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
125 episodes
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...
106: Replay Reactions in Spring Sports, and Power Conference Officials Make Themselves Comfortable
We are posting Tuesday instead of Monday this week because let's face it, sometimes a holiday weekend gets away from you.Lots of college sports action over the weekend as Lacrosse titles were won, the Women's College World Series is set,...
Show-Cause Conversations: Mark Majewski
In our latest installment of our conversation series, we have someone I have been wanting on the show since we started. Mark Majewski is Director of Creative Services for the Boston Bruins a...
105: Sorsby Files Suit and Will College Sports Have Separation Anxiety
Today we discuss Arkansas reinstating its Tennis programs, Spring Sports Championship update for the weekend ahead, the Brendan Sorsby lawsuit has been filed while Texas Tech never filed for reinstatement.Finally, we take a deep look at ...
104: We Bring Back the Show-Cause Alarm and We Discuss Bad CFP Expansion Rationale
On today's episode we cover the NCAA Spring Sport action from the weekend. Tennis national championships were won, Lacrosse tournaments reach the semifinals and we recap some of the Softball regional action that got us down to 16 teams.O...
Show-Cause Conversations: Kathy Taylor
On this installment of our conversation series, we welcome on Kathy Taylor. She has over 30 years of women's lacrosse coaching experience. She has won a national championship at the Division II level while at LaMoyne University. She has also se...
103: CSC Going in Circles, and Curious Coaching Interviews
I finally have given into the Wild West analogy in college sports. The Marshals are under assault from the very townfolk who were hired to protect them.The College Sports Commission spends an insane amount of money to win a ruling that i...
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...