Best John Canzano BFT Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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BFT Show: Brenda Tracy, Pat Casey 2:19:25

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John Canzano is in talking about the complainers. Ryan Day says that the Big Ten deserves four automatic bids in the CFP. Canzano is tired of hearing from big time college football coaches saying that their conference deserves bids in the CFP without actually having to win. Brenda Tracy is suing Michigan State University and joins the show to discu…

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BFT Interview: Pat Casey 32:40

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Former Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey joins the program to talk about some great stories from when he was the Oregon State head coach. Casey talks about his team and how they had to go through some tough times to start winning. Casey says that when the Beavers won their second national championship that that team wasn't even close to as tale…

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BFT Interview: Brenda Tracy 28:42

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Brenda Tracy is suing Michigan State University and joins the show to discuss her lawsuit. Tracy was the woman whom former coach Mel Tucker was talking to on the phone, which ultimately led to Tucker's firing from the school. Tracy says she has lost everything because of her coming forward in the Mel Tucker case, and Tracy says she wishes this upon…

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BFT Interview: Peter Holland Jr. 18:26

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The Tallahassee Democrats' Peter Holland Jr. joins the program to discuss the upcoming super regional matchup in the NCAA tournament between Oregon State and Florida State. Holland covers the Seminoles and says that Florida State is ready for their match-up against Oregon State. Holland says that Florida State had to battle through a tough regional…

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BFT Show: Peter Holland Jr. 2:20:34

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John Canzano is in talking about the most unlikely teams and players in the history of the state of Oregon. Canzano thinks that Oregon State baseball has a case to be the most unlikely team to be great in the region. Oregon State just won four consecutive elimination games in the Corvallis regional, and Canzano isn't surprised about it because of t…

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BFT Show: Kelly Graves 2:20:01

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John Canzano is in talking about the psychology of sports. Is there a difference between wanting and expecting to win? Canzano questions the differences between Oregon and Oregon State when it comes to baseball and Oregon football. Is Oregon unable to win the big game? Canzano is also talking about Deion Sanders' comments about his son Shedeur. Dei…

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BFT Interview: Kelly Graves 16:09

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Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves joins the program to discuss the perspective of a head coach on the challenges of winning on the biggest stages. Graves says that the narrative that Oregon is all about flash and uniforms is extremely false and that every program at Oregon is working hard and grinding. Graves talks about whether it …

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BFT Show: May 30, 2025 2:20:06

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John Canzano is in talking about the SEC and Big Ten commissioners trying to run college football. Canzano wonders if there's going to be anybody else outside of those two conferences that is going to stand up and challenge the SEC and Big Ten. The BFT jury is back. The jury decides what the SEC is guilty of and if the commissioners of the SEC and …

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BFT Show: Spencer McLaughlin, Bill Moos, Eric Valenzuela 2:20:26

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John Canzano is in talking about Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who is seemingly taking a stand against the SEC and Big Ten. Canzano says it's about time someone in a power position tries to stand up against the most powerful conferences. Canzano also talks about Mike Leach now being eligible for the college football hall of fame. Canzano says …

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BFT Interview: Eric Valenzuela 18:06

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Saint Mary's head baseball coach Eric Valenzuela joins the program to discuss his Gaels as they are heading to Corvallis for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Gaels open up against the Beavers, and Valenzuela gives a scouting report of his team and what they do well. Valenzuela coached with baseball great Tony Gwynn when Valenzuela was the pitching…

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BFT Interview: Bill Moos 29:12

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Former Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington State athletic director Bill Moos joins the program and tells some great stories about the late Mike Leach. Leach is now eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Moos discusses his departure for Nebraska and the conversation he had with Mike Leach. Moos hired Leach at Washington State, …

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BFT Interview: Spencer McLaughlin 19:45

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Locked on College Football podcast host Spencer McLaughlin joins the program to discuss the new rule changes that could potentially happen in college football. McLaughlin is not a fan of a new expansion of the CFP and would actually prefer that the CFP go back to the BCS model of only two teams. McLaughlin is happy that Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yo…

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BFT Show: Dan Wolken, Mitch Canham, Brice Larson 2:21:29

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John Canzano is in talking about the SEC and Big Ten trying to manipulate the state of college football in their favor as Canzano says that the SEC especially is not doing what's best for college football. USA Today's Dan Wolken joins the program to discuss the world of college football. Wolken doesn't understand why the SEC and Big Ten want to hav…

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BFT Interview: Brice Larson 15:52

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ESPN 960 in Utah's Brice Larson joins the show to discuss the Utah Valley baseball team which is heading to Eugene for the Eugene regionals. Larson says that the Wolverines are excited and comfortable heading to Oregon, as some of their coaches are from the area. Their head coach, Drew Rasmussen, played at Pacific University in Oregon, where he was…

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BFT Interview: Mitch Canham 19:55

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Oregon State baseball coach Mitch Canham joins the show to talk about the Beavers in the NCAA tournament coming up. Oregon State will be hosting the Corvallis regional with St. Mary's, USC, and TCU. Canham talks about how the team has dealt with the time off between the end of the regular season and the NCAA tournament, as the Beavers didn't play i…

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BFT Interview: Dan Wolken 19:13

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USA Today's Dan Wolken joins the program to discuss the world of college football. Wolken doesn't understand why the SEC and Big Ten want to have guaranteed spots in the CFP because the two conferences are going to get the spots anyway. Wolken thinks that the moves the SEC and Big Ten are making are merely attempts to ultimately break away from eve…

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BFT Interview: Stewart Mandel 19:20

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The Athletic's Stewart Mandel joins the program to discuss college football and its changing landscape. Mandel is fired up about some of the comments made by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. Mandel can't believe that the SEC and the Big Ten have been trying to secure four automatic bids, regardless of the outcome, in a potential postseason. Mandel thi…

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BFT Show: Mark Wasikowski, Stewart Mandel 2:20:59

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John Canzano is in talking about the SEC spring meetings in which Greg Sankey confirmed that they are talking about the college football playoff and a possible expansion. Canzano thinks that the SEC and Big Ten are making decisions that aren't for the greater good of college football and could potentially ruin the sport. Oregon baseball coach Mark …

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BFT Interview: Mark Wasikowski 13:34

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Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski joins the show to discuss the upcoming NCAA tournament. Wasikowski and the Ducks were chosen to host the regional round in Eugene. Wasikowski previews the pod and previews their first matchup against Utah Valley. Wakiskowski says the Utah Valley team is a veteran team that isn't going to be afraid of the moment…

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BFT Show: Rob Mullens, BFT Jury 2:20:30

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John Canzano is in talking about rivalries in college football and the controversy that was started with Petros Papadakis calling Lincoln Riley out. Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens comes on and talks about the Civil War and the future of that rivalry, and Canzano reacts to those comments. University of Oregon athletic director, Rob Mullens, jo…

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BFT interview: Rob Mullens 20:36

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University of Oregon athletic director, Rob Mullens, joins the program right off the bat and is discussing how successful Oregon athletics has been recently. The softball team is hosting Liberty on Friday night in the Super Regionals and is two wins away from making the College Softball World Series. Mullens talks about the house settlement and whe…

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BFT Show: Sydney Supple, Petros Papadakis 2:20:30

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John Canzano is in talking about the college football playoff and the new format they are going to institute next season. The seedings are going to be determined by your rankings in the CFP poll. Canzano thinks that this is going to ultimately be a good thing for the CFP, but still questions if it going to be beneficial to not make a conference cha…

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BFT Interview: Petros Papadakis 21:58

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Fox Sports' Petros Papadakis joins the show to discuss the current situation at USC. Papadakis is not happy that Lincoln Riley seems to be avoiding the rivalry with Notre Dame. Papadakis thinks that USC needs to focus on beating teams like Minnesota before it should be focused on ducking the rivalry with Notre Dame. Papadakis is upset with the way …

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BFT Interview: Syndey Supple 16:42

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The Big Ten Network's Sydney Supple joins the program to discuss the NCAA softball tournament. The University of Oregon will be hosting a Super Regional against Liberty after Liberty upset Texas A&M in the regionals. Supple thinks that Oregon is in a great spot to make the College Softball World Series. Supple talks about how important game one is …

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BFT Interview: George Wrighster 23:06

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Host of The Unafraid Show and former Oregon tight end, George Wrighster, joins the program to discuss his show, where he is interviewing some of the top coaches and people in college football. Wrighster talks about Oregon's loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and if Ducks fans are overreacting to the loss too much. Wrighster talks about how the Ore…

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BFT Show: Jon WIlner, George Wrighster 2:21:03

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John Canzano is in talking about the tradition of college football. Canzano thinks that we are losing a lot of tradition in the sport because of teams refusing to play rivalry games, and the influence of tv now. Should rivalry games like USC/Notre Dame and Oregon/Oregon State be played? Canzano thinks that they need to be. San Jose Mercury News, Jo…

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BFT Interview: Jon Wilner 20:55

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San Jose Mercury News, Jon Wilner, joins the show to discuss the College Football Playoff and whether any team will make a "Cinderella run" in a new format. Wilner also discusses the mediation between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West. Wilner feels like both conferences don't want to go to trial and need to come up with a solution so they can both m…

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BFT Show: John Strong 2:17:35

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John Canzano is in talking about sports regrets. Was there ever a game you were supposed to go to and you had to miss it? Canzano talks about regrets in sports. Canzano is also talking about Tom Brady and Michael Jordan as "analysts". Canzano doesn't want the GOATS of the game to just be "analysts". Canzano wants both of them to be themselves and a…

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BFT Interview: John Strong 16:57

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The voice of American soccer, John Strong, joins the program to discuss the broadcasting world and how he thinks Michael Jordan and Tom Brady should be going about being on television. Strong talks about how he thinks Tom Brady will influence Michael Jordan when Jordan is on the NBA on NBC coverage, if at all. Strong wonders how much Michael Jordan…

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BFT Show: Alan Thayer, Paige Sinicki 2:21:01

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John Canzano is in talking about the Oregon Ducks and how their fans will feel if/when the Ducks football team ever breaks through and wins a championship. Canzano sees the softball and baseball teams winning and noticing that even though they are in the Big Ten now, they care. Alan Thayer of Innovative Law Group joins the show to discuss mediation…

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BFT Interview: Paige Sinicki 13:58

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Oregon softball shortstop Paige Sinicki joins the program to discuss the Ducks regional win over Stanford and previews their Super Regionals against Liberty. Sinicki won Oregon's first Gold Glove, and she talks about watching Derek Jeter growing up and how she tries to model her defensive game after the great Yankee. Sinicki tells Canzano about the…

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BFT Interview: Alan Thayer 18:24

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Alan Thayer of Innovative Law Group joins the show to discuss mediation between the Mountain West and the Pac-12. Thayer talks about what the mediator is going to say and what to expect answers to be from both the Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences. Thayer says what he thinks both the Pac-12 and the Mountain West will want when the conferences me…

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BFT Show: Tobias Read, BFT Jury 2:20:30

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John Canzano is in talking about the potential of the city of Portland. Canzano thinks that whoever buys the Blazers that they could make a lot of money if they treat it correctly. Canzano thinks there is a lot of changes that could be made that would be beneficial to not only the owners but the community as a whole. Oregon Secretary of State, Tobi…

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BFT Jury: 05-16-25 24:19

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It's Friday, and that means the BFT jury is back. Michael Lewellen, Craig Birnbach, and Steven Vaughan form the jury and discuss the topics of youth softball coaches and what they are guilty of, and the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers.

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BFT Interview: Tobias Read 14:24

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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read joins the program to discuss youth sports and how parents need to be heard and not seen. Read also discusses the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers and his lack of fear that the team will stay in Portland no matter who buys it. Read also discusses the change in views regarding government and sports in Oregon.…

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BFT Show: John Papadakis, Ken Goe 2:22:03

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John Canzano is in talking about conspiracies. Do conspiracies happen in sports? Canzano questions if the draft lottery is rigged and if other things in sports were rigged. Later Canzano talks about the youth softball situation where the coach questioned the age of one of the girls. The singing linebacker, John Papadakis, joins the program to discu…

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BFT Interview: John Papadakis 23:17

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The singing linebacker, John Papadakis, joins the program to discuss his life and how he is getting ready for his next gig. Papadakis talks about how he was recruited by guys like Dick Vermeil and other coaches including schools sending coaches like Joe Gibbs to recruit him. Papadakis tells stories about some of his recruiting stories and how the s…

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The Bald Faced Truth With John Canzano : May 14 1:58:59

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The Bald Faced Truth radio show with host, John Canzano. Oregon sports, big opinions, and the best guests. Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Portland Trail Blazers, and more.

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BFT Interview: Brendan O'Meara 21:44

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Author of "The Front Runner", Brendan O’Meara, joins the program to discuss his book about the legend Steve Prefontaine. O'Meara talks about the book and tells some great stories about Prefontaine and how he developed as he got to Oregon, and what the hard work looked like. O'Meara talks about how Prefontaine worked hard and didn't hit his peak unt…

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BFT Show: Michael Lewellen, Brian Berger 2:12:29

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John Canzano is in talking about the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers. It was announced that the Blazers will be up for sale and Canzano talks about what he hopes happens as well as what he thinks will happen. Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are also going to be eligible to be in the hall of fame and Canzano thinks both of them should both g…

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BFT Interview: Brian Berger 21:33

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Brian Berger of Sports Business Radio joins the show to talk about the Trail Blazers upcoming sale. Berger talks about what Blazers fans can look forward to in the next 12-24 months. Berger talks about whether Trail Blazers fans should be nervous that any other market could come in and acquire the Blazers when a new owner comes in. Berger talks abo…

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BFT Interview: Michael Lewellen 26:19

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Former longtime Trail Blazers executive, Michael Lewellen, joins the show to discuss the Portland Trail Blazers being up for sale. Lewlellen used to work for the Blazers and other big companies and has insights on how the potential sale of the Blazers may work. Lewellen talks about what it was like when he worked for Paul Allen and tells some great…

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BFT Interview: Jack Thompson 23:50

24d ago23:50

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"The Throwin Samoan" Jack Thompson joins the program to discuss Cam Ward being picked number one by the Tennessee Titans. Thompson is very confident in Washington State football from now on in the new Pac-12. Thompson says that the Cougars are in a position where they need to act like they are the biggest brand in the Pac-12. Thompson has met the b…

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BFT Show: Rob Nelson, Jack Thompson 2:21:02

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John Canzano is in talking about some of the biggest losers from this past weekend. Canzano thinks that the Oregon Softball team got punished for something out of their control. Canzano later talks about celebrity interactions both good and bad. Later the NBA draft lottery happens and Canzano is all over it breaking down where the Blazers landed. C…

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BFT Interview: Rob Nelson 28:19

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Creator of Big League Chew and former minor league baseball player, Rob Nelson, joins the program. Nelson tells some great stories about when he was a player on the Portland Mavericks and how they came up with the idea for Big League Chew in the bullpen. Nelson tells stories about Bing Russell, Kurt Russell's dad, and how good of a person he was, a…

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BFT Show: Alan Thayer, Marc Stein, BFT Jury 2:19:33

27d ago2:19:33

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John Canzano is in talking about a situation where male athletes didn't feel comfortable in the locker room because of a biologically born female who is identifying as a male, gets dressed in the same locker room. Canzano also is bringing back the jury and they discuss a wide range of topics! Business lawyer Alan Thayer joins the program to disucss…

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BFT Jury: Michael Lewellen, Craig Birnbach, John Strong 23:51

27d ago23:51

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The BFT jury is back talking about the NBA playoffs, will lawmakers be able to make any difference when it comes to college sports and college football, and much more for the jury!

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BFT Interview: Marc Stein 18:46

27d ago18:46

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Marc Stein of the Stein Line joins the program to discuss the NBA playoffs and much more in the NBA. Stein talks about the Luka Doncic trade and how Nico Harrison went from having a great approval rating to having no fans. Stein talks about the road teams winning in the playoffs and what it means. Stein also touches on the Blazers and how they are …

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BFT Interview: Alan Thayer 21:42

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Business lawyer Alan Thayer joins the program to disucss the litigation between the Mountain West and the Pac-12. Thayer talks to Canzano and tell him what he would do if he was the Pac-12 and what he would if he was the Mountain West in this situation. Thayer thinks this could be a simple settlement that is all about money, or it could get ugly an…

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BFT Show: Dave Hunt 2:19:26

28d ago2:19:26

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John Canzano goes around the world of sports, plus Pope talk, and Dave Hunt of Hunt Auctions discusses an upcoming auction including items from Bill Walton's estate.