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Come Fan with UsMonday, June 22, 2026

PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Sloan, the ESPN+ business plan, and the Pam Ward Vortex

ESPN’s going to sell ESPN+ one South Alabama-ULM game at a time, and the Big Ten *desperately* needs pod scheduling.

NCAA Football: Houston at Southern Methodist
NCAA Football: Houston at Southern Methodist
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Want a punchy, flight-delayed, Friday afternoon PAPN? YOU’RE IN LUCK!

Topics:

  • The Sloan Conference as a political rally (not really)
  • How far behind is football in the analytics race?
  • Let Jon Gruden hang himself
  • Project X is gonna kill your friend Steven Godfrey
  • What the Sun Belt’s new ESPN deal means for the Sun Belt and ESPN
  • Play your conference title game on Friday night, Karl Benson
  • The ESPN+ business plan is ... interesting
  • Why we keep talking about a C-USA/Sun Belt mashup
  • ”What are you, an off-brand napkin supplier? Kiss my ass.”
  • Skip Holtz as a future “calming influence” for a P5 program
  • Frank Wilson’s window might not open for another couple of years
  • The Big Ten needs pod scheduling *badly*. Just call us, Jim Delaney.
  • Review us on iTunes, please!
  • Wheeling, West Virginia, is lovely at night
  • Oh right, we were supposed to talk about the NFL Combine
  • [AIR HORN] WE HAVE WEEK 0F CONTENT TO TALK ABOUT
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