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

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.

109: Moving a Week 0 Game, and Poking Holes in the Protect College Sports Act

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We revisit some scheduling items off the heels of last episode's theme; NC State and Virginia move their week 0 game out of Brazil, we take this as an opportunity for our Featured Rules Item as to what the current week 0 rules are. We also take a look at both the FBS 12-team playoff and 24-team FCS playoff and lament the ridiculous FBS lagtime between rounds. We then discuss the Protect College Sports Act. Some good, but mostly consistent frustration with how politicians are framing the argument. The SEC and Big Ten [https://x.com/SEC/status/2061930866507383180] have come out in opposition but also want to make changes suited to them. Finally, we take another look at our Spring Sports Update, there is a new national champion, a soon to tbe champion in Softball, and Super Regionals in Baseball.

108: Scheduling Matters

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] Scheduling! Rules and Strategies impact how contests are won and how teams are perceived. We take a look at Scheduling in College Football and how the shift in conference game numbers and out of conference scheduling tactics could hurt power conferences and their teams more than help. We also continue our rundown of the Spring Sports championship season. A few more national titles won in Rowing, and a impactful scheduling exemption at the Men's Golf tournament, and the electric Baseball and Softball tournaments as well. For our FRI, we revisit the Sorsby case to note ahead of his injunction hearing that the NCAA officially denied his reinstatement request.

Show-Cause Conversations: Mary Ellen Pethel

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] On this edition of Show-Cause Conversations, we welcome on Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel, she is Associate Director and Professor of Global Honors at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.  She is also an author of two award winning books: Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years, 50 Stories [https://www.amazon.com/Title-Pat-Summitt-Tennessees-Trailblazers/dp/1621907783], and her most recent book, Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story [https://www.amazon.com/Howdy-Minnie-Pearl-Story-Charles/dp/B0DYNS18R8] have both won the Tennessee History Book Award. We will be focusing mainly on the Title IX book, individuals that helped make the huge strides along the way such as Pat Summitt, and college sports history around her town of Nashville. We go back through the history of Title IX itself, how it grew from a small blurb on a bill to the opportunities we see today for women in sports. It is great to hear the historical account of important college sports landmarks discussed from someone so well-versed on the subject.  Dr. Pethel is also the Executive Director of Nashville Sites, which provides tours of Nashville that are available from wherever you may be located. Check them out, here [https://nashvillesites.org/].