The Bald Faced Truth With John Canzano

Oregon State Senator, Mark Meek, joins the program to discuss the "jock tax" that just got passed. Meek tells Canzano why this is important for the future of the Portland Diamond Project. Meek explains how the opposing players will be taxed when they play in Portland and how it will benefit the people.

John Canzano is in talking about Isaiah Bond. Bond is in legal trouble as he heads into the draft and Canzano questions if any NFL team will take a risk and draft him. Canzano talks about who in the state of Oregon has been the most guilty between the Oregon Ducks, the Oregon State Beavers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. The head men's soccer coach for the University of Portland, Nick Carlin-Voig...

University of Portland athletic director Scott Leykam joins the program to discuss the University of Portland athletics and what is going on. Leykam talks about NIL and the money-raising strategies the University of Portland is doing. Leykam is worried about the spirit of college sports.

The head men's soccer coach for the University of Portland, Nick Carlin-Voigt, joins the program to discuss his program. Carlin-Voigt explains how the NIL and the transfer portal have affected soccer and if he thinks that soccer athletes will start asking for money just like they do in football and basketball. Carlin-Voigt says that he doesn't like the direction that college athletics is going. Ca...

Daniel Libit from Sportico joins the show to discuss the business side of sports. Libit breaks down the NIL world and how the House vs the NCAA settlement is going to affect the CFP. Libit also talks about if college athletes will be considered athletes or employees in five years.

John Canzano is in talking about what fans are looking for out of their favorite teams. Is it all about a championship, is it all about the process, or is it something else? New Oregon State quarterback, Maalik Murphy joins the program to discuss what it has been like being in Corvallis. Murphy talks about what led him to Oregon State and what he expects out of the Beavers this season. Murphy talk...

New Oregon State quarterback, Maalik Murphy joins the program to discuss what it has been like being in Corvallis. Murphy talks about what led him to Oregon State and what he expects from the Beavers this season. Murphy talks about his NIL deal that his parents negotiated and how that process was. Murphy tells Beavers fans what to expect to see at the upcoming spring game.

John Canzano is in talking about The Masters and the unbelievable finish where Rory McIlroy came away with the career grand slam. Canzano is also talking about the Blazers giving head coach Chauncey Billups a contract extension. Canzano thinks that Blazers fans shouldn't feel great about the Blazers giving Billups the extension. Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera joins the show to discuss th...

Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera joins the show to discuss the outlook for Colorado as the Buffaloes have their spring game on Saturday. Howell tells Canzano that Colorado will retire Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders' numbers on Saturday at the spring game. Howell says that he is very confident in Colorado next season even though they have to replace to of the top players in the NFL draft...

John Canzano is in talking about Sacramento State and their aggressiveness to become relevant in the world of college athletics. Sacramento State's President said that they aspire to be in a big conference like the Big 12, and Canzano applauds the efforts of Sacramento State. Canzano is talking about The Masters which just wrapped up round two and Canzano thinks this could be a great weekend for t...

John Canzano is in talking about the mystery of Cam Rising. Rising was once the top quarterback in the Pac-12, but injuries as derailed his career and people are wondering what is next for Rising and he is not on the Utah roster anymore. Canzano is talking about the Oregon Ducks spring game and if they are actually worried that a player like Austin Novosad may transfer. Canzano talks about what sp...

Arizona Diamondback infielder Tim Tawa joins the program to discuss what it is like to be called up to the Major Leagues. Tawa is a former West Linn High School and Hillsboro Hops athlete. He talks about his path leading to his MLB debut in Washington against the Nationals and the emotions he felt as he raced to the airport to make his flight so he wouldn't miss his debut.

Ducks Wire and co-host of the BLEAV in Oregon podcast, Zachary Neel joins the program to discuss the Oregon Ducks as they are heading into their spring game soon. Neel thinks that this Ducks team is very talented, but there is a fear that there is a lack of experience on the roster. Neel talks about the spring game, the transfer portal, and how the Ducks are strategically scheduling their spring g...

John Canzano is in talking about the Portland Trail Blazers and if this season was a success. The Blazers blew past their pre-season win total, but Canzano wonders if the season is still a success because there will once again be no postseason. Later, Canzano is talking about what NFL draft picks he is excited to see in the NFL. National recruiting editor for 247 Sports, Brandon Huffman joins the...

National recruiting editor for 247 Sports, Brandon Huffman joins the program to discuss the recruiting world. Huffman says that Oregon is still doing a great job at recruiting even after they lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. USC is on fire and Huffman dives deep on how the Trojans are changing their recruiting thoughts. Huffman talks about Oregon State and Trent Bray and how Bray has had to ch...

John Canzano is in wrapping up the college basketball season. Florida is the national champions and Canzano wonders about if One Shining Moment was missing some of its excitement with the lack of upsets in the NCAA Tournament. Canzano asks what it will take from Oregon State and Oregon next season to describe the season as "making it". National recruiting analyst for 247 Sports, Greg Biggins joins...

Locked on College Football podcast host, Spencer McLaughlin joins the program to discuss who he thinks is the team to beat in the Big Ten conference. McLaughlin discusses how he views Oregon and what he thinks Dan Lanning meant when Lanning called quarterback Austin Novosad a leader of the team. McLaughlin gives his best-case and worst-case scenarios for the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers

National recruiting analyst for 247 Sports, Greg Biggins joins the program to discuss what is going on in the college football recruiting world as we head into spring games. Biggins says that the Ducks are still dominating on the recruiting trail. Is Sacramento State a real threat to some of the other California teams now that they are going to be an independent? Biggins also talks about USC's rec...

John Canzano is in talking about the Elite 8 games on the men's side. Did Duke lose or did Houston win? Canzano thinks that Houston deserves all of the credit. Canzano talks about Houston coach Kelvin Sampson being 69 years old and if coaching is really a young man's game. Portland Trail Blazers GM, Joe Cronin got a contract extension. Canzano talks about what it means for the franchise. Joe Jacks...

Joe Jackson, the father of William Jackson joins the show to discuss his son, William, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is a severe, progressive muscle-wasting disease, is a genetic disorder that primarily affects males and is caused by a lack of the protein dystrophin, leading to muscle damage and weakness. Joe is raising money to find a cure for this disease by rowing 36 hours and 157 c...

John Canzano is in talking about soup. That's because the Texas State President made a tweet about soup and many think it had to do with the school joining a bigger conference. Canzano talked to the Texas State President and says what he knows and heard from him. U.S. Rep. from WA's 5th congressional district, Michael Baumgartner joins the program to talk about NIL and the house decision in colleg...

New Portland State women's basketball coach, Karlie Buriss joins the program to discuss her new position as head coach. Buriss tells Canzano why she took the job and how she envisions her program. Buriss explains how she is going to lead Portland State women's basketball. Burris discusses her coaching style and what strengths she brings in building a program.

Washington State professor Lloyd Smith joins the program to talk about the torpedo bats in Major League Baseball. Smith is an expert on baseball bats and tells Canzano all about the science behind the bats and what they actually do.

U.S. Rep. from WA's 5th congressional district, Michael Baumgartner joins the program to talk about NIL and the house decision in college sports. Baumgartner is trying to push college sports to be ultra-competitive again and is trying to get NIL evenly distributed to all schools. That way players aren't leaving schools for a bigger check.

John Canzano is in talking about USC and Oregon. USC has been on a tear in the recruiting world lately, but Canzano thinks that USC will never be that it once was. Canzano thinks USC will struggle to compete for Big 10 championships in football for the foreseeable future. Canzano questions what is there to look forward to with the Blazers. Should the Blazers continue to compete for the play-in and...