Beyond Reason with Gage Dansby

This episode recaps the final standings of the College Football Playoff and how it looks like Alabama will once again have a smooth path to the finish line, and additionally how the playoff picture for college football should change in the future. Plus, the NHL decides to add another expansion team by 2021 and Marvel takes the whole world by storm again with the first trailer for the new Avengers film.

"Beyond Reason" airs on 107.9 FM WVAC on Tuesday's and Friday's at 6:00 PM and Sunday's at 11:00 AM.

This episode recaps the madness that's been going on in college football as we inch closer and closer to the College Football Playoff, which got shaken up after Michigan took a devastating loss to Ohio State. Plus, while Big Ten football is declining in conference dominance, the basketball scene seems to pick up the pace. Kawhi Leonard signs a shoe deal with New Balance for some reason, the Oakland A's reveal concept art for a new Utopian baseball stadium, and NASA engineers turn a touchdown celebration into a viral sensation.

Beyond Reason airs on 107.9 FM WVAC on Tuesday's and Friday's at 6:00 PM and Sunday's at 11:00 PM.

A lot of hostilities seem to be going on the world of sports these days. From a Division III basketball player punching his opponent in the face in the middle of a game, to Kevin Durant and Draymond Green arguing over a final possesion, or Pittsburgh Steelers players rummaging through LeVeon Bell's locker now that he's kicked to the curb, it seems to be a gloomy day indeed. But fret not, this week also touches on the 2018 Cy Young winners, the legend that is John Daly, reminiscing on high school fitness requirements and the Army using video game tournaments for recruiting.

"Beyond Reason" airs on 107.9 FM WVAC Tuesday's & Friday's at 6:00 PM and Sunday's at 11:00 AM.

This week's episode starts off with the recently passed NFL trade deadline, where for some reason the Detroit Lions thought it was a good idea to trade one of their best receivers for a 3rd round draft pick. Classic Lions indeed. Next comes the latest standings in the college football playoff, and how current #4 seed Michigan can keep their rank to represent the Big Ten only to probably lose to the behemoth that is Alabama. In the basketball sector I debate what's more important: a great individual performance or a team win? Finally, we end with the top news story of the day which centers around a new space race to see who can get a man to Mars first: the United States, China, or movie supervillian in the making, Elon Musk.

While most of the NBA has been celebrating Halloween the old fashioned way (dressed in costumes for the walk to the locker room, horror movie reference while they play, etc.) Jimmy Butler is trying to create a real life horror flick with the Minnesota Timberwolves, by intentionally placing himself on the injured reserve. Meanwhile, The University of Maryland's athletic department had a sudden change of heart and decided to fire head football coach DJ Durkin just 24 hours after they told everyone he was going to stay. You can thank one group for that: the players. Finally, I close out with some tech culture and marvel in the idea that a certain entertainment product made over $725 million in it's first 3 days on the shelves. While this might seem impressive, there is a tragedy in all of this: no one pays attention to the ones who made it.

This week's episode recaps the Michigan vs. Michigan State football, where Sergei was our man on the ground and tells us his stories from East Lansing. Plus, Michigan State students were given a warning email to stay away from Michigan students due to mumps cases, we tackle this week's big NBA topics such as Spitgate, Blake Griffin's 50 points, Joel Embid's mental real estate in Andre Drummond's head and Steph Curry doing only what Steph Curry does: 51 points in 3 quarters. Additionally, we talk about how fights in major sports have changed over the years and a look at some of the day's top news stories.

On this episode I bring back Sergei Harvey to give an update on the Khabib Nurmagomedov situation, where apparently he wants to take on Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match (where have we seen this before?). We also dive deep into the Michigan vs. Michigan State rivalry ahead of their football game on October 20, and bring up the beginning of the NBA season, which somehow leads to the perfect basketball short height, wondering where Lavar Ball went, naming off NCAA athletic scandals and the possibility of 21 Savage creating a cooking show. Just listen we'll explain.

An episode full of updates and occasional rants. What could go wrong? Specifically I talk about:

Updates to the Khabib vs. McGregor fight and aftermath. What's going to happen to Khabib and why I think McGregor doesn't deserve a rematch just yet.

Jimmy Butler decided to give the Minnesota Timberwolves an earful to players, coaches, and management during his first ever appearance at practice this season. But here's the catch, Butler has all the leverage.

LeVeon Bell's contract dispute with the Steelers seem to never end. But something needs to happen fast. He needs to play, not just for the sake of his contract loopholes, but (selfishly) for the sake of my fantasy team.

An Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman literally played with a broken back next Thursday. I'll tell you why things could have gotten much worse for him, and how it alludes to the decline of the NFL as a whole.

Warning: Explicit Content. We’re back! And now we’re joined by UFC fan Sergei Harvey to talk about the Lightweight championship bout between Connor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. We break down the fight round by round for those who missed it, including the crazy after-fight brawl. Followed by why McGregor has such a big following and what’s next for Khabib.