The Ian Furness Show

Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com joins Ian to discuss the outlooks of Washington and Gonzaga as the NCAA Tournament approaches. Also, a look at the national picture as Selection Sunday draws closer.

Lindsay Jones of The Athletic joins Ian Furness to discuss the settlement of the Colin Kaepernick collusion lawsuit against the NFL and what's next for Kaepernick and the league moving forward. Also, a discussion of how the Seahawks will approach keeping Frank Clark and Jarran Reed into the future.

Chuck and Buck are at spring training in Peoria and we listen in to their interview with new Mariners center fielder Mallex Smith. Also, Michelle Ludtka of Q13 joins the show from Peoria to look at the start of Mariners camp and the upcoming start of spring training games.

Lindsay Jones of The Athletic joins Ian Furness to discuss the settlement of the Colin Kaepernick collusion lawsuit against the NFL and what's next for Kaepernick and the league moving forward.

Michelle Ludtka of Q13 joins the show from Peoria to look at the start of Mariners camp and the upcoming start of spring training games.

Colin Kaepernick and the NFL have reached a settlement for an undetermined amount of money, ending the collusion suit. It's a little shocking that the league would do this, because it at the very least gives the appearance of guilt, but there could have been untold amounts of dirt coming out in this that the league didn't want unearthed. Did the league really keep him out because of the off-the-field drama, or was it because he wasn't good enough? The NFL has shown over and over again that if you can play at an elite level, they'll overlook just about anything else. We've seen it this weel already with Kareem Hunt. Legalized sports betting may be coming to Washington. Chris Stearns with the Washington State Gambling Commission discusses the possible bills being proposed. Just as people smoked marijuana whether it was legal or not, people are going to put money on games whether the state says they can or not. Let's just move forward and legalize it. There's no real reason not to.

Dawgs and Cougs play tomorrow, and Ian is pretty sure the Dawgs win, don't get another loss this season, and move onto the NCAA Tournament not having to face a 1 seed. Okay, the game won't be that compelling, on to more important things. Tim Eyman was arrested for stealing a chair. Really, go watch the video. It's great. The Combine is a little over a week away, and the draft is ... 69 days away. Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.com gives us more insight into the future NFL players to watch. Texts flood in at 49451 on the Kaepernick news, and the gambling discussion. Dick Fain let's us know what's on tap for today's show with Terry Blount.

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We talked about it yesterday, but the more we look at the Pac-12 Networks revenue story, the worse it looks. Schools were promised at least $3 million in revenue at the minimum, but are getting about a third of that. Meanwhile, Big 10 schools are getting closer to $50 million from their network. So the Pac-12 didn't want to share ownership with a major network, so instead they've got a network bringing in almost nothing, and teams are getting less exposure. Specifically in basketball, it's almost as if the conference doesn't exist, and perception is reality sometimes. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News digs deeper into the story. Is there any way to fix this? One way or the other, Larry Scott better figure it out.