The Beat of Sports

This weekend Bill Walton joined the Chicago White Sox broadcast booth and boy did he deliver some premium content. Marc and Scott debate whether or not Walton is genuinely always like this or if he is just playing it up for the cameras.

The saga of Antonio Brown and his helmet continue, or is it him and his frostbitten feet? Marc talks about how at the end of the day Antonio Brown is playing the games that the media and the league have allowed him to play. If the NFLPA wanted to stop this circus they'd enforce the rules that a new helmet is mandatory but because it is only preseason games he will still be allowed to miss time.

In less than 2 weeks the UCF Knights return to the football field! Ahead the season the newest member of the UCF Football radio team Leger Douzable joins the show to preview the upcoming season for the Knights. He and Marc discuss all the weapons that Josh Heupel will have at his disposal on offense and how the defense will look.

After 24 seasons as a member of UCF Football’s radio team, Jerry O’Neill announced his retirement. Former UCF broadcast producer Brian Fritz joined the show to talk his favorite moments working with Jerry and played a best of tribute featuring moments fans will enjoy.

The Hurricanes and the Gators facing off in Orlando in the first kickoff game of season on August 24th. Tickets are in high demand, completely sold out on the primary market. On the secondary market, prices are the highest of any 2019 kickoff game with secondary market prices starting at over $200, that’s 4x higher than the next most expensive kick-off game, featuring Duke and Alabama.

2K Sports waded into some dangerous waters and released an All-Decade teams that will be available in the upcoming “NBA 2K20." The five for the “2010s” team includes Steph Curry , Kevin Durant, LeBron James, James Harden, and Dwight Howard. The last name of the five sparked a lot of debate, like maybe too much. Marc talks about how the bad times since Dwight left Orlando have caused fans to forget how dominant he was.

With 2 weeks to go until they open the season in Orlando against the Florida Gators, Manny Diaz and the Hurricanes named Jarren Williams to be the starter. This raised many questions like how Williams beat out expected started Tate Martell, and what the mindset is for Martell after he transferred in from Ohio State.

After 24 seasons as a member of UCF Football broadcast team, sideline reporter and pregame host Jerry O’Neill announced his retirement Wednesday. He joined the show to make the announcement and discuss with Marc Daniels his favorite moments throughout his long career roaming the sidelines.

In just over 2 weeks the UCF Knights will take the field as they square off against Florida A&M but one big question keeps lingering, who will be the starting quarterback? Marc Daniels joins the show from the UCF football scrimmage to talk about how the battle is shaking out. He talks about how he doesn't think there is a clear front runner and that Brandon Wimbush, Quadry Jones, and Dillion Gabriel are all in the mix.

Week 1 of the NFL Preseason is in books and that means that NFL Sundays are almost here! Tuck runs through some of his predictions for what he thinks will happen during the season. He talks about why the Rams will be upstaged in the NFC West, could Jameis Winston finally get his head on straight, and more!