Episode 01 | August 27, 2020

Sports Bubbles, Big 10 Football Parents, U-Dub Athletics Deficit, Ultimate Tennis Showdown, and J-Rod Mets Bid

In the debut episode of their Pod On Point Show, Vlad Bosanac and Mike McPhie introduce a new podcast with a focus on sports, business, and the business of sport. 

In the Speed Round section of the episode, Vlad and Mike talk about Roger Goodell’s recent statement about Colin Kapernick and also talk about Playoff Luka and the ups and downs of the Mavericks - Clippers Round 1 playoff series. 

In their Top 5 section, a portion of the show with more in-depth coverage of 5 recent stories, Vlad leads off with a story about sports bubbles and all the versions currently employed across the sports landscape. Then Mike covers a story by ESPN Senior Writer Adam Rittenberg (Inside the Big Ten’s two weeks of discontent: ‘Everyone is furious’ https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29726309/inside-big-ten-two-weeks-discontent-everyone-furious) detailing how the Big Ten is taking heat for their handling of the postponing of college football for their member schools.

In the 3rd story, Vlad covers how the University of Washington has made an appeal to their fan base to help offset a looming $70MM budget deficit. In story 4, Vlad talks about a new tennis tournament in France https://utslive.tv (kicking off a discussion between Vlad and Mike about the intersection of innovation and the sports world). Lastly, in story 5, highlighting the overlap of pop culture, entertainment, and sports, Mike covers how A-Rod and J-Lo are leading a legitimate bid to purchase the New York Mets. 

Finally, in the C’mon Man section of the episode Vlad rolls out a stat from the Houston Rockets recent playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.