Troy understands the pain fantasy football owners are suffering through right now, though that pain is even more pronounced in the "real" league. COVID contact tracing works, even though it results in cancellations in college football. The world of college sports isn't all that different from 1947, as an interview points out.

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Quick note: there will be no Wednesday episode. I'll fill you in on Tuesday, but's there's a really good reason.

Troy highlights a bunch of material going into the weekend, including the president's move to ban TikTok & WeChat; Elvis Costello rolls out 50 songs in 50 days; social distancing results in a blowout soccer match and college basketball has a start date, though the Pac-12's plans remain up in the air.

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Troy talks about what's on his "to read" list, while noting that getting mentally right to read is a challenge right now. The Mountain West and Colorado's high schools are apparently working on getting football back up and running.

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Troy discusses the desire for certainty in our lives while laying out the two rules of the pandemic that will likely get referenced in future episodes.

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Troy goes over a conversation with a friend from the weekend, prompted by a social media post.

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Yeah, so I've started a podcast. Go figure.

In today's introductory episode, Troy touches on the who, the why, his thoughts on a replacement in one of his former gigs and weighs in on why we currently are in limbo.