The Jody Mac Show

Tara Sullivan joins the show to preview Pats/Bills, and everything happening in New England

Gary Myers joins the Jody Mac Show to preview Week 8 of the NFL season

Matt Murschel, National College Football Writer for the Orlando Sentinel, joins Jody to break down this week's slate of games.

In order for Jason to write his new book on John Elway (John Elway A Relentless Life, he did over 200 interviews. The fact that Elway wanted to come back and compete as an executive is incredible. Most people in that position don’t. Aaron Rodgers is an all-time great, but Patrick Mahomes has surpassed him. Let's not put Mahones in the Hall of Fame yet though

Howard believes this 4th title for LeBron is behind the first one for LeBron and ahead of Cleveland in terms of importance of titles for LeBron James. For LeBron to win this one is incredibly weighty, it matters. There were so much expectations being thrown LeBron’s way this season. He did it amid the Pandemic. LeBron even before this title was one of the greatest players of all-time. This just adds to his legacy

Jason joins Jody to break down the NFL season thus far and the impact of COVID-19. 

Ric joins Jody to talk about the college football season. 

Hub starts off talking about Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy despite being 4-1 is not all that pleased with the offense. Bears fans are thrilled to be 4-1, but there continues to be real concern about where that offense is. Something to keep in mind is them signing Lamar Miller on the practice squad very recently. Eagles and Steelers said a lot about Week 5. Big Ben has looked fantastic so far this season

Brian Geltzeiler joins Jody on the show to recap Game 5 of the NBA Finals

The Dallas Cowboys aren't even competitive this year. It seems like they can't get off the field on defense. The NFC East is clearly weak. It's surreal what we are seeing from the Cleveland Browns this year, they have tremendous talent and are backing that up with their record

Kevin looks at the way that the MLB has been played this season, it has been a lot more crisp than he initially thought. The Dodgers have really been thriving lately. Obviously it will be a much different postseason without fans there. There is such a difference between having home fans and not having fans in the MLB Playoffs, Look at Yankee Stadium for instance That's just one team for example, playing in Philadelphia is similar.

Joining the show is NFL Network analyst, Brian Baldinger

Matt starts off talking about Dwight Howard being great in this series. He seems to be a good matchup against Nikola Jokic. LeBron has been great in Game 2 so far. He is still LeBron. The Nuggets defense is pretty good, the problem is the Lakers are too long and athletic. Considering everything going on in 2020, the NBA Bubble has been an overwhelming success

Vinny Cerrato (Former NFL Executive) begins by talking about The Washington Football Team has the right guy in Ron Rivera. The Ravens looked outstanding this week. The Ravens look like they have been together for an awful long time. There are still question marks surrounding the Cleveland Browns.

Brandon Krystal who covers the Denver Broncos joins the show to preview Denver's first game of the season

NY Giants beat writer Paul Dottino joins the show to preview the team's first game of the season against the Steelers on Monday

 Mike Chappell who covers the Colts for FOX59 & CBS4 Sports, joins the show to preview the team's first game tomorrow against the Jaguars

Rick describes how the Opt out process in College Football will be very interesting to witness. There are so many virtual highights that are being put out there. Teams were not skeptical of those, which is good. There are stories that are circulating that an extra NFL team will be getting paid to be ready just in case their is a break out of Covid-19 in the NFL in 202 How the Opt out process take place in terms of College Football will be very interesting to witness. There are so many virtual highights that are being put out there. Teams were not skeptical of those, which is good. There are stories that are circulating that an extra NFL team will be getting paid to be ready just in case their is a break out of Covid-19 in the NFL in 2020

When it comes to Giannis, Kurt believes the Bucks need to be careful and make sure they have a competetive roster around him next season because the Celtics are only going to get better and the 76ers will probably figure it out with a new Coach. They have to find a way to make this team more playoff ready. There is not going to be as much tampering in Orlando as some might have thought

Dave believes It will be interesting to see what happens next with Authentic. The Preakness and Breeders Cup is always such a big race in the world of horse racing. The Kentucky Derby was only 15 horses, There were so many defections the week of the Kentucky Derby so the best competition wasn't there. The Preakness as a result of that will be more competitive

Ron joins Jody to recap the Kentucky Derby. 

Matt joins Jody to preview the NFL season

We haven't had any Covid-19 Cases to this point on our team, we are going to follow every single safety protocol. He currently is the Head coach for Alabama State. Knew in his third year in the NBA that he wanted to Coach. Has been around this game since he was five years old. Woke up every single day and had basketball on his mind from an early age. Former NBA Head Coach Ty Lue knows how to communicate with stars, to coach on that level, you have to be able to communicate with your stars. There were no issues at all with LeBron.  

The Flyers can't trap themselves in playing a passive offensive game. The Islanders aren't that explosive. They don't have the other superstars that other teams have in the NHL. In order for Philly to beat them, they have to be on the attack consistently. Philly has to be much more aggressive with the puck. Thought the Colorado/Dallas series would be a lot easier for Colorado then it has been. Fans have been waiting all season for the Stars to get going, they have made changes and stars have emerged.  

Players are wearing masks and following all the MLB protocols for the most part. So many players seem so uninspired down the stretch that are not in contention to make the MLB Postseaso. You can tell 2020 has taken its toll also on some of the players. The fact that we continue to not see Mike Trout in the playoffs is disappointing. It's like not seeing LeBron in the postseason. Trout will go down as one of the all-time great baseball players in MLB history.

Gary joins Jody to preview the Kentucky Derby. 

Craig joins Jody to discuss the Bucks initial boycott that lead to the NBA postponing games until the weekend following the shooting of Jacob Blake and shares his thoughts on the Brewers' season thus far. 

 Earl Thomas is very intense and cares so much about doing well for his team, but we also know he often gets in his own way. As a result of his recent actions (actions that are detrimental to his own team) basically his latest on field incident, he will no longer be a member of the Ravens. This will likely be a nasty split. Will he end up with the Cowboys?

Sam still gets asked to this day about all that took place with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s. Jerry Krause, the General Manager of the Bulls of the 1990s never got enough credit. The reality is the Nets were so limited roster wise in the Eastern Conference playoffs, no shocker they got swept by the Raptors. The Eastern Conference is not as down as people may think. We are certainly seeing a ton of scoring in the Bubble. 

There are going to be no fans at the Kentucky Derby, we know there are going to be no fans at the Masters. We also obviously know in our major North American Sports there are no fans. There are also weather issues that go to moving these sports to different dates. Events with no fans have been good on television though so for when it comes to basic revenue. Sports are surviving because of TV revenue.

Scott Miller of Bleacher Report and SiriusXm MLB Network Radio joins Jody to discuss how MLB is handling players testing positive for the virus, on the legitimacy of this shortened regular season, expectations for the trade deadline, and will MLB adopt the bubble method for the postseason? 

Sigmund Bloom of Footballguys.com joins Jody to discuss on how his job changed since the pandemic, effect of no preseason games, expectations for the Eagles and NFC East, and expanded rosters due to the virus. 

Mark Boyle, play-by-play voice of the Pacers joins Jody to discuss the Pacers' playoff series thus far against the Miami Heat and thoughts on what the Pacers will do during the off-season. 

Kevin McGuire out of Athlon Sports joins the show & recaps the latest news out in the College Football world

Casey Stern joins the show and breaks down MLB & the NBA

 Darren McKee afternoon host of 104.3 out in Denver joins the show and breaks down everything in sports happening in Denver

RJ Choppy of Dallas' 105.3 The Fan joins Jody to preview the Cowboys' season, breakdown the Rangers thus far, along with the Mavericks' and Stars' playoff chances. 

Collin Morikawa was great even as an amateur. He is the 23 year old that most, but not all people knew about, who became the winner of the PGA Championship, Golf’s first major of 2020! Coming into the first major he had more wins than cuts. The first major of 2020 in Golf was a huge success! It seems like Collin is playing chess, while others are playing checkers.

Players love shooting in practice gyms and that is what it feels like for a lot of these players shooting inside the Orlando Bubble, With softer rims that is why we see better statlines. Conditioning has been a problem for Zion Williamson. It's going to be tough for college football to emulate the NBA Bubble.

The NHL players absolutely get it when it comes to getting covered by the media. Their ability to brand themselves has improved greatly over the last few years not just on the ice, but off it. The Stanley Cup playoffs have been great so far. In the NHL playoffs like a lot of sports, you only go as far as your stars take you. 

Lead NBA Writer for NBCSports.com says the NBA has done a really nice job in dealing with Covid-19. So many of these guys in the NBA who are playing in the bubble are so used to playing without fans. So many of these guys are comparing this to an AAU tournament

The Former MLB GM The thing to blame for the MLB having so many Covid-19 cases is simply Covid-19. 28 teams have zero positive tests and these players aren’t in a bubble. You have a lot of franchises and players doing the right things. The MLB feels they know the player who spread the Virus for the Marlins  

As a Sports Business Analyst, Rick Horrow knows that football in college sports is going to come into question. Athletes have been signing their names for petitions for more benefits if they put themselves in a position to play to potentially top get Coronivurs, but that won’t ensure that they don’t play

CBS MLB Sports Analyst Matt Snyder believes there is no doubt that baseball has become too chaotic. If there are five teams that have any bit of an outbreak, there is going to be a shutdown of baseball. It has mostly been in the east Divisions. It’s important to note there haven’t been any in the West.  

There is a moderate risk of traveling to Orlando as someone in the media, but it does seem like once you are in the bubble you are pretty safe. The way the NBA has it set up for media is there is not much opportunity for interactions between reporters and the subjects in which they cover because of safety. The only interactions are in press conferences and there is little value in being there compared to years past.

Scott Miller knows that having baseball back is special. Baseball can play a part along with all sports to make people feel better given the times we are in. On its best night, it can give citizens battling health/illness/financial concerns a huge motivation. Baseball can at least offer a couple of hours worth of escape on bad nights.

Mike talks about how Jamal Adams going to the Seahawks was feasible for a while. We know that the Seahawks are not afraid to give away major draft picks. The Seahawks always believe they are going to be competitive and who knows what you are getting in terms of readiness for the NFL from college players given everything that has been going on.

Matt Moore talks about how Lou Williams has certainly made headlines because of what he did in terms of going to a certain club outside of the bubble. It was confirmed by ESPN that the league is investigating Lou Williams. Things like this are pretty problematic.

Pete talks about how the NHL has monitored the interest level of their players and they didn’t rush the process of returning. The NHL clearly has more than one city in which they are playing. It will be extremely difficult to have playoff hockey right off of the bat.

Richard Deitsch of the The Athletic joins Jody to discuss where the Toronto Blue Jays will play this season, sportscasters working remotely, and what ESPN will do with their Monday Night Football broadcast team.