51:41
FTM, Ep. 50: Inside the economics of hiring & firing a major college football coach
On this episode of Follow The Money, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, Jon Heidtke, and host Andrew Monaco dive into the economics of a major university firing and then subsequently hiring a new head football coach.
51:00
FTM, Ep. 49: End of the SEC on CBS, direct-to-consumer streaming & more
On this episode of Follow The Money, we welcome our new host, the "Voice of the Aggies" Andrew Monaco, to the show as well as dive into the ramifications of the final season of the SEC on CBS, the future of direct-to-consumer streaming in college sports and much more.
53:23
Follow the Money - Ep. 48 (Where are we headed in college athletics?)
In Ep. 48 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the big picture of where college athletics is headed as we inch closer to massive change coming in 2024, and Gabe bids farewell in his final show as lead host of the podcast.
55:45
Follow the Money - Ep. 47 (End to Tucker Era at MSU; Listener Mailbag)
In Ep. 47 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke analyze the ACC's decision to add Stanford, Cal and SMU, dive into a controversial end to Mel Tucker's stint as Michigan State's head coach and tackle direct Mailbag listener questions.
59:24
Follow The Money - Ep. 46 (w/ The Athletic's Sam Khan)
In Ep. 46 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke tackle the very latest in the ACC's flirtation with Stanford, Cal and SMU and hit a wide array of on-field and off-the-field items with The Athletic college football writer Sam Khan.
69:24
Follow The Money - Ep. 45 (Conference Realignment Summer Explosion)
In Ep. 45 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke come back from an extended summer break to dive deep into any and all angles of the massive conference realignment fallout and predict "what's next" on the realignment horizon.
56:12
Follow The Money - Ep. 44 (feat. Craig Sloan of Playfly Sports)
In Ep. 44 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into major gambling issues happening of late around college sports, address the Bob Huggins situation at WVU and talk sports marketing with Playfly Sports COO Craig Sloan.
66:49
Follow The Money - Ep. 43 (What's going on w/ Coach Prime in Boulder?)
In Ep. 43 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dig into the good, bad and ridiculous happening this spring at Colorado in Ch. 1 of the Deion Sanders era, the Cavinder Twins to WWE, possible new rules around field storming and more.
62:16
Follow The Money - Ep. 42 (UConn wins Dance; WBB ratings boom)
In Ep. 42 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke talk UConn winning title #5 at the end of another wild Tournament, what we can learn from the incredible TV ratings in the women's game, gambling issues in the college space and more.
67:28
Follow The Money - Ep. 41 (March MADNESS; New NCAA Prez's main role)
In Ep. 41 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the absolute chaos in this year's NCAA Tournament, the hoops coaching carousel, the immediate tasks and challenges facing incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker and more.
66:05
Follow The Money - Ep. 40 (Aggies break NIL ground with 12th Man+)
In Ep. 40 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke discuss the Texas A&M's all-new NIL initiative, 12th Man+, Florida State going public with ACC concerns, the Brandon Miller situation at Alabama with March Madness looming and more.
61:38
Follow The Money - Ep. 39 (Sports gambling's impact in college space)
In Ep. 39 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke tackle the rapid rise of sports betting and its growth in college landscape, college hoops cranking into high gear and transfer portal's impact in basketball and hit the listener mailbag.
67:02
Follow The Money - Ep. 38 (What can we learn from Rashada/UF mess?)
In Ep. 38 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke jump into Florida's mishandling of the NIL side of QB Jaden Rashada's recruitment, Ed Reed's short stint as HC at Bethune-Cookman and Josh Heupel's big pay day, and hit the Mailbag.
62:58
College Sports: Follow The Money - Ep. 37 (feat. "Big Dave" Uiagalelei)
In Ep. 37 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke tackle the very latest around the business of college athletics and visit with "Big Dave" Uiagalelei, the father college football players D.J. and Matayo, about NIL, The Portal and more.
67:46
Follow The Money - Ep. 36 (Remembering Leach; Living That Portal Life)
In Ep. 36 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke take a deep dive into the massive amount of chaos surrounding the latest wave in the transfer portal window, take time to share stories and remember that late-great Mike Leach and more.
65:21
Follow The Money - Ep. 35 (Portal Window and Rising Coach Salaries)
In Ep. 35 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the continuously rising salaries and wild one-sided contracts for college football coaches, the upcoming "Transfer Portal Window" on December 5 and take Mailbag questions.
53:41
Follow The Money (Ep. 34 feat. former TAMU Regent Jim Wilson)
In Ep. 34 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke tackle the very latest around the business of college athletics and visit with former Texas A&M Regent Jim Wilson about the current college sports landscape and ideas for how to fix it.
62:14
Follow The Money - Ep. 33 (What can be done to fix attendance issues?)
In Ep. 33 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke dive into the consistent decline in attendance figures in college football and explore solutions, and discuss bad business decisions with coach contracts, the rise of Tennessee and more.
62:16
College Sports: Follow The Money (Ep. 32 feat. A&M WR Chase Lane)
In Ep. 32 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke talk latest in NIL, TV ratings and the coaching carousel and visit with Texas A&M receiver and host of The Pod of Aggieland, Chase Lane, to dive into the current landscape as a CFB player.
65:33
College Sports: Follow The Money (Ep. 31 - Could Amazon Jump Into CFB?)
In Ep. 31 of College Sports: Follow The Money, Gabe Bock, Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Jon Heidtke do a deep dive on the latest in NIL, the early-season Power 5 coach firings, Amazon's wildly successful start in NFL streaming and its potential impact in college football and more.