Phantom Island

If you've listened to this show for a while, you've probably heard Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni talking about some larger projects in the works. Today, we're ready to tell you more about what those look like and when you'll get to hear them, and there's also some bonus discussion of Ryan dragging Steven into the world of 2024's Madame Web.
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.

Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to tackle one task: take $20 million (the NIL amount widely believed to have been spent by Ohio State in 2024 en route to a national title), show how a college football team can and should spend it to build a roster, and then analyze how far that money takes you in the current market. Which positions do you prioritize? Where is the market over or undervaluing talent? And how do you factor depth into your spending?
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.

Jerry Rice holds the NFL's career records for receptions, receiving touchdowns, and receiving yards, and nobody's really come close to challenging him for any of those marks. Ryan Nanni is joined by ESPN's Ben Solak to discuss what skills Rice had that helped him play so well for so long, why the NFL doesn't see receivers playing into their mid-thirties anymore, and why playing in a less pass-oriented time might have actually helped Rice. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Ryan Nanni does his best Steven Godfrey impression on this episode of the Single Wing, taking questions from Phantom Island subscribers on Pete Golding expectations, NC State floating forever in "good, not great," which teams Ryan truly hates, and what the REAL story is behind Ryan leaving the Shutdown Fullcast. (And also a fake story.)
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.

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.