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  • The Single Wing: Usurper Edition (PREVIEW)
    2026/04/17

    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.

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    15 分
  • Why can't we trust stadium attendance numbers?
    2026/04/15

    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.

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    55 分
  • What can golf do about its addiction to Tiger Woods?
    2026/04/08

    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.

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    1 時間 16 分
  • The President, the Second Circuit, and Alabama walk into a bar (PREVIEW)
    2026/04/07

    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.

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    7 分
  • The Single Wing: The Drop-Down Dilemma (PREVIEW)
    2026/04/03

    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.

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    5 分
  • Is Ohio State's media stranglehold an outlier?
    2026/04/01

    D.J. Byrnes, proprietor of The Rooster and frequent burr in the saddle of Important People in Ohio, joins Steven Godfrey to talk about his reporting on The Ohio State University, the media landscape in Ohio and around the Buckeyes, and the many bombshells Ohio State is trying to smother. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

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    1 時間 17 分
  • Sports Courts, AFCON, and the Philosophy of Overturning Games (PREVIEW)
    2026/03/27

    Ryan Nanni sits down with Steven Godfrey to explain what happened at the end of stoppage time in the Senegal-Morocco AFCON Final and the lengthy appeals review that followed. This turns into a conversation about whether or not Godfrey would accept the overturning of the 28-3 Super Bowl in Atlanta's favor and the time the Hawks and Heat had to replay part of a game weeks later because the officials forgot how to count to six.

    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.

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    14 分
  • What if we merged the men's and women's Final Four?
    2026/03/25

    Rachel Bachman, senior sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins Steven Godfrey to talk about the comparative economics of March Madness for men's and women's basketball. Did the NCAA shortchange the women by continuing to bundle their rights with other sports? Why does the current setup force fans to choose between one tournament or the other? And could/should we host both Final Fours in one location? Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

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    56 分