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XFL 2020’s Oliver Luck talks about the UFL merger & spring football’s future! A MUST-listen episode for all fans of spring football today as former XFL 2020 commissioner Oliver Luck sits down for over 50 min to discuss the new UFL merger, the current spring football landscape, and the future of spring football. We discuss the successes of XFL 2020 in terms of brand building on a national level...

CFL Week 4 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From CFL Week 4! We went LIVE on Monday, July 1st to recap and react to CFL week 4! Join Hussey's Huddle and me as we react to the 4th week of CFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

Buy or sell? Was UFL 2024 a financial success? As we round down our coverage of UFL 2024 and look ahead to UFL 2025, was season 1 of the newly merged XFL-USFL “super league” a success OFF the field in ratings, attendance, and financial success? We bring on Ben Fischer from the Sports Business Journal to share his thoughts and findings on UFL 2024 season 1. We also look ahead to CFL Week 4 with Dar...

CFL Week 3 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From CFL Week 3! We went LIVE on Monday, June 24th to recap and react to CFL week 3! Join Evan Willsmore and me as we react to the 3rd week of CFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

UFL 2025 Plans Confirmed: What Does the Future Hold? The UFL 2024 season is officially wrapped with the crowning of the Birmingham Stallions as the inaugural 2024 UFL champs…so what’s next for the newly formed XFL-USFL “super-league”? We welcome UFL Insider Mike Mitchell onto the program to give a full analysis of how the UFL performed in season 1, and what’s on deck for season 2 in 2025.

CFL Week 2 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From CFL Week 2! We went LIVE on Tuesday, June 18th to recap and react to CFL week 2! Join Jason Hussey and me as we react to the 2nd week of CFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

We went LIVE on Monday, June 17 to react to the UFL 2024 Champion game between the Birmingham Stallions and the San Antonio Brahmas. Join "The Professor" Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 2024 UFL season conclusion and take your questions and comments live!

We went LIVE from the UFL Championship game in St. Louis on June 16, 2024! The XFL San Antonio Brahmas are facing the USFL Birmingham Stallions for the UFL Championship, and we will be going live to preview the big game and reflect on the UFL 2024 season as a whole.

UFL Playoffs Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From the United Football League Playoffs!!. We went LIVE on Tuesday, June 11th to recap and react to the UFL Playoffs! Join John Lewis and me as we react to the UFL playoffs, preview the UFL Championship Game, and take your comments and questions live!

CFL Week 1 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From CFL Week 1! We are going LIVE on Monday, June 10th to recap and react to CFL week 1! Join Jason Hussey and me as we react to the 1st week of CFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

Will UFL Defy the Spring Football Curse? As we approach the end of the inaugural season of the newly merged XFL-USFL super league in the UFL, it’s time to look at the performance of season 1 of the UFL in the ratings and in the stands and look at the viability of the league heading into its second season in 2025. We welcome long-time sports business reporter Dan Kaplan to the program to get his th...

We went LIVE before the CFL 2024 kickoff on Thursday, June 6 to preview the entire CFL 2024 week 1 lineup and the rest of the CFL 2024 season! Join Andrew Murray, Hussey's Huddle ( @husseyshuddle ) Tim/Cliffy from the Alouettes Flighdeck ( @AlouettesFlightdeck ) and perhaps some special guests as we stream ahead of the 2024 CFL kickoff and take your questions and comments LIVE!

UFL Week 10 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 10!! We went LIVE on Tuesday, June 4th to recap and react to UFL week 10! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 10th and final week of UFL regular season gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 10's TV ratings and attendance from all 4 UFL games.

With all 8 original UFL markets returning in 2025 per Daryl Johnston, EVP of Football Ops for the UFL with the possibility of expansion as well in 2025, what steps need to be taken NOW and in the near offseason to ensure success for the United Football League in season 2? We welcome “The Professor” Andrew Murray to the program who’s created his own “Survival Guide” (complete with PowerPoint presen...

UFL Week 9 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 9. We went LIVE on Tuesday, May 28th to recap and react to UFL week 9! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 9th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

UFL Playoffs Preview, CFL 2024 Season Primer! It is almost the UFL 2024 playoffs and we are bringing in all-around football guru Emory Hunt to share his thoughts on the UFL season and to preview the upcoming UFL playoffs! The CFL season is almost here so we welcome Ted Wyman to preview the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season following their first pre-season game, and Dave Campbell returns to the show to...

UFL Week 8 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 8. We went LIVE on Monday, May 20th to recap and react to UFL week 8! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 8th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

UFL Expansion/Relocation: Who’s on the chopping block? As we approach the end of the UFL 2024 season it’s time to look ahead to the future of the UFL as it pertains to team expansion and relocation. We bring on John Lewis of John Lewis Sports to ask the question: Which teams and cities would survive the chopping block in a future 2025 UFL season? We also welcome CFL Hall of Fame Reporter Dan Ralph...

UFL Week 7 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 7. We went LIVE on Monday, May 13 to recap and react to UFL week 7! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 7th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

Fixing the UFL: Ex-Spring League Exec Gives Blueprint for Success. We are FIXING the UFL this week with a “think tank” involving an ex-spring league official on a unique episode of The Markcast. Todd Merkow, former president and COO in the early 2000's of the LA Avengers in the AFL and sports media guru joins the program for a wide-ranging interview dissecting the UFL’s business model. We chat TV...

UFL Week 6 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 6!! We went LIVE on Tuesday, May 7th to recap and react to UFL week 6! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 6th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 6's TV ratings and attendance from all 6 UFL games.

It's time for a UFL mid-season review; is the new merged XFL-USFL Super League ALIVE and thriving, or just breathing…? We welcome UFL Insider, Sports Illustrated contributor, and second-best draft predictor on the planet Mike Mitchell onto the program for a wide-ranging interview discussing the things the UFL is doing right, the things the UFL is doing wrong, and what the United Football League ne...

UFL Week 5 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 5. We went LIVE on Sunday, April 28 to recap and react to UFL week 5! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 5th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!

Is the UFL (United Football League) living up to expectations? We’re approaching the midway point of the UFL's inaugural 2024 season, so it’s time to ask that question. We bring on CFL scout and all-around “football guy” Ric Serritella and UFL Board’s Greg Parks to share their thoughts on the season up to this point and whether or not the league is exceeding their expectations. We also welcome CFL...

UFL Week 4 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 4!! We are going LIVE on Tuesday, April 23rd to recap and react to UFL week 4! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 4th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 4's TV ratings and attendance from all 4 UFL games.