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This was more than a mere rivalry; it was a blood feud. It exploded in a massive brawl on March 26, 1997 when Darren McCarty sought revenge on Claude Lemieux who had seriously injured the Red Wings' Kris Draper the year before.

For generations, the NCAA defended one sacred principle: college athletes were amateurs – students first, playing for school pride, tradition, and the love of the game. But now, in 2025, that world has all but disappeared. A series of federal rulings has ushered in an era of athlete sponsorships via Name Image Likeness (NIL), free agency through the transfer portal, and – after this year's landmark House settlement – direct school payments to student athletes. 

For even the most diehard fan, the pace of change has been hard to track. How'd we get here? Who's benefiting – or not? And what does the future of college sports actually look like?

In the one-hour E60 special, Schaap explores and reveals the forces reshaping the billion-dollar industry. Through the biggest names in college sports, he breaks down how schools are now paying players, the explosive rise of the NIL industry, how the transfer portal really works and what the role of the NCAA is in a landscape it no longer fully controls.

In The Oklahoma Standard, E60 explores the Thunder's relationship with Oklahoma City's painful past, with insight from figures like Thunder GM Sam Presti, reigning NBA and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, All-Star forward Chet Holmgren, center Isaiah Hartenstein, former Thunder superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Thunder legend Nick Collison, former mayor Ron Norick and current mayor David Holt – plus survivors of the bombing along with family members of those killed by it, and first responders. Through these perspectives, viewers come to understand not only the darkness, but also how a team and a community are bound together with a shared sense of purpose.