Nick Saban wants to level playing field between conferences

Alabama coach Nick Saban joined the show to talk about his recent comments on the SEC and more. Here are some of his comments … — On challenges facing SEC: “If we’re going to have a playoff between these conferences that we should try to level the playing field as much as possible. After eight…

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Landon Donovan: ‘Even inside soccer, it’s been crazy’

Former U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan joined the show to share his thoughts on the FIFA scandal. “In a lot of countries,” Donovan said, “this is just sort of how they do business. … They’ve been paid for a long time. They want that to continue.” Donovan said he didn’t expect this to go down.…

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John Calipari sticks by decision to go 10-deep last season

Kentucky coach John Calipari joined the show to talk about his team and much more. Calipari discussed how many pros come out of his program. He said that all the talent in the program never hurt any of the individuals’ draft stock. Dan asked if he would have gone farther if he was 7-deep instead…

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Bissinger on Jenner: ‘I learned how much pain he went through’

Buzz Bissinger joined the show to talk about his Caitlyn Jenner profile for Vanity Fair. Bissinger, who talked about being a cross-dresser himself, discussed the process of the story. “What I learned is just how much pain he went through as Bruce,” Bissinger said. He told a story of Jenner getting electrolysis and not taking…

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Bob Ley weighs in on FIFA, recalls first day at ESPN

ESPN’s Bob Ley joined the show to talk about the FIFA scandal and much more. Ley talked about the impact of the scandal on soccer in America — he doesn’t think it will fill seats at MLS stadiums but says it’s impactful. Ley also took us on a walk back to his first days at…

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