Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about those last steps before flipping the switch from the end of one year to the start of the next. They also talk about Billy Fitz's Nebraska based gloating, the AL Central being dominated by the Twins, Mike's Sixers and the NBA playoffs, checklist items for ending the spring season before leaving the office, squeezing in spring coach evaluations, finishing up fiscal year expenditures, working around summer buildings projects, a massive You Gotta Minute moment in Missouri, our favorite podcasts, beginning a listener-suggested movie segment next week, our favorite breweries, honoring America with a beer selection, and thanking our service men and women across the nation.

The Off Duty ADs foolishly think they can answer the question, "What's the most important thing an AD does?". They also talk about the possible end of Ryan's AD career, our continued non-footprint in Alaska, listener email, thanking event organizers, sidetrack into Office Space quotes, being an educational leader or an operational manager, trying to identify a single most important job, focusing on the purpose of the job, building strong relationships as a leader, trying to find one thing to be great at, picking up dog poop, naming Ryan's son, being a Huckleberry, Val Kilmer and Sam Elliott, Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, and expensing our travel costs to unsuspecting sponsors.

Amazed that they've lasted an entire year, the Off Duty ADs reflect on the beginning of their podcast and their past 50 episodes. They also talk about how ADs do nothing in the spring, collecting spring equipment, Mark takes some unnecessary shots at South Dakota, Mike yells at the kids on his lawn, Ryan hates Survivor loved ones, recap their first recording days, review their experience in a German restaurant in Omaha, the popularity of You Gotta Minute, Ryan and Mike hold a brief intervention for Mark, offer a well-deserved apology to longtime listener Billy Fitz, their faces on some shirts, Mike makes a big announcement, Ryan takes us back to his field, ADs working magic in the spring, the Year of Tom continues, Laughing Sun Brewery, and their inability to record a short episode.

The Off Duty ADs celebrate Year One by answering emails and responding to articles about volunteer coaches, financing your athletic department, assaulting officials, and policies about fan ejections. They also discuss Mike's and Ryan's low week as fans but listen to Mark gloat, skipping school for RBI Baseball, The Simpsons softball team, Iowa Western's draft success, participation fees, booster clubs, Go Fund Me coaches, Brett Favre, increased penalties for angry fans who cross the line, logistical problems to ejecting fans, nit-picking at a league championship, Frank Drebin, and a connection between Columbus, Ohio, and Scotland.

The Off Duty ADs (minus one) talk about a magazine article devoted to the seven signs of a struggling coach. They also discuss the AL Garbage Division, professional sports in Ohio, funny "you gotta minute" moments, research done by a longtime listener, the umpire shortage, coaches' quirks on the sideline, our lengthy episode lengths, scheduling requests, focusing on the wrong things, keeping your philosophy up to date, Super Mario Bros, cough medicine, the real life Bad News Bears, New England IPAs, and finishing an episode without Mike.

The Off Duty ADs talk about alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse violations. They also talk about prom supervision, rare birds disrupting a lacrosse season, Mike (not surprisingly) trolls Nebraska, backyard golf, violation structures in the guys' three states, Mark suspends a girl with two right hands, the definition of the word possession, investigating pictures (or not investigating them if you're Ryan), teaching kids to be responsible, Mike is disappointed instead of mad, the guys don't have a minute for some people some time, drop-ins for helmet reconditioning, We Goin To The Ship, Ryan dabbles in dinner beer recommendations and takes some shots regarding his preference for drinks in varied glassware.

The Off Duty ADs discuss comments made by Geno Auriemma about coaches being scared of their players. They also revisit the discussion about the umpire shortage, tell Mark's brother to put together his own beer list, try to figure out how to immediately get fields ready for antsy coaches, either agree or disagree (or somewhere in between) about how Tom Izzo's motivational tactic would fit in high school athletics, discuss one of the greatest sports documentaries of our lifetimes, and close out the episode with some classic Americana.

The Off Duty ADs talk about the steps they take to leave the office for a few days. The also discuss Joe's beer selections, the start of the MLB season, clearing a gym, Core Values from Brainerd, 50/50 drawings, creating a call list before leaving on vacation, remote rescheduling, Mark ignoring his coaches, creating a daily schedule while gone, answer messages in volume, our secretaries knowing more than we do, permission for taking vacation days, parents upset about team selection, Ryan's baseball movie Mt. Rushmore, negative beer reviews, and ending an episode without Mike.

The Off Duty ADs are one man short but bring back recurring guest Joe from Washington to talk about the current shortage of officials. Also, Mike refuses an invite to the Cornhusker bandwagon, Mike has technical difficulties, good basketball players magically appear in Seattle, Big Ten wrestling domination, Mark gives a youth sports update, rogue officials in Washington, making up for a lack of officials with new ideas, roadblocks for signing new stripes, dressing a new ump, you gotta minutes outside the athletic world, debating the last two heads on the Mt. Rushmore of baseball movies - not including Hardball, and Joe needs to be censored while describing his beer selection.

The Off Duty ADs continue their discussion about fan behavior and engagement. They also discuss the lack of spring in ND, Mark's bandwagon days, youth wrestling, college admissions among celebrities, banning students from being fans at contests, the college influence on student sections, Mark plugs a post from his blog, playing referee between adults, the excellent Tom Cruise basketball scene, Elizabeth Shue's career, Ryan takes us to Ireland in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Ryan suffers through a kid's birthday party, and the Browns will win the Super Bowl.