Show notes
Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio run an extended Lightning Round covering the Protect College Sports Act, MLB trade deadline fallout, Canes trade rumors and more before getting into extended conversations about the upcoming college football season and the state of youth hockey in the area.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Giglio back from Wilmington
08:00 - Protect College Sports Act actually happening?
18:00 - "5 in 5" eligibility lawsuits
23:00 - MLB salary cap debate
35:00 - Today in Dundon, Nikishin talk
43:00 - Lombardi update
48:00 - Housekeeping
53:00 - LockedOn ACC's Kenton Gibbs
1:28:00 - NC Golden Bears' Paul Strand
2:15:00 - Hey Joe
Joe Giglio is officially back in the studio after a week at Wrightsville Beach, where he quickly learned that coastal living involves significantly more tequila and vodka than life in Garner. Once the vacation recap wraps up, Joe and Joe launch into an extended Lightning Round to tackle a massive weekend of news across sports and media:
-- College Sports Governance: The Power 4, led by the SEC and Big Ten, agreed on a unified framework for the Protect College Sports Act. The guys break down what the bill actually entails and evaluate its real chances of getting signed into law on Capitol Hill. Plus, they look at the recent "5 in 5" eligibility injunction allowing Class of 2022 athletes a final year, triggering a late-summer college basketball recruiting scramble.
-- MLB Trade Deadline Fallout: The Los Angeles Dodgers landed Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, sparking the usual outcry about competitive balance. Ovies implores fans not to fall for the MLB ownership spin leading into prospective CBA lockout talks: the issue isn't rich teams spending money, it's cheap franchises refusing to compete. A salary cap is useless without a enforced salary floor.
-- Canes & Dundon Watch: While Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon continues to make waves with his political dealings in Portland, the local talk in Raleigh is all about Alexander Nikishin's contract demands. As negotiations remain a mystery, a blockbuster trade is looking more likely by the day.
-- Chapel Hill Calculations: The guys update the Michael Lombardi situation at UNC, connecting the administrative leave decision to a strategic effort by the university to potentially move on from Bill Belichick without paying out astronomical contract buyouts.
Then, LockedOn ACC co-host Kenton Gibbs steps into the studio to preview the Triangle's college football programs as fall camps officially open across Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham. Is UNC's QB decision really a mystery? And do they have enough talent to compete against that schedule? Will NC State's defense get back to what Doeren expects out of his team? And is the schedule truly "easy enough" to have a breakout season for CJ Bailey? Either way, we can officially start of new "Cycle of Dave Doeren". And what should the real expecations for Duke be? Plus, Gibbs offers the one football talking point that isn't getting enough attention.
Next, Paul Strand from the North Carolina Golden Bears youth hockey program joins the show. With the combination of Olympic hockey momentum and the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup victory, local ice time demand is at an all-time high. Paul shares his vision for expanding local hockey infrastructure, along with some hilarious stories from his minor league playing days.
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