All Ball with Doug Gottlieb

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All Ball - Pre-Tourney Takes, Caitlin Clark Pt. 2: Former Bears Personnel Director Josh Lucas on Coughlin Jags Job, Saints ‘Katrina’ Year, Anxiety Crisis Point Feb 23, 2024

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First, Doug gives his pre-tournament college hoop thoughts on what players teams and conferences he's watching heading into March, and if ESPN's Jay Williams deserves to get crushed for his Caitlin Clark hot take.

Then, Gottlieb continues his talk with former Bears Director of Player Personnel Josh Lucas to discuss cutting his teeth in his first NFL job as a Jags intern under Tom Coughlin, landing scouting job with the Saints days before Hurricane Katrina wiped out New Orleans, the ‘Katrina’ year experience in San Antonio, reaching a crisis point managing his anxiety, and how he developed a prescription pill addiction to self-medicate, and how he continued to climb the NFL front office ladder to become the Bears Personnel Director despite of it.

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All Ball - Indiana State HC Josh Schertz on Gottlieb’s FAU Upset, ISU Turnaround, Program Building Feb 18, 2024

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Doug is joined by Indiana State Head Coach Josh Schertz to discuss his recollections as a Florida Atlantic G.A. of FAU shocking the world and taking down Gottlieb and Oklahoma State in Stillwater in 1998, how he built a DII super power at Lincoln Memorial in rural Tennessee, how he landed the Indiana
State job, and his plans to build the Sycamores into a consistent winner.

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All Ball - Boise State Sr. G Max Rice on ‘Pit’ Career Game, Utah State L Bounceback Feb 09, 2024

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First, Doug explains why the Mountain West should get more teams into the tournament than the ACC and Pac-12. Then, he’s joined by Boise State Senior Sixth-Year Guard Max Rice to discuss dropping 35 in New Mexico’s notoriously hostile ‘Pit’, how he bounced back after a tough loss to Utah State, if he ever considered transferring for his final year.

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All Ball - Pt. 1: Former Bears Personnel Director Josh Lucas on Chaotic Upbringing, Anxiety Battle, Harvard Struggles Jan 04, 2024

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Doug is joined by former Bears Director of Player Personnel Josh Lucas to discuss his often chaotic home life as a kid in Canton, Ohio, how he escaped the instability through sports, how he earned a football scholarship to Harvard, the ups and downs of his college experience and how a series of injuries derailed his college football career.

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All Ball - Pt. 2: UC Riverside AD Wesley Mallette on Small School Survival, NIL 2.0 Predictions, Changing the Narrative Jan 02, 2024

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Doug is joined by University of California Riverside Athletic Director Wesley Mallette to discuss his plan to make Riverside athletics financially viable, and the next step in the evolution of NIL.

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All Ball - Pt. 1: UC Riverside AD Wesley Mallette on Building SlamBall, Pac-12 Decline, Riverside Challenges Dec 23, 2023

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Doug is joined by University of California Riverside Athletic Director Wesley Mallette to discuss his North Jersey athletics background, his experience playing football at James Madison, his transition to college athletics administration at volatile Cal Berkeley, the biggest factor in the decline of the Pac-12, and facing the challenge of having to save the athletics program at Riverside.

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All Ball - Bronny Hype-Hangover, Pt. 2: 9-Time Final 4 Official John Higgins on Tournament Pressure, Replay Effect, Favorite Calls Dec 21, 2023

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Doug explains the negative effect of the hype surrounding Bronny James USC, and why most teammates aren’t prepared to handle it.

Then, Gottlieb finishes his conversation with 9-time Final Four college basketball official John Higgins to discuss the travel grind of an official, the pressure of working his first NCAA Tournament game, his First Final 4, why replay has made officiating harder, how he found his trademark pants, and what rule changes he would like to see.

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All Ball - Draymond Deja Vu, Pt. 1: 9-Time Final 4 Official John Higgins on Ladder Climb, Big Boy Big 8, HOF Hair, Fundamentals Dec 16, 2023

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Doug reacts to Draymond Green’s latest ejection for his cheap shot on Suns C Jusuf Nurkic, and the reason for his increasingly erratic cheap shots.

Then, Gottlieb is joined by former 9-time Final Four official John Higgins to discuss his first officiating gig in college, why he decided to pursue it as his career, climbing the officiating ladder to crack the DI ranks, the massive leap to the Big 8 at its peak, the legend of his trademark hair, earning respect as a young ref, and why it’s crucial for officials to have good game calling mechanics.

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All Ball - 2-Time Transfer Chaos + Pt. 2: SANIL CEO Jason Belzer on Biz Model, Title IX Impact, NIL Have-Nots Dec 14, 2023

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Doug reacts to a West Virginia Federal Judge’s ruling allowing players who transferred twice in one year to play immediately.

Then, Gottlieb is joined by sports attorney - and SANIL CEO - Jason Belzer to finish their discussion on his company’s profitable NIL business model, the impact on Title IX and women's sports funding, and how many athletes could be exploited or fall through the cracks in the new era.

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All Ball - Early Duke and Purdue Takes + Pt. 1: SANIL CEO Jason Belzer with NIL 2.0 Predictions Dec 06, 2023

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Doug gives his early season takes on Duke’s early season struggles, and if Northwestern is for real after beating Purdue, or if the Boilermakers have the same flaws from past years.

Then, Gottlieb is joined by sports attorney - and SANIL CEO - Jason Belzer to discuss how his company is leading the way in the rapidly changing NIL landscape, what he predicts the next stage in the evolution of paying collegiate athletes will look like.

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