Season 13 Episode 10- Nick Underhill/Mike Triplett, Jeff Benedict

The Sports-Casters

Steve interviews Nick Underhill and Mike Triplett(00:20:51) from New Orleans.Football. Nick starts by explaining the back story behind the launch of New Orleans.Football and then tells us about bringing Mike onboard. Mike talks about leaving ESPN to join Nick and talks about working so closely with the most competitive person he knows. The guys talk about beating the national media on stories, providing context, and the future of the website. We also talk a little bit about the signing of David Carr, bringing back Dennis Allen, and play a round of Name that Saint. Also, Jeff Benedict (01:01:54) the author of a new book called, Lebron, returns to talk about his latest project. Jeff talks about writing a book on Lebron without Lebron, compares his experience to the one he had writing about Tiger Woods, and explains why now was the right time to right the book. Jeff compares Lebron to Michael Jordon both on and off the court, looks back at Lebron's time in high school, and talks about his role off the court as an activist. Steve starts the show with first things first and some thoughts on the depth of the Atlanta Braves, the return of Calcio, and look at the NHL's conference finals. The show ends with one last thing about Drew Brees' 400th touchdown pass. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [e-mail]