Bald Faced Truth With John Canzano

John Canzano is in talking about the most unlikely teams and players in the history of the state of Oregon. Canzano thinks that Oregon State baseball has a case to be the most unlikely team to be great in the region. Oregon State just won four consecutive elimination games in the Corvallis regional, and Canzano isn't surprised about it because of the culture Pat Casey built and Mitch Canham has continued. The Tallahassee Democrats' Peter Holland Jr. joins the program to discuss the upcoming super regional matchup in the NCAA tournament between Oregon State and Florida State. Holland covers the Seminoles and says that Florida State is ready for their match-up against Oregon State. Holland says that Florida State had to battle through a tough regional even though they swept through their opponents and it will get them ready for Corvallis. Holland is very confident in Florida State's chances this weekend against Oregon State. The big splash, the 5 at 5, and much more!

John Canzano is in talking about the psychology of sports. Is there a difference between wanting and expecting to win? Canzano questions the differences between Oregon and Oregon State when it comes to baseball and Oregon football. Is Oregon unable to win the big game? Canzano is also talking about Deion Sanders' comments about his son Shedeur. Deion said he was sad that Shedeur dropped to the fifth round in the NFL draft. Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves joins the program to talk about the point of view from a head coach on how hard winning is on the biggest stages. Graves says that the narrative that Oregon is all about flash and uniforms is extremely false and that every program at Oregon is working hard and grinding. Graves talks about if it is harder to win a championship in today's game than it was in the past. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!

Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves joins the program to discuss the perspective of a head coach on the challenges of winning on the biggest stages. Graves says that the narrative that Oregon is all about flash and uniforms is extremely false and that every program at Oregon is working hard and grinding. Graves talks about whether it is harder to win a championship in today's game than it was in the past.

John Canzano is in talking about the SEC and Big Ten commissioners trying to run college football. Canzano wonders if there's going to be anybody else outside of those two conferences that is going to stand up and challenge the SEC and Big Ten. The BFT jury is back. The jury decides what the SEC is guilty of and if the commissioners of the SEC and Big Ten are guilty for not wanting what's best for the game. Canzano officially marks today as the start of summer and is looking for a summer theme song. The 5 at 5, what's on tap, and much more!

John Canzano is in talking about Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who is seemingly taking a stand against the SEC and Big Ten. Canzano says it's about time someone in a power position tries to stand up against the most powerful conferences. Canzano also talks about Mike Leach now being eligible for the college football hall of fame. Canzano says it's a no brainer to put Leach in the hall of fame. Locked on College Football podcast host, Spencer McLaughlin, joins the program to discuss the new rule changes that could potentially happen in college football. McLaughlin is not a fan of a new expansion of the CFP and would actually prefer that the CFP goes back to the BCS model of only two teams. McLaughlin is happy that Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is standing up to the the SEC but also questions Yormark's motives. McLaughlin talks about the Oregon Ducks schedule and what he thinks the Ducks will be next season. Former Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington State athletic director, Bill Moos, joins the program a

Saint Mary's head baseball coach Eric Valenzuela joins the program to discuss his Gaels as they are heading to Corvallis for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Gaels open up against the Beavers, and Valenzuela gives a scouting report of his team and what they do well. Valenzuela coached with baseball great Tony Gwynn when Valenzuela was the pitching coach for San Diego State, and Valenzuela talks about some of the things he learned from Gwynn and mentions how great Gwynn was. Valenzuela talks about how special this season was for the Gaels and if he saw this season coming.

Former Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington State athletic director Bill Moos joins the program and tells some great stories about the late Mike Leach. Leach is now eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Moos discusses his departure for Nebraska and the conversation he had with Mike Leach. Moos hired Leach at Washington State, and the two had a great relationship. Moos talks about the disappointment he has in college football right now as the sport has gone away from academics and team comradery.

Locked on College Football podcast host Spencer McLaughlin joins the program to discuss the new rule changes that could potentially happen in college football. McLaughlin is not a fan of a new expansion of the CFP and would actually prefer that the CFP go back to the BCS model of only two teams. McLaughlin is happy that Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is standing up to the SEC, but also questions Yormark's motives. McLaughlin discusses the Oregon Ducks' schedule and his expectations for the team next season.

John Canzano is in talking about the SEC and Big Ten trying to manipulate the state of college football in their favor as Canzano says that the SEC especially is not doing what's best for college football. USA Today's Dan Wolken joins the program to discuss the world of college football. Wolken doesn't understand why the SEC and Big Ten want to have guaranteed spots in the CFP because the two conferences are going to get the spots anyways. Wolken thinks that the moves that the SEC and Big Ten are making are just moves to ultimately break off from everyone else and do their own thing. Wolken talks about if the Big 12 and ACC have enough stones to plants their feet in the ground and not give in to the SEC and Big Ten. Oregon State baseball coach Mitch Canham joins the show to talk about the Beavers in the NCAA tournament coming up. Oregon State will be hosting the Corvallis regional with St. Mary's, USC, and TCU. Canham talks about how the team has dealt with the time off between the end of the regular season a

ESPN 960 in Utah's Brice Larson joins the show to discuss the Utah Valley baseball team which is heading to Eugene for the Eugene regionals. Larson says that the Wolverines are excited and comfortable heading to Oregon, as some of their coaches are from the area. Their head coach, Drew Rasmussen, played at Pacific University in Oregon, where he was a three-time all-conference performer for the Boxers. Larson says that Utah Valley is coming to Eugene to win and make a name for themselves.

Oregon State baseball coach Mitch Canham joins the show to talk about the Beavers in the NCAA tournament coming up. Oregon State will be hosting the Corvallis regional with St. Mary's, USC, and TCU. Canham talks about how the team has dealt with the time off between the end of the regular season and the NCAA tournament, as the Beavers didn't play in a conference tournament this season. Canham talks about the team that he has and how tight the group is. Canham says they have kept open communication throughout the season to keep everyone on the same page. Canham previews St. Mary's, who is the Beavers opening opponent.

USA Today's Dan Wolken joins the program to discuss the world of college football. Wolken doesn't understand why the SEC and Big Ten want to have guaranteed spots in the CFP because the two conferences are going to get the spots anyway. Wolken thinks that the moves the SEC and Big Ten are making are merely attempts to ultimately break away from everyone else and do their own thing. Wolken discusses whether the Big 12 and ACC have the confidence to stand their ground and resist the pressure from the SEC and Big Ten.

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel joins the program to discuss college football and its changing landscape. Mandel is fired up about some of the comments made by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. Mandel can't believe that the SEC and the Big Ten have been trying to secure four automatic bids, regardless of the outcome, in a potential postseason. Mandel thinks that the Big Ten is focused on the expansion of the College Football Playoff so that he can add a plau-in tournament for the Big Ten to decide who gets the final two automatic bids to the CFP. Mandel thinks that the moves the SEC and Big Ten are trying to make could potentially ruin the game of college football.

John Canzano is in talking about the SEC spring meetings in which Greg Sankey confirmed that they are talking about the college football playoff and a possible expansion. Canzano thinks that the SEC and Big Ten are making decisions that aren't for the greater good of college football and could potentially ruin the sport. Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski joins the show to discuss the upcoming NCAA tournament. Wasikowski and the Ducks were chosen to host the regional round in Eugene. Wasikowski previews the pod and previews their first matchup against Utah Valley. Wakiskowski says the Utah Valley team is a veteran team who isn't going to be afraid of the moment. Wasikowski talks about the state of Oregon as both Oregon and Oregon State are hosting regionals. Wasikowski talks about a couple of players that have been huge for the team this season. The Athletic's Stewart Mandel joins the program to discuss college football and it's changing landscape. Mandel is fired up about some of the comments made by SEC

Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski joins the show to discuss the upcoming NCAA tournament. Wasikowski and the Ducks were chosen to host the regional round in Eugene. Wasikowski previews the pod and previews their first matchup against Utah Valley. Wakiskowski says the Utah Valley team is a veteran team that isn't going to be afraid of the moment. Wasikowski talks about the state of Oregon, as both Oregon and Oregon State are hosting regionals. Wasikowski talks about a couple of players who have been huge for the team this season.

John Canzano is in talking about rivalries in college football and the controversy that was started with Petros Papadakis calling Lincoln Riley out. Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens comes on and talks about the Civil War and the future of that rivalry, and Canzano reacts to those comments. University of Oregon athletic director, Rob Mullens, joins the program right off of the get go and is discussing how successful Oregon athletics has been recently. The softball team is hosting Liberty on Friday night in the Super Regionals and is two wins away from making the College Softball World Series. Mullens talks about the house settlement and where his eyes are going when he looks at the settlement. Mullens thinks that we need some intervention on the federal level because there are so many different laws in different states when it comes to NIL deals. Mullens talks about the new CFP seedings rule that went in to affect and tells Canzano why it was the right choice to change the seedings. Mullens also talks abou

University of Oregon athletic director, Rob Mullens, joins the program right off the bat and is discussing how successful Oregon athletics has been recently. The softball team is hosting Liberty on Friday night in the Super Regionals and is two wins away from making the College Softball World Series. Mullens talks about the house settlement and where his eyes are going when he looks at the settlement. Mullens thinks that we need some intervention on the federal level because there are so many different laws in different states when it comes to NIL deals. Mullens talks about the new CFP seedings rule that went into effect and tells Canzano why changing the seedings was the right choice. Mullens also talks about the Civil War and how they view the rivalry going into the future.

John Canzano is in talking about the college football playoff and the new format they are going to institute next season. The seedings are going to be determined by your rankings in the CFP poll. Canzano thinks that this is going to ultimately be a good thing for the CFP, but still questions if it going to be beneficial to not make a conference championship game. The Big Ten Network's, Sydney Supple, joins the program to discuss the NCAA softball tournament. The Univeristy of Oregon will be hosting a Super Regional against Liberty after Liberty upset Texas A&M in the regionals. Supple thinks that Oregon is in a great spot to make the College Softball World Series. Supple talks about how important game one is in softball. It is a best of three series and Supple says the winner of game one advances to the next round 80% of the time. Fox Sports' Petros Papadakis joins the show to discuss the current situation at USC. Papadakis is not happy that Lincoln Riley seems to be avoiding the rivalry with Notre Dame.

Fox Sports' Petros Papadakis joins the show to discuss the current situation at USC. Papadakis is not happy that Lincoln Riley seems to be avoiding the rivalry with Notre Dame. Papadakis thinks that USC needs to focus on beating teams like Minnesota before it should be focused on ducking the rivalry with Notre Dame. Papadakis is upset with the way USC has had to use a GM for recruiting. Papadakis says that the USC fanbase doesn't care anymore.

The Big Ten Network's Sydney Supple joins the program to discuss the NCAA softball tournament. The University of Oregon will be hosting a Super Regional against Liberty after Liberty upset Texas A&M in the regionals. Supple thinks that Oregon is in a great spot to make the College Softball World Series. Supple talks about how important game one is in softball. It is a best-of-three series, and Supple says the winner of game one advances to the next round 80% of the time.