Season 5 Episode 29- Ty Schalter, Dan Wolken

On the twenty-ninth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters, hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Ty Schalter (Bleacher Report), and Dan Wolken (USA Today). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don discuss the first week of the NFL season, Oklahoma's big win over Tennessee, and the U.S. Open. The book club update focuses on Adam Lazarus' book about the Washington Redskins. The show closes with Steve and Don giving their predictions for the NFL season. -Ty Schalter is making his second appearance (0:24:06) on the podcast to talk about the first week of the NFL season. Ty explains why he is excited about Marcus Mariota, down on the Bills, and pumped about the future of Ameer Abdullah. Ty also explains why he is interested in Chip Kelly and the Eagles and skeptical that Sam Bradford will hold up. Steve and Ty also talk about the Saints and Lions playoff game from the 2011 season and Ty explains why the game may have been fixed by the NFL. -Dan Wolken is making his eighth appearance (0:52:20) on the podcast to talk about the college football season. Wolken looks ahead to the best weekends for non-conference play, makes predictions for the playoffs, and explains why it's too soon to make Heisman selections.