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Tradition's Finest Podcast

Tradition's Finest Podcast

著者： JD & Spencer
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The Tradition's Finest Podcast consists of JD & Spencer, two long-time friends and very passionate sports fans, who are from the South. A couple guys who discuss the pertinent stories in the Sports world, and deliver their subjective reactions from a mostly unbiased fan's perspective with our individual humor intertwined into each storyline. They also discuss life from a point of view of two regular guys who happen to love sports and bitching about life, and occassionally stay on topic at hand, while attempting to cover the most relevant storylines.

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  • Tradition's Finest Episode 148 - The "Mooooooose" Episode

    Tradition's Finest Episode 148 - The "Mooooooose" Episode
    2026/08/29
    Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast! Episode 148 - The "Mooooooose" Episode includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics: - NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football: The Big Ten Conference has passed a rule that stops players returning from the NFL from playing for one of its schools: Any player who has declared for the NFL draft and did not withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or signed a contract with a pro league cannot be on a Big Ten roster, the league announced Tuesday in a statement: The Big Ten's ADs unanimously approved the rule, which then received unanimous approval later Tuesday from the conference's faculty athletic representatives, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel — **NOTE: Any teams in violation of the rule would be subject to its HC being suspended for 50% of its remaining games plus an undisclosed fine, the Big Ten confirmed - - The Big Ten's ruling comes in the wake of two NFL players - Cleveland Browns TE Dae'Quan Wright and the New Orleans Saints' Zxavian Harris - parting with their respective teams to join Lane Kiffin's roster at LSU — Wright and Harris, who both played for Kiffin at Ole Miss, are returning to college football thanks to a court order that is creating havoc throughout the NCAA by allowing athletes an unexpected fifth year of eligibility - - **NOTE: The SEC Conference - as well as the Big 12 and ACC Conference(s) - also approved a similar ban later this week on players who have declared or appeared on a professional league roster — The NCAA said in a statement that court rulings that grant athletes a fifth-year of eligibility are having a "destabilizing effect" on college sports, meanwhile, LSU HC Lane Kiffin doubled down, defending the program's unprecedented moves on Monday, saying players are "either going to play for you or they're going to play for someone else around the country." . . .Q: What are your thoughts on the Big Ten's unanimous approval of the rule barring NFL players from returning to college competition?. .Hours after the Big Ten passed the rule stopping players returning from the NFL from playing for one of its' programs, the SEC followed suit - - At the conclusion of meetings with league presidents, chancellors and ADs Tuesday, the Conference announced a strict policy on the matter, releasing details across its social media channels - as sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel that the vote to implement the policy was 16-0: With a step-by-step explanation, the SEC announced that its' institutions are "not permitted to have an athlete on its roster who has: (1) Previously declared for the NFL, NBA, or WNBA draft, and did not appropriately withdraw; (2) Signed a contract with an NFL (or other professional football league), NBA/G-League, or WNBA (or affiliate) team, or. . .(3) Been listed on an NFL (or other professional football league), NBA/G-League, or WNBA (or affiliate) roster." -- The announcement concluded with annotation that commissioner Greg Sankey "is authorized to enforce this expectation with penalties against member institutions." - - An SEC spokesperson later told ESPN's Heather Dinich that penalties are "to be announced." - - But where the Big Ten earlier in the day announced its policy for football, saying in its statement that any player who has declared for the NFL draft and didn't withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or signed a contract with a pro league may not be on a Big Ten roster, the SEC added pro basketball, including the NBA and the WNBA, to its policy -- The SEC and Big Ten do not appear to be along in these beliefs: The Big 12 as well as the ACC Conference(s) also held meetings that resulted in a similar conclusion regarding the return of NFL players to the collegiate level - - Then, on Thursday, a Dallas judge signed an order that prohibits the NCAA, the SEC and its commissioner Greg Sankey from stopping a group of athletes - three (3) of whom are currently listed on NFL rosters - from returning to college sports for one more season of play. . .Q: What are your thoughts on the state of college football with the legitimate possibility that players who were previously on NFL rosters receiving a fifth year of college eligibility?. . ."Should They Have Gone to Jared?:" Vanderbilt senior Blaze Berlowitz will be the starting QB in the Commodores' Week 1 matchup with Austin Peay, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday: The move follows an extended position battle across spring and fall camp between Berlowitz and five-star freshman Jared Curtis, who is the highest-rated signee in program history and is also expected to play in Vanderbilt's Sept. 5 season opener, the first of three (3) nonconference games on the Commodores' schedule, which also includes September visits from Delaware and NC State - - Berlowitz, a dual-threat passer from Cushing, Oklahoma, is in his third season at Vanderbilt - as he began his career at New Mexico State before following eventual Heisman runner-up Diego Pavia ...
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  • Tradition's Finest Episode 147 - "The Tommy G Episode"

    Tradition's Finest Episode 147 - "The Tommy G Episode"
    2026/08/22
    Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast! Episode 147 - "The Tommy G Episode" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics: - NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football: "A TRO Against the NCAA:" Former LSU EDGE Jack Pyburn is among the 16 players who were granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the NCAA on Thursday, returning for the 2026-27 college football season with a fifth year of eligibility: Pyburn is currently on the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp roster and recently posted two sacks in their most recent preseason game - - The list of players also includes former Ole Miss DL Xzavian Harris, Ole Miss safety Wydett Williams, Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright, James Madison LB Trent Hendrick, Oregon State RB Anthony Hankerson, Notre Dame DL Junior Tuihalamaka, South Carolina safety DQ Smith and SMU RB TJ Harden - - Per the signed order in Louisiana, the 16 college football players will be allowed to enter the NCAA transfer portal - as the NCAA's rule of restitution and the ghost transfer rule are also enjoined: "The NCAA is ordered to open the transfer portal. . .for one week from entry of this order," the TRO states - - Players currently on NFL rosters have expressed an interest in being released from their NFL contracts, according to attorney Ryan Downton, and NFL teams that release them by September 1 would be allowed to join a college football roster under the TRO: **UPDATE: Per On3, former Seahawks RB TJ Harden, who played college ball at SMU and UCLA, announced his plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday afternoon. . .Q: What are your thoughts on these 16 former college football players, who are currently active on NFL rosters, being granted a TRO against the NCAA and a fifth year of eligibility? - - SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said allowing athletes who have signed professional contracts back into college sports “fuels disruption” and should not be allowed, according to an affidavit filed in a Louisiana courthouse last week: Sankey asked Judge Ronald Johnson in East Baton Rouge Parish court to uphold NCAA rules that prevent athletes from returning, saying the decision is “essential to the integrity of college sports.” He wrote that allowing pros back into NCAA competition would undermine the “fundamental principles” of college sports and unfairly harm high school students looking to join a college team as well as other teams that have followed the existing rules - - The affidavit was in response to a lawsuit filed by former St. John's men's basketball star LJ Ruis, the 2024-25 Big East Player of the Year - as he has since committed to LSU in hopes of playing one more season of college basketball - - The affidavit puts Sankey on the opposing end of a legal argument supported by a school in his conference. . .Q: Where do you stand on the principle and/or ruling allowing athletes who have signed professional contracts back into college sports?. . - NBA - - “The Buss Has Left Town:” Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is contesting her siblings' “united” vote to sell the remaining 17.8% of the Lakers, according to a letter from her lawyer that was obtained by ESPN - - The Buss family in a statement earlier Monday said they had voted to sell their remaining shares to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at the same $12.5 billion valuation that Mark Walter agreed to last week — They believed they had the right to sell based on a tag-along provision that had been included in the previous sale to Walter in June 2025 — Sources told ESPN that provision gave the family rights to tag along to any sale and valuation Walter secured for his shares - - Jeanie Buss was to remain the team's controlling owner through 2030, according to the agreement she made with Walter - - Iger told the California Post last week that he intended to honor that agreement with Buss, but added “if something changes, then it changes.” — Should the sale of the family's stake go through, Jeanie Buss would no longer have the needed ownership percentage to remain governor of the team's - as a spokesperson for Kushner and Iger declined to comment on the situation when reached by ESPN — In response to the Buss' family statement, Jeanie's lawyer Adam Streisand wrote to the five (5) siblings who voted to sell that a court had ruled in 2017 that no sale could be “effectuated without approval by the co-trustees, Jeanie, Janie and Joey Buss.” — Streisand also wrote that the “co-trustees are bound to vote to ensure that the minimum 15% ownership requirement is maintained in order to ensure that Jeanie Buss may remain Controlling Owner. Any attempt by the co-trustees to aid or abet the co-trustees as such, would constitute a breach of trust, a breach of fiduciary duty and be in contempt of court.” — Streisand demanded that the five (5) siblings “make clear that Jeanie Buss is the Controlling Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers” and “take no ...
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  • Tradition's Finest Episode 146 - The "Here Lies the 46 Defense" Episode

    Tradition's Finest Episode 146 - The "Here Lies the 46 Defense" Episode
    2026/08/15
    Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast! Episode 146 - The "Here Lies the 46 Defense" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics: - NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football: Florida State football will retire Sebastian Janikowski's No.38 jersey on Aug. 29, as the ceremony will take place during the team's college football season opener at Doak Campbell Stadium: kickoff for New Mexico State vs. Florida State is set for 7 p.m. ET. -- **NOTE: Janikowski becomes just the 13th Seminole to have a jersey or number retired, along with some of college football's most legendary players: Deion Sanders, Jameis Winston, Peter Warrick, Derrick Brooks, Chris Weinke, Charlie Ward, Fred Biletnikoff, Terrell Buckley, Warrick Dunn, Ron Sellers, Ron Simmons and Marvin Jones - - College football programs rarely give this honor to a kicker, but Florida State will celebrate Janikowski for good reason - - The Poland native moved to Florida before his sophomore year in high school, and eventually went on to kick for the Seminoles from 1997 through 1999 -- As a freshman, he hit a 56-yard FG against Wake Forest, a school record at the time, whereas as a sophomore, he made 27 FGs and scored a total of 123 points - both of which broke Florida State and ACC single-season records - and he also led the country by making 84.4% of his attempts -- His senior season ended with a 12-0 record and the program's seconds national title: he went 47-for-47 on extra points and led the nation with 23 FGs -- **NOTE: He finished his collegiate career 66-of-83 on FGs with 324 points, and he is still the only two-time winner of the Lou Groza Award, given to college football's best kicker annually -- And because of him, Florida State established himself as "Kicker U," highlighted by the fact that a Seminole has won that award four (4) times, twice since Janikowski's wins, a record for any program - - The Oakland Raiders took the left-footed kicker No.17 overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, as team owner Al Davis made the call, and his own building pushed back, whereas then-HC Jon Gruden and the Raiders' organization were initially "disappointed and angry that Al used a [first-round] pick on a kicker." - - The 6-foot-1, 255-pound kicker spent 17 seasons in Oakland, where he made 414 FGs and scored 1,913 points, both NFL franchise records -- His 63-yarder in 2011 tied an NFL record, and to date, no other kicker has gone in the first round in the 26 drafts since 2000. . .Q: What are your thoughts on Florida State football retiring former kicker Sebastian Janikowski's No.38 jersey during their upcoming season opener versus New Mexico State on August 29th?. . ."A Cease-and-Desist:" An attorney representing Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels has informed LSU that it can no longer use his name, image and likeness, according to an August 5 letter sent to Tigers AD Verge Ausberry, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN on Wednesday -- At the center of the dispute, according to a statement from Daniels' spokesperson to ESPN, is that the Tigers are allowing sophomore CB DJ Pickett to wear the No.5 jersey that Daniels wore when he became LSU's third Heisman Trophy winner in 2023 -- While Daniels' jersey hasn't been retired by the Tigers, it's the first time a player has worn No.5 since he left the program for the NFL -- Pickett wore No.3 during his first season with the Tigers in 2025 when he was named a freshman All-American, as he led LSU with three (3) INTs to go with 37 tackles and one sack in 524 defensive snaps - Pickett was wearing No.5 when the Tigers opened preseason practice last week, leading to questions about why first-year LSU HC Lane Kiffin had allowed the jersey swap to happen -- The No.9 jersey that Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow wore at LSU hasn't been worn since 2019, when he won the Heisman Trophy and led the Tigers to a 15-0 record and College Football Playoff national championship - - Kiffin told reporters Aug. 5 that Pickett had been promised he could wear No.5 when he signed with the Tigers in December 2024: Pickett had worn that number as a high school star in Zephyrhills, Florida, where he was the No.2 CB in the Class of 2025 by ESPN Recruiting -- Former LSU HC Brian Kelly told ESPN on Wednesday that he believed that the No.5 jersey was promised to Pickett during his recruitment, but Kelly chose not to issue it to him because Daniels wasn't on board with Pickett wearing his number, but Kelly was fired on Oct. 26, 2025, after his teams compiled a 34-14 record in four (4) seasons -- DJ Pickett has indicated that he will continue to wear No.5 despite the letter issued to the University per Jayden Daniels' attorney. . .Q: What are your thoughts on Jayden Daniels' cease-and-desist letter indicating that LSU may no longer use his name, image and likeness, after allowing CB DJ Pickett to wear his No.5 jersey?. . . - NBA - - Don Nelson, aged 86, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion...
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