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Rodger Sherman, writer of Sports!, joins Ryan Nanni to talk about whether history supports the idea that US men's soccer will benefit down the line from cohosting the 2026 World Cup, and Ryan flips some Olympic research on Rodger in return. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Steven Godfrey talk to people in the college football coaching world. Then he chats with Ryan Nanni on this episode, who asks Steven which candidates will be mentioned as the up and coming trendy picks as jobs open, how the ladder of these jobs has changed, and whether last year's aggressive cycle will mean things are cooler in 2026.
This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

In the same way that all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares, Phantom Island has college football but isn't a college football podcast. That's why we're announcing Numbers & Words, a new public podcast feed coming soon featuring some of our evergreen conversations with smart guests about how we can better understand the living organism that is football. If you're already a subscriber at Phantom Island, you'll have access to those episodes early, and you can listen to Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni explain the idea behind this branch on today's episode.

This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Sean Highkin, author of The Rose Garden Report, joins Ryan Nanni to discuss the dueling summers of Tom Dundon, owner of both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Portland Trail Blazers. What do the parallels of his early days in Raleigh suggest about how things will go in Portland? Can Dundon's NHL approach work in the NBA, both internally and under a different media spotlight? And will Adam Silver really risk seeing another franchise from the Pacific Northwest ripped from its fanbase? Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

To be clear: nobody told Steven Godfrey he had to record almost an entire episode about the Group of Six, taking questions from listeners about programs jumping up or down the college football ladder or coaches that might become hot commodities or what these conferences need to do to improve their own futures. But that's what he did all the same!
This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.