The Beat of Sports

After much debate was spent during the week about whether or not FanDuel should pay out to players because of a computer glitch they decided to pay the user, why did the come to this decision and are they prepared for future issues? Plus why is Jameis Winston still finding himself in legal trouble even though he hasn't done anything wrong?

There was a moment during the FSU and Syracuse game when many Seminole fans wondering if this season would turn around and if Willie Taggart should keep his job. This brings up a moment that is familiar to a few Florida Gator fans who in the early 2000s decided to start a website called FireRonZook.com, one of those founders joins the show to discuss why they made the site and the ramifications they dealt with.

After an exhaustive investigation by the NBA which was started after a piece in Sports Illustrated revealed a hostile work environment that lasted over 2 decades Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was slapped with a huge fine, but that was it. Was his punishment to lenient just because the media likes him so much?

Paul Tenorio from The Athletic joins the show to discuss the continued woes for Orlando City SC. He talks about how he believes that the lack of stability along with an erosion of culture and accountability have been one of the leading problems. He also addresses Marc's question of whether or not the franchise has the right leadership in place to right the ship and get a winning product on the field. In a bit of optimism Paul supports the decision by ownership in bringing back the USL team and putting an emphasis on getting the scouting department in order.

One of the biggest stories from the NFL this past weekend didn't involve something on the field, because the player decided not to play. The story behind why Vontae Davis decided to walk away from his NFL career at halftime. Plus the latest with the rumored Football Hall Of Fame boycott that Eric Dickerson has called for and why most former players don't agree with this decision.

Yesterday news came out that it appears as though Maroon 5 will be performing at the next Super Bowl which happens to take place in Atlanta. Twitter did not react well to this news. Marc explains that this is the decision the NFL will always make, they will always side with what the majority of the country will want and Migos, OutKast and Childish Gambino were never in the conversation to perform.

Ryan Fitzpatrick is known for many things: going to Harvand, having a giant beard and playing professional football. But there is something that most people don't know about him. The story behind how Fitzpatrick spent one summer a few years back teaching class on how to solve the Rubix Cube.

Yesterday it was announced that Florida would take on Auburn for the first time in many years, and this weekend the Gators will be facing off against the Tennessee Volunteers but there seems to be no hype for the game. What happened? With the rise of conferences playing 9 conference games is there a chance that some history rivalries will fade away?

A little more than a decade ago there seemed to be no chance that the leaders of the 4 main sports in America would ever get behind sports gambling but now leagues and teams are partnering with casinos and looking ahead to all the additional legalized revenue will bring, so what happened? Plus why leagues around the world no longer worry about the risk of results getting fixed because the casinos do a good job of policing the sports themselves.

Yesterday Urban Meyer gave a 30 minute interview to Tom Rinaldi and discussed the Zach Smith situation, whether or not he lied at Big 10 Media Day and addressed the rumor that he purposely deleted text messages that could incriminate him. Marc brings up the point that if you really think about it Urban is making it seem like he told his wife the he doesn't want to know about anything with between Zach Smith and his wife so that it would be easier for him to deny it.