lead them to the play-offs in 2027? We'll also discuss his comments that were picked up on the Sky microphones. The latest Man of Steel top 10 has been released and it comes with some interesting names. The boys get stuck into the shortlist and tell you why it's wrong and point out the players who have been unfairly left out!It wouldn't be a podcast without a transfer exclusive; we'll tell you which Super League club Gold Coast prop Jaimin Jolliffe is signing for in 2027. We'll also bring you some exclusive details on changes to the IMG system - and what might be in store at a big meeting at the RFL later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers 

Sheona, Evelyn and Shelley and Emma speak to us head of Glasgow 2026Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers 

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

Netball Northern Ireland have named Forest's Niamh Cooper as part of their Commonwealth Games side heading to Glasgow in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. How is she feeling days away from the startEssential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

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TWL 2026: Ep 34 - Hohaia Ground feat. Lance HohaiaChampion utility Lance Hohaia beamed in from the USA to spend an hour and half with Will and Brad, recounting the fascinating ups and downs of his career that started in the Waikato, encompassed a decade and two grand finals with the Warriors, some glorious highs in a 28-Test Kiwis tenure, and finished with a stint and a Super League ring at St Helens.Behind-the-scenes yarns and insights aplenty - you'll love this one.Join us as a paid subscriber on Substack at https://www.thiswarriorslife.com/This is a Frank podcast

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

Matt Edelman serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, with responsibility for the company's strategy, capital allocation, operations, and long-term growth. Appointed CEO in April 2025 after serving as President and Chief Commercial Officer, Matt architected a comprehensive corporate restructuring, strengthening the company's balance sheet and raising more than $26 million in six months, culminating in a $20 million private placement in October 2025. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Matt drove more than 20x revenue growth, led multiple M&A transactions, oversaw hundreds of brand partnerships, supported the company's successful NASDAQ IPO, and helped establish Super League as a defining force in the emerging category of playable media.   To know more about Matt visit his LinkedIn: @mattedelman   Episode Summary:   Matt Edelman has spent over 30 years at the intersection of media, gaming, and emerging tech — starting at Marvel in the 1990s, helping launch Marvel.com, moving through WME/IMG's global live-events business, and now leading Super League as its Chairman, CEO, and President. In this conversation, Matt walks through his "meandering" career path, what it took to raise $26 million while restructuring Super League from an esports company into a platform that helps brands reach the "gamified consumer," and the leadership lessons he's picked up along the way — from building trust with his team to spotting emerging categories before they have a name.   Key Takeaways:   - Follow where you can have impact, not just what's exciting - More people play video games than watch sports - Reframe the audience to shift perception - Trust is a leader's most important asset - Curiosity drives good leadership, but it needs a check - Younger generations are wired for gamified experiences - Build a personal board of advisors - The human side of your story matters as much as your business story   Episode Chapters:   00:00 – Episode teaser: the stats on gamers vs. sports fans 00:40 – Welcome & guest introduction 01:42 – Welcome, Matt 01:58 – Matt's origin story: from investment banking to Los Angeles 03:36 – The Marvel years: launching Marvel.com and riding the dot-com wave 11:20 – What Super League is and why it matters 16:34 – Matt's evolution as CEO and the importance of trust 19:15 – Listener support shoutout (top 2% of podcasts globally) 19:55 – What inspires Matt: solving business puzzles 22:08 – What legacy Matt wants to leave 23:35 – What's next for Super League and the gamified consumer trend 26:18 – Where to find Matt (LinkedIn) and why the "human side" matters online 29:08 – Final takeaway for listeners: build your personal board of advisors 31:47 – Outro

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In the coming days we hear from players, coaches as we continue our build upEssential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

In this week's episode of the League Express Podcast, Editor Martyn Sadler and Host Jake Kearnan are joined by Oldham RLFC Chairman Terry Flanagan MBE for an in-depth discussion on the club's exciting future following its recent takeover.Terry shares his vision for Oldham RLFC, discussing the club's ambitions both on and off the field, the significance of a return to Boundary Park, and what success looks like as the Roughyeds continue their resurgence.The trio also reflect on Oldham's impressive performances on the pitch, exploring how the club can build long-term financial sustainability and what it will take to establish itself as a consistent force at the highest level of Rugby League.Looking beyond Oldham, Martyn, Jake and Terry discuss the wider state of the game, including the potential for NRL investment in Super League. Terry gives his perspective on how the sport can grow, why strategic investment is important, and why strengthening the international game should remain a priority for Rugby League's future.Whether you're an Oldham supporter or simply interested in the future direction of Rugby League, this episode offers fascinating insight from one of the game's leading club owners.

IANR 2628 071126 Line Up4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Chetan Dave in for Jawahar)Here's the guest line-up for Sat, July 11, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13 countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day.TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEWUPDATES.4:20 pm Cricket is of course immensely popular among South Asians and the sport has been taking the nation like a storm with many organizations leading the charge. Now, the American Cricket Council headquartered in New Jersey with offices at TV Asia, has announced a national initiative to develop cricket at the school and collegiate levels in the US through the Cricket Hall of Fame, Inter-School Championship, the Intercollegiate Super Cup, and a Super League tournament. To tell us more about this is Jatin Patel, a sports visionary and Hall of Fame inductee.4:50 pm The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen, by ICE agents on Tuesday, July 7 in Houston's East end has sparked local protests by hundreds and national outrage as once again ICE is seen using ruthless tactics to pursue immigrants they suspect of being illegal. Although Houston Mayor Whitmire has so far not confronted ICE over the incident, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has indicated he will conduct an independent investigation. We asked State Rep Gene Wu, who was a former Prosecutor, to comment on the killing and the response.5:20 pm With a growing population of aging Baby Boomers living longer and needing more help in their Senior Years, several neurological disorders such as – Myasthenia Gravis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - are becoming more noticeable. Health professionals are rushing to respond to by developing better techniques to control these through medications, therapy and home care and initiating research to better understand what causes the disorders. We turn to Dr. Angela Goins, an Asst. Professor at University of Houston Downtown for answers. OUR APOLOGIES THAT THIS GUEST WAS NOT RECORDED DUE TO A TECHNICAL GLITCH DUE TO LOSS OF POWER TO ONE PC.Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.And remember to visit our digital archives from over 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

Following, you know, the loss to Wigan, the podcast, you know, thinks it knows all the answers. Rob, you know, turns recruitment guru and decides he could probably do, you know, a better job himself. Sam compares, you know, the new NRL TV deal, you know, with Super League and somehow, you know, manages to relate it to his own, you know, cash flow. Dennis calls, you know, everyone's bluff by taking, you know, a fresh look, you know, at how to, you know, improve the IMG points system. Plus, you know, Daniel, you know, returns with his Number Two, and the pod, you know, goes X-rated courtesy of, you know, a sticky League Express. So jump in the saddle, you know, as the sitcom pedals its way, you know, to the top of Hill Cliff on its virgin ride.Enjoy. You know.You know, you could become a patron you know. Click, you know, on the link, and, you know, join. www.patreon.com/whatbevan you know. 

Das ist keine reguläre Folge der «Dritten Halbzeit». Tilman Pauls und Dominic Wuillemin waren nach dem Ausscheiden der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft im WM-Viertelfinal zu Gast im tägliche Podcast «Apropos», wo sie den Auftritt der Schweiz und das Turnier insgesamt bilanzieren. Mit etwas mehr Abstand (und Schlaf) als in der letzten WM-Folge der «Dritten Halbzeit». Die nächste reguläre Folge hört ihr am Montag wieder. Dann geht es bereits wieder um den anstehenden Start der Super League. Viel Spass beim Zuhören! *** Der Traum der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft an der WM endet abrupt. Nach dem Viertelfinal gegen den amtierenden Weltmeister Argentinien heisst es Endstation. Die Enttäuschung nach dem Aus ist riesig. Die Schweizer Nati hat im Spiel gegen den Titelverteidiger überzeugt. Es eröffnete sich eine historische Chance. Doch dann: die umstrittene Gelb-Rote Karte gegen Breel Embolo und sein Verweis vom Platz. Was bleibt: Der Auftritt der Schweiz während des gesamten Turniers war historisch. Mit Johan Manzambi hat die Nati einen neuen Superstar, die ganze Welt liebt Trainer Murat Yakin und Nati-Goalie Gregor Kobel feiert seinen WM-Triumph. Währenddessen fiebert die Schweizer Bevölkerung Tag und Nacht mit. Wie lässt sich die Leistung der Mannschaft einordnen? Was hätte es gebraucht, damit es ins Halbfinal gereicht hätte? Kann man diese Leistung am nächsten Grossevent wiederholen? Und was bleibt von diesem Turnier hängen? Nach dem Ausscheiden der Schweiz schauen wir zurück. Die beiden Sportredaktoren Tilman Pauls und Dominic Wuillemin haben die Schweizer Nationalmannschaft seit Beginn des Turniers in den USA und Kanada begleitet und über ihre Leistung berichtet. In einer neuen Folge des täglichen Podcasts «Apropos» sprechen sie über ihre Eindrücke der letzten Wochen. Host: Philipp Loser Produzentin: Sara Spreiter. In der Dritten Halbzeit wird über den Schweizer Fussball diskutiert. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two and a half men this week as Bobby is away and Bry joins us halfway through. Some unexpected results in this weeks Super League and how deep do the issues run at Saints? How early could Australia come in for British talent? And a couple of crackers in only in rugby league. All this and plenty more!

John Canzano talks with Bob Thompson, the retired president of Fox Sports Networks. They discuss Pac-12 expansion, media rights, the Super League concept, and more. Subscribe to this podcast. Read JohnCanzano.com. Support sponsors -- The Wall (ByTheWall.com) and Gresham Ford (www.GreshamFord.com). Watch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JohnCanzano

Calgary Wild forward Mya Jones sits down to discuss life in the Northern Super League!From dominating youth pitches in Alberta to making history as the first-ever University of Memphis women's soccer graduate selected in the NWSL Draft, Mya's journey is defined by grit and elite competitiveness.Mya opens up about the cultural and physical adjustments of transitioning to NCAA Division 1 soccer. She also reflects on her early international debut for Canada's U-15 national team at just 12 years old under Bev Priestman, sharing how those elite youth tournament experiences prepared her for the professional ranks.Shifting to her professional career, Mya details her 2024 NWSL Draft experience with the San Diego Wave and the reputation she built as a fierce, high-intensity competitor on the pitch. She candidly shares the mental and physical hurdles of overcoming a severe broken foot injury during an NSL loan spell with AFC Toronto.The conversation wraps up with an inside look at the launch of the Northern Super League and why Mya chose to return home to sign with Calgary Wild FC for the 2026 season. She explains how the squad is navigating heavy roster turnover and a coaching change following Lydia Bedford's departure, all while building a distinct new team identity. Finally, Mya shares her short-term goals, senior Canada national team aspirations, and fields a fun round of TWSP-classic rapid-fire questions.Thank you all for listening! Remember to follow us wherever you get your podcasts, on Instagram (@the_womens_soccer_podcast) and Bluesky (@thewomenssoccerpod.bsky.social). In addition, leave a 5-star review and tell all your friends about our show!

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

Essential InfoThe Netball Show is proud to be partnered with Flyhawk.comUK Netball Podcast - The Netball ShowSky Q or Sky Glass ? - Find us as part of their Netball Menu under podcastsYou can listen without downloading any additional software hereFor over 20 years Sky Sports has been the true home of the Superleague here in the UK - you don't even need a dish these days with the innovative Sky Glass!Join Sky TV via this link to get upto £100 in shopping vouchers

After another dramatic and action-packed week in the world of Super League, the Love Rugby League podcast returns with a deep dive into all the big stories over the last seven days. Aaron and Matt are back to review everything we've seen on the field - as well as bringing you a number of exclusive transfer stories that are well worth checking out. Here's what's on this week's show. We'll get deep into the crisis at St Helens, explain whether or not Paul Rowley's future is under threat and bring you some exclusive detail on what's happening behind the scenes at the Saints. As well as that, we'll bring you an exclusive transfer update on Jed Cartwright - and explain why he will be sticking around for longer than the Saints originally said. We'll tell you which star of the Championship has signed for Castleford Tigers in 2027 as their latest rebuild under Ryan Carr gathers pace. Wakefield Trinity had a huge win at the weekend - but we'll tell you which one of their players is being offered to clubs by his management ahead of potentially entering the open market later this year. Sticking with Trinity, we'll shine a light on their huge win at Hull KR - and explain why they're now bonafide Super League title contenders. What's going wrong at Hull KR, meanwhile? There's a deep dive into the troubles the champions are having - and a scathing review from Matt on their title chances for 2026.. All that and much more. Please don't forget to like, subscribe and hype this week's show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Lee & Jamie chat through the incredible 20-6 victory away at the Super League and World Champions!

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There has been a lot of speculation about the future direction of college sports, and whether the top teams in the nation could ultimately break off from the traditional conference structure to form a Super League. Ohio State would unquestionably be included in any plans along those lines, but is that something the Buckeyes want to see happen?In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear the answer to that question directly from Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork. Plus, would the reported plans to pool media rights across conferences cost the Buckeyes money? And could OSU get backed into a corner and be forced to do something it doesn't really want to?Today's episode is sponsored by Jeff Ruby's Columbus, the award-winning, upscale steakhouse in Downtown Columbus, named one of the Top 50 steakhouses in America by Food Network. Just go to JeffRuby.com/Columbus to check out the menu and make a reservation today.

Tonight on Garnet & Old, Vince and Ryan go full C-SPAN After Dark — but with more spear plants and more yellingWe open with the biggest college athletics story of the week: the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 advanced out of the Senate Commerce Committee by a 19–9 vote and now heads to the full Senate. The bill would create national rules for NIL, athlete protections, transfer/eligibility structure, and the future of college sports revenue — including a media-rights angle that matters a lot to schools like Florida State trying to survive the growing SEC/Big Ten money gap. The committee says the bill is backed by a broad group of schools, conferences, leagues, and Olympic-sport advocates, while Chairman Ted Cruz framed it as a “fourth-down” moment for college athletics.  Then we shift to the trail, where FSU recruiting is moving faster than Ryan's emotional stability after one practice clip. Sam LeJeune committed, Marquis Fennell hit decision day, CJ Ohuabunwa reportedly surged after an “amazing” visit, and Jemari Foreman's OV had the staff fighting off a late Louisville push. The big question: in the NIL era, is Norvell's staff changing the calendar by pushing early pledges instead of saving everything for the old-school closing pitch? LeJeune's commitment gives FSU a blue-chip defensive line win in the 2027 class, with the next challenge being the modern recruiting boss battle: holding on until Signing Day.

Brand new Netball Super League champion and Grand Final MVP Sophie Fawns joins us to reflect on her move to the UK, her very successful debut season with the Manchester Thunder, and how special it was to have her grandad and dad there for the decider. The shooter also speaks about her future career plans, whether she would ever return to the NSW Swifts, and the tricky spot she finds herself in while waiting for the Super Netball CPA to be signed in Australia.

Vancouver Rise FC defender Jaylyn Wright sits down to discuss life in Canada's Northern Super League!Jaylyn breaks down what it means to be part of Vancouver's professional women's soccer roster, the intense competition across the league, and how the Canadian soccer landscape is shifting for the next generation of athletes. She shares her initial reaction hearing about a professional women's soccer league coming to Canada, what specifically made the Vancouver Rise the right fit, winning the inaugural Northern Super League title and Diana B. Matheson Cup.She also talks about how she looks back upon that final retrospectively, how preseason went with lots of new faces, how the group is continuing to build continuity ahead of reaching the club's ambitious goals and stepping into a vital role within the Rise system early in her professional career.Additionally, Jaylyn elaborates on how her team's identity continues to develop, playing in front of the avid Vancouver fanbase, areas in her game she is aiming to build upon in her second season with the Rise, her time in NCAA women's college soccer, and so much more!Thank you all for listening! Remember to follow us wherever you get your podcasts, on Instagram (@the_womens_soccer_podcast) and Bluesky (@thewomenssoccerpod.bsky.social). In addition, leave a 5-star review and tell all your friends about our show!

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The guys are joined by Seth Emerson from The Athletic, as Seth outlines the potential fallout of the Brendan Sorsby ruling from Monday, what possible CFP expansion looks like, the chances of a Super League forming, & more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mitch Harper and Nate Slack debate whether BYU would earn a spot in a hypothetical college sports Super League if the power conferences split again.

In this week's edition of Cougar Sports Saturday with Mitch Harper and Nate Slack, the guys break down the proposed Protect College Sports Act, debate BYU's place in a potential college football Super League, and share exclusive interviews from the Big 12 Spring Meetings with Kalani Sitake, Liz Darger, Scott Draper, and Brian Thornton. Plus, hear from BYU offensive lineman Joe Brown, get the latest Cougar Tales updates, check out this week's Drafting the Y, preview College Football 27, and find out which BYU games rank among the most expensive tickets in college football this season.

Keith Murphy and Andy Fales hit the road for another Cheers & Beers patio tour stop, this time at Sweet Caroline's in Ames, where they're greeted by gifts, swag, and plenty of pride from the people behind Ames' famous tap water.

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Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and Dan Wetzel break down whether the proposed college sports bill can save college football or if it's doomed by self-interest. They also dive into the biggest sticking point of the bill: media rights. They talk about how there was no alignment between lawmakers, the SEC and the Big Ten, and how political fear mongering is fueling the misconceptions around the idea of an SEC-Big Ten super league.   0:00 - Welcome 0:30 - Will the college sports bill save college football? 4:39 - Do we only get one shot at this bill? 6:01 - The college sports bill targets media rights 7:44 - No synergy between the bill's writers, the SEC, or the Big Ten 16:44 - How self-interest could kill the bill 21:08 - The misconception the SEC and Big Ten want to form a super league 25:15 - The super league and political fear mongering 36:05 - Likely the bill will pass? 38:50 - The Brendan Sorsby case: Where are we now? 41:07 - Enough leniency for Sorsby? 41:48 - Why the medical argument falls short 47:36 - Why is the middle of college football season in November? 54:57 - What happened to college football games in December? 56:47 - Throwback songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

dies and gentlemen. Welcome once again to the Packernet Podcast. I am your host and resident panelist, as always, Ryan Schlipp. Check us out online, packernet.com Find me on Twitter, pack underscore that ad, so the OTAs for week one are officially behind us. By that, I mean today is the last day for me, and for you it's over. There's a little bit of unfortunate news that we'll get to in a little bit. Before we get there, just want to go through a couple of the news and notesy things that are floating around out there. The first one, I, I don't know, man, it's big, but it's like college football big, and it's confusing. It's going to have some implications on the NFL, but, and how deep do you want to get into this? Plus, it intersects into, like, politics, because politicians, it's bipartisan, but they're still trying to do some stuff. Bottom line, as best as I can tell, there was a Protect College Sports Act presented by Maria Cantwell, Democrat out of Washington, and Ted Cruz, Republican, out of Texas. In order to bring order to the current Wild West landscape, one of the things they're trying to do is to crack down on phony N I L money that is essentially to create a commission that tries to make sure that the money coming in is legitimate as opposed to just boosters throwing money at them through some kind of an N I L funnel, I, you know, having not spent a lot of time thinking about that or understanding it, because it's just I don't know, it's again, it's it, it kind of aligns with the NFL and impacts the NFL, but not enough that I've really dug into it a ton, but my general thought is that I don't see how this is going to hold up, because it's going to be very difficult to say yes, we think they should be paid millions of dollars, but only in this way, because if you do that way, that's a bad way. We're getting into some really arbitrary territory here to decide when it's a good thing for them to make millions and when it's a bad thing for them to make millions. I mean, we've kicked open the door and said, yes, you can make money as an athlete, so it is what it is. They're also looking at, like, a salary cap transfer restrictions. Athletes will generally be limited to one transfer during their college career without losing a year of eligibility. Sets a standard five year eligibility limit, prevents a breakaway. The bill tries to stop the wealthiest conferences, like Big 10 and SEC, from forming their own exclusive Super League by putting strict rules on conferences that make more than a billion dollars in annual revenue. I don't know. I look, I will simply say this: I think that college football has probably always been a little bit of a mess, and it's so hard to manage because there's so many different things, and that's why you find all kinds of scandals and all kinds of crazy stuff, because you set rules, and you know it's kind of like arm wrestling, if you're not cheating, you're not trying, I mean, the whole sport is just cheating, trying to gain an upper hand any way that you can, try not to get caught doing it, and so when you kick open a door the way that they have, man, it creates absolute chaos in such a massive thing that is college sports and college football, and you know, maybe, maybe things will settle on their own, it'll come to like a new natural stasis, I don't know if that's the right word, but it's also possible that it's just going to spiral out of control and continue spiraling, and so I understand the impulse to try to step in here and fix some things that have got are getting wildly out of control, or seemingly wildly out of control. I also think the government has a very low chance of actually fixing any of this, but whatever, we'll see what happens. If it ends up passing, we can take a second look at all the different components and what that could possibly mean. As of right now, it's a pretty steep uphill battle to get this passed and implemented, and everything. Also, as this is my duty, I will give you my weekly announcement that you should not get involved in media companies and journalism via Ryan Glass Spiegel. Two days ago, multiple NFL voices were laid off at Yahoo Sports this week, including Charles Robinson, who had been there over 20 years. Sources told FOS, Charles McDonald also announced he has been laid off. Charles Robinson has been around forever. I mean, they said it right there, 20 years, but I mean, that is one of the.. it's one of the guys that you.. I mean, that's a huge name in the.. in the space. Interestingly enough. Connor Orr, who is from Sports Illustrated, said Charles and Charles are dogged, creative, curious, hilarious, and original, the kinds of things we're running out of in this space. Can't wait to subscribe to wherever they land next. Why is that interesting? Because just as I was about to get started recording, I see this from Michael Rosenberg, who is a senior writer of Sports Illustrated says, this morning I had my favorite kind of meeting, a short one. I was laid off during that meeting. Goes on to say other things, but you get the idea. Adam Schefter memorialized him, said nobody better, an all-time writer. This is amongst many things disheartening. And then he says gutting the place, so Yahoo is gutting the place, and about a day or two later, Sports Illustrated starts gutting all of its people. As I've said before, these companies are purging money. They have a business model that just does not make any sense. They have massive, massive overhead, trying to compete with people that have zero, basically zero overhead. They pay for an internet connection and a freaking electric bill. There are probably very little to no other recurring costs that they have. So don't do it. Been saying this now for well over a year, it is, it is the most painful, slow death I've ever watched and experienced. By the way, I just looked, Charles Robinson was the senior NFL reporter for Yahoo, that's a pretty big layoff. It's also brand new breaking news here, Giants fear wide receiver Gunner Olazewski, who was carted off the practice field today, tore his Achilles. He will undergo additional testing to confirm the injury. It's an unfortunate thing that happens, man. You get into this time, you're all excited, and within seconds of these guys touching grass, they're getting carted off the field, and you just hope and pray that your guys are not included in that. In other news, Paris Campbell, wide receiver, is retiring from the NFL. The NFL did release a date and timeline for the NFL cut downs via Tom Pelissero. But he's changing their headers here. I don't recognize anybody anymore. Anywho, he says the NFL informed teams recently that this year's cut-down deadline to 53 players will be 6pm Eastern time on Sunday, august 30, not the following Tuesday, as it has been in recent years. Waiver claims will be due at 1pm Eastern time on Monday, August 30-first. The season kicks off September 9, so that has been added to the calendar that will be the official cut down day for the Green Bay Packers, and then the final non-Packers, non-NFC North specific news. What is this? That's basketball, and I don't.. I just think this is a good take. So I was trying to think, how do I work this into something, or whatever? I don't know that I have much to add to this. I just think it's a good take, and there's a lot of sort of, I don't know, it's hard because I don't really know the opposite views complaints specifically, but there seem to be a lot of people that are upset that things are expanding, right, more games, more this, more that, but that also goes to, we got Monday games, we got Wednesday games, we got Saturday games, we got all these stupid, and it's like, what happened to good old Sunday football, and like, I guess I kind of get it, but I think this is a little bit more the take that I appreciate. Like, I understand what's being said here, but I don't really get it. I mean, eight games sounds like music to my ears, like, what do we want 12 games on that we can't really see any of them, so we watch what two out of the 11 that are on, and we go, "Oh, I know what that those other ones, they confuse me, actually, to watching the games that I did care about, because I kept looking. I think it's awesome. I absolutely love it. I don't want seven games at 1pm I can't watch it all. There's no way. It's stupid. Like, so that's an instant. Like, are you telling me people Sundays are going to be ruined because they're gone? They're going to get home from church and go, "Oh, there's five games on at 1pm instead of seven. Oh, the days I ruined. It's ruined. I mean, I hate when there's four games at 425 I hate it. Or one's at 405 there's two at 405 and two at 425 I hate that I can't watch it. I'd like to enjoy the games, so I'm one that's not going to be, you know, complaining about this. I like the standalone games. I enjoy being able to watch one at a time. And then it's Sunday. There's nothing worse to me on a Sunday when the whole slate, and you go, "Oh my gosh, there's 13 games today, on Sunday. There's no way I can keep track of it all, and really talk about it all, and you know me, I'm sitting there writing notes, trying to keep up and do all that, but I feel like this will be better for everybody to digest, and I don't think it's going to effectively change Sundays all that much. In fact, there's a part of me that wants to argue and go, it's going to make. Better, we're all going to be tuned into the same few games and enjoying that, and be able to see it more, rather than I don't know what happened there. Hold it, he kicked the field goal. Oh, we threw a pass. I have no idea what's going on, but I saw that play, I saw that play, I saw that play, and that's where I wouldn't mind seeing eight games on Sunday. Like, and so, in summary, I can. I just say I'm starting to more and more. I don't watch their show all the time, but I'm starting to see clips, so I'm just kind of getting little glimmers here. And again, starting to really appreciate Chris Sims a little bit. I don't, for obvious reasons, really like Florio. I've never been very anti-Floria. I feel like when I used to watch this, Sims was like the whipping boy of Florio. Florio would say things, and he would just bend to the will and agree with everything he said. There was a clip I saw recently. I don't know if I ended up playing it or if I just watched it, but he went and just went at.. oh, it was over the Diana Rossini thing, where Sims was talking about the situation, and Florio was like trying to warn him, like, tread carefully, and he just was like, "What are you talking about, dude? Once you shut up and let me say what I want, like, he was something to that effect, and like, I don't know the full clip here, I don't know if if Florio took the opposite approach, but it just, I'm seeing Sims basically kind of turn into me almost with, like, you know, I think it's fricking stupid. I don't understand that, you know, and I'm watching Florio kind of squirm in his chair a little bit, like, you know, like he's taking a licking from Daddy over here, and I'm starting to appreciate, I mean, I think I like Sims's takes more, and the fact that he's found his, let's say, his manhood, and is able to kind of stand on his own feet and tell Florio to shut his face and get out of my face, is, you know, whether that's true or not, that's sort of my own little head cannon going on over here, and I appreciate it. I like it. I gotta go back and find that swear and bleep it out, but otherwise I'm in agreement with that. By the way, I don't understand the argument for I want more games on at once that I can't watch. Does it make your fantasy football more fun and enjoyable or something, or is it like red? Not red zone, maybe red zone. I know red zone is more fun with more. I don't know, I don't know what the argument could possibly be. I mean, if there's more games at different times that you don't want to watch, then don't watch it. I mean, I guess I guess I could understand the argument of I don't want, like, all I'm gonna watch is the Packers, and I don't want those on at random times. I would just want as many like noon games on Sunday as possible, but I mean, if you're an enjoyer of football, yeah, you want to spread all over the place, you can watch as many as you can. Anywho, we'll leave it at that for the non-Packers news. We'll take a break. We'll be right back. Getting into the NFC North news, here, first of all, it looks like the Brian Flores lawsuit will go forward. The NFL tried to throw that out and be like, no, no, no, look, let's, let's let us deal with this in house. We have our own mechanism for dealing with disputes, and I mean, I don't really know how all this stuff works as a layman here, but that seems like a conflict of interest, a bit like I'm.. it's kind of like the church doing an investigation on the church, you know what I mean? Like, there's some scandals going on here, like, you know what, we have an internal mechanism, we'll get to the bottom of this, yeah. No, no, you won't. I'm not going to relitigate the whole thing, I've gone through this lawsuit already. I don't remember exactly the details. I do know that Flores is not likely to get what he's after, but who knows? There may be some kind of a thing through discovery that, although he doesn't win, some things get uncovered. I don't know, frickin' drama, you know. I'll take it. As for their GM search, Vikings completed the second round of interviews for their general manager vacancy. The list of finalists includes Vikings' executive advice, right? We went through the list already. The second round is done, so you would assume that the final decision will come very soon. It seems as though the what everybody is expecting is that Rob Brzezinski will get the job. He is already their interim GM, the executive VP of football operations. So, there have been some outside guys, many of them, as we talked about, kind of turned away from the job, but Broncos assistant GM, Bill's assistant GM, Rams assistant GM, and Seahawks assistant GM also in the running, but again, as of now, the inside track seems to be Rob Brzezinski and his job to lose. Sticking with the Vikings, so far in OTAs, obviously not a ton to take away from anything, but we might as well stay on top of it. Kevin O'Connell has mentioned that he's going to install some. Schemes, I'm guessing this is pretty standard across the league. Everybody says everybody's doing everything brand new. Reps, however, are being split between Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy. That's going to be sort of the, I think it's more of an off-season hypey thing, where it's like, oh boy, what's going to happen. We all kind of know what's going to happen. Kyler Murray is currently in the process of trying to adjust to the very wordy verbiage of Kevin O'Connell's system, so I guess it's a very complicated and again wordy system that he's not necessarily used to. So far, though, reports are positive he's looking good in camp, his arm looks good, he's got an early connection with Jordan Addison McCarthy. On the other hand, really focusing on the processing speed, decision making, ball placement. Listen, if I could, I, you know, I went on this rant yesterday about how the Packers are better at doing the quarterback thing, and everything. McCarthy needed the Jordan Love treatment. Now, I don't know if he ever would have become great, and maybe he can still, if he's able to sit somewhere. I think it would be nice. I don't think it's going to happen. I think they're going to end up moving on from them. They're not going to give them another contract, but it would be nice to just let him sit and learn, and you know, continue learning from Kevin O'Connell, continue to sit behind Kyler Murray, to, you know, a little bit learn from Kyler Murray, but for the most part just develop without the pressure and with all the craziness of having to start and give this guy a shot after another year or two sitting and see what happens again. I don't think that's going to happen. I think they pushed them out there like, like always happens. They always.. this is exactly the point I made about the Packers and how they're different. Everybody is willing to pay lip service to the idea that, oh yeah, we're gonna let them sit, but man, when the, when the fire gets hot, they sure push those guys out there, don't they? We're gonna wait, we're gonna wait, we lose a couple games, everybody starts screaming, and boy, here he comes, here comes the savior, right? That's why you guys are in the situation anyways. Additionally, offensive line coach Keith Carter is setting the tone early, heavy emphasis during unpadded drills on first step power in the run game and leverage. So I can't tie it directly to what we were talking about with 13 personnel, but it's been a couple years now of people wanting to get bigger and stronger and more aggressive up front. It sounds like they're emphasizing that as well. Over in Minnesota, first round pick Caleb Banks is currently sidelined with a foot injury until training camp. Safety Jacoby, excuse me, Josh Metellus looks locked in as the every down safety. Theo Jackson, Jay Ward, and Jacoby Thomas are actively competing for remaining roles, if you don't know who those people are exactly. As for the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson is heavily focused on overhauling daily habits, getting sharper offensive execution. Now that they're in year two of his system, he, for the second year in a row now, has talked about trying to get Caleb Williams' completion percentage up, which is quite hilarious. I saw Peter Bukowski comment on this, and he's exactly right that you've got the coach saying we want his completion percentage to come up. Caleb Williams has one of the worst completion percentages in football. Packer fans say, ha ha, your completion percentage sucks. Bears fans say who cares about completion percentage? Look at x, y, and z. And then the coach comes out again this year and says the number one focus for us is completion percentage. And then Bears fans are like, well, we never said completion percentage wasn't important. You guys are stupid, bro. Anywho, there's also a clip circulating, Ben Johnson saying he wants to buy stock in Luther Burden, very excited about Luther Burden. Congratulations on Luther Burden. We'll see. I have a hard time talking trash about Luther Burden, considering that was my guy in the, in the old process, but it's way too early to be making any bold proclamations of that sort, so I'm not really worried about that yet. Plus, the standard is pretty low to be something special in Chicago. There is already talk, though, of expecting a lot of heavy 12 and 13 personnel with Colson Loveland and Cole Commette, so again tying into what we talked about yesterday. Plus, if you remember, they were one of the teams that was a little heavy on that already, so expect that to continue and expand. Left tackle Ozzie Trapio is expected to miss the season with a patellar tendon issue. Braxton Jones currently the front runner, taking first team reps alongside Theo Benedet, while veteran signing Jedrick Wills is also in the mix, and then veteran Garrett Bradbury, who was brought in to replace the retired Drew Dahlman, is fighting for the starting job against second-round rookie Logan Jones, which, I mean, I don't know, I find that whole thing to be quite funny. I mean, when they lost their center Drew Dahlman, that was massive. I mean, it is massive, and. And of course Bears fans try to play that down, like, oh, it's fine, we got Garrett Bradbury, and of course Garrett Bradbury is terrible, and then they draft Logan Jones, and then it's all, see, we're good, we got Logan, what, what happened to Garrett Bradbury, plus now they're in a competition, I hope Garrett Bradbury wins, I really do, I doubt he does, but I hope he wins, cornerback Jalen Johnson is skipping OTAs, which is, I guess, kind of standard for him. Kyler Gordon is out a few weeks with a soft tissue injury. And then, finally, the Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell still obviously running that ship, but new offensive coordinator Drew Petsing is in charge of the offense, as of right now, he's turned over the keys to Petzing. The good news for us is that Petsing is from Arizona, so our defensive coordinator is going to have a pretty good idea of exactly the defensive mind that is going to be, or the offensive mind that is going to be taking over for Detroit. Petsing is a guy that looks heavily to the run game, so very similar to what a lot of other people are talking about, that is sort of his MO. Biggest storyline for Detroit is the fact that they are still planning on moving all pro right tackle Penne Sewell to the left side. I think that is crazy, but he's obviously supremely talented, so we'll probably be able to handle it, but if there's even a slight decline in his play, that was a giant mistake. The right tackle spot now is currently involved in a battle, which you, that's not what you want to hear if you're a Detroit Lions fan, but as of right now, there's a head-to-head battle between first round rookie Blake Miller and veteran edition Larry Boreham. If Blake Miller can't win that job, I mean, that's, that's a serious.. we're, we're moving Penny Sewell because of Blake Miller, because we drafted a right tackle, and so he's going to need to.. it's going to need to be able to do his job. There's also a competition at left guard, second year player Christian Mahogany, who you know there were a lot of high hopes to begin with, but he's currently the front runner in a battle against several guys, including Miles Frazier, Ben Bart, and Drew Juice scrubs, so the offensive line is starting to fizzle a bit, and they're trying to grab a hold of it and try to get it back to its former glory. On defense, Kelvin Shepherd's defense wants to get more versatile and experimenting with base three, four, nickel, and five down looks with a potential shift toward more zone coverage. Safety, Kirby Joseph's knee is a major talking point right now. Update updates are being deferred until more info is available. Brian Branch and Terry and Arnold are also rehabbing. I saw this over here. Lions coach Den Dan Campbell said the team is prioritizing safety Kirby Joseph's knee 2026 availability over participation in spring workouts. Both the starting safeties, Joseph and Branch, are rehabbing significant injuries. It'll be great to get one or both back on the field this spring. Campbell does not want to hurry his injured stars back and risk reinjury, so that's a rough spot there on the offensive side. Ted and tight end Sam La Porta is limited, basically said the exact same thing about Sam La Porta. Lions coach Dan Campbell said he is in no rush to get Sam La Porta back on the field for spring workouts. So those are the biggest storylines, probably are the injuries right now that they're going through. And then the offensive line shuffling. All right, let's take a break there. We'll come back with some Green Bay Packers news. We'll be right back. All right, so the big news here, unfortunately, is that Marshawn Lloyd is once again injured. Now we don't know to what extent this may be just a minor thing. He may be back as early as today. He's been participating up to this point, but for a guy that has not ever been able to stay healthy up to this point, the last thing you want to see is he's once again not practicing with the team due to an injury, no matter how minor, because for the most part people have kind of given up hope that he can stay healthy as it is, and this is just further confirmation that that's exactly the situation. Why in the world would we expect him to be able to make it an entire season, the update was as follows. Packers running back Marshawn Lloyd, undisclosed, sat out during team drills or organized team activities on Wednesday. It goes on to say it's possible this is just a maintenance-related coaching decision, but it's still slightly concerning. Injuries have limited Lloyd to just 10 offensive snaps. Through two NFL seasons, Packers starting running back to Os Jacob was arrested, blah blah blah, per ESPN Rob Dumaski. Lloyd took part in team drills during Tuesday's closed session, but did only individual work Wednesday. Packers running back Chris Brooks began team drills for the first team offense before subbing out for running back Pierre Strong. Packers had the day off on Thursday, and will Zoom practice tomorrow. The Packers remain optimistic that the powerful and speedy Lloyd can repay the team for their patience, but he needs to retake the field soon if he hopes to prove his reliability. The bottom line at this point is that I don't know that anybody, I bottom line, you, you may just have to go do something, and I don't know what that something is, but you have to almost assume that we're in a situation with no Josh Jacobs and no Marshawn Lloyd, even though we may have Josh Jacobs and Marshawn Lloyd. I don't know how you know, I know the Packers want some kind of resolution. They also have a better understanding of what the situation is, and it may be very minor, and they're not really worried about it, but I mean, I'm to the point of I don't know how we can proceed at this point with I guess I'm just kind of assuming at this point that we're going to see Brooks and Pierre strong as our starting running backs, and probably not just for a couple snaps, I'm seeing a very distinct scenario and possibility that what's going to happen is that the Green Bay Packers are not going to have Josh Jacobs, and they're not going to have Marshawn Lloyd for a very extended period of time, and you got to figure out what the heck that looks like. Presumably the draft is a place we're going to have to start looking pretty heavily, but outside of that, what about this year? Because you know, I think we could get by, but I'd rather not focus on just getting by at this point. Now, it's easier to just say that than to actually do something productive, and I don't know exactly what that is at this point. Fall to your knees and hope and pray that Marshawn Lloyd and Josh Jacobs situations get resolved and everything's going to be fine, but outside of that, I feel like there's either got to be a trade situation, which is not my favorite option, or some kind of a free agent option. Now, if there were any good free agents, they wouldn't be free agents, that's kind of the thing about free agency. Unfortunately, there are some names here that I think are potentially worth keeping an eye on. For example, Naji Harris, Naji Harris is first of all exactly the type of running back that I could see Brian Gutta comes being a big fan of, he's 28 so he's not super old, although in running back years that's like 32 six won 242 pounds, and he played for Alabama, so big dude, strong dude, and the other thing is, he's always been good, I don't exactly know what happened, but he spent four years at Pittsburgh Steelers, and his grades were 7175 77 and 77 He went to the Chargers after his four years, only had 15 attempts, but at 61 yards, 4.1 yards per attempt, and an 84 rushing grade. Nick Chubb is available, he's 3511 227 so another big dude, he comes out of Georgia, so there you go. Big program was phenomenal for a very long time in Cleveland, had one, looks like he got injured in 2023 came back 2024 was not really himself, played for Houston last year, and seemed to do pretty well, 136 attempts, 568 yards, 4.2 yards per attempt, three touchdowns, 76 rushing grade. I don't know that he's, you know, 2022 version of Nick Chubb is coming back, but again in a pinch, I don't, sure, why not? Now, the contracts these guys are asking for matters, but none of them made a ton of Naji Harris had a $5 million contract last year, Chubb was 2.5 million. It looks like I understand we got to let these situations resolve a little bit, but I would certainly be keeping an eye on a few of these guys. I think those two in particular are probably the most interesting. Joe Mixon is available, but he's kind of a scumbag, so I don't really want him on the team. Maybe Naji and Chub have some stuff going on that I just don't remember, or whatever. But again, we'll, we'll, we'll see about that in the, in the future. I, you know, I think before we even discuss trade, we'd have to see definitive. Lee, first of all, the Josh Jacobs thing would have to resolve with him being let go, and then you know from there we could start talking about it. Certainly, if Marshawn Lloyd has some kind of a serious injury that's going to hold him out for a while. I think at that point we're very seriously looking into, are there trade candidates available? How big and splashy, I don't know, but that would become much more of a real thing. As of right now, I don't know. Outside of the Packers making some phone calls, I don't know exactly what what they'd be willing to do, and how much we need to really dig into all that, but certainly disappointing. And by next week, when the Packers are back at it, we had better see Marsha and Lloyd practicing. I mean, we had better at least hear that he is practicing it again, and you know, if they want to shut him down because they want to keep him healthy, or whatever the case may be, they're trying to preserve his body so that he doesn't go through the issues yet. Fine, then first of all, make a statement about that, so we understand the situation, and don't panic, but beyond that, he needs to be out there, he needs to have freaking a helmet on and running around and doing stuff, because this is stupid. And then I think, lastly, for today, some other stuff, but it's bigger stuff, and I'm running out of time here. Wife and I are actually going out to dinner, which is a rare occasion for us, so I'm pretty excited about that. But Bo Melton is now officially listed as a wide receiver, so if you are getting whiplash, then you're just like the rest of us. Again, you gotta, you gotta appreciate Bo Melton, if for no other reason the fact that he's getting jerked around by this team left and right, and he is just keeping his head right in this thing now. Maybe, maybe behind the scenes, he's got a bad attitude, but as much as the Packers love him, I get the impression that he has a great attitude, and maybe he should have more of an attitude, because I mean it would be hard to be a little bit upset to feel like, you know, I've got talent and I've got something to offer, and if you would just invest in me in one area, maybe I could actually grow and thrive in that area, instead of jerking me around from cornerback to wide receiver to gunner to returner to all these different things, you know. I don't know, but he's certainly a valuable asset for us, and hopefully the Packers are able to, you know, I don't want to say stay loyal, I mean, if he doesn't, if it's, if it's not worth keeping him around, then I guess he's got to go, but hopefully they can actually find a role for him, and he can help the Green Bay Packers this year. You know, last year I know he was the issue last year was he had so many wide receivers that the only way he was going to stay on the team is if they moved him to corner. Well, we've kind of purged that, so you could see why it would maybe make sense to move him back if that is his strongest position. In which case, the Packers are actually probably doing right by him, that is, assuming you don't think that just letting him go somewhere and be a wide receiver somewhere else. But either way, I think with the thinning of the wide receiver room, it's given him an opportunity to get back into that room, and you know he's going to be pretty low on the pecking order, but at the same time, what do we got? We got Watson, Reed, Golden, after that is Savian, and then after that is probably Bo, and me being a number five wide receiver, he'll get some action, and as much as Matt LaFleur loves the guy, I mean, you can't, you can't guarantee he won't be ahead of Savian, I don't think he will, but I think Matt LaFleur really likes him, I think he wants him in the offense, and I think he's excited about the different ways that he can use him in the offense, I'm excited about the different ways we can use him in the offense, so anywho, just real quick, let me pull this up, just as a reminder, the Green Bay Packers calendar moving forward, the so this week was week one of OTAs, Friday was that final day, next week, if I'm not mistaken, day one is going to be June 1 of OTAs, and then usually I don't know the exact schedule, but I think in the past, as I've said, usually it's one week of media availability, so it'll be similar. It's probably going to be the second, maybe the next day, which would be June 2, where the media has access to practice, and then they'll have access to Matt LaFleur, and potentially they'll have locker room access, unless they shut that down again because of the Josh Jacobs situation. I don't know, they may just shut that down until training camp or something. I'm not really sure how they're going to handle that, but either way, we'll have some information by next week. Let's see, so this episode will be for Saturday, then Sunday, then Monday. Okay, so just a couple days until we're back at it. So, anywho, you all have a good rest of your day. If you have any calls, 608-501-0718 get your calls in, and I will talk to you over there. Have a good one. 

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