Who Killed College Football?

Who Killed College Football?

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Epilogue: The Case File That Won't Stay Closed
Listen now (38 mins) | A final assessment of our six suspects, with a special appearance from a seventh and a look at the future
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
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1:09:28
Suspect Number 6: The Government
State and federal politics frequently intersect with the world of college football - but do they provide consistent solutions to the sport's issues?
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
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1:10:11
Suspect Number 5: Coaches & Agents
The same guys who insisted money would ruin the purity of college football sure were happy to take as much of it as they could get their hands on
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Steven Godfrey
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1:09:58
Suspect Number 4: The NFL
Wait, what does America's pro football behemoth have to do with the historical arc of college football?
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Steven Godfrey
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1:09:06
Suspect Number 3: The NCAA
Listen now (69 mins) | College football's watchdog defended amateurism to the bitter end. Did they leave the sport completely unprepared to change?
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
Suspect Number 2: Conferences
Listen now (69 mins) | How a decentralized sport turned the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, and everyone else into business competitors who cannot trust one…
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
1:09:02
Suspect Number 1: Television
The expansion of college football as a television product has made the game easier to watch than ever - but have networks fundamentally changed the…
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
1:05:20
The Unaccused Suspects: Schools, Players, and the Media
Three suspects we didn't put under the magnifying glass, along with our reasoning for each
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
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42:27
Bonus Episode: Government Q&A
Taking your questions about the government's role in the past, present, and future of college sports
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
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42:45
Bonus Episode: Coaches Q&A
Reviewing subscriber questions about what analysts actually do, whether the coaching market will enter a downturn, and more
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
45:18
Bonus Episode: NFL Q&A
Taking questions from subscribers about a theoretical NFL developmental league, the NFLPA's role in this mystery, and Thursday Night Football
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
44:44
Bonus Episode: NCAA Q&A
Taking questions from listeners about the future of the NCAA, what the video game disappearing did to public opinion, and more
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Ryan Nanni
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Steven Godfrey
46:57
Who Killed College Football?
Who Killed College Football?
A Whodunit for an American sport undergoing a lucrative rearrangement.
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