This month we discuss the topsy turvey world of the College Football Playoff and why a coach like Curt Cignetti succeeds while others fail.

This month, we dive into the college football playoff setup, the Lane Kiffin drama, disappointment for NCAA with no Congressional intervention, the Big Ten's private investment strategy, and the trial for the lawsuit against NASCAR by Michael Jordan's 23XI.

This month we discuss the influences on the criminal indictments and investigations of athletes regarding sports gambling. We also examine why so many college football coaches are losing their jobs in October and November along with the YoutubeTV and Disney Settlement, and on-the-field action in pro and college football.

This month we engage in a lively debate about the firing of James Franklin by Penn State along with other college coaching ups and downs and a boost to MLB viewership.

This month, we offer a counterpoint to most media analysis of the Micah Parsons trade along with a conversation about skill versus luck in sports, and whether Alabama football has lost its advantage in the NIL era.

This month we take a look at the deal struck between ESPN and the NFL, whether teams should just shut up and pay up to players like Micah Parsons, and the influences behind MLB trade deadline deals and whether they make sense

We dive into the proposals and discussions about expanding the NCAA football playoff from 12 to 16 teams. Additionally, we discuss the emerging story of the $350 million deficit at USC and what it may indicate, as well as the positives and negatives of the MLB All-Star Game's "Swing Off" in place of extra innings.

This month we explore the factors behind the dramatic decline of Manchester United and possible lessons for other elite sports teams as well asking whether the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Tomlin should be praised for their consistency or questioned for their inability to advance in the playoffs in recent years. We quickly dabble back into the equity and sustainability of the NCAA settlement with former players.

We dive into Major League Baseball to consider ways to curb the rash of pitcher injuries, the breakup of ESPN and MLB, Hall of Fame considerations for Pete Rose and Joe Jackson, the Rockies dismal performance, and other stuff.