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SVP and Stanford Steve are here to react to LeBron James signing with the 76ers, the top storylines coming out of SEC Media Days and Jackson Koivun's impressive win at the 3M Open. The King is headed to Philly, are the Sixers the team to beat in the NBA? How will it work with Maxey, Embiid, Brown, James and Edgecombe? The 21-year-old Jackson Koivun bested Scottie Scheffler to claim his first PGA Tour win, and it might be the first of many. Jon Sumrall was a popular talking point coming from the SEC Media Days in Tampa. Steve dives into what to expect from Sumrall at Florida as well as several other new coaches and coaches in new spots. Plus, a full recap of the latest swim meets, Jordan Cornette's great charity event, a Trombone Shorty concert, SVP's trouble running the option in CFB 27 and Steve's experience at HersheyPark. | SVPod Approximate Timecodes (0:00) Intro (1:10) Swim meet fallout (6:55) Charlie crushed (11:00) What makes a good snack bag (14:00) What ‘giving your all’ looks like (17:35) Congrats to Claire! (19:05) What it’s like watching the kids swim as a parent (20:55) Why the team aspect is so important (24:00) SVP & Steve’s best splashes (27:48) LeBron to Philly reaction (32:25) Jackson Koivun wins the 3M Open: First of many? (42:15) Jordan Cornette’s charity event recap (45:40) Shoutout Trombone Shorty (48:10) Juvenile watches SVP! (49:30) How Trombone Shorty & Darius Rucker are alike off-stage (52:37) CFB 27 update (57:02) Jon Sumrall Florida year 1 outlook (59:45) Top post-SECMD storylines (1:06:25) Hersheypark recap (1:09:48) Things Steve loves (1:11:15) Afternoon musings (1:15:00) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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