Doug Gottlieb: The Ugly Truth in College Sports Today

0:19 – Introduction to Doug Gottlieb, who has worked with ESPN, Fox Sports & CBS Sports. 

2:25 – “…He’s better than Stockton passing the ball…”

3:22 – Doug and Coach Gottfried talk about what it takes to be a great leader.

8:22 – “Part of leadership is sometimes you have to sacrifice your ego.” 

11:45 – Mark and Doug talk about how their Dads were coaches and how that influenced them.

17:42 – “You’re not afraid to say what you think.”

18:55 – Doug gives his thoughts on NIL.

23:42 – Doug and Coach Gottfried talk about the state of college athletics.

28:50 – “The perception of the value of a degree is so diminished right now.”

30:25 – “It’s the wild wild west.” Doug and Coach Gottfried talk about the new age of the transfer portal in college athletics. 

32:43 – Doug talks about the best phone conversation he ever had with Coach Gottfried.

36:45 – Opinions on conference realignment and how it affects rivalries in college sports.

45:43 – “We’ve gotten away from the core of what makes college athletics special.”

46:24 – “Does Notre Dame Football ever join a conference?”

50:47 – “What characteristics would you instill into a young person?”

54:10 – “I try to find the good in the worst possible thunderstorm.”

56:23 – Doug touches on how important it is to be a person that never quits.