The Markcast®
A sports-centric podcast hosted by Reid Johnson, covering news and opinions related to the CFL, UFL (United Football League), and other "alt-football" leagues outside the NFL.
Episodes
May 31, 2024 • 110 mins
With all 8 original UFL markets returning in 2025 per Daryl Johnston, EVP of Football Ops for the UFL with the possibility of expansion as well in 2025, what steps need to be taken NOW and in the near offseason to ensure success for the United Football League in season 2? We welcome “The Professor” Andrew Murray to the program who’s created his own “Survival Guide” (complete with PowerPoint presentation) for how the UFL can avoid t...
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May 29, 2024 • 59 mins
UFL Week 9 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 9. We went LIVE on Tuesday, May 28th to recap and react to UFL week 9! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 9th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
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May 24, 2024 • 81 mins
UFL Playoffs Preview, CFL 2024 Season Primer! It is almost the UFL 2024 playoffs and we are bringing in all-around football guru Emory Hunt to share his thoughts on the UFL season and to preview the upcoming UFL playoffs! The CFL season is almost here so we welcome Ted Wyman to preview the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season following their first pre-season game, and Dave Campbell returns to the show to chat about the Edmonton Elks.
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May 21, 2024 • 60 mins
UFL Week 8 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 8. We went LIVE on Monday, May 20th to recap and react to UFL week 8! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 8th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
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May 17, 2024 • 94 mins
UFL Expansion/Relocation: Who’s on the chopping block? As we approach the end of the UFL 2024 season it’s time to look ahead to the future of the UFL as it pertains to team expansion and relocation. We bring on John Lewis of John Lewis Sports to ask the question: Which teams and cities would survive the chopping block in a future 2025 UFL season? We also welcome CFL Hall of Fame Reporter Dan Ralph onto the program to chat the lates...
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May 14, 2024 • 69 mins
UFL Week 7 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 7. We went LIVE on Monday, May 13 to recap and react to UFL week 7! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 7th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
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May 10, 2024 • 86 mins
Fixing the UFL: Ex-Spring League Exec Gives Blueprint for Success. We are FIXING the UFL this week with a “think tank” involving an ex-spring league official on a unique episode of The Markcast. Todd Merkow, former president and COO in the early 2000's of the LA Avengers in the AFL and sports media guru joins the program for a wide-ranging interview dissecting the UFL’s business model. We chat TV ratings vs. attendance, cultivating...
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May 8, 2024 • 65 mins
UFL Week 6 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 6!! We went LIVE on Tuesday, May 7th to recap and react to UFL week 6! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 6th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 6's TV ratings and attendance from all 6 UFL games.
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May 3, 2024 • 60 mins
It's time for a UFL mid-season review; is the new merged XFL-USFL Super League ALIVE and thriving, or just breathing…? We welcome UFL Insider, Sports Illustrated contributor, and second-best draft predictor on the planet Mike Mitchell onto the program for a wide-ranging interview discussing the things the UFL is doing right, the things the UFL is doing wrong, and what the United Football League needs to do moving into 2025 and beyo...
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April 29, 2024 • 68 mins
UFL Week 5 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 5. We went LIVE on Sunday, April 28 to recap and react to UFL week 5! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 5th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
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April 26, 2024 • 100 mins
Is the UFL (United Football League) living up to expectations? We’re approaching the midway point of the UFL's inaugural 2024 season, so it’s time to ask that question. We bring on CFL scout and all-around “football guy” Ric Serritella and UFL Board’s Greg Parks to share their thoughts on the season up to this point and whether or not the league is exceeding their expectations. We also welcome CFL Hall of Fame reporter Darrell Davi...
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April 24, 2024 • 70 mins
UFL Week 4 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 4!! We are going LIVE on Tuesday, April 23rd to recap and react to UFL week 4! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 4th week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 4's TV ratings and attendance from all 4 UFL games.
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April 19, 2024 • 75 mins
UFL Merger: Is the USFL Carrying Its Weight? As we approach week 4 of the UFL season and see some of the teams that are struggling with home attendance, is the USFL carrying its weight in the UFL merger alongside the XFL? We welcome OurSports Central/s USFL historian Paul Reeths onto the program to have a wide-ranging discussion about the new USFL’s place in the UFL merger. TSN’s Dave Naylor returns to the program to chat about the...
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April 17, 2024 • 72 mins
UFL Week 3 Results, TV Ratings + Attendance! Winner and Losers From UFL Week 3!! We are going LIVE on Tuesday, April 16 to recap and react to UFL week 2! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 3rd week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live! We'll also recap UFL week 3's TV ratings and attendance from all 4 UFL games.
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April 9, 2024 • 76 mins
UFL Week 2 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 2. We went LIVE on Monday, April 8 to recap and react to UFL week 2! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the 2nd week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
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April 5, 2024 • 83 mins
Will UFL’s extreme makeover SAVE spring football? The United Football League is finally here… and we have a BIG big-time episode this week coming off the merged XFL-USFL kickoff of the UFL last weekend. “UFL Insider” Mike Mitchell joins us for a wide-ranging interview tackling everything about UFL week 1 and the league’s plans moving forward. We chat quality of football, TV ratings, attendance, future expansion, and more!
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April 1, 2024 • 74 mins
UFL Week 1 Results + Reactions! Winner and Losers From United Football League Week 1. We went LIVE on Monday, April 1 to recap and react to UFL week! Join Andrew Murray and me as we react to the first week of UFL gameplay and take your comments and questions live!
The UFL 2024 season began with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades. USFL 2024 week 1 also featured the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Michigan Panthers, ...
The UFL 2024 season began with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades. USFL 2024 week 1 also featured the St. Louis Battlehawks at the Michigan Panthers, ...
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March 30, 2024 • 124 mins
LIVE UFL (United Football League) 2024 Pre-Game Show and livestream! We are going LIVE on Saturday, March 30th from the UFL 2024 kickoff in Arlington, Texas! Join us and a HUGE slate of special guests as we preview the UFL 2024 kickoff game, the rest of the UFL 2024 opening weekend, and the United Football League 2024 season as a whole!
The UFL 2024 season begins with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades at 1 p.m....
The UFL 2024 season begins with the Birmingham Stallions facing the Arlington Renegades at 1 p.m....
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March 22, 2024 • 69 mins
BIG time UFL episode this week with an exclusive sit-down interview with Executive vice president of football operations for the UFL Daryl Johnson running down everything you want to know about the United Football League! We discuss the politics and negotiations behind the XFL-USFL merger, XFL vs. USFL rules, Daryl’s future vision for the league, and more!
We also chat with offensive line coach for the Arlington Renegades Jonathan ...
We also chat with offensive line coach for the Arlington Renegades Jonathan ...
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March 15, 2024 • 81 mins
WE are BACK with a pre-recorded episode and LOTS of United Football League news this week including 2 UFL training camp interviews on episode 172 of The Markcast®! We have sit-down interviews with Houston Roughnecks head coach Curtis Johnson and Memphis Showboats running back Darius Victor. Pat Rifino also stops by the program to break down the latest UFL news including the recent announcement of the UFL 2024 championship game comi...
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