Season 1, Episode 5: Guest: Scott Doyne, Innovation: C.O.L.A DRAFT MECHANISM

Welcome back to Sports Rule Pod. I'm Nick Elam. Here we explore innovations in sports and the journeys of individuals who make sports great. You can find Sports Rule Pod on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. And there are many ways to engage with the podcast. You can do so by email, nick.elam@sportsrulepod.com or X, Instagram, or YouTube @sportsrulepod. In the Interview segment of this episode, we're joined by bestselling author Scott Doyne, who discusses his new book, Navigating the Quarter Life Career Crisis, and how his own interest in career transitions stems from the way his long stint as an executive at Turner Sports came to an end abruptly. In the Innovation segment, we're joined by Dr. T.J. Highley from La Salle University, who shares his concept for the C.OL.A. DRAFT MECHANISM, which might just be able to strike the right balance of some fundamental principles for what many regard as an ideal draft system - being able to give preference to struggling teams without incentivizing tanking at all. And in the Next-to-Last segment, we revisit the next to last scene of a surprisingly under appreciated movie, Traffic. Let's get to it.

Additional info about the COLA Draft Mechanism can be found here: NBA Tanking Is Solvable: Four Candidates - T.J. Highley

or here: NBA Draft: Simple COLA Ends Tanking