Congratulations to Pat McAfee and The Pat McAfee Show. The partnership with FanDuel is $30 Million Dollars a year. Creative people who gamble on themselves and win are fun to cheer for. The 4-Year Contract made news Thursday and it had a lot of my friends saying, “I see why you guys did what you did now.” We heard the same thing when we first left because Clay Travis had sold OutKick for $11 Million Dollars, “Oh, you guys want to do what Clay did.” I can’t speak for everyone, but if there is ever a $30M deal on the table, we’ll listen. 😅 The main reason we started DBL Down Media/The Next Round was freedom. Creative Freedom. Freedom of Movement. We looked at McAfee, Le Batard, Barstool, OutKick and saw beacons of light. We saw the fun we could have at work. We saw how we could come up with different ways to interact with you. For us, that was worth the gamble and priceless…but if anyone has $30M, Jim@NextRoundLive.com

ON THE SHOW: (All Times Central) 9:25am NATE OATS, Alabama Basketball Head Coach 10:00am PETER BURNS, SEC Network Host 11:00am CHRIS MORTENSEN, ESPN NFL Reporter 11:30am TRASH with LT

TOP LINKS THIS MORNING: ($$=Subscription Needed)

  1. CONNOR O’GARA: This Wild Cycle told us why Head Coaches don’t leave SEC READ
  2. THE QB THAT COULD CHANGE 2022: “Absolute Freak” QB Cameron Ward READ
  3. TAKE ARMY-NAVY ON THE ROAD: There seems to be an appetite for the move READ
  4. LSU’S BRIAN KELLY ON THE TRAIL: ($$) His first week and more recruiting news READ
  5. LAST WEEKEND FOR RECRUITING: Big Players on the road before Signing Day READ
  6. FAKE SLIDES: NCAA issues a quick rule interpretation OUTLAWING Pickett’s move READ
  7. BIG10 vs PAC12 CHALLENGE: Marcello reports games could start as early as 2023 READ
  8. FUTURE SCHEDULES: Pac12 Commish agrees with us, scheduling needs overhaul READ
  9. CHIP 2.0: Oregon reaching out to Chip Kelly, also interviewing former SEC OC READ
  10. MIKE FARRELL’S FACT OR FICTION: Chip at Oregon and more READ
  11. COMMIT TO THE GRIT: ($$) Cincinnati’s Rise to the Top of the CFB World READ
  12. AWARD WINNERS: A rundown of who won all of CFB’s TOP AWARDS in 2021 READ
  13. CONFIDENCE BOWL PICKS: Which winners are you most confident in this year READ
  14. TRANSFER PORTAL: The latest on Quinn Ewers and others READ
  15. RIDING THE TUA TRAIN: Tagovailoa proving he can be a Franchise QB READ
  16. JOE GOODMAN: Chasing The Dream in the G-League READ
  17. THIS WILL TEST LANCE TAYLOR: New HBO Series about The Showtime Lakers WATCH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Joe Burrow, Eddie Jackson, Bobby Flay, Raven-Simone’,