The Beat of Sports

One of the biggest sports stories over the past week has been about the PGA Tour and if Phil Mickelson will be joining the Saudi-backed golf league, and Richard Hale joins the show to discuss whether the PGA can do anything about banning players if they leave for another tour. Then he talks about the latest when it comes to the Brian Flores lawsuit and if the decisions by his attorneys are helping his case.

Fans started adding up the cost of a football weekend or a home game and compared it to the at-home experience and started to realize they could text their friends during the game to celebrate or complain.

Fewer students attend college football games than ever before. They now live in a world dominated by their iPhone that is filled with streaming options. They have no patience for a four-hour game, four-minute TV timeouts and poor wi-fi inside the stadium.

So what's the fix? Or maybe there is no fix but other approaches to capture the fan.

Orlando City SC return to the pitch this Sunday for their season opening match against CF Montreal, and Evan Weston joins the show to talk about the newcomers into the squad including Facundo Torres and Ercan Kara. Then he talks about what should be the strengths of the team, some other teams of note in the Eastern Conference and more.

The NFL Scouting Combine is less than a week away, so who are some of the players that could see their draft stock be on the rise after a sold showing in Indy?

Sports Illustrated writer Ben Pickman wrote a story about players who played one minute or less in their NBA career. It's a great read about the journey of several players who got their moment to step on the floor and have it end in less than 60-seconds. As of mid-January, only 14 players are in the "one-minute club" and a few were added when NBA teams scrambled to fill rosters after the Covid run a few months back.

It has not been easy being a New Orleans Pelicans fan, just 2 years after Anthony Davis demanded a trade out they are witnessing the same thing happening with Zion Williamson. Keith Smith joins the show to talk about the how the league deals with players demanding trades and sitting out until they get what they want. Then he discusses the future for LeBron James, the All-Star game and more.

It is officially silly season when it comes to coaching rumors in the NFL and one of the more interesting ones is if Dan Mullen would be interested in taking the Jaguars job. Marc and Scott talk about how the Gator fanbase would feel if such a scenario happened and what the pool of coaches to replace him looks like.

He sure didn't hold back anything. Marc goes after the city of Philadelphia and the Eagles for their performance on Sunday against the Washington Football Team for costing his Giants a chance at the Super Bowl. And remember cheeseburgers > cheesesteaks.

Silly season has come to the coaching carousel and we've seen the reports of teams being interested in hiring Urban Meyer. Matt Murschel joins the show to talk about those reports, looks back on the UCF in the Boca Bowl and what happens next year, and the mindset of Florida and Miami heading into their bowl games.

The Orlando Magic have opened the season red hot with a 3-0 record, Josh Robbins of The Athletic joins the show to talk about what has gone right for the team and how sustainable this run can be. Then he and Marc talk about the growth we've seen in Markelle Fultz in the first week and why things are going so well for him. Plus they talk about some injury updates and the role for Cole Anthony in his rookie season.