Chuck and Chernoff

During the 4pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about the College Football Playoff and the rankings, Ja Morant, Trae Young, Giannis, Jalen Johnson, NBA trades, the Falcons staff being way too comfortable, Ryan Willams, Alabama Football, the SEC Championship and more before being joined by Chris Fallica from Fox who previewed Conference Championship Weekend. 

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During the 3pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about the SEC Championship, Georgia Football, Alabama Football, Kirby Smart, Falcons, Seahawks, Hawks, Dale Murphy and more before being joined by Brooks Austin who previewed tomorrow's SEC Championship game. 

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Chuck & Chernoff were joined by National College Football Analyst, Chris Fallica, who previewed Conference Championship Weekend with the guys. 

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Chuck & Chernoff were joined by National College Football Analyst and Georgia Bulldogs Insider, Brooks Austin, who previewed the SEC Championship game tomorrow between Georgia and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Brooks talked about Kirby Smart, Kalen DeBoer, Ty Simpson, Gunner Stockton, Mike Bobo and more! 

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During the 2pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about the SEC Championship, Georgia Football, Alabama Football, Kirby Smart, Joel Klatt and David Pollack. 

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Chuck, Chernoff, Cellini & Dimino talked about Conference Championship Weekend and more! 

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Lane Kiffin is off to LSU on a $91 million guaranteed deal — and the business side is absolutely wild. On this episode of Deals and Deadlines, Matt Chernoff and super agent Hadley Engelhardt break down how Jimmy Sexton pulled it off, what LSU actually bought, and why this contract is unlike almost anything we’ve seen in college football.

We also dive into:

• Why Lane’s buyout tops Brian Kelly’s and what it says about LSU’s strategy

• How the state of Louisiana structures coaching contracts at public universities

• Why LSU is paying Lane Kiffin bonuses based on Ole Miss’ playoff run

• The $140M wave of SEC buyouts and the “Kirby Smart effect” on the coaching carousel

• Penn State’s messy search: agents, leverage, and how they ended up behind everyone

• The monster NIL/QB flip: Jared Curtis from Georgia to Vanderbilt

• Whether TV networks and media partners are “corrupt” or just doing smart business

• Why ESPN is at Georgia–Alabama instead of Big Ten title sites — and why that’s just reality

• NBC “leasing” the Big Ten title game & what a $70M rights fee really buys you

• Michael Jordan’s legendary “Love of the Game” clause and why no one will ever get it again

• Christian Ponder’s new mission to help athletes transition after their playing days

• Tiger Woods’ push to shorten and reshape the PGA Tour schedule post–Super Bowl

🔔 New sports business episodes drop every Friday on the 680 The Fan YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts.

👤 Hosts:
Matt Chernoff & Hadley Engelhardt
🎧 Show: Deals and Deadlines – your weekly look at contracts, buyouts, NIL, media rights, and the money behind the games.

⏱ Chapters:
0:00 Intro – What is Deals and Deadlines?
0:36 Lane Kiffin to LSU: The chase, the ego, the fit
3:12 Inside the $91M contract & buyout structure
7:01 Lane’s Ole Miss playoff bonuses… paid by LSU
10:19 SEC coaching firings & $140M in buyouts
12:51 Penn State’s coaching search mess
15:25 Jared Curtis flips from Georgia to Vanderbilt
17:07 Are TV networks “corrupt” or just doing business?
21:13 NBC leasing the Big Ten title game
22:52 Michael Jordan’s “Love of the Game” clause
24:30 Christian Ponder & life after sports
29:05 Tiger Woods, PGA schedule changes & golf’s TV problem

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-This playoff scenario would not please UGA or Bama fans…but its a very real possibility

-Plus if this is true Arthur Blank has still not learned from his mistakes. 

-And Braves biggest advantage over everybody else in Atlanta might be shrinking.

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During the 5pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked SEC Championship, Georgia-Alabama, Falcons-Seahawks, Raheem Morris, the Hawks and Dale Murphy before getting listeners answers to today's #WorstIdea question: "Who needs the finger?" 

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During the 4pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about Georgia-Alabama, Kirby Smart, Kalen DeBoer, the Braves, what the Braves will do at Shortstop in 2026, Steve Spurrier, the SEC Championship and Falcons fans. 

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