The Beat of Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from a another title, and Josh Robbins joins the show to breakdown Game 4. He and Marc also discuss the 76ers hiring of Doc Rivers, and what kind of moves that the Magic might look to make this offseason.

The longtime basketball coach and analyst Richie Adubato joins the show to discuss his new book as well as tell some great stories like how he got into coaching, almost playing baseball, and why Shaq left Orlando.

If the Houston Astros win their next 2 games then they will be on their way to the American League Championship Series, which could lead to something no one wants. The Astros in the World Series. Marc and Scott talk about how how this could happen, and if the Astros should go full heel when it comes to the rest of the playoffs.

The topic of sports television ratings has become a popular one this summer, and most use it when it fits their narrative about sports becoming too political. But as Marc brings up, sports ratings across the board are down, not just the NBA but all sports.

This weekend is seemingly a make or break one for Jimbo Fisher, now because of his contract he probably won't be fired but as Marc talks about it reinforces that some college programs just don't have realistic expectations. They've overpaid for coaches when the performances aren't worth it and get saddled with large buyouts they'll have to deal with.

When trying to recap an NFL weekend this one had a lot, Tom Brady led another come from behind victory for the Bucs, the Cowboys have been disappointing the entire season, and when will we finally see Tua as the starter for the Dolphins? Plus why is Orlando constantly being subjected to Jaguars games?

The college football Saturday was filled with everything, Kyle Trask and the Gators showed the deserve to be in the national championship discussion, the Seminoles seem to have found a quarterback? Plus what happened with Trey Lances showcase game, and does Mike Leach still deserve credit?

Many revel in their loss and celebrate their drop in the polls. You see, UCF has built an image and attitude that their fan base loves but many in the media and opposing fans can't stand. And that has been the beauty of the UCF story in recent years.

Now what? Where does UCF go from here in the already bizarre season that is 2020.

On this weeks episode of The Beat Of Sports: Weekend Pod Super Bowl winning coach Brian Billick discusses his new book "The Q Factor" looking at the 2018 NFL Draft class of quarterbacks and their first two seasons. Among the many great stories Billick dives into was the chaos inside the Browns front office on who to draft before eventually choosing Baker Mayfield.

After beginning conference play against ECU last weekend the UCF Knights look forward to a home opener against Tulsa on Saturday. Gary Parris joins the show to talk about how the Knights can look to improve and why the pass defense deserves to get more credit for their play.