Dirt & Sprague

The guys wonder what's up with Zion rehabbing in LO while his team flounders away in the Big Easy. Plus Damian Lillard speaks optimistically about the future of the Blazers. Jared Diamond of the WSJ joins the Ticker for an update on MLB Labor Negotiations leading to a discussion of the level of concern for sports fans that the MLB season could be delayed.

The guys wonder if the Olympics will ever be relevant again and if the World Cup during football season this Fall will get crushed in the ratings, plus NFL news and notes. Phil apologizes but is it enough, and Aaron Rodgers emerges from a 12 day cleanse with no news.

National CFB writer for ESPN Kyle Bonagura returns to the show to discuss his recent story about how the Ducks ended up hiring Dan Lanning and just what they offered to Justin Wilcox during the process.

The guys take a sliver of vindication from the ESPN article about what the Ducks actually offered to Justin Wilcox during their head coach search, plus the Male Sack, and ESPN's Kyle Bonagura who co-authored that piece with Adam Rittenberg.

Zac Krull is the producer of Back to the Futures on BetQL working with Sprague, and his expertise is college basketball. He hops on the Ticker to give a little insight on which teams to watch and what the Ducks need to do to secure an NCAA bid before Selection Sunday.

The guys dissect recent comments from Clyde Drexler on what he thinks Damian Lillard should do to make the most of the remainder of his career and it doesn't sit well with Blazers fans. Plus Zac Krull of BetQL joins the Daily Ticker with a full assessment of the College Basketball field less than 3 weeks out from Selection Sunday and what was Juwan Howard thinking on Sunday.

The guys back after the holiday weekend recap NBA's All Star Weekend and all the tension they noticed as the 75th Anniversary team was introduced. Plus, what offseason NBA deal was conceived at the All Star Game, and what is Aaron Rodgers up to with his latest social media post.

Dirt ranks the biggest 3 car/motorcycle douches, then the guys lament the CFB power brokers not being able to agree on expanding the playoff before the current TV deal expires. They try to Sprague the line but not much to wager on this weekend, and how far will you go to try and get out of work.

Veteran golf writer Bob Harig now with Sports Illustrated hops on the line with all sorts of background on Phil Mickelson's beef with the PGA tour, the viability of the Saudi Golf League and what the Tour should do to better distribute money to tour players.

Michelle Gardner covers Arizona State for the Republic and joins the Ticker to discuss the state of the Sun Devils football program, how long Herm Edwards is likely to remain the head coach and where Jayden Daniels could be transferring to.