The Beat of Sports

It seems like this weekends game for UCF is an under the radar one because of how the Houston Cougars have looked. Gary Parris of the UCF broadcast team joins the show to recap the game against Temple and look ahead to Saturday's game versus Houston.

Andrea Adelson of ESPN joins the show to preview this weekends college football games. She talks about where both Florida State and Miami need to improve for both teams to get to the place where they both think they should be.

The Golden State Warriors have lost Steph Curry for a undetermined length of time after suffering a broken hand, and without the services of Klay Thompson many are expecting them to tank. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk about if he things the Warriors will go this route. He talks about the continued shooting issues for the Orlando Magic and why the Miami Heat should deserve praise for discovering hidden talent around the league. Plus he talks about the toughest charge he ever took in his playing career.

With one final night left in the regular season of high school football Austin Lyon of Spectrum Sports joins the show to talk about the upcoming slate of games and talks about why he thinks Edgewater is the only local team to have a chance a title run.

Back in 2016 John Lynch was still a color analyst for Fox and was just inducted into TWO Ring of Honors. A few months later the 49ers made the decision to hire him as GM without any prior experience, he eventually hired Kyle Shanahan and traded for Jimmy Garoppolo. Marc talks about how the now 8-0 Niners took a big risk in hiring Lynch but it seems that move is paying off.

Bill Shea The Athletic's sports business reporter explains why MLS owners are excited about their financial future despite many teams losing money. He and Marc discuss when the leadership of the league think this is the right model for success. Plus they talk about what the future expansion for the league might look like.

Steve Russell joins the show from Gainesville to preview UF-Georgia. He and Marc discuss the quick turnaround the Gators have had, with an emphasis on the work in the weight room has a key factor. Then they talk about the play of Kyle Trask who has the Gators offense clicking on all cylinders.

If someone had told you that 9 months that the Golden State Warriors would be tanking the 2019-20 season you'd have thought they were crazy. Well flash forward a few months and Kevin Durant is gone. Klay Thompson is out for the season and now Steph Curry has a broken hand. Could the Warriors just punt on this season and have everyone get healthy for next year? Or could a player like Draymond Green not accept that plan?

Rene Ingoglia the ESPN college football analyst joins the show and is on the call for the game between unbeaten App St and Georgia Southern tonight. He and Marc discuss how the rise of dominant Group of 5 teams can all be traced back to the play of UCF.

Greg Lovelady the UCF Baseball Coach joins the show and breaks down Game 7 of the World Series. He and Marc discuss the decision by AJ Hinch to not have Gerrit Cole make an appearance in the game. Then they talk about whether or not MLB should look to use technology to help umpires with ball and strike calls. Plus they talk the shift to remove a few levels of minor league baseball and what it means for college baseball.