Phantom Island

As college football approaches the end of the 2025 season, Steven Godfrey takes another set of questions from paid subscribers to Phantom Island. Would a superleague bring stability via centralized decision making? Will recent transfer shenanigans impact what happens to the portal going forward? Is Matt Campbell done moving after taking the Penn State job? What’s the biggest What If? of the 2025 season? And who does Godfrey want the Falcons to hire?This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Since the 1967-68 season, the NBA has assigned 82 games to each of its teams. But basketball, the league's geography, television, and the physical qualities of the players have changed drastically since then, leading some notable players and coaches to push for the league to shorten the regular season. Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni discuss the cases in favor of that move, consider the counterarguments, and briefly brush up against the Billy Joel vs. Garth Brooks argument.Research on this episode was conducted by Ryan Fortune. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Phantom Island is not a travel show, but Ryan Nanni decided to go to this year's Rose Bowl, which happened to be Indiana's first trip to Pasadena since 1968, and that felt like a good thing to discuss with Steven Godfrey. This conversation covers the value of the Rose Bowl Game vs. the Rose Bowl as a home stadium, the joy of being physically present for sports, and whether whatever comes next will or should impact the moment Indiana fans felt on New Year's Day. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni review their experiences attending Montana State's overtime win against Illinois State in Nashville, including the NCAA-ness of this event, the mood amongst Bobcat fans throughout the wild fourth quarter, and Bill C's perspective on the game. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

The inclusion of Tulane and James Madison in the 2025 College Football Playoff set off a wave of anti-G5 backlash that only got worse once both teams lost in the first round by multiple scores. Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni chatted with Rodger Sherman about what's driving that frustration, what makes these G5 teams different than their predecessors, and some possible changes that could make everyone happier. (Though never truly happy, of course.) Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.