Wins & Losses with Clay Travis

This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by Colorado head football coach Mel Tucker. Clay and coach Tucker dive into the beginning of his football life, and the difficult decision he had to make in choosing between playing at Air Force, where his mother wanted him to go, and Wisconsin, where his father preferred. The two also talk about his start in coaching, which began as a graduate assistant under Nick Saban at Michigan State, where he worked ridiculous hours. Coach Tucker took numerous stops along the way, in both college and the NFL, coaching under Nick Saban again, as well as Kirby Smart, and eventually landed him in Boulder where he is the current head football coach. 

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by the Action Network’s Darren Rovell to discuss the ongoing saga between the NBA and China, which was spurred by a Daryl Morey tweet. The two dive into this week’s huge topic and go back and forth, debating the decision making by the NBA and Adam Silver, the choice words used all week by players and coaches around the league, and also discuss the potential impact this whole ordeal may cause in the immediate and distant future.  

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by Fox Sports Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy Michael Mulvihill. The two discuss his upbringing in Pittsburgh and how he initially got into media and his education at the University of Missouri. They dive into the trends in TV viewership, the decision making process in how Fox chooses which games they will air, the best brands in football for television, and many other aspects and details of what life is like working as the Head of Strategy for Fox Sports.  

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by Media futurist and partner at LightShed, Rich Greenfield. The two discuss the large and rapid change in media that we are all seeing in recent years.  They dive into how people are consuming their media, the shift from cable and satellite to streaming services, and the tough decisions media companies are making when it comes to how they will choose to broadcast their different services. They also look ahead at how sports and streaming services, such as Netflix and Apple TV+ may or may not partner in the coming years, and how younger audiences are affecting these decisions. 

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by comedian and fellow Nashville native Nate Bargatze. The two go over his journey that led him to becoming an incredibly successful comedian with a Netflix special. From his time in Nashville growing up, to being a horrible college student, and his eventual decision to pursue a career in comedy, Nate discusses and gives you an inside look at what life if like for someone trying to become a stand up comedian.  

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by fellow Fox Sports Radio host Colin Cowherd. The two discuss Colin’s upbringing in the Pacific Northwest and how he initially became interested in radio. They dive into his time at Eastern Washington, and the numerous jobs he took as a kid. They also talk about how he got his break through into the business, calling minor league baseball games in Vegas, while also doing sales, and his journey from there that eventually led him to ESPN and now his current position at Fox. 

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This week on Wins & Losses, Clay Travis is joined by FS1’s Lock it In host Rachel Bonnetta. The two get to know each other better during their conversation, which goes from Rachel’s upbringing in a small town in Canada, and how she dealt with her father getting hospitalized when she was just a young girl, and his eventual passing when Rachel was 16. They also talk about her educational path which had her on local TV when she was in high school, and the story of how she nearly ended up at ESPN instead of Fox Sports, where she is today.  

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Clay Travis is joined by FS1 college football analyst Joel Klatt. The two discuss his upbringing  and athletics in Colorado, his success in baseball that eventually led him to being drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round straight out of high school which led to his decision to not attend college at first.  They also dive into the decisions that led him back home to attend the University of Colorado where he became the starting quarterback as a walk on, and his road into broadcasting, calling high school football games and eventually leading him to where he is today.

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The two talk about his life growing up in Southern California and his time at USC. They get in to his path to coaching, the process of drafting Steve McNair, the moments on the sideline leading up to the Music City Miracle, and the Titans heartbreaking loss in the Super Bowl.  Clay and Jeff also get into the move from St. Louis to LA, and also the tragic death of Steve McNair.

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Clay asks all the hard questions as Bleacher Report co-founder Dave Finocchio opens up about starting the popular website and what’s next in his career.  And, he dispenses some sage advice for anyone who wants to explore a career in sports media.  His life is laid bare for you as Clay pulls no punches.

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