The Beat of Sports

On Tuesday one of the amendments Floridians could vote on dealt with legalization of gambling. Daniel Wallach who specializes in gaming law joins the show to discuss why despite the outcome on Election Night there is a chance that sports betting could come to Florida based on certain wording in the proposed amendment.

Marc talks about the postgame comments made by Steve Clifford after they lost to the Detroit Pistons last night in which Clifford ripped his bench for a lack of effort. Marc discusses why he praises the coach for saying what needs to be said because the team cannot let players become numb to losing.

On the 20th anniversary of the football film The Waterboy we take a look back at one of the best football movies in last few decades. We discuss why this movie worked so well, the legacy that it leaves and why members of the LSU fanbase embrace it even though it portrayed them in a negative light.

Another week of college football playoff rankings and another week of UCF being ranked 12th, ya know despite other schools ahead of the having TWO LOSSES. But Marc explains that with how much money at stake the College Football Playoff is probably worried about having to let in a school like Notre Dame.

Marc lays out the scenario for how the Power 5 conferences got all the power and that the NCAA can't do anything to stop them and that at the end of the day the conferences and one television network are the reason we have the College Football Playoff.

This past weekend was not favorable for Vegas as they are projected to have lost millions of dollars on the results. Has this been a good season for Vegas? Plus with the Miami Dolphins making a statement on legalizing sports gambling how long until others join the effort?

The college football playoff committee has a very interesting process for each selection member, they are each assigned specific games to watch throughout the football weekend. Is this the right method of figuring out the top teams in college football?

One of the things that voters in Florida can weigh in on is having the ability to vote on legalizing sports gambling. Recently the Miami Dolphins made a statement on Twitter telling people how they should vote on that amendment. Do you have a problem with a sports team making political statements?

Despite UCF playing a game on Thursday night the Game Day crew devoted 2 segments to talking about the Knights. The crew talks about how "they" won't stop screaming about outrage but Marc explains that the "they" is no one from the school. Not the coach, or the players because all that noise is from Twitter and fans attending Game Day.

After back to back losses to Georgia and Missouri Dan Mullen wasn't happy with his teams performance and demanded more from his players. Is there a chance that after a bright few weeks he is already back to square one?