The Beat of Sports

This weekend in the NFL there were a few monumental field goals, one that was made and one that was missed. In the game between the Chargers and the Bears, Chicago had a chance to win the game but Eddy Pinero pushed it wide and now the head coached continues to be questioned. Meanwhile the Colts and the greatest field goal kicker of all-time sealed there victory and their head coach had no doubt in his mind.

The Knights got a commanding victory over Temple on Saturday night and the offense as well as the defense was clicking on all cylinders. Marc gives a recap about the trip to Philadelphia and talks about how the in-state teams fared this weekend.

A massive college football showdown is approaching as LSU and Alabama are both ranked #1 in two different polls and next week they were square off. Marc talks about the performance by the top teams in college football as well as how some pollsters are still giving credit to Oregon because there game ended at 2am when not as many people were watching.

Gary Parris of the UCF broadcast team joins the show to talk about the upcoming matchup for the Knights against Temple. First he and Marc discuss what happened to UCF in the second half against ECU last weekend. Then they talk about what Dillion Gabriel needs to do to keep progressing in his freshman season.

The NBA is back and for the first time in years there is no true favorite win the championship. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk about opening night for many of the teams around the association. He gives his thoughts on the Giannis-Harden matchup from last night and more. Plus he lists his pre-season college players he is looking forward to watching.

The calendar is almost to November which means the regular season for high school is winding down. Austin Lyon from Spectrum Sports joins the show to preview tonight's slate of games including the biggest game in the country happening in California.

In this weeks sports legal segment Richard Hale and Marc talk about the now fired Houston Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman who was fired for conduct that "does not reflect the values" of the organization according to the team. They talk about how the Astros botched this entire situation and can't seem to get out of their own way and if there is anything legally that can come from it.

Tom Van Haaren of ESPN.com joins the show and looks back at the release of "Little Giants" 25 years ago and how a commercial promoting youth football became a Steven Spielberg backed movie.

Steve Hogan the CEO of Florida Citrus Sports joins the show to talk about tonight's Feast on the 50 at Camping World Stadium. He and Marc discuss the weird story of ADs taking to Twitter to schedule non-conference games and if Orlando could play a role in helping them happen. Plus Steve talks about if the NFL adds a 17th game could Orlando host a regular season NFL game.

5 years ago how many NBA players were making more than $25 million? I'll help you out, zero players. Cut to the 2019-20 season and there are 46 players in the league that are making more than $25 million. Marc talks about how the salaries have skyrocketed for NBA players and when it comes to endorsement and sponsorship money there is so much available.