In the opening episode of The State of Gave podcast, Gavriel discusses his reasons behind why he's returning to the digital media space to share his thoughts on all current events taking place within the world of sports (0:42), immediate takeaways following the recent blockbuster trade sending All-Star guard Damian Lillard from Portland to Milwaukee and how all teams involved could benefit from the deal (6:40). Then delves into social media's reaction to last week's Colorado & Oregon matchup in college football prior to issuing comments on Oregon's Dan Lanning's pregame locker room speech and statements made towards the media pertaining to head coach Deion Sanders' program out in Boulder (23:28) and why Chicago Bears fans can't solely place all of the blame on quarterback Justin Fields despite a woeful 0-3 start to their 2023 campaign (44:01)