Episode Notes
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about March Madness and the road to the Final Four, which this year is about avoiding COVID-19. They also discuss “The Eyes of Texas,” the song the University of Texas plays before and after football games, and which has become the subject of heated debate at the school because of its historical connection to minstrel shows. Finally, they assess the life and career of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
01/11/2021
The National Sports Media Association announced its national and state awards for 2020 Monday, as well as its next slate of Hall of Fame inductees, and there are plenty of notable selections. To start with, college football reporter and writer Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic was named the national sportswriter of the year, becoming (at 31) the youngest writer to win that award in the NSMA’s 61-year history, and the first woman. Meanwhile, Mike “Doc” Emrick, who retired at 74 in October after calling the resumption of the NHL’s season and the Stanley Cup playoffs from home, was named the national sportscaster of the year; he had been calling the NHL professionally since 1973 and full-time for NBC since 2011, and this was his fourth national NSMA sportscaster of the year selection (the others came in 2013, 2014 and 2015). The organization also announced seven inductees to their Hall of Fame: sportscasters Bill King, Jim Nantz, and Dick Stockton, and sportswriters La