Season 4 Episode 34- Luke Winn, Corey Masisak

On the thirty-fourth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Luke Winn (Sports Illustrated) and Corey Masisak (NHL.Com). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NFL, the college football playoff, and the Heisman Trophy finalists. The book club update continues to focus on "The Death of WCW," "Hockey Stories," and the new Al Michaels' book. Finally, the show ends with Pick4. Steve is red hot so pay special attention to his picks. -Luke Winn is making his seventh appearance (00:28:01) on the podcast. Winn joins the podcast to talk about the college basketball season. Luke explains the impact of the one-and-done freshman this season, explains why he wrote about Wisconsin in the SI preview issue, and picks a few mid-majors that could make an impact come tournament time. Luke also talks about the evolution of his power rankings column, Oklahoma's improved defense, and St. Bonaventure's fancy uniform. -Corey Masisak is making his first appearance (01:00:31) on the podcast. Corey explains how he became the man at NHL.Com to write the power rankings column and how Luke Winn's column on SI's website was an influence. Corey also talks about writing for a league website and the limitations and privileges it provides. Masisak also talks about covering the World Jr's, teams tanking for McDavid, and the first half of the NHL season.