BFT Show: Joe Davidson, Christine Brennan

John Canzano is in talking about fandom. Are we now becoming fans of players or teams? With all the movement between players and teams now days are fans more likely to be fans of specific players or are they faithful to the team they grew up loving? Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee joins the program to discuss the Troy Taylor firing by Stanford and the lawsuit against ESPN. Taylor alleges that ESPN ruined his reputation with their reporting. Davidson talks about Taylor coming up through the business of coaching. Davidson talked to Taylor's wife about Taylor, and she said that Troy Taylor isn't a bully in any way. Davidson says that ESPN only reached out via one voicemail to Troy Taylor and then didn't try anymore. Author Christine Brennan joins the show to discuss her new book, "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports." Brennan talks about the fans that have shown up to get her book and how crazy the environments have been, especially in Iowa. Brennan talks about Clark joining the WNBA and the fact that some in the WNBA didn't accept her right away. Brennan says the WNBA has failed the moment with Caitlin Clark joining the league. Brennan discusses all the mistakes the WNBA has made in capitalizing on Caitlin Clark's popularity. Brennan talks about the Olympic snub of Caitlin Clark. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!John Canzano is in talking about fandom. Are we now becoming fans of players or teams? With all the movement between players and teams now days are fans more likely to be fans of specific players or are they faithful to the team they grew up loving? Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee joins the program to discuss the Troy Taylor firing by Stanford and the lawsuit against ESPN. Taylor alleges that ESPN ruined his reputation with their reporting. Davidson talks about Taylor coming up through the business of coaching. Davidson talked to Taylor's wife about Taylor, and she said that Troy Taylor isn't a bully in any way. Davidson says that ESPN only reached out via one voicemail to Troy Taylor and then didn't try anymore. Author Christine Brennan joins the show to discuss her new book, "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports." Brennan talks about the fans that have shown up to get her book and how crazy the environments have been, especially in Iowa. Brennan talks about Clark joining the WNBA and the fact that some in the WNBA didn't accept her right away. Brennan says the WNBA has failed the moment with Caitlin Clark joining the league. Brennan discusses all the mistakes the WNBA has made in capitalizing on Caitlin Clark's popularity. Brennan talks about the Olympic snub of Caitlin Clark. Punch it audio, the 5 at 5, and much more!