The Hog Sty

Get ready for a steady diet of sports gambling stories over the coming months. For this show we start off discussing the messy investments of Adam Schefter, Robert Craft in a betting app. Is this an ethical quandary for Adam? ESPN? The NFL? We argue that it is and marvel at how fast the NFL has gone from shunning gambling to being all in. Next we check in on the ongoing lawsuit about how the Rams left St. Louis to return to L.A. The case is far from over but a judge just ruled that the Kronke family has to open their books as part of the case? Will we finally get a look into an NFL franchise's financial records? What could we learn? Would you want to peek under the emperor's robes? We finish looking at the road to probable labor unrest in Major League Baseball. It seems insane to think another strike/lockout is possible, but it very much is. If you love baseball you better hope the tea leaves are wrong.

A reading list to help you prep the show.

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NFL suffers setback in Rams relocation litigation

How we got here: Inside the decade that brought players and owners to a looming labor fight

SOD Season 5 Episode 18 by The Hog Sty

Washington humiliates itself all over the field. Did anyone tell them they had a game today? Because it didn't look like it.

SOD Season 5 Episode 17 by The Hog Sty

Washington gets ready to take on the Buffalo Bills who many have pegged as one of the elite teams in the NFL.

The defense let's just say is not great.  The O-Line is still shaky.  But the QB, all he did was ball out.

SOD Season 5 Episode 15 by The Hog Sty

The Washington Football Team is already on to their second quarterback, at this pace we could start a record 17 different guys at the position. We break down what we expect for the game Thursday night.

SOD Season 5 Episode 14 by The Hog Sty

We start off with the nasty business of Clinton Portis’ recent guilty plea in a federal fraud case and the warrant for his arrest or missed child-support payments. It’s not looking good for South East Jerome. Next up is a look at the NFL’s financial situation as a new season dawns. Spoiler alert, it’s a rosy outlook. New broadcast rights contracts, ratings rebounds, Super Bowl spots sold out, ad revenues rising and new deep pocket sponsors from gambling and cryptocurrency. All hail the king.