Phantom Island

Typically, the Single Wing is where Steven Godfrey answers questions from Phantom Island subscribers about football, the media, and life in general. But today, Ryan Nanni steps into the parasocial chair to discuss whether Indiana will be the exception or the rule, why lawyers love to get into sports media, mourning the end of being a parent to just one child, and important SEC breakfast comparisons.
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.

Ryan Nanni is joined by David Covucci to discuss FOIAball's recent story comparing actual attendance at college football games to the claimed numbers. When is a sellout not really a sellout? Why don't colleges give accurate information when technology gives them much better headcounts? And what was behind the NCAA's initial push to track – and potentially punish – programs with low turnout? Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Kevin Van Valkenburg of The Fried Egg joins Ryan Nanni to review how Tiger Woods came to be so essential to the existence of the modern golf industry, why he's persisted as a foundational figure despitely largely disappearing from competition, what makes golf particularly ill-suited to moving on from him, and what a healthier relationship between Tiger and the game might look like. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

April started with three things that point towards the possible future of college athletics - a White House executive order, an Ivy League court win, and Alabama AD Greg Byrne pondering whether the SEC will have to kick out cheaters in the future. Ryan Nanni and Steven Godfrey discuss how these all intersect and who actually wants to be in charge of intercollegiate sports in the future.
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.

On this edition of the Single Wing, Steven Godfrey answers questions from Phantom Island listeners on topics from Sonny Dykes talking transfer interceptions to grill and smoker strategies to when and why a program might consider dropping from FBS to FCS.
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.