Andy Staples: FSU could potentially beat anyone without Jameis Winston

Sports Ilustrated’s Andy Staples joined the show to talk about the Jameis Winston situation. Staples tried to evaluate where today’s announcement by state officials will go. Staples had some very interesting comments on how Florida State would do without Winston if he ends up being charged. Staples said that “they still might be able to…

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Mariano Rivera doesn’t understand why MLB going after A-Rod

Former New York Yankee closer Mariano Rivera joined the show to talk about retirement and more. Dan asked Rivera his thoughts on A-Rod and his recent issues. “I haven’t seen anyone work harder than that guy,” Rivera said. “I’ve seen people do worse things and no one says anything.” Dan asked why it seems like…

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Brian Kelly weighs in on USC hire, coaches poll, Alabama loss

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly joined the show to talk about his season and the big stories around college football. He’s got a great reputation on the West Coast,” Kelly said. “So I think they’re going to hit the ground running.” You work it through a third party. You never have a direct conversation with…

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Gary Klein explains why Sarkisian makes sense for USC

Los Angeles Time’s Gary Klein joined the show to talk about why USC chose Steve Sarkisian for its next head coach. “There’s no one who knew the landscape better than Sarkisian,” Klein said. He explained that Sarkisian was supposed to be the guy who followed Pete Carroll. But he was sitting there and Washington hired…

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Chris Mannix on Lakers future after Kobe extension

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about Kobe Bryant’s contract extension. Mannix said that the Lakers seem to be in jeopardy of facing major defensive problems — with Nash and Kobe they couldn’t stop people with “three Dikembe Mutombo’s.” Mannix also had very interesting comments on Kevin Love. He said young stars…

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Mike Wise: RGIII overpraised last year, ripped unfairly this season

Washington Post columnist Mike Wise joined the show to talk about the problems in Washington and the criticism Robert Griffin III is getting. Wise said that Griffin probably got too much praise his rookie season. “He sort of became the Messiah in Cleats,” Wise said. Wise’s problem is the character assassination. He said people act…

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Rodney Harrison: Pats didn’t fear Peyton Manning

NBC’s Rodney Harrison joined the show to talk about the big storylines around the NFL. Dan asked Harrison if there was a big-named quarterback that didn’t scare him. He started with Peyton Manning. “We felt like he could make a mistake,” Harrison said. “We had so many players across the board. We didn’t need to…

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