Welcome to The Audible, presented by Trader Joe's, I'm Stuart Mandel, joined as always

by Bruce Feldman.

It's good to be back.

This week, we're joined later in the show by David Ubbin, our colleague to talk about

the Tennessee nail salon scandal.

We'll call it that, as well as some other things around the SEC.

But first, Bruce, you know, I always planned my vacation for the first two weeks of July,

because that's the slowest time of year in college football.

Nothing ever happens then.

So I'm back.

You can fill me in, but I assume you were scrounging for material or had nothing really happened

while I was gone.

Yeah, of all things, you picked the time, and maybe you did it intentionally, because

you knew what's your alma mater was coming down.

Northwestern football became the talk of college football.

And Pat Fitzgerald, you know, wants the president of the AFCA, no less, a guy who is one

of the most respected figures in college football is now out of a job.

Do you remember that we actually answered a mail-back question?

I want to say only like three.

No, it was an episode before, and it wasn't really part of it, because John Hayes or

producer talked about his Pat Fitzgerald on a hot seat.

The guy asked, when will Northwestern run out of patience with Pat Fitzgerald?

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