Welcome to a special edition of Phantom Island, presented by our sponsor Homefield and highlighting five spots on this year's Can't Miss Kickoff Tour. We do that in the most sensible way possible: a game of Two Truths and a Lie, where Ryan Nanni runs Steven Godfrey through a gauntlet of questions about Georgia vs. the Mannings, Hugh Freeze vs. history, Indianapolis vs. the rest of the United States, and much more.

You can learn more about other Tour stops from our pals at Split Zone Duo and the Shutdown Fullcast. Phantom Island is produced by Michael Surber.

Steven Godfrey takes listener questions on football, life, and his latest sports media venture. He argues in favor of the 3-3-5, considers the future of Washington State, explains where to find coaches who don't want to jump all over the country, offers some advice on attending games solo, and provides his thoughts on the latest iteration of a Superman movie. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Here's how the narrative used to work in college football: when a coach struggling to win found himself working for a new athletic director, his chances of getting fired went up significantly. The AD, the all-powerful head of a college's sports programs, simply wouldn't owe any loyalty to an underachiever they hadn't hired.

So Ryan Nanni looked at the last four years of coach firings, compared them to a four year stretch from a decade earlier, and took the results to Steven Godfrey. Is this trope still real? Has it changed over time, and what do those shifts reflect about the power shifts within athletic departments? And how many times could you have fired Derek Dooley for the price of firing Jimbo Fisher?

Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.