The Beat of Sports

Yesterday Pat Williams announced he is retiring from his duties with the Orlando Magic, now that doesn't mean he won't be seen at games it just means he won't be involved with basketball decisions. Marc talks about how Pat helped bring the NBA to Orlando and was part of showing the country the potential of Orlando being a sports town.

One of the biggest topics of the college football offseason is players transferring because they don't want to compete for a starting job. But what happens when a player wants to transfer because of a family or medical hardship? Then the NCAA sticks to the rules and doesn't allow it to happen.

Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post joins the show to talk about how the the draft day trade of Josh Rosen came together. He and Marc talk about what the Dolphins plans are with their new quarterback and if this changes the rebuild plans in Miami.

All throughout Game 1 of the Rockets-Warriors series the referees were more of a focal point than the players on the court. After the game Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni talked about how he was told by one ref that they missed 4 calls during the first half, but Marc doesn't believe that actually happened.

The 2019 NFL Draft is in the books, and although it wasn't a very flashy draft there were some interesting moves made throughout the weekend. Mike Huguenin joins the show to give his thoughts on how it all played out. He and Marc talk about how running back was such an undervalued position and how the way the position is being used in college football was a contributing reason.

Well it happened Thursday night, the New York Giants drafted the heir apparent (maybe) to Eli Manning by taking Daniel Jones with the 6th overall pick. Then GM David Gettleman spoke with the media and said he had to take Jones that early because if the Giants didn't 2 other teams would take him with before pick 17. The only problem is there is no proof that anyone else wanted him that badly, Marc tries to defend Gettleman from being the NFL media punching bag.

The NFL Draft is tonight and over the past few years it has become a very popular event for football fans to bet on. Plus with the most anticipated Game of Thrones episodes of the season this weekend, the rise of betting on the show has increased.

Pat Clarke joins the show to talk with Marc about various sports topics. They talk about the playoff run by the Magic and the excitement that it brought to the city after so many disappointing years. Then they discuss Tiger Woods winning at The Masters and how he has changed his ways with the media and other golfers on the tour.

Over the last few seasons no college football program has had more players drafted than Alabama. But sometimes when those players reach the NFL it seems like they're already worn down or have an injury. Is there a chance that Nick Saban is maxing out his players during their college career and then when they reach the pros they have nothing left in the tank?

Could the season ending injury that Mo Bamba suffered cost the Magic almost $100 million dollars this offseason? Now it isn't that dramatic but Marc talks about how that one injury and the unknown about Bamba's role going forward might force the Magic to overspend to keep Nik Vuvevic as he enters free agency.