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
109 episodes
102: Spring Sports Heat Up, A Wild Baseball Ruling in the Fog, and Battling the 'Cry Poor' Notion by Schools
Monday episode sees us recapping the Spring Sports scene, Tennis and Lacrosse move into the Quarterfinal rounds in their brackets, the Softball Field is released, and Baseball moves toward Conference Tournaments.For our Featured Rules It...
101: When Coaches Weigh In Who Should Listen, and A Violation Count in the 1,000s?!
On today's show, we have a huge ineligible athlete count across over 30 sports count at a mid-major. The NCAA mostly went
Show-Cause Conversations: Adam Drake Strikes Back
On today's show, we have another installment of Show-Cause Conversations, we have our first recurring guest in show history! Adam Drake returns to talk about the Brendan Sorsby gambling story, how the Braylon Mullins shot went over with a Duke ...
Show-Cause Conversations: Jay
In this installment of our conversation episodes, we welcome on Jay, one of the most knowledgeable sports fans I have encountered in my travels.We discuss South Carolina's athletic program, the high and low points, touch on Louisville, a...
100: Hundredth Show Bonanza! (Featuring Gambling, Tourney Expansion, Private Equity, and Bad NCAA Rule Ideas)
We made it to 100 weekly episodes! It's okay to admit you didn't think we would get this far, but we did.Today we talk about the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga and how it relates to issues with collegiate sports and gambling and also what ...
99: Money Matters with Schools Dropping Sports and ADs "Retiring"
On today's show we focus on the wise words of the Wu Tang Clan: Cash rules everything around us.The NFL Draft was this past weekend, how is the cash infusion to the players in the college game affecting how the draft looks?Cash is...
98: Playoff Expansion, Horse Champions, and Portal Numbers
JUST got the episode in before midnight, a Thursday episode it shall be.Today we talk about reaction to the Heineke case we discussed on Monday's episode and why some college media are wrong to treat it like just another athlete using th...
97: Facing Cynicism In College Sports, Stanford Continues Their Streak, and Compliance Wins in Court
Monday's show tackles some of the complaints about modern college sports head on. Right on the heels of our attempt for positivity on the last episode, we discuss the backlash to eligibility proposals, and an article about the Michigan head coa...
96: Steps Forward and Back: NCAA Keeps Eligibility Changes Coming, Iowa Gets Brunt of Tampering Backlash
A yin and yang of college sports stories today: We go back to an NCAA Championship that was won last weekend, amidst the hockey championship that did record numbers.The UConn AD has some thoughts on the program's place in bei...
95: College Sports Transition Into Spring, Featuring Pioneers, Gauchos, Tritons, and Argonauts
College Sports put a few more championships in the books to close out the winter sports season, and now the spring championships take the focus to close out the academic year. And what a year it has been!Denver (the Pionneers) wins the F...
Show-Cause Conversations: John Masse
In our latest installment of Show-Cause Conversations, we bring on our brother, John, to discuss the situation at NC State. The extremely unceremonious exit of Will Wade from Raleigh has sparked a lot of feelings about his manner of exit and wh...
94: Michigan Wins It All, The Big Ten is on Top, and the NCAA Goes 5 for 5
On today's show we recap the title game from Monday night, discuss Michigan's gutsy effort and great season, UConn's worthy effort, and yes some of the officiating woes.That leads us into the Big Ten discussion; they've had some major su...
93: Championship Monday in Men's Hoops, Women's Title Won Over the Weekend, and a coach says "Complaince" (GASP!) in the Media
Another great (final) weekend of college hoops action. UCLA captures the women's title while the biggest media story was about another coach throwing a tantrum.A coach cites the compliance office in an interview in a joking manner, and o...
Show-Cause Conversations: Chad Lutkenhaus
An appropriate March Madness theme to this edition of Show-Cause Conversations. We welcome on Chad Lutkenhaus, number 11 in your programs number one in the ticket office for FGCU. Chad played for the Eagles right up to the Dunk City run in 2013...
92: Final Four Preview, Plus Blind Transfer Penalties Approved and LSU Coaches Keep On Talking
First show of April is here, Final Four is here amidst record numbers. We take a look at this weekend's games.There's a conference sponsoring women's flag football starting soon.The blind transfer penalty has been approved for foo...
91: Final Four is Set, an Elite 8 Game for the Ages, and the CSC is at it Again
An unforgettable Elite 8 game took place and it emphasizes why sports, and in particular college sports have the power to collectively lose our minds (in a good way). Meanwhile off the court, the CSC is at it again (in a bad way) as we examine ...
90: Coaching Upheaval in College Basketball, and the Sweet 16 Preview
We start off today's episode with another reminder that you may not like how Texas Tech is doing things, but they are showing you how they are doing it, even while they try to change it.We have some "niche" NCAA championships that were w...
89: Recapping the First Two Rounds of the NCAA Tournament
Wellness, not underrated. We work through another show while we battle illness, but this tournament has too much going on to not recap what we've seen so far.We talk about the games and the state of the tournament from off the court and ...
88: Show-Cause Conversations: Adam Drake
We continue our series (3 times makes a series, right?) of Show-Cause Conversations with individuals talking about their ties to the college sports world.Today, a former collegiate teammate of mine, Adam Drake joins to share his experien...
87: Brackets are Set, Let's Dance
It's Tournament Time, the Brackets are set.First we discuss the absurdity of the Big Ten writing a letter asking the NCAA not to enforce a rule, then we get right into the brackets.For the most part, we think the committee did the...
86: Championship Week Speed Burst, and We Go Off on the CSC
Full throttle College Basketball coverage. The tickets punched, and the conference tournaments ongoing are covered.First we go through two cases in which D1 conferences and their soon-to-be former schools are embroiled in lawsuits.
85: Championship Week Gets Rolling
Yours truly's voice is shot on this Monday. The congestion is making my voice even flatter than usual, but we push through. It's Championship Week after all. We start off the show with the non-actions to be taken after the big roundtable to sav...
84: Who Cares About the Rules? What Makes a Good Rule? Why Does it Matter?
In today's episode we get philosophical about the why of this show brought about by doing what all podcasters do- listen to other podcasts. We trace our start in college athletics rules analysis, why it matters using the example of one of the b...
83: New NCAA Championships, College Basketball Enters March, and Sorsby Gets Sued
It's officially March! A wonderful time of year for us college sports enthusiasts. We take a dive into the college basketball weekend and how teams faired in helping/hurting their cause. The top seeds certainly are looking strong. W...