Hour 2: The Pro-Cupcake Show

Amin has an important question regarding his sports fandom and his allegiance to a certain university, so he polls the show to see how he should handle the situation. Then, is the University of Miami missing the College Football Playoff one of the most crushing sports feelings Mike has ever had? And do the 12 teams who make up the CFP field incentivize scheduling easy out-of-conference opponents as opposed to big-time matchups? Plus, Mike ruined David's Thanksgiving, but David wants to move right past that and head back toward the Juan Soto contract. Why was Steve Balmer the first person Samson thought of after he saw the news? Does a salary cap help or hurt a league? Have owners been lying to fans and media about player value throughout the history of sports?

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