The Lu Dort Awards, Bruce Feldman on CFB Playoff Expansion, and NBA Champion James Posey

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Russillo shares some playoff thoughts on Suns-Nuggets, 76ers-Hawks, and Clippers-Jazz (2:20), before talking with Ceruti about media reactions to Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole’s comments about sticky substances (19:45). Then Ryen talks with Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic about College Football Playoff expansion proposals as well as the NCAA policy on name, image, and likeness (36:15). Next, Ryen talks with two-time NBA champion James Posey about his entrance to the league in 1999, predraft workouts, his title runs with the Heat and Celtics, transitioning into coaching, the Cavaliers’ comeback Finals win in 2016, and more (59:45). Finally, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:24:15). Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Bruce Feldman and James Posey Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is interesting is your point about 9 and 7 Super Bowl teams.
0:06.7	Like, I think we're conditioned to whatever we're conditioned to.
0:10.4	Like, for me, I'm a big NFL fan and I just feel like I'm so used to it that I don't
0:16.6	think twice of, ooh, the giants are in there now and, you know, or whatever.
0:20.8	You just, like, the week to week doesn't matter.
0:24.1	I mean, we've, and I've done this certainly.
0:27.2	A lot of people in college football have argued.
0:29.6	We have the best regular season in sports because every game matters.
0:34.4	Well, you know, like, if you lose Illinois and there, you know, there are two and
0:39.0	seven team and you're still in the playoff, does every game matter?
0:42.8	I mean, I guess it kind of does, but it really doesn't.
0:46.2	You know, so not in the same way it used to.
0:50.2	And I think that's just, you know, fans will adjust because we have no choice.
0:54.0	You know, that's the reality.
0:56.6	That was Bruce Feldman who's going to join us talking about the latest development news.
1:00.5	I'm an expanded college football playoff.
1:02.8	I'm going to talk a little bit about what we've seen the first round or so, Yoke of
1:06.0	CBP and James Posey on his championship with Miami Boston and as a coach with Cleveland.
1:12.1	It's all coming up next.
1:14.2	I have a bunch of NBA stuff that I want to get to and I'm actually so pissed off about
1:17.6	this Garrett Cole story, not because of what he did, but again, the reaction to it that
1:21.9	if I start there, I'm going to completely derail the not get to anything.
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