104: We Bring Back the Show-Cause Alarm and We Discuss Bad CFP Expansion Rationale

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/].

107: A MAC Cinderella NCAA Championship Run, and Congress Has A Bill For College Sports

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We have a new NCAA Champion and while notable, it is a team from the MAC making the semifinals of match play of women's golf that is getting the press. Men's Golf championship round starts this weekend, while Softball has reached the Women's College World Series.  The Baseball tournament starts this weekend also, and we take a look at some of the interesting regionals and which 2 or 3 seeds we could see pull an upset.  In our FRI, Pete Golding speaks on tampering, both implying he's been a victim of it, and not necessarily denying he was a participant this past offseason. Finally, Senators from both sides of the aisle have come up with the Protect College Sports Act, and there is some good and bad within it's initial language. We take a look at a few key points we noticed on initial review.

106: Replay Reactions in Spring Sports, and Power Conference Officials Make Themselves Comfortable

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508218/fan_mail/new] We are posting Tuesday instead of Monday this week because let's face it, sometimes a holiday weekend gets away from you. Lots of college sports action over the weekend as Lacrosse titles were won, the Women's College World Series is set, and Baseball announced it's (perfect number) 64-team field. We also talk briefly about the ACC, Big Ten and SEC Meetings choosing luxurious locales for their meetings even while claiming spending is out of control in college sports. The 24-team CFP is of course a main focal point. In our review of the weekend in sports we discuss replay and how it impacted a national championship game and conference championship game in different sports. Softball has a SEC-heavy field in OKC, but one SEC team that was knocked out chose the other side of sportsmanship after their elimination.