About this episode
0:00Byrd Campbell, our sponsors 0:25Sam welcomes us and Donald tells a story about getting new subscribers to the pod. 3:20Our main topic, the NCAA Commission on College Basketball releases their report and Sam gives us an overview of what it contains. 8:00Jason gives us his take on the UNC scandal portion of the report. 9:40Jason says there’s a fundamental question that the commission failed to address. 14:20Donald gets us into a conversation about the NCAA’s relationship with the NBA draft. 20:15Sam notes that the committee seems determined to preserve the amateur model, which is really about keeping money in the hands of the schools and out of the hands of the players. 26:10Jason is angry about players not being able to make money off their image. 28:30Sam makes a great point about the missed chance we had to really change the sport. 32:05Jason plays a game… if you could chance one thing about college hoops, what would it be? Donald gets it started by saying that if you go to college, you must stay in college for 3 years. 37:30Sam says that a full NBA minor league system will make college hoops less interesting and will hurt viewership. 40:10The one thing about the sport that Sam would change is letting players make money off their image/likeness/jersey and the such. 42:05Jason and Sam getting into a mini-fight over whether we watch college hoops for the quality of play or for the competition. 47:40Jason talks about what he would change about the sport… you either say you are a pro or you are a student-athlete, and you can’t be both. 53:15Donald closes the debate saying he wishes the fans were part of the solution instead of being the innocent bystanders. 55:05Thanks again to Byrd Campbell, the Duke legal eagles! 55:45Parting Shot - Sam says there is a survey all us Duke fans need to take. Do some Fuqua students a favor and fill it out. 57:45Parting Shots – Jason gives a tribute to Vic Bubas. 1:03:45Parting Shots – Jason talks about Avengers Infinity War 1:08:05Parting Shots – Donald gets us into a NBA playoff discussion 1:15:20Sam wraps it up and says goodbye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices