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Traditions Unlike Any Other

College football is only six weeks away! Unfortunately, college sports news has been filled with scandals and existential crises for the NCAA. After tackling these serious stories, we wanted to talk about some of the football traditions that get us most excited for Saturdays in the fall. In this episode, we discuss:
Annoying fan sentiments and Phillip Rivers' children
Updates to the Northwestern hazing scandal and where the school should go from here
The NCAA's punishment of Tennessee football for recruiting violations
Greg Sankey lobbying Congress to create national laws for NIL
Our favorite (and most hated) college football traditions

A Reverse Disney

Two coaching scandals have rocked the college sports landscape this week. At Northwestern, allegations of hazing and racism have led to the dismissal of Pat Fitzgerald. In Morgantown, Bob Huggins has bizarrely demanded his job back after stepping down as head coach. In this episode, we analyze both of these ongoing stories and try to remember more enjoyable moments from the past year. We discuss:
Allegations of a toxic culture within Northwestern football
The sad and strange continuing saga with Bob Huggins and West Virginia
Our top five favorite moments from the 2022-2023 college sports season

The Forgotten Champions

With the College World Series concluded and the city of Omaha fresh out of Jell-o shots, we have reached the end of the NCAA calendar. We decided to take a retrospective look at some of the lesser known collegiate champions of the 2022-2023 season, as well the basketball prospects who will soon be playing in the NBA. In this all-encompassing episode, we discuss: 
A shocking scandal in college bowling
Our final takeaways from the College World Series
The most interesting championships won this year in non-NCAA sports
ACC players selected in the NBA Draft and the evolving relationship between college and professional basketball

Unceremonious Exits

It was a week of unceremonious exits at the end of the NCAA sports calendar. Bob Huggins' tenure in Morgantown is over after being arrested for a DUI, and Virginia's baseball team departed Omaha after only two games. In this episode, we discuss:
The perils of our compulsive need to fact-check sports
The Bob Huggins situation at West Virginia
The "Jell-o Shot Challenge" at the College World Series
Virginia baseball's disappointing performance in Omaha
Rooting interests and gambling advice for the remaining CWS games

Reece’s Pieces

It is Christmas in June for Virginia sports fans. The baseball team advanced to the Super Regionals and will host second round games for the first time since 2016. Additionally, Reece Beekman's decision to withdraw from the NBA Draft has fundamentally changed the outlook for UVA basketball. In this episode, we discuss:
Our impressions from the first weekend of the NCAA Baseball tournament
The outlook of Virginia basketball following Reece Beekman's decision to return for another season
How other ACC basketball teams will look in the fall following NBA Draft decisions
Basketball programs from around the country that are over- and undervalued by initial bracketology predictions

Don’t Call It A BBQ

Even though the ACC is struggling to keep pace financially with other conferences, its schools are showing out in spring sports tournaments. Following a week off and a holiday weekend, in this episode we discuss:
How one gas station chain has shifted the college football recruiting landscape
ACC schools still competing for spring championships
The top five sports figures, past or present, to invite to a Memorial Day cookout
Growing uncertainty in the PAC-12 and a new revenue sharing model in the ACC

The Magnificent Seven

Even during the off-season, there's never a dull moment in ACC sports. Basketball prospects are trying to make names for themselves at the NBA Combine, while rumors swirl about ACC schools looking for ways to break free of a daunting grant of rights agreement. In this episode, we discuss:
One of the most dominant college dynasties of the modern era
How various ACC basketball players might fare in the NBA
The trade-offs of our schools pursuing plans to leave the ACC
An outlandish plan for NCAA realignment based purely on geography

Spring College Football Betting Preview

It has been a newsworthy week for gambling in college sports. Just as Vegas sportsbooks released expected win totals for the upcoming college football season, emergent scandals in Alabama and Iowa have undermined the integrity of betting on college athletics. In this episode, we discuss:
An author who allegedly planned a not-so-perfect murder
Bob Huggins putting his career in jeopardy with one phone call
The NCAA's approach to sports betting in the wake of investigations with Alabama baseball and student athletes in Iowa
Win total predictions for ACC football teams
Early Heisman predictions and our favorite win total bets outside the ACC

Cowboys Never Say Goodbye

It's roster management season for both professional and college football programs. This episode covers the most intriguing players making the leap from college to the pros and the major upheaval taking place across the NCAA landscape with the transfer portal. We discuss:
A new way of saying goodbye and a shocking truth about Dave & Buster's
Our takeaways from the NFL Draft and the college players we are most excited to see in the pros
The spring transfer portal window and the complete roster turnover with Deion Sanders in Colorado
How each ACC football program could improve its public perception with one small change

Swipe Right

Kris Wright, Editor of TheSabre.com, rejoins the podcast to share his insider expertise on Virginia sports. Along with asking Kris some of the most pressing questions from his message board, we discussed:
Virginia basketball's roster situation with recent additions and decisions looming
How different ACC teams are managing the transfer portal
The state of the Virginia football program following its Blue-White game