Ryan McGee

06/05/20 • 62 min

The Matt Jones Podcast welcomes on Ryan McGee, ESPN senior writer and co-host of the Marty & McGee podcast, to break down the latest in the world of college football and when we could see a return to action. Highlights:

Is there more of a push to start college football than other sports?

The outside forces at schools making things complicated

The decision to bring fans back and who will be making that call

Will we see a fan uproar about who can come to games and where they sit?

The passing of Tennessee football legend Johnny Majors

Does Ryan agree with Matt's take that Tennessee and Nebraska are the two schools that have fallen off the most, historically speaking?

Why is NASCAR not as popular as it once was?

Southern accents in the media

Is there more of a push to start college football than other sports?

The outside forces at schools making things complicated

The decision to bring fans back and who will be making that call

Will we see a fan uproar about who can come to games and where they sit?

The passing of Tennessee football legend Johnny Majors

Does Ryan agree with Matt's take that Tennessee and Nebraska are the two schools that have fallen off the most, historically speaking?

Why is NASCAR not as popular as it once was?

Southern accents in the media

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Dr. Ricky Jones

As protests continue across the country, The Matt Jones Podcast welcomes on Dr. Ricky Jones, a Courier-Journal columnist, host of The Ricky Jones Show and chair of the University of Louisville's Department of Pan-African Studies. Ricky provides perspective on race relations in Louisville and throughout America that you will not be able to find anywhere else. Highlights:-- Are these protests just a fad?-- Colin Kaepernick ended up on the right side of history.-- White supremacy isn't just people marching around in hoods.-- Ricky's reaction to the video of George Floyd's death.-- The positive consequences from good cops holding bad cops accountable.-- There are similarities in groupthink with fraternity hazing and within police forces.-- Does the packaging of arguments and points matter?-- Democrats "treat black people like booty calls."

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Myron Medcalf

The Matt Jones Podcast welcomes on ESPN staff writer and radio personality Myron Medcalf to break down recent events in Minneapolis, the latest in the world of college basketball, and when we could see a return to action
Highlights:

Stories of co-hosting ESPN Radio's Countdown to Kickoff together during the NFL season

Medcalf's early start covering Kentucky basketball, specifically during the 2014-15 season

Karl-Anthony Towns' air shots

Living in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protests

What did the national reports miss during it all?

What are they saying about defunding the police?

Will Minnesota become the political battleground of America for the next several months?

Dan Orlovsky's growth as an NFL analyst at ESPN

Bringing personality into radio

Colin Kaepernick's impact and whether or not he's on an NFL roster this season

Medcalf's thoughts on John Calipari and his impact on and off the floor

How serious will the G League be about signing elite high school talent moving forward?