Are Sports Headed for a Free-for-All? Donovan Mitchell’s Stock, NBA Summer League Stories, Plus Catching Up With Adnan Virk.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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Sports

4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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After the fallout from the LIV Golf tour, Ryen discusses why we may be headed for a very different future in how sports and leagues operate (0:27). Then Ryen talks with Adnan Virk of MLB Network and the 'Cinephile' podcast to discuss their passionate feelings about the Paramount+ show ‘The Offer,’ and Matthew Goode not being nominated for his portrayal of Robert Evans (11:30). Then they discuss MLB, including: Shohei Ohtani, the Yankees and the Astros poised to meet in the ALCS, the Dodgers, what went wrong with the Blue Jays, and more (32:57). Finally, Ryen shares a quick NBA summer league story (55:49) before answering some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:00:48). Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Adnan Virk Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on the podcast, I want to talk about things that are changing in sports that we may
0:14.9	not like, but might be the right things.
0:17.0	Also add in Verk, we're going to talk a little baseball in midway point, but probably more
0:19.8	importantly, Matthew Good being snubbed from an Emmy nomination for his work in the
0:23.7	offer and life advice.
0:25.2	A couple updates.
0:26.2	You know that I've talked about college football, realignment, expansion, mutiny, however you
0:32.9	want to describe it.
0:33.9	You know that I'm just not changing my mind on this one.
0:36.3	I'm not.
0:37.3	When I look at people that do like it, maybe I should describe that as a combination of
0:40.8	like her and difference.
0:41.8	It's usually big 10 or SEC fans that are like, man, we're cool.
0:44.4	I have to worry about it.
0:46.2	It makes sense because a lot of our opinions can be whether we admit it or not, selfishly
0:52.3	motivated.
0:54.4	But we are, I believe, as I'm going to run through a bunch of stuff here.
0:57.4	I think we're at the beginning.
0:58.7	I don't know what the timeline of this is, but I think we are at the beginning stages
1:02.4	of unprecedented change in sports.
1:05.4	All the things that we care about, pro sports leagues, players, all this stuff, I don't
1:10.2	know what's going to change, but it's going to be challenge.
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