00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:56 - New York Knicks Coaching Search

00:13:34 - New All Star Game Format

00:27:05 - Would Basketball Friendlies Would Benefit the NBA?

00:34:29 - Thoughts on the NBA Finals

00:42:00 - Stephen A. Smith for President

00:46:00 - Is There an Athlete that Could Run for and Win the Presidency?

00:48:19 - Why No NFL Players Made the list for Possible Presidents.

00:53:50 - NCAA’s $20.5 Million Salary Cap

01:02:18 - Big East Basketball in the NIL Era

01:17:03 - 5 Star Recruits T oday

01:20:33 - Harlem BB Parks vs. Queens BB Parks

01:23:16 - Club World Cup

01:29:33 - Christian Pulisic Skipping Gold Cup

01:32:44 - Bad Decisions By Team USA Soccer

01:41:00 - Outro

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Show Notes:

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“South Park” tackles “Student Athletes” - https://youtu.be/61TMtH3Qw4s?si=u843QdviiGyJ7tcb

Who is Bryan Seeley - https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/45468012/mlb-exec-bryan-seeley-ceo-new-college-sports-commission

$1 Million Softball Pitcher - https://www.daytonatimes.com/news/texas-tech-athlete-makes-history-with-1-million-nil-deal/article_bcbf16aa-a807-4871-9aad-fc92fcfc6102.html#:~:text=NiJaree%20Canady%2C%20a%2022%2Dyear,historic%20moment%20in%20collegiate%20sports.

Who is Mark Emmert - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Emmert

Shabazz Napier, “Some nights I go to bed starving” - https://youtu.be/fFdRk2DYolM?si=vvMlvg0ffr3jiOjY

The Tim Tebow Speech - https://youtu.be/BlIQFf7A5wY?si=1eaZPkQrcnSkMnM7

Ringer.com NBA Rankings - https://nbarankings.theringer.com

Joakim Noah’s Thoughts on Cleveland- https://youtu.be/XUxWYZrLUHo?si=5KP8e00ILBRYPoHU

Jim Brown vs Kobe Bryant Beef. (The Cliffnotes) - https://youtu.be/pxPQQ-G69Uc?si=7Z1Pr_uJGgI5do10

Club World Cup - https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025

Christian Pulisic Skipping Gold Cup - https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/christian-pulisic-i-dont-regret-skipping-gold-cup-calls-some-criticism-way-out-of-line-151448159.html

Who is Jürgen Klinsmann - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jürgen_Klinsmann

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a Superstar?

00:11:45 - Why The NBA is Pushing SGA as the Face of the League.

00:12:51 - NFL Organized Team Activities (OTAs) .

00:24:15 - Frank Ragnow’s Retirement

00:28:49 - More on OTAs.

00:51:36 - Michael Penix Jr the Next Michael Vick?

01:06:05 - Cam Newton vs. Cam Ward

01:14:36 - Cooper Flagg’s Multi-Millioni Decision

01:20:48 - Did You Know About the N.C. A&T Crazies?

Links to Show Topics:

More on Jimmy Clausen: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/428451-jimmy-clausen-the-notre-dame-legend-that-never-was

More on the 2006 Florida Gator: https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/2006

More on Mason Rudolph https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116407/mason-rudolph

More on Frank Ragnow’s Retirement: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/06/02/frank-ragnow-retires-detroit-lions-center/83992327007/

More on Cooper Flagg’s NIL Money: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/06/duke-mens-basketball-cooper-flagg-nil-brief-28-million-new-balance-fanatics-gatorade-bryant-costas

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - Apology to the Knicks / Look back at game 3

00:05:44 - The Old NBA vs The New NBA

00:08:00 - The Average Time of an NBA Career

00:10:45 - Stephon Marbury’s Career Pivot

00:11:11 - Manchester United Managerial Issues

00:24:48 - How Bad Would Regulation Have Been For Man U

00:25:59 - Bringing Relegation to American Sports

00:28:45 - Sunderland T’ill I Die

00:29:17 - American Business Owners in EPL

00:31:45 - Owners need to own

00:33:20 - A Possible College Football Commissioner

00:35:10 - New College Football Playoff Seeding

00:40:40 - Notre Dame

00:43:27 - Questioning the SEC & BIG10 Dominance in College Football

00:45:00 - An SEC Sechedule with 9 Conference Games

00:52:10 - Georgia-Tech Football

00:54:57 - How To Fix College Football

00:59:40 - Revisiting Alabama over FSU

01:03:10 - Is NIL Spreading talent out or making it easier to Hoard Talent

01:08:35 - Univ. of Green Bay Basketball Team Playing for $1 million

01:18:10 - Deion Sanders Request to Play Another Team in Spring Game

01:23:00 - Revisiting Terrell Pryor

01:26:20 - NFL, It’s called Not For Long, for a Reason

01:28:50 - How the Celtics F*cked Isiah Thomas

Can the Knicks win it all and are their fans doing too much.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:33 - NFL Strength of Schedule

00:01:00 - New York Giants

00:08:50 - 49ers Strength of Schedule

00:11:00 - Seattle / Sam Darnold / Geno Smith

00:13:40 - Cowboy’s Strength of Schedule

00:15:38 - Da Bears, why fans should worry.

00:18:52 - Why Packers Win

00:20:00 - What's Going on with the Pittsburgh Steelers

00:29:08 - Tush Push Ban

00:34:50 - Vikings Play Back-to-Back Overseas Games.

Thoughs on overseas games

00:36:22 - Reseeding the NFL playoffs.

00:40:59 - Is the NBA draft rigged? Some odd coincidences

00:56:40 - Caitlin Clark v. Angel Reese, “The Foul”

01:03:42 - The NIL Commission Headed by Nick Saban

01:22:23 - Why Shedeur Didn’t Play in the Senior Bowl

01:29:00 - Shedeur’s Unique Position

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00:00:00 | Intro

00:00:25 | NFL Draft & Browns mini camp

00:02:31 | Status of the Saints QB Room

00:04:55 | Cowboys going to the SB

00:05:30 | George Pickens Trade

00:06:00 | The best evaluators of wide receiver talent

00:07:58 | Is George Pickens worth 4 wins

00:11:14 | Dallas Cowboys Draft

00:15:50 | Paul’s #1 Loser of the NFL offseason.

00:19:30 | Rohan’s Offseason winners and losers

00:22:02 | Love for the Philadelphia Eagles

00:25:42 | Jalen Hurts Appreciation

00:31:01 | NFL Combine vs Game Tape

00:35:38 | Scouts not knowing & another take on Sheduer

00:45:24 | Anonymous Reporting at the draft

00:46:40 | Can Travis Hunter Playing Both Way

00:50:57 | The Trevor Lawrence Hype Train has Stopped

00:52:40 | Big win for the Knicks and Why The Knicks Go to the Finals

00:57:48 | Defending Jason Tatum

01:02:31 | Arsenal’s Loss UEFA Champions League

01:04:40 | Can Arsenal make it back to the Semi Finals

01:07:09 | How to Fix Arsenal

01:13:00 | Young Neymar vs Lamine Yamal

01:18:17 | Harry Kane the best center forward in the world? Contender in 2025?

0:00 Pod Intro ✅ —————— 00:07 Shedur Sanders ✅ 20:30 Shedur’s Brown’s Competition ✅ —————— 22:21 NIL ✅ ——————— 41:25 Lawrence Taylor Number Situation ✅ ——————— 43:43 The inexact science of the draft ✅ ——————— 46:21 Mike Tyson Gorilla Story ✅ ——————— 47:35 Jackson Dart ✅ ——————— 49:04 Let’s Talk Soccer ✅ ——————— 58:29 La Liga’s Competitveness / Is Italian Football Boring? ✅ ——————— 01:02:00 American vs European Sports ✅ ——————— Outro 1:09:00