The Beat of Sports

In the days since the firing of Willie Taggart at Florida State one of the hottest rumors has been that Bob Stoops is the leading candidate to take over. Marc talks about this rumor and puts them into context with the comments made by the FSU AD. Then he talks about how agents are holding all the power in these coaching searches, either for coaches going to new teams or staying at their current job.

Chris Dufresne the LA based columnist has thoughts on USC and if Urban Meyer would be a candidate if job opens and has Chip Kelly turned the corner at UCLA.

Through the first six games of the season the Orlando Magic sit with a record of 2-4. Marc talks about how the upcoming stretch of 11 games which would highlight the a quarter of way through the season will be critical to see how this team will fare for the rest of the season.

Tonight will be the first unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings, so what is Marc looking forward to see? He is curious to see how Baylor and Minnesota are ranking considering both teams are still undefeated.

No one has covered FSU longer and Tom D'Agenlo joins the show and shares his views on what is happening in Tallahassee. He and Marc discuss what was the final straw before the move was made and how the money situation played a big role in the decision. They also talk about what the type of coach the Seminoles need to look at to replace Willie Taggart.

It was the worst kept secret that the Seminoles wanted to make a coaching change but it seemed like the only reason it took so long was because the school didn't have the funds to make such a move. Marc runs through the money situation at FSU and why the money game happening in Tallahassee is going to be interesting to watch.

30 years ago today the Orlando Magic played their first regular season home game at the Orlando Arena! Marc runs through what the lineup looked like and what the buzz around the town was like throughout the first season.

Matt Hayes joins the show to recap the weekend of college football action. He and Marc discuss what we can learn about the Gators in Year 2 under Dan Mullen after their defeat against the Georgia Bulldogs. Then they turn their attention to Tallahassee after they made a coaching change, and wonder if the university has the right personnel to make a coaching hire.

Seminole fans have been clamoring for the school to move on from head coach Willie Taggart. Well Sunday afternoon they finally got their wish when Taggart was fired. Marc talks about the business of college football that lead to Florida State to make this move and how money was one of the biggest factors.

Just 5 games in the the season, Steve Clifford and the Orlando Magic have come out and said that second year player Mo Bamba will be sitting out one games of the teams back to backs during the early part of the season. Marc talks about how this should be a concerning development for Magic fans.