Emory Professor Mike Lewis and his co-host Doug Battle kick off the episode with a discussion of prominent storylines for the upcoming college football playoff. Doug shares his observations of both the Alabama and Georgia fanbases from the SEC Championship, and Mike predicts a rematch on January 10th.

In the show's second segment, the two discuss lockout implications for baseball fans.

Mike concludes the episode with a brief discussion of his recent research regarding eSports fandom amongst Gen Z males. Dive deep into his findings at fandomanalytics.com.

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