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
155 episodes
139: Always Go For 2, Batted Balls, and Mid-game Firings - Week 5 College Football Recap
When is a batted ball the worst decision? Well we found out. How about some freakin laser beams on top of the uprights? Or we could just trust the official looking up. When should you go for 2 to win the game instead of playing for a prolonged ...
138: We are NOT Anti-Fall Weddings, What Does Michigan Want in a Compliance Staffer? Plus, Week 5 College Football Preview
It's October, Fall is in the air and it's a great time to celebrate love. I'm off to a Fall Saturday wedding this weekend and while some on the internet have opined how unfair it is for a couple to choose to say their vows while college footbal...
137: Vicious Targeting, Simulating "Using the Restroom", Drop-Kick Onside Kicks, Clocks Again In Ann Arbor: A Wild Week 4 by the Rules Recap
So many rules items on the field to talk about in Week 4 of College Football. We let those moments be our guide for recapping what transpired. In LA, a blatant targeting hit on Dante Moore caused a response from just about everyone,...
136: College Football Does Not Live in a Bubble, It's Also Doing Okay. Plus, Week 4 Preview
Week 4 is on the way, and it brings a great slate of games. Before the previewing, I get to pontificating about the state of college football. It's not all sunshine and roses for some programs out there (see: Fayetteville, AR), and while there ...
135: NC State Fails the Safety Dance, and Ole Miss Gets Revenge
College Football Week 3! What a wild weekend it was, it had everything that makes college sports great. "Protect" college sports you say? The only thing it needs protection from are those trying to "save" it.The rules of a safety in foot...
134: The Biggest Game Stands Alone in Week 3 of College Football
It's the Thursday before week 3 and everything points to Oxford this Saturday for the most emotionally-charged college football game in quite awhile. Lane Kiffin can downplay it all he wants, his team is the favorite and the environ...
133: Beware the Pushers of the Protect College Sports Act, and the Week 2 College Football Recap
It's time to talk about the Protect College Sports Act....again. Not my desire but with the latest tactic of full on commercials from (paid?) spokesmen Saban and Sanders, along with Gameday allowing Ted Cruz to talk for 10 minutes on Gameday wh...
132: Welcome to the College Football Zone: Chaos Thrives on the Field, in the Courtroom, and in the Booth as We Head to Week 2
The College Football season is just beginning and yet it feels like time and space are slipping away from us. Can we get back to reality with a wonderful new slate of games for week 2, highlighted by Ohio State and Texas. Can Michigan pull them...
131: Week 1 College Football Recap: The Featured Rules Item is The Big Ten's Hidden Clock!
Week 1 is all but in the books (1 game left tonight), but the action on the field did not disappoint, but of course the rules of the game execution did disappoint. Right off the bat in this college football season we had a controversy, then an ...
130: Week 1 College Football Preview in Which a Team is Described as "Pythonic"
Welcome back, our first College Football Preview show of the 2026 season. Are all the games blockbusters? Absolutely not but that doesn't mean we are without intriguing match-ups that will have some effect on teams down the line.We get a...
129: Week 0 Recap, and the NCAA is Issued a Show Cause Order!
We have our first college football games of the season in the books and wouldn't you know it, we have a surprise off the bat. North Carolina survives in Dublin to pull off the upset. We review that game and the other week 0 games.Also, t...
128: New College Football Rules, Plus Our Season Preview!
It's college football season, and it could not have gotten here soon enough. More news in the eligibility court cases and a twist with power conferences trying on self-governance to attempt to block schools from bringing back professional athle...
127: College Football Team Previews, North Carolina and the Broken Frosty Machine
It's the final of our college football previews where we look at the season ahead and the state of the athletic department for a specific program. Today, we have Colin Hoggard, program director and host at WFNZ sport...
126: College Football Team Previews with Tony in Arkansas!
College Football preseason rolls on as we take a look into the SEC, but not the boring teams ranked at the top, we discuss a team looking to find its way back. Arkansas lost 10 games last year, many by just one score, and they return this year ...
125: Come on Feel the Boise
We continue on with our season team previews, this time highlighting Boise St as they enter the new Pac-12. While the move and the strains of modern college football have put the Boise athletic department
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...