The Beat of Sports

Now that we know Le'Veon Bell will not be playing for the Steelers this season there has been no shortage of people criticizing this decision. Marc explains that unless you played the position at the highest level then you have no grounds to armchair analyze what he did and how he handled things.

Josh Robbins from The Athletic joins the show to discuss the first month of the season for the Orlando Magic. He talks about how Steve Clifford has fared in trying to instill a new defensive philosophy, the growing pains for Mo Bamba in his rookie season and how the team needs key players to stay healthy.

What does the Magic 8-Ball, UNO and pinball have in common? They are the newest inductees to the Toy Hall Of Fame! Do you agree with the list? Should chalk be eligible for induction? And is pinball a toy or an industry?

This iteration of the Alabama Crimson Tide is probably the best team Nick Saban has ever had and are the favorite to win the College Football Playoff but that doesn't mean that they could beat an NFL team as bad as the Buffalo Bills. If you really think so they understand Vegas has the Bills as a 28 point favorite over Alabama. There is no comparison over the 2 teams.

Context always matters and if you only read about the comments from Mike Gundy when asked about a player wanting to transfer then you formed an opinion. And then when you saw he went after millenials and "snowflakes" you formed another opinion. But as Marc says until you listened to what Gundy actually said then you can understand where Gundy is coming from and doesn't deserve the outrage that he's gotten over the last 24 hours.

This weekend a blockbuster trade happened in the NBA with Jimmy Butler heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. Was this the right trade for them to make? Is he the difference-maker they need to made it to the NBA Finals or was this a panic move?

The big news dropped yesterday that ESPN College Game Day will be coming to UCF this weekend ahead of the match up against Cincinnati. Marc explains the timeline of how this came to be and he lays out all of the things that will be at stake for the Knights when they will be on the biggest stage for the weekend.

This week the UCF Knights look to extend the nations longest winning streak as the take on Navy. Why the triple option running attack will be a tough challenge for this defense. Plus can the offense keep it up for the rest of the season if McKenzie Milton still isn't 100%?

The longtime football scout Chris Landry joins the show to discuss all things pigskin. He talks about what has made this Crimson Tide team so good and why Nick Saban keeps getting the best players. He discusses if Dabo Swinney is a good coach or just gets the best players every year. Plus he talks about whether or not UCF is getting judged fairly against other top teams in the country?

Mike O'Donnell joins the show to give us a basketball recap: he talks about the performance by the Duke freshmen against Kentucky to open the season of college basketball. He discusses how good Zion Williamson can be and why some NBA teams will already be trying to figure out how he would fit into the league. Plus Mike recaps all of the weapons that Johnny Dawkins will have this year for UCF.