Phantom Island is not a travel show, but Ryan Nanni decided to go to this year's Rose Bowl, which happened to be Indiana's first trip to Pasadena since 1968, and that felt like a good thing to discuss with Steven Godfrey. This conversation covers the value of the Rose Bowl Game vs. the Rose Bowl as a home stadium, the joy of being physically present for sports, and whether whatever comes next will or should impact the moment Indiana fans felt on New Year's Day.

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.

In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni review their experiences attending Montana State's overtime win against Illinois State in Nashville, including the NCAA-ness of this event, the mood amongst Bobcat fans throughout the wild fourth quarter, and Bill C's perspective on the game.

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.

The inclusion of Tulane and James Madison in the 2025 College Football Playoff set off a wave of anti-G5 backlash that only got worse once both teams lost in the first round by multiple scores. Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni chatted with Rodger Sherman about what's driving that frustration, what makes these G5 teams different than their predecessors, and some possible changes that could make everyone happier. (Though never truly happy, of course.) Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

In Part Two of the Holiday Single Wing, football is put to the side as Steven Godfrey answers questions from our subscribers about negotiating the terms of holiday travel, divulging the truth about Santa, his offseason pop culture plans, and being a parent in a world that doesn't always feel like a great place to be raising a child.

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.

For players in the US and Canada, the road to the NHL used to be divided into two primary paths: play in the Canadian Hockey League or for an NCAA men's hockey team. But thanks to recent rule changes, CHL players can now jump to college hockey. Ryan Nanni walks Steven Godfrey through what that means for both groups, the impact on college rosters, the other leagues that stand to lose out in this new arrangement, and how this change is prying open the door, at least a little, for some former professionals to get NCAA eligibility. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.

Because Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni are fools, they believed the coaching carousel for 2025 to be largely complete. Then Sherrone Moore was fired for cause and arrested, and the Wolverines spent about two weeks rumoredly attached to several candidates before hiring Kyle Whittingham. With the dust settled (for now), we sat down to discuss how Utah-lifer Whittingham even became available, what expectations look like for his tenure, and whether a larger accounting for the problems inside the athletic department at Michigan will happen.

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.

Part One of this Holiday Single Wing has Steven Godfrey taking football questions from subscribers on topics ranging from why Curt Cignetti has done more at Indiana than Lance Leipold has at Kansas, an early assessment of Pete Golding, the balance of football power in the state of Florida, and what it really looks like to survive as an independent program in the playoff era.

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.

On November 14, 2025, Phantom Island held its first live show in Athens, Georgia, and we picked a topic suitable for the location: was the SEC's proclaimed speed advantage real? (And, if so, what happened to it?) Part trivia contest, part guy remembering, and part amateur data analysis, this episode walks through the concept of SEC Speed as both discussion point and measurable trait. Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.