The Football Odyssey with Aron Harris

A video essay that dives into the very first time the NCAA implemented a playoff system in football. Originally uploaded to YouTube on 1/3/2025.

Armen Keteyian is an author and journalist. His newest book, The Price: What It Takes To Win in College Football's Era of Chaos, co-authored with John Talty, is an inside look at the rapidly changing world of college football that covers Name, Image and Likeness deals, conference re-alignment, the transfer portal and much more. The Price https://www.amazon.com/Price-Takes-College-Footballs-Chaos/dp/0063345250 The Football Odyssey https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/ https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/ https://www.youtube.com/@thefootballodyssey6849

The Football Odyssey is back from hiatus, and we're starting things back up with Thomas Fuller, a page one correspondent for the New York Times and author of The Boys of Riverside that chronicles that California School for the Dead Riverside Cubs and their pursuit of a championship. CSDR became a media sensation in 2021 for their dominance in 8-man football, and through Fuller's reporting, we learn about the coaches and the players, as well as insightful commentary about deaf culture. Thomas Fuller Bio: https://www.nytimes.com/by/thomas-fuller Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Riverside-Football-Quest-Glory/dp/0385549873 The Origins of the Huddle

Dan Moldea is an investigative journalist and author of 11 books. Today, Dan joins Aron to discuss his controversial 1989 book Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football, that explored the relationship between the NFL and the world of gamblers and bookmakers, as well as chronicled the rise of the NFL Security Department that was created to safeguard the integrity of the game. Aron's Email [email protected] TFO Blog https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/ TFO Social Media Accounts  https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

Today's episode features Aron on the other side of the mic as a guest on friend of the show Greg James' new podcast, Gridiron America, that focuses on the pop culture surrounding pro football and a look at the stories of men who play the game. This is only a portion of Greg and Aron's discussion, so to listen to the full interview, click the link below to Greg's new podcast. Gridiron America Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eti4tpBOcMJfSPtoDdqlm Aron's Email [email protected] TFO Blog https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/    TFO Social Media Accounts  https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

Super Bowl Sunday is finally here. Today, TFO presents Adagio for Rings, a highlight film chronicling the best plays in Super Bowl history and the path the Eagles and the Chiefs took to get to the big game. Aron's Email [email protected] TFO Blog https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/    TFO Social Media Accounts  https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

Tom Waggoner is an architect and consultant who has developed designs for Madison Square Garden, Notre Dame's football stadium and Kansas State's football stadium, to name a few. Last year, Tom published his first book,  Designed In Kansas City : How Kansas City Became the Sports Architecture Capital of the World, that chronicles how a group of architects pioneered the new field of sports architecture with the development of Arrowhead Stadium Royals Stadium, and ultimately how their legacy proliferates the industry today. Tom joins Aron today to discuss his book and his career as an architect. Tom's Website https://designedinkansascity.com/ Aron's Email [email protected] TFO Blog  https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/    TFO Social Media Accounts  https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

Chuck Klosterman is an author of numerous books such as Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, Downtown Owl and Killing Yourself to Live. His most recent book, The Nineties, is a collection of essays about a decade that occurred not too long ago, yet in many ways feels like an entirely different world. In this episode, Chuck sits down with Aron to discuss his book and a variety of other topics, including: -What it's like to write a book about a decade that you've lived through -The internet preserving history -How Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM radio show foreshadowed the current state of mainstream media -How athletes from the past would fair in today's game and vice versa -The impact that the O.J. Simpson trial had on his legacy as a player and on the NFL's image.  -Did the BCS eliminate the mystique around college football -Does American Football really need to expand beyond the United States  -The essence of football -And much more Chuck's Website https://chuckklostermanauthor.com/ TFO Blog https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/  TFO Social Media Accounts https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

The Detroit Lions are inching closer to a playoff berth. Will they make a push toward the Super Bowl if they get in? If so, it will be the first time since 1957 that they've reached the Championship game. On your long car ride to your New Years destination, listen back to that last Lions championship from 65 years ago today and ponder if they'll do something they haven't done in over six decades... TFO Blog https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/  TFO Social Media Accounts https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists

Today's episode is a video analysis of Paul Zimmerman's 1974 book, The Last Season of Weeb Ewbank, a "life in the season" account of the 1973 New York Jets that was Weeb Ewbank's final year as the head coach of the organization that also serves a short biography on one of the most prolific yet under appreciated coaches in pro football history. TFO Blog  https://www.thefootballodyssey.com/  TFO Social Media Accounts  https://twitter.com/FootballOdyc  https://www.instagram.com/thefootballodyssey/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Kv_NInjlOAlE4lrpWu4zw/playlists