112: Catching Up with Texas Tech Outflanked and the Longhorns Capturing the Director's Cup

112: Catching Up with Texas Tech Outflanked and the Longhorns Capturing the Director's Cup

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We are baaack [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhYIVfMYFg8], and trying to pace ourselves with taking on all the developments from our week away. Of course, the biggest development was Brendan Sorsby forgoing his fight against the NCAA and the Big 12 and choosing to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft.  Untimely move by the Big 12 in terms of our Show-Cause Conversation we posted last Monday with a sports lawyer, but we bring everything up to speed and ultimately, how we feel releived with the outcome, definitely not with the process [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7367629/2026/06/17/brendan-sorsby-texas-tech-stopped-fight-nfl/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=26004856&source=dailyemail]. We also touch on the final NCAA titles of the year, with Outdoor Track decided and Baseball with just one game to go. We know that Texas has once again captured the Director's Cup [https://247sports.com/college/texas/article/texas-ad-chris-del-conte-reveals-the-key-to-the-longhorns-directors-cup-success-287772518/], 5 of the last 6 for the Longhorns and AD Chris Del Conte, we discuss their process, it's not a nuanced one, but effective obviously. A lot has happened and a lot to look forward to heading into summer.

Show-Cause Conversations: Adam Drake Returns to Discuss College Rowing and Building the Ideal Burger (The Meat is the Meat)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We welcome back Adam Drake for part 3, a continuation of our somewhat college sports discussion, mixed in with our usual stream of consciousness banter and off the wall thoughts. We breakdown the recent college rowing championships and whether I made a bad comparison for its rivalries on the men's side. We also touch on the Sorsby saga and a whole host of other non-sports topics like me crafting my ideal burger, sitcom universe crossovers and much more.

Show-Cause Conversations: Michael Elkins

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We finally had some legal representation on the show; Michael Elkins joined us to discuss Brendan Sorsby and a variety of college sports topics from his legal expertise point of view. Michael is a 25-year labor, employment, and sports attorney who founded MLE Law [https://mlelawfirm.com/], and he has been quoted by CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, and Newsweek on issues ranging from NFL controversies to collective bargaining fights. He explains the Sorsby injunction decision from a legal perspective which may alter how you think about the judge's ruling. We also discuss, NIL, the NCAA's inability to change, Super League potentials, collective bargaining in college sports, among other current topics. Appreciative of his time and thoughtful discussions on this subject. You can follow Michael on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/melkins1/], Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@melkins1], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlelaw/] on the socials.

111: Sorsby Fallout, College World Series Set to Begin, and Do The Rules Still Matter??

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] The Sorsby injunction is still the topic dominating college sports and it leaves us wondering if the rules still matter anymore.....and we're a rules podcast! There are still two sports left going right now: Baseball begins the College World Series on Friday and the Track and Field Championships commence in Oregon. But the focus remains on Sorsby and Texas Tech's response to the backlash. The AD is taking the moderate, protective route [https://texastech.com/news/2026/6/10/football-kirby-hocutt-statement-on-brendan-sorsby]. Meanwhile, Cody Campbell is going more offensive tactic, even invoking Penn State! Can the Big 12 do something? All indications are it will not succeed, even with the ire and the threat of non-scheduling from other power conference schools. What a mess has been made, we just want college sports to be preserved for what makes them great, including the interity of the competition. Will that survive? For now, the answer is nobody knows.

110: Let's Celebrate a Year of the Pod by Sounding the Show-Cause Alarm(with Emergency Break-In for the Sorsby Decision)!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] A Landmark episode. Because we are officially over a year of this podcast? No, while that is notable and we reflect on the past year of the No Show-Cause Show, we are of course talking about the Sorsby decision that went down today. A Texas state judge has granted a temporary injunction in favor of Sorsby despite the damning evidence and the NCAA ruling him permanently ineligible. Aside from the foundational consequences of overruling established gambling policy for college sports (and essentially all American sports), this could be part of the final crumbling of the NCAA establishment. Elsewhere, the Texas softball team repeats, and we recap the Baseball action where just about all the tickets are punched for Omaha. Once again the Super Regionals delivered. For the FRI: we had a show-cause order issued in college football for tampering! But before you are surprised, consider who it is for and why it is not a power 4 institution. Finally, the NCAA made common-sense progress on the 5 for 5 rule, making adjustments to account for some sporting entities that were against the start of the window in the first iteration.