The Ian Furness Show

Despite the never-ending snow, Spring is just around the corner and Spring Training has officially gotten underway. MLB.com's Greg Johns gives us an early preview a few days into pitchers and catchers reporting in Peoria. Despite the beginning of Spring Training, a ton of big name free agents remain teamless. Reliever Peter Moylan, most recently with the Braves, expresses his frustration with the state of free agency in baseball right now. Softy is on vacation, and Dick Fain is still here, but he is ecstatic that his kids are back in school.

Despite all of the talk, the questions, and the headlines, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks are going to get a deal done. He's accomplished too much with this franchise for the team to let him walk. The deal will get done. Alex Brink spent some time in the CFL. He explains how the Canadian league works in relation to the NFL, and how it compares to the AAF, plus a look at WSU's new quarterback Gage Gubrud. Felix spoke yesterday, and he remains confident in his abilities, but after the last couple of seasons, a lot of questions remain.

We knew the revenue generated from the Pac-12 Networks was low, but it's even lower than we thought. With such low revenue, having to bow to other networks, and having virtually zero control over scheduling, the league keeps digging itself into a deeper hole. Spring Training has begun, and some of the biggest names in baseball aren't reporting. Why? Because they remain unsigned. Despite making more money than they did ten years ago, MLB teams are still reluctant to sign major contracts, and it's becoming a problem for the league. Poop Johnson has found a new home, signing with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. Ian gives local businesses helping people recover from the snowstorm a plug. Kareem Hunt gets a job in the NFL, but Jaylon Ferguson had his combine invite rescinded because he got into a fight while drunk as a freshman. The league's hypocrisy continues.

Ian and Kevin make it in despite slushpocalypse, but it was one of the most difficult commutes of the last two weeks. Be careful out there. Despite being injured, Kam Chancellor is getting a big paycheck, and though it might not be great for the team, no one can blame him for it. He got hurt on the field. He's earned the money. With all of the money in the league though, it's frustrating that injured players still count against the salary cap. If the player can't play, the salary shouldn't count against the team. College basketball season rolls on, and Gary Parrish calls in as he does every Tuesday at 1:20 to talk all things hoops. Have we seen a changing of the guard among the college basketball blue bloods? Schools like Indiana and UCLA have been down for awhile, and even Arizona has taken a step back amidst controversy. Now Gonzaga could be considered a blue blood, and 20 years ago you'd have been laughed at for even suggested such a thing.

Last hour Ian argued that players suffering career-ending injuries should be paid, but their salaries shouldn't count against the cap, but Kevin argues this policy would get abused. Frank Clark went on a seemingly-random Twitter rant. Are the Seahawks about to franchise tag him? The AAF is now underway, but what's next for the league? Tony Softli discussed this earlier in the day. Texts react to the salary cap discussion, popcorn, and more. Softy made it in, now can Ian get home?