Saturday, November 28, 2009

Tailgating season is in high gear as fans across the country get ready for one of the biggest weekends in college football.  Bill talks with CBSSports.com’s Gregg Doyel about rivalry weekend, the much maligned BCS, and a certain straight-armed gold statue.

In today’s tough economic climate everyone is cutting back on spending, including athletic directors at Division I schools.  This week, Boston’s Northeastern University joined a number of colleges that have opted to cut their underperforming football programs in an effort to save funds.

Often in sports the team becomes family.  But what happens when family becomes the team?  Kellie Harper, the head women’s basketball coach at N.C. State, and her husband Jon, one of her assistants, work together on the hardwood every day.  Only A Game’s Dave DeWitt reports on the family-style rebuilding project at N.C. State.

One of the most famous athletes of the early 20th century, Sugar Ray Robinson is also one of the most complex.  Bill talks with author Wil Haygood about his new book on the champ, Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson.

Want to get the news?  Go to WBUR.org.  Want to talk sports? Get caught up on all of the week’s important sports stories with Bill and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce, right here on Only A Game.

Sent some mail? Bill opens up the Only A Game mailbox to check in with listeners from across the country.

A new craze is sweeping football fans from Miami to Seattle.  No, it’s not the spread-option offense or the Wildcat formation.  Only A Game’s Charlie Schroeder reports on the Lingerie Football League—a sport that gives a new meaning to fantasy football.