On the fifth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Frank Schwab (Shutdown Corner Blog, Yahoo! Sports) and Luke Winn (Sports Illustrated). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don look back at Super Bowl 50, the career of Marshawn Lynch, and talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs clearing cap space for Steven Stamkos. The book club formally introduces the new first book of 2016 called This is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon by Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers. Finally, the show ends with Don complaining about Mike Harrington trolling Buffalo Sabres fans and Steve saying goodbye to Daniel Bryan.
-Frank Schwab is making his first appearance (0:26:54) on the podcast to talk about the Denver Broncos victory over the Carolina Panthers at Super Bowl 50. Frank talks about what most of us missed when we picked the Panthers to beat the Broncos, the incredible game played by Von Miller, and the end of Peyton Manning. Frank and Steve talk about why people hate Cam Newton, his embarrassing post-game press conference, and look ahead to next season by talking about Frank's way too early power rankings.
-Luke Winn is making his ninth appearance (01:16:48) on the podcast. Winn joins the podcast to talk about his latest article in Sports Illustrated about the increased importance of the three point shot in college basketball. Winn talks about Oklahoma's chances to win the National Championship, speculates if their lack of depth or dependence on the three point shot is more likely to sink them, and handicaps Buddy Hield's player of the year chances. Luke also picks his final four, tells us if Duke is going to make the tournament, and chats about Ben Simmons.
