Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to break down the far from transparent world of player valuation in college football. How do teams analyze a player's worth in a sport with so many teams and…
Holly Anderson, of the Shutdown Fullcast and Channel 6, joins Ryan Nanni to talk about the meaning of the Florida-Tennessee game, which won't be played at all in 2026. How did a rivalry that didn't…
The SEC wants a federal court to confirm that it has the power to eject LSU from the league, which means Ryan Nanni and Steven Godfrey turned on the mics to try to contextualize 1) what the ideal…
For years, the NCAA insisted that amateurism was one of the business foundations of college sports, and that people didn't want to see semi-professional players in their beloved university colors. As…
Steven Godfrey once again takes questions from Phantom Island subscribers on topics including the latest in Lane Kiffin, early Anxiety Bowls to watch out for (hi, Rutgers!), what it means to get…
Rodger Sherman, author of the Sports! newsletter, joins Ryan Nanni to talk about the history of college football games played outside the United States, how their strategies differ from the NFL's…
Bill Connelly joins Steven Godfrey after an offseason of schedule arguments to look at what teams actually control about this metric, why preseason measures automatically punish playing a Group of 6…
This week, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni review the hundreds of responses they got from Phantom Island subscribers on a few key questions before the 2026 college football season starts. Who's eager to…
If you've listened to this show for a while, you've probably heard Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni talking about some larger projects in the works. Today, we're ready to tell you more about what those…
Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to tackle one task: take $20 million (the NIL amount widely believed to have been spent by Ohio State in 2024 en route to a national title), show how a…
