ESPN's Bill Connelly joins Steven Godfrey to discuss the 24-team playoff, including what "expanded access" will actually look like, the impact of losing conference title games, the shifting sympathies for the first team out, and much more.This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://phantomisland.show">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

ESPN's Bill Connelly joins Steven Godfrey to discuss the 24-team playoff, including what "expanded access" will actually look like, the impact of losing conference title games, the shifting sympathies for the first team out, and much more. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

ESPN's Bill Connelly joins Steven Godfrey to discuss the 24-team playoff, including what "expanded access" will actually look like, the impact of losing conference title games, the shifting sympathies for the first team out, and much more.This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a href="http://phantomisland.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Numbers and Words: Playoff Ain't Played Nobody (PREVIEW)

With Maryland parting ways with Mike Locksley, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni ring the opening bell on the 2026 coaching carousel by examining the theory that a shallow candidate pool has made schools more patient. Which names should you expect to see on early lists as jobs open, how much do those lists shift depending on the program, and who might change their fortunes down the stretch?This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://phantomisland.show">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

With Maryland parting ways with Mike Locksley, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni ring the opening bell on the 2026 coaching carousel by examining the theory that a shallow candidate pool has made schools more patient. Which names should you expect to see on early lists as jobs open, how much do those lists shift depending on the program, and who might change their fortunes down the stretch? This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

With Maryland parting ways with Mike Locksley, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni ring the opening bell on the 2026 coaching carousel by examining the theory that a shallow candidate pool has made schools more patient. Which names should you expect to see on early lists as jobs open, how much do those lists shift depending on the program, and who might change their fortunes down the stretch?This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a href="http://phantomisland.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Numbers and Words: The Depth of the 2026 Candidate Pool (PREVIEW)

Ryan Nanni and Steven Godfrey review the discussion surrounding Deshaun Watson's early success on the field this season, examine the baseline narrative football embraces compared to basketball and baseball, and consider why some of the league's media partners lump everything under the adversity level.This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://phantomisland.show">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Ryan Nanni and Steven Godfrey review the discussion surrounding Deshaun Watson's early success on the field this season, examine the baseline narrative football embraces compared to basketball and baseball, and consider why some of the league's media partners lump everything under the adversity level. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Ryan Nanni and Steven Godfrey review the discussion surrounding Deshaun Watson's early success on the field this season, examine the baseline narrative football embraces compared to basketball and baseball, and consider why some of the league's media partners lump everything under the adversity level.This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to <a href="http://phantomisland.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">phantomisland.show</a> to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by <a href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Deshaun Watson and the foundational football story of "overcoming adversity" (PREVIEW)

Brian Shearer, the Director of Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, joins Ryan Nanni to discuss a recent paper put out by his team titled "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/412/2026/08/03190151/How-to-Save-Audiences-11-Billion-on-Live-Events.pdf">How to Save Audiences $11 Billion on Live Events."</a> They discuss the differences between sports crowds and concert audiences, why franchises and owners haven't spoken out against the ticket companies as musicians have, and what the prospects for regulatory improvement look like. Phantom Island is presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Brian Shearer, the Director of Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, joins Ryan Nanni to discuss a recent paper put out by his team titled "How to Save Audiences $11 Billion on Live Events." They discuss the differences between sports crowds and concert audiences, why franchises and owners haven't spoken out against the ticket companies as musicians have, and what the prospects for regulatory improvement look like. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Brian Shearer, the Director of Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, joins Ryan Nanni to discuss a recent paper put out by his team titled "<a href="https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/412/2026/08/03190151/How-to-Save-Audiences-11-Billion-on-Live-Events.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Save Audiences $11 Billion on Live Events."</a> They discuss the differences between sports crowds and concert audiences, why franchises and owners haven't spoken out against the ticket companies as musicians have, and what the prospects for regulatory improvement look like. Phantom Island is presented by <a href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

How can we fix the broken market for sports and music tickets?

Freelance writer <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sydney-bauer.com/">Sydney Bauer</a> joins Ryan Nanni to review the WNBA's summer tumult over transgender athletes, what those stories revealed about the media's ability to provide necessary context and nuance to a complex topic, why the discussion always seems to focus on hypotheticals and not real people, and how one profile sprawled into almost every other topic in the WNBA. Phantom Island is presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

Freelance writer Sydney Bauer joins Ryan Nanni to review the WNBA's summer tumult over transgender athletes, what those stories revealed about the media's ability to provide necessary context and nuance to a complex topic, why the discussion always seems to focus on hypotheticals and not real people, and how one profile sprawled into almost every other topic in the WNBA. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Freelance writer <a href="https://www.sydney-bauer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sydney Bauer</a> joins Ryan Nanni to review the WNBA's summer tumult over transgender athletes, what those stories revealed about the media's ability to provide necessary context and nuance to a complex topic, why the discussion always seems to focus on hypotheticals and not real people, and how one profile sprawled into almost every other topic in the WNBA. Phantom Island is presented by <a href="https://www.homefieldapparel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homefield</a> and produced by Michael Surber.

What should the conversation about transgender athletes sound like?

Welcome to the debut of "Numbers & Words," in which we take a single, anecdotal idea from sports and borrow a smart person to prove its empirical value. On this episode, Parker Fleming (@statsowar) stops by to help Godfrey walk through an idea about the newfound interchangeability of college football linemen in the NIL and portal era. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield Apparel and produced by Michael Surber.

Welcome to the debut of "Numbers & Words," in which we take a single, anecdotal idea from sports and borrow a smart person to prove its empirical value. On this episode, Parker Fleming (@statsowar) stops by to help Godfrey walk through an idea about the newfound interchangeability of college football linemen in the NIL and portal era. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield Apparel and produced by Michael Surber.

Welcome to the debut of "Numbers &amp; Words," in which we take a single, anecdotal idea from sports and borrow a smart person to prove its empirical value. On this episode, Parker Fleming (@statsowar) stops by to help Godfrey walk through an idea about the newfound interchangeability of college football linemen in the NIL and portal era. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield Apparel and produced by Michael Surber.

Numbers & Words - How to build an NIL O-line with Parker Fleming

In 2022, a new competitor to the PGA emerged: LIV. Three years, many hundreds of millions of dollars, and a lot of bitter golf feelings later, has the alternative league succeeded as an entertainment product, a revolutionary force in the sport, or a sportswashing enterprise? Ryan presents these questions to Steven on the first episode of Phantom Island, presented by Homefield Apparel and produced by Michael Surber.

In 2022, a new competitor to the PGA emerged: LIV. Three years, many hundreds of millions of dollars, and a lot of bitter golf feelings later, has the alternative league succeeded as an entertainment product, a revolutionary force in the sport, or a sportswashing enterprise? Ryan presents these questions to Steven on the first episode of Phantom Island, presented by Homefield Apparel and produced by Michael Surber.

Is LIV Golf a success or a failure?

Phantom Island, a new show from Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni, is coming to this feed soon, as our several other projects from Steven and Ryan. This, however, is not one of those projects, but merely a placeholder to give you a feed to subscribe to. REAL episodes will be longer than two minutes and usually have at least one word by Steven, unless you tell us you want no words from Steven. The market is never wrong!

Phantom Island, a new show from Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni, is coming to this feed soon, as our several other projects from Steven and Ryan. This, however, is not one of those projects, but merely a placeholder to give you a feed to subscribe to. REAL episodes will be longer than two minutes and usually have at least one word by Steven, unless you tell us you want no words from Steven. The market is never wrong!

Coming Soon - Phantom Island

Every week, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni walk you (and one another) through a question from the sports world. While they don't promise any conclusive answers, you'll get an interesting and thoughtful look at topics from a variety of perspectives. This feed is also home to Steven and Ryan's other work, including The Single Wing, where Godfrey answers listener questions, We're Not All Like This, Ryan's interview series profiling different sports fanbases, and more. Find out more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.falconscottproductions.com/">https://www.falconscottproductions.com/</a>

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Every week, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni walk you (and one another) through a question from the sports world. While they don't promise any conclusive answers, you'll get an interesting and thoughtful look at topics from a variety of perspectives. This feed is also home to Steven and Ryan's other work, including The Single Wing, where Godfrey answers listener questions, We're Not All Like This, Ryan's interview series profiling different sports fanbases, and more. Find out more at https://www.falconscottproductions.com/

Every week, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni walk you (and one another) through a question from the sports world. While they don't promise any conclusive answers, you'll get an interesting and thoughtful look at topics from a variety of perspectives. This feed is also home to Steven and Ryan's other work, including The Single Wing, where Godfrey answers listener questions, We're Not All Like This, Ryan's interview series profiling different sports fanbases, and more. Find out more at <a href="https://www.falconscottproductions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.falconscottproductions.com/</a>

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