In a continuation of last week's conversation, Austin and Mitch talk about recent sports protests. They discuss which college coaches are doing it right, and which ones aren't, and look at some student athletes making changes in college sports. 

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Austin and Mitch discuss the season one episode Black Eyes and Broken Hearts. They look at different ways athletes have protested, from the sixth century to the sixties. Plus another exciting installment of Austin Explains Basic Football Stuff to Mitch.

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Sources:

Athletes and Activism: The long, defiant history of sports protests by Steve Wulf

How Katherine Switzer helped change the culture in women's sports by Greg Garber

The Reign of Lew Alcindor in the Age of Revolt, by Johnny Smith

The Syracuse 8 by Courtney Carr

In this episode, Austin and Mitch discuss the season one episode Blinders, in which Coach Mac uses racist language in an interview. They discuss the history of racial stereotypes in football, the racist structure of college and professional football, and how conscious and unconscious bias affects young athletes.

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Sources:

Nelson, Michael Landon, "Racism in Sports in Southeast Georgia High Schools." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 543.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/543

Van Otterloo, Jennifer (2013) ""Keep the Quarterback White"!: Rush Limbaugh's Social Construction of the Black Quarterback," Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado: Vol. 2 : No. 3 , Article 1.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/urj/vol2/iss3/1

Niven, D. (2005). Race, Quarterbacks, and the Media: Testing the Rush Limbaugh Hypothesis. Journal of Black Studies, 35(5), 684–694. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934704266083

Eugenio Mercurio & Vincent F. Filak (2010) Roughing the Passer: The Framing of Black and White Quarterbacks Prior to the NFL Draft, Howard Journal of Communications, 21:1, 56-71, https://doi.org/10.1080/10646170903501328

Rasmussen, R., Esgate, A., & Turner, D. (2005). On Your Marks, Get Stereotyped, Go!: Novice Coaches and Black Stereotypes in Sprinting. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 29(4), 426–436. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723504273122

Billings, Andrew. (2001). Biased Voices of Sports: Racial and Gender Stereotyping in College Basketball Announcing. Howard Journal of Communication. 12. 183-201. 10.1080/106461701753287714. 

In this episode, Austin and Mitch discuss partying. Austin shares some data about teens and alcohol. They look at Tyra and Billy's alternate homecoming, and share their own homecoming stories. And Austin teaches Mitch some very basic facts about what a running back does.

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In the first episode of Devil Town, Austin and Mitch explain how they relate to the show Friday Night Lights. They talk about their own devil towns, their histories with football, and try to figure out who their in-show matches are (Austin is Saracen, Mitch is Landry).

They take a close look at spinal cord injuries, the accuracy of Jason Street's story, and the safety of football. If you're interested in the real people and organizations working in this area, here are some resources:

The Travis Roy Foundation - https://www.travisroyfoundation.org/
Unite to Fight Paralysis - https://u2fp.org/
Gridiron Heroes - https://www.gridironheroes.org/
The Sterling Thomas Push Push Pray Foundation - https://www.pushpushpray.org/
Childhood Injury Prevention Services - https://chipsscorg.wixsite.com/chips



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