The Markcast®

The Markcast®

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The Markcast® episodes

  • UFL Playoffs Preview, CFL 2024 Season Primer
    UFL Playoffs Preview, CFL 2024 Season Primer! It is almost the UFL 2024 playoffs and we are bringing in all-around football guru Emory Hunt to share his thoughts on the UFL season and to preview the upcoming UFL playoffs! The CFL season is almost here so we welcome Ted Wyman to preview the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season following their first pre-season game, and Dave Campbell returns to the show to chat about the Edmonton Elks.

    0:00 Show Intro
    3:19 Emory Hunt Previews UFL Playoffs
    33:49 Ted Wyman Previews CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    51:40 Dave Campbell Previews CFL Edmonton Elks
    1:15:18 3500 Subscriber Giveaway Details, Show Outro
    1 hr 22 min
  • UFL Expansion/Relocation: Who’s on the Chopping Block?
    UFL Expansion/Relocation: Who’s on the chopping block? As we approach the end of the UFL 2024 season it’s time to look ahead to the future of the UFL as it pertains to team expansion and relocation. We bring on John Lewis of John Lewis Sports to ask the question: Which teams and cities would survive the chopping block in a future 2025 UFL season? We also welcome CFL Hall of Fame Reporter Dan Ralph onto the program to chat the latest with Shawn Lemon and the Alouettes as well as the Toronto Argonauts' season outlook without Chad Kelly as their starting QB for at least the foreseeable future.
     
    0:00 Show Intro
    3:24 Potential UFL 2025 Expansion/Relocation
    1:07:12 CFL HoF Reporter Dan Ralph talks Shawn Lemon / Chad Kelly
    1:33:57 Show Outro
    1 hr 35 min
  • Fixing the UFL
    Fixing the UFL: Ex-Spring League Exec Gives Blueprint for Success. We are FIXING the UFL this week with a “think tank” involving an ex-spring league official on a unique episode of The Markcast. Todd Merkow, former president and COO in the early 2000's of the LA Avengers in the AFL and sports media guru joins the program for a wide-ranging interview dissecting the UFL’s business model. We chat TV ratings vs. attendance, cultivating fanbases in local markets, strategies for ticket distributions, RELOCATION of teams, and more! Kevin Kugler of FOX Sports also sits down to preview week 7 of UFL action including the USFL Birmingham Stallions hosting the XFL St. Louis Battlehawks.
     
    0:00 Show Intro
    3:18 Todd Merkow, Former AFL Team President/COO Interview 
    1:00:34 Kevin Kugler, FOX Sports Interview
    1:24:46 Show Outro
    1 hr 26 min
  • UFL Mid-Season Review: Alive or Just Breathing?
    It's time for a UFL mid-season review; is the new merged XFL-USFL Super League ALIVE and thriving, or just breathing…? We welcome UFL Insider, Sports Illustrated contributor, and second-best draft predictor on the planet Mike Mitchell onto the program for a wide-ranging interview discussing the things the UFL is doing right, the things the UFL is doing wrong, and what the United Football League needs to do moving into 2025 and beyond!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Is UFL Living Up to Expectations?
    Is the UFL (United Football League) living up to expectations? We’re approaching the midway point of the UFL's inaugural 2024 season, so it’s time to ask that question. We bring on CFL scout and all-around “football guy” Ric Serritella and UFL Board’s Greg Parks to share their thoughts on the season up to this point and whether or not the league is exceeding their expectations. We also welcome CFL Hall of Fame reporter Darrell Davis to chat about Shawn Lemon’s indefinite suspension for gambling on the CFL, the latest on Chad Kelly, and the Riders’ outlook heading into the 2024 CFL season.

    0:00 Show Intro
    3:18 Ric Serritella on UFL 2024 Season
    45:21 UFL Board’s Greg Parks on UFL 2024 Season
    1:16:12 CFL Hall of Fame reporter Darrell Davis Interview
    1:38:55 Show Outro
    1 hr 41 min

About The Markcast®

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A sports-centric podcast hosted by Reid Johnson, covering news and opinions related to the CFL, UFL (United Football League), and other "alt-football" leagues outside the NFL.