Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs discuss the California Compensation Law set to go into effect in 2023 for college athletes. They also talk about Mike's rough fandom week, Big 10 Minute replaces Uncle Bill's Corner, Dave from NJ's important events, how compensating college athletes may trickle down into high schools, used car salesmen, how catching touchdowns relates to cleaning toilets, potential upside to paying college athletes, different impacts at private schools without an association affiliation, NCAA revenue, more animal issues at Ryan's new facility, a movie that may have foreshadowed the present, a new offering from Sam Adams that can be ignored, and rescheduling football games around a blizzard.

The Off Duty ADs respond to a variety of listener mail and random topics. They also discuss the Black Sox anniversary, recruiting Pop Warner players, Big Ten rock fights, protocol during a blowout, transgender policies, making a difference in the job place, learning on the job, finding your support structure, random phone calls about the quality of umpiring, and additional fan talks.

The Off Duty ADs talk about hosting special events on their game days. They also discuss the first game in Ryan's new stadium, Coug'n It with Joe from WA, character programs, Uncle Bill's Corner, appreciating our officials, homecoming, guessing at the weather, live email reads, appreciation nights, Mike's mom, a tricky code of conduct violation, a mildly sports-related movie, a Beastie Boys meme, and a live beverage suggestion from a long-time listener.

The Off Duty ADs talk about some of their game-day crowd policies. They also discuss a long autumn for their fandom, Uncle Bill's Corner, managing junior high students at high school contests, who supervises whom at games, students being held captive, outside food and beverage, clear bag policies, figuring out what you can control, unwanted waste on the artificial turf, using a track long before it's ready, Christian Moerlein Brewery, and an attempted movie tease that ends up more as a spoiler.

The Off Duty ADs talk about questionable rules in the high school world. They also discuss the competitive ability of the MAC, feedback from Uncle Bill, crowd noise at games, student noisemakers, baseball coaching uniforms, the importance of communication between officials and coaches, rules enforcements, football chains and volleyball nets, Netflix shows, flowery and citrusy IPAs from Bent Paddle, and Mike's mom's return.

The Off Duty ADs talk about managing off-site administrative coverage. They also discuss the extra hours in Mark's neighborhood, the return of the factory of sadness, Uncle Bill's Huskers, traveling to away games, coordinating with hosting ADs, dealing with someone else's kids, making sure your kids don't act like everyone else's kids, becoming familiar with facilities, power washing neighbor's houses, the potential TV show of Ryan's construction project, Mike's vocal chops, Tarantino's new movie, and taking time for yourself and your family.

The Off Duty ADs talk about the difficult balance required to host events in a stadium located in a residential area. They also discuss the plight of Mike's White Sox, the NFHS partner memo with state associations, Uncle Bill's busy retirement, angry voice mails from neighbors, how stadiums don't appear from thin air, strategies for managing conflicts, Mike's singing, Mike's mom, Mike's missing gymnastics floor, Ryan's gymnastics floor purchase, Mark's FBI training, mowing the lawn, Ryan's no-no, Uncle Bill introduces Colorado Lager, and the moose on the loose in North Dakota.

The Off Duty ADs talk about Mondays in the office. They also discuss another Orioles loss for Uncle Bill, the return of college football, their theories about Monday craziness, construction updates, blocking or not blocking off time in the morning, forgetting to send emails, forgetfulness in general, purchasing and business offices, squishing kids into small helmets, the two heads of Barry Bonds, the vast number of quotable quotes from Office Space, and new offerings from Surly Brewing.

The Off Duty ADs talk about managing dual season athletes. They also talk about live baseball updates, poor sponsorship reads, Uncle Bill's Corner, various district AD office structures, ways to promote the need for additional department positions, bowling as a non-strenuous sport, managing multiple conflicts for dual-sport athletes, delayed stadium construction projects, skunks on Ryan's field, a bottom ten list from Mike's mom, 0% approval rating for a baseball playing chimp, Fulton Beer, and massive Minnesota mosquitos.

The Off Duty ADs talk about their social media usage. They also discuss Mark's crushed soul during the recording, Uncle Bill's Corner, Iowa's exclusion from a list of great college football programs, participation in two sports during the same season, sharing a personal and professional Twitter account, the Midgets mascot, trying to keep up with many updates, reinforcing your school's culture on social media, Instagram and Snapchat, how parents should not use social media, tweeting out pictures of sandwiches, voice mail shenanigans continue, how tennis balls relate to muffins, the fictional sporting event we'd most like to attend, a surprising new brewery that really isn't new, Bryce Harper, and dancing Raiders.