SEC-ESPN deal, is Justin Fuente's job in jeopardy, Del Conte window closing on Herman decision & Random Rankings
Until Saturday: A show about college football
The Athletic
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2020
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In another dynamic Thursday edition of the show, Andy and Ari react to the Southeastern Conference and ESPN's handshake deal that will grant the network broadcast rights to conference football and basketball games (:30). What does this mean college football? How much are we going to miss the broadcast jingle, tradition and Verne Lundquist dancing the Soulja Boy? The gents segue into week 15and discuss the preceding weeks' lack of "Oh, Martha!" outcomes (9:45). Though marginally underdogs, is Iowa the superior team headed into Saturday's Wisconsin matchup (14:15)? Andy and Ari preview Florida and Alabama's last stepping-stone contests on their way to, presumed, SEC title game appearances (17:00). Is the clock ticking on Chris Del Conte and Texas' Tom Herman decision (23:15)? The Commonwealth Cup can be viewed as either a springboard or mire for Justin Fuente depending on the outcome (25:30). What about Virginia Tech is alarming to Ari? What should we expect from North Carolina-Miami this weekend (34:30), and what does the future hold for the Tar Heels? Ari takes up arms to defend USC's playoff aspirations while Andy applies a generous amount of seasoning to the double-serving of crow he's set to eat (38:30). To wrap, the duo Randomly Rank defunct mall stores (46:30).
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| 0:43.2 | Welcome. Welcome to the Andy Staples Show. |
| 0:49.1 | It is a Friday Lines and Numbers edition, although if you happen to find this broadcast on YouTube live, you can watch it on Thursday as we recorded. |
| 0:53.4 | I'm here with Ari Wasserman. We didn't |
| 0:56.4 | advertise the recording of the video version of this podcast because we didn't know if it would |
| 1:02.7 | have Ari cussing at his new mic arm the entire time, because it came with no instructions. |
| 1:09.4 | Yeah, I mean, I was cussing and then Andy walked |
| 1:11.5 | me through it over FaceTime. The joy of technology, you think the number one thing you would do |
| 1:16.4 | when you send somebody a piece of equipment is to put instructions in there, especially for people |
| 1:21.4 | like me who can't even screw in a lightball, but we made it. We did. And instructions do matter. |
| 1:28.4 | Home ownership will help you, Ari, as you get older, when you buy your own house, you will learn to do stuff and fix stuff. |
| 1:36.1 | And I promise, when I was an apartment dweller, I couldn't do anything. |
| 1:40.8 | Now I am slightly more capable. |
| 1:43.9 | Two words, new build. That's exactly. Turnkey. |
| 1:50.3 | Yeah, I don't have any patience for that stuff, but hopefully one day that'll be a talent that I can |
| 1:54.4 | acquire. I have faith in you, Ari. I have a lot of faith in you. But it's know, it's interesting because we're trying to figure out what we're going to talk about during the show. |
| 2:05.3 | As we speak, Greg Sanky is talking about the SEC's new deal with ESPN that does not start until 2024. |
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