PTFO - Confessions of a No. 1 Pick Gone Bust, with Alex Smith

This week on Good Follow: Megan, Logan & Katie discuss A’ja Wilson & Caitlin Clark’s unanimous awards, and if Paige Bueckers and Juju Watkins will get the same rookie attention as Caitlin Clark. Then, 2x WNBA Champion and 2017 WNBA MVP Sylvia Folwes joins the show to discuss A’ja Wilson's MVP win, preview the Aces vs Liberty semi-finals, and Diana Taurasi retirement rumors. Finally, Megan shares her NWSL DraftKings picks of the week, and this week’s Good Follow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a packed Hockey Show today with two of the biggest names in NHL broadcasting joining the show. First it's Sean McDonough of ESPN, who was on the call as the Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup. He walks us through that call, some of his favorite calls of all time, and what he is looking forward to this season. Then, our good friend Adnan Virk, who will be a part of Amazon Prime's broadcast in Canada, joins the show to discuss Prime's new behind-the-scenes show "Faceoff", what to expect from Prime's NHL coverage, how he believes each division will shake out and which teams he sees facing off in the Stanley Cup Final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cam Ward has the chance to become the all-time leading passer in college football history...and he was also one of the great Carolina Hurricanes of all time? Dillon Gabriel also has a chance, so we examine the possibilities of the two QBs breaking the record IN THE SAME GAME. We go to the Bucket of Death and Amin makes a shocking choice. Plus, Amin dives further into the Matt Sluka controversy at UNLV and has some insider information, and Jeremy explains all the madness in baseball to our new friend Greg Hutchison before heading up to the biggest game in CFB this weekend. Also, who actually killed the TV theme song? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Cast: Mike, Amin, Billy, Tony, Roy, Jeremy. That Malik Nabers guy is really good, huh? Amin was extremely impressed with the Giants' rookie receiver last night, but as a long-scarred Giants fan, he predicted exactly how things would end. Then, the A's are leaving Oakland and while we're all sad about, Rickey Henderson says he can't be. And why is everyone in the NFL getting hurt so much? Plus, there are just too many flags in the NFL these days, Mike has an update on some familiar voices in the Vince McMahon documentary, Mike sends Amin the worst reels on Instagram, and Billy wants to make the Titanic of kid movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Billy comes to the realization that he is in love with football. Mike Golic gets the guys ready for a big weekend in college football. Chris Simms rejects Billy's offer to go to a game together and sit in the 400 level. Stugotz makes his weekly Stu Ya Gotz Picks. Carl Douglas joins the show to take a victory lap after a 4-1 week in picks. Former 24/7 champion Mike Rallis (Riddick Moss) joins Mojo, K-Funk, SherBear and Gordie to make picks as the guys get ready for the hurricane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The existential dread of going to work. The self-doubt born of 70,000 boos. The anxiety crank. The loneliness. There is no pressure quite like the expectations placed upon the top pick. And Alex Smith — 14-year NFL QB, ESPN analyst, and host of the new podcast Glue Guys — would know: He had one of the worst rookie seasons in football history. So Alex helps Pablo play armchair psychologist on the abject terror of being Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence and Caleb Williams, with lessons for every leader on how to own your vulnerability — and develop the next Patrick Mahomes. Even if the paparazzi aren't watching you stretch every morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amin and Jeremy won't stop talking about their respective obsessions, so Dan clears the way for each of them. Amin has WAY more on TV theme songs, and Jeremy has a ton of baseball stats being overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roy Wood Jr. is here to lend his commentary on Eric Adams, the Chicago White Sox stadium proposal, Diddy, Mark Robinson, and his show "Have I Got News For You" before being joined by Steve Korn-hacki for his Semi-Sure Bet of the Week combining presidential polling with college football. But what exactly is Korn-hacki's role here? Then, it's time for another episode of The Pitch Clock. Jeremy, Chris, and Mike Schur play a game of Taylor's Trivia on hitters from 2000-2009 with 20 hits in a single postseason. Schur sticks around to chat with Jeremy about Shohei Ohtani's unprecedented greatness, whether Ohtani or Aaron Judge actually had the better offensive season, and the better story between Jeremy's Tigers and the San Diego Padres. Schur also dishes out his World Series matchup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick things off with Thursday Thunder ahead of tonight's game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Thursday Night Football. If the Cowboys lose tonight, how loud with the Bill Belichick noise get? Also, Amin learns about Ladd McConkey. Then, the mention of Archie Bunker leads the crew down a path as the Shipping Container learns about the plot of All In The Family and the Jeffersons before debating the greatest TV theme songs of all-time. Plus, Paola Ramos is here to discuss her book "Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right." She and Dan dive into the story of Enrique Tarrio, a Miami-Cuban who was leader of The Proud Boys, and how Latinos in America can be swayed into have an anti-immigration stance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric Adams has been indicted which gives us reason to watch two of the funniest videos from his time as the mayor of New York City. Then, as the documentary game evolves, what happens when the subject of a documentary of their estate wants to have the doc squashed? Plus, Pablo Torre is here to tell the story of Anna Wolfe, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who broke the story detailing a $77 million welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi involving ex-Governor Phil Bryant and former NFL QB Brett Favre. As she faces a defamation lawsuit and potential jail time, Dan, Amin, and Pablo discuss the impact this moment can have on the future of journalism and small, local newspapers around the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices