Indiana's run to a national championship set off lots of reactions about how their roster was assembled, but Ryan Nanni enlisted the help of Parker Fleming for this episode to determine what we can actually learn about how the Hoosiers (and the Hurricanes) built teams that made it to the final game of the year, what red herrings we should avoid, and how our understanding of how you put a roster together is changing.

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.

Jon Bois, one of the excellent minds at Secret Base, joins Ryan Nanni to talk about a very particular NFL statistical quirk. Namely: the Chicago Bears are the only franchise to never have a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards. Why is this milestone appealing? What does it actually mean to break through it? Which passers have kept other teams from joining the Bears on this list? And why should Raiders fans get free NFL Sunday Ticket next season?

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As college football approaches the end of the 2025 season, Steven Godfrey takes another set of questions from paid subscribers to Phantom Island. Would a superleague bring stability via centralized decision making? Will recent transfer shenanigans impact what happens to the portal going forward? Is Matt Campbell done moving after taking the Penn State job? What’s the biggest What If? of the 2025 season? And who does Godfrey want the Falcons to hire?

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.