The No Show-Cause Show
Former Industry Professional in College Athletics, Lifetime Fan of College Sports, and Bar Conversation Historian giving perspective, historical recounts, and commentary on the state of college athletics and the competitions occurring at the moment.
Episodes
140 episodes
124: Almost Heaven - Two Virginias
Was that John Denver full of it? Another song inspired college football preview. This time we look at West Virginia and Virginia Tech, two schools in the power 4 trying to reclaim old glory in the new system. They've brought in revenue, hired c...
123: PCSA on Hold and Team Previews - 'Especially in Michigan' Version
Another Monday that gets us closer to the Fall season. We first explore how the PCSA is on hold at least until September as the votes and even the bill itself could reach agreement in the Senate. One member even used interesting anatomical term...
122: Railing Against the Protect College Sports Act (Yet Again)
It's a thunderstorming day here while record and I guess it matches our mood toward the resurrected Protect College Sports Act. As of now we still don't know if it will even be voted on but once again we are at a point of no return with college...
Show-Cause Conversations: Tom Henske
Today's guest is Tom Henske, Tom is a Certified Financial Planner, University of Virginia professor of personal finance, and founder of Total Cents and To...
121: The Big Ten Preens and the NCAA is Back to Their Old Tricks
**Special Alert** Please consider donating to friend of the show Adam Drake's efforts in the Pan-Mass Challenge which 100% of what you donate goes to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Donate here.On today's show we stormed ahead with lit...
Show-Cause Conversations: Adam Drake Part 4th, Talking to Our Avatar for the Casual College Sports Fan
Adam Drake returns yet again for another off the wall discussion of random topics interwoven with attempts at covering a few college sports topics.**SPECIAL EPISODE NOTE** Adam is riding in the Pan-Mass Cha...
120: It's Not Just What You Say About College Sports, It's How You Say It
On today's show, we start off with the *breaking news* that North Carolina has placed GM Michael Lombardi has been placed on paid leave. Details still ongoing there.We then discuss the anticipated lawsuits that came with the 5 for 5 rule...
119: From Justin to Kelly, the SEC talks Breakaway and Tampering.
A lot to gather from SEC Football Media Days that have taken place this week. The biggest headline may be from Commissioner Greg Sankey again mentioning a 'Breakaway by the SEC' which of course reminds me of a Kelly Clarkson song from long ago....
118: Michigan Will Move on From Manuel, And the ACC Revamps Its Tiebreaker
Fortunately we did not record to early and were able to get the news out of Michigan before we began recording. The down side of course, is we were not able to fully digest whatever findings the internal investigation uncovered or the big pictu...
Show-Cause Conversations: Coach Marty Richter
Extremely honored to have Marty Richter join the show. He is the Head Men's Basketball Coach at USC Upstate, and about to enter his third year on the job.Marty and I go way back to our days working together at Florida Gulf Coast. While I...
117: Can a Video Game Revolt Teach College Sports a Lesson? Plus, Cincinnati Gets a Letter From the NCAA
We are back on a Monday in mid-July, and that means we are talking EA's College Football '27 issue and World Cup VAR problems, but fear not, we relate them back to College Sports, as always.Cincinnati gets a letter of inquiry from the NC...
116: A Monster Deal for the Big 12?
On today's show, we go straight in on how the Big 12 kicked off their football media days. We wonder if this is the start of a big push by the Big 12 to be the most relevant ...
115: Conference Realignment Takes Effect (Again), and A Look at a Power 4 School's Self-Reported Violations
July 1 occurred last week and with it, a new wave of conference realignment. The Pac-12 is back, albeit in an altered form. We have schools moving back to previous conferences, moving because their conference fell apart, and even some schools d...
Show-Cause Conversations: Mark Majewski Joins Us Again
Fresh off his round at Whistling Straits Mark Majewski, Director, Creative for the Boston Bruins and TD Garden joins us once again to discuss a varied number of topics in college sports.We firstly get his boots on the ground, beer in the...
114: The Best Performing Athletic Programs, CSC Scores a Rare Win, and A Laughable Op-Ed From a P4 President
What is it that makes a successful year for an athletic department? We look at the final Director's Cup Standings to see what schools and conferences scored the best.Congrats again are in order to billable hours, as we look at how ...
113: The Academic Year Concludes, Congressional Bill is DOA, and Which Program will Adopt the Norwegian World Cup Row?
On today's show, we officially turn the page on the 2025-26 Academic Year. Baseball has finished, with Oklahoma completing their underdog journey. Baseball, perhaps more than any other collegiate sport is facing the NIL era with
112: Catching Up with Texas Tech Outflanked and the Longhorns Capturing the Director's Cup
We are baaack, and trying to pace ourselves with taking on all the developments from our week away. Of course, the biggest development was Brendan Sorsby forgoing his fight against the N...
Show-Cause Conversations: Adam Drake Returns to Discuss College Rowing and Building the Ideal Burger (The Meat is the Meat)
We welcome back Adam Drake for part 3, a continuation of our somewhat college sports discussion, mixed in with our usual stream of consciousness banter and off the wall thoughts. We breakdown the recent college rowing championships and whether ...
Show-Cause Conversations: Michael Elkins
We finally had some legal representation on the show; Michael Elkins joined us to discuss Brendan Sorsby and a variety of college sports topics from his legal expertise point of view.Michael is a 25-year labor, employment, and sports att...
111: Sorsby Fallout, College World Series Set to Begin, and Do The Rules Still Matter??
The Sorsby injunction is still the topic dominating college sports and it leaves us wondering if the rules still matter anymore.....and we're a rules podcast!There are still two sports left going right now: Baseball begins the College Wo...
110: Let's Celebrate a Year of the Pod by Sounding the Show-Cause Alarm(with Emergency Break-In for the Sorsby Decision)!
A Landmark episode. Because we are officially over a year of this podcast? No, while that is notable and we reflect on the past year of the No Show-Cause Show, we are of course talking about the Sorsby decision that went down today. A Texas sta...
109: Moving a Week 0 Game, and Poking Holes in the Protect College Sports Act
We revisit some scheduling items off the heels of last episode's theme; NC State and Virginia move their week 0 game out of Brazil, we take this as an opportunity for our Featured Rules Item as to what the current week 0 rules are. We also take...
108: Scheduling Matters
Scheduling! Rules and Strategies impact how contests are won and how teams are perceived. We take a look at Scheduling in College Football and how the shift in conference game numbers and out of conference scheduling tactics could hurt power co...
Show-Cause Conversations: Mary Ellen Pethel
On this edition of Show-Cause Conversations, we welcome on Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel, she is Associate Director and Professor of Global Honors at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. She is also an author of two award winning books:
107: A MAC Cinderella NCAA Championship Run, and Congress Has A Bill For College Sports
We have a new NCAA Champion and while notable, it is a team from the MAC making the semifinals of match play of women's golf that is getting the press. Men's Golf championship round starts this weekend, while Softball has reached the Women's Co...