{"podcast":{"title":"Front Office Sports Today","slug":"front-office-sports-today-4120147","podcast_index_feed_id":4120147,"rss_url":"https://api.spokenlayer.com/feed/channel/the-leadoff-podcasts-ext/3c9929b72538c12bd92ac6762f8d798b9d4e8cdca7692ea74f466061d01816cb","website_url":"https://frontofficesports.com/podcasts/fos-today/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0eccb792-8223-11ed-8ea9-4b4b76c4d47c/image/0a1f57c256c28bf8c6e03884f3409a4d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Front Office Sports","episode_count":857,"summary":"Sports is big business. Here's your daily brief.Front Office Sports Today is your morning briefing on the deals, decisions and cultural moments shaping the industry. Hosted by Baker Machado, with reporting from the Front Office Sports newsroom.Weekdays in under 12 minutes, ready at 6 a.m. ET. Plus longform conversations throughout the week with athletes, analysts, and executives shaping the game.Subscribe now and turn on notifications.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T22:21:03.214161+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147"},"episode":{"title":"College Football Playoff Chaos: Is the System Already Broken?","slug":"college-football-playoff-chaos-is-the-system-already-broken","published_at":"2025-12-08T21:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147/college-football-playoff-chaos-is-the-system-already-broken","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/1C131A/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOS4373935857.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/1C131A/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOS4373935857.mp3","summary":"The first official 12-team College Football Playoff field is set. College football analyst Ben Stevens joins to evaluate the committee's selections and Notre Dame's controversial decision to opt out of its bowl game after missing the College Football Playoff, which could become more normalized in the era of playoff expansion. Plus, FOS editor-in-chief Dan Roberts discusses the difficult situation surrounding ESPN's College Football Playoff rankings shows leading up to the official reveal.Also, Olympic snowboarder Scotty James joins to discuss the new X Games League, how he's preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics as he pushes for his first gold medal, and his documentary \"Scotty James: Pipe Dream\" premiering Dec. 19 on Netflix. There are risks when investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. ETFs’ risks are similar to those of stocks. Investments in the tech sector are subject to greater risk and more volatility than more diversified investments. The Nasdaq-100 Index® includes the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq. An investment cannot be made directly into an index. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. Visit Invesco.com for a prospectus with this information. Read it carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc.","meta_description":"The first official 12-team College Football Playoff field is set. College football analyst Ben Stevens joins to evaluate the committee's selections and No…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/front-office-sports-today-4120147/episodes/college-football-playoff-chaos-is-the-system-already-broken/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147/college-football-playoff-chaos-is-the-system-already-broken.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}