The Beat of Sports

After another disappointing performance by Jameis Winston in which he threw 4 interceptions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went back to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Now the questions are being asked about what the team should do with the quarterback position. Marc explains that benching Jameis and activating Ryan Griffin for the rest of the season might make the best business sense for the team.

Mike O'Donnell on his weekly segment joins the show to rant about the FBI investigate the sport of college basketball and explains to the basketball talking heads that the blame does not lie with the NCAA it all belongs to the schools for allowing it to happen for years.

On our weekly sports legal segment Marc and Richard recap the latest after verdict comes down in the FBI investigation into college basketball. They talk about what the verdict means for the future of the sport and whether or not a coach like Bill Self can find himself being sued for his involvement.

Former NFL player turned television personality Marcellus Wiley joins the show to discuss his playing career which included replacing Bruce Smith and the pressure that he felt with that. He talks about his decision to go play football at Columbia while they were in the middle of a historic losing.

Chris Petersen is the head coach of Washington and he is a very good coach. CBS on their broadcast last week discussed comments made by Petersen that he'd rather have his teams schedule than Alabama's because the Huskies schedule is tougher. Just one problem, Petersen never said it! Petersen has been critical of ESPN and CBS for the lack of coverage his team and conference has gotten and is calling for change.

Much of the college football focus this week has been on the comments Danny White made about how unfair the College Football Playoff system has been, and now he is getting some support. Bob Bowlsby of the Big 12 offered some support to UCF by saying that there is an increased urgency to make changes and expand the playoff system. Marc explains though that the biggest charge for this change will be that Notre Dame could upend the system and not UCF.

This weekend the 1-loss teams of Florida and Georgia will square off in their annual game but unlike recent games there are massive implications on the line for both teams. The winner of this game has a chance to make a case for being the second SEC team to make the college football playoff, with the game this weekend we preview the match up.

Despite playing against ECU this weekend the undefeated UCF Football team was passed in the AP rankings by teams that were on a bye week, is this a sign that the Knights have reached their ceiling? Is there anything that can be done to combat this? Plus is there anything to the rumors that Urban Meyer will leave Ohio State once the off-season comes around?

The World Series is upon us and it features a match up of two historic powerhouses the Red Sox taking on the Dodgers. Is the Game 1 pitchers duel between Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw one of the best we've ever had in the World Series? Plus would it be the right move for Alex Cora to play MVP candidate Mookie Beets at 2nd base?

Thanks to an under reported lawsuit going on in California an interesting what if scenario exists for the future of college football. What if the SEC decided decided to break off from the NCAA and form its own league and bring teams from the ACC and Big 12 to bring in all of the money and spend it how they want, like paying players. Marc explains that this is a purely hypothetical situation but one that does require some thought.