Radio Show Preview [10/19]

Wednesday, 5PM, Slope Radio

In case you were unaware, the ILR Sports Management Club hosts a radio show called Sports Inc. every Wednesday at 5 PM. You can listen to us on www.slopemedia.org/radio/

For the rest of the semester, we will be doing a preview and recap blog post about every week's show. The preview post will outline the topics covered on the show and the post-show blog will recap the on-air opinions.

Hope you enjoy!

The topics after the jump.

This week on Sports Inc.:

Roid Rage

Unfortunately (or fortunately) we have many contenders for Roid Rage this week.

• First, there's Brandon Marshall, who never ceases to amaze with his quotes. This week, he declared,

  "They’re going to fine me. It’s probably going to be like a $50,000 fine. But that quarter and a half that I’m out there, I’m going to play like a monster. I might get in a fight with Bart Scott. [Antonio] Cromartie, we pretty much matured our relationship and grew a little bit. We used to fight in Denver and San Diego. If that happens, it happens, so we’ll see."

• Then there's AJ Hawk, who gave his favorite hand gesture to his own bench on Sunday after a sack. Not to mention the fact that he was clearly going to be shown on television after a big play.

• Finally, there's Javell McGee, who declared,

  "Some guys in there are ready to fold,"

This was after an NBA lockout negotiation session. Always good to let the other side know when you'll give in.

Isiah Thomas Award

• This weeks lucky winner is the Oakland Raiders, who apparently are continuing in the tradition of the late great Al Davis by conducting questionable trades. In response to a season ending injury to their starting quarterback Jason Campbell, the Raiders traded for the Bengals' Carson Palmer in exchange for a first round pick and a 2012 second round pick, which could possibly become a first round pick if they win a playoff game this season. Now their draft looks like this.

Business Breakdown

• This week there were another few shakeups in the college football landscape. The Mountain West and Conference USA agreed to combine football programs to make a "Super-Mid-Major" football conference. Also, the Big East schools agreed to increase their exit tax, conditional on adding additional teams first, in order to try to become a more stable conference.

Additional Topics

• The most talked about confrontation of the week, Jim Harbaugh vs. Jim Schwartz.

• Sean Payton's injury, his bench play-calling, and his assistant coach losing a challenge.
• The Bengals huge gain from the Carson Palmer trade and their bright future.
• Brandon Lloyd being traded to the Rams
• Ronnie being traded to the Lions for Jerome Harrison
• Rex Grossman benching
• The popularity of the World Series without big-market teams
• The party known as the Red Sox locker room
• Theo Epstein compensation for the Red Sox
• Paul Konerko almost becoming a player-manager
• Tim Tebow getting his chance
• The safety concerns in Indy Car
• College Football possible undefeated teams
• Marcus Lattimore's injury and its effect on the draft

And of course, our weekly Suck for Luck update.

Once again, our show is airing at 5PM this Wednesday on www.slopemedia.org/radio/ .