{"id":10145,"date":"2018-01-30T07:09:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2018-01-30T07:09:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:09:47","slug":"jmusb-pod-olympic-talk-with-sports-agent-doug-eldridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10145","title":{"rendered":"JMUSB Pod: Olympic Talk With Sports Agent Doug Eldridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bumpers.fm\/_\/embed\/b9o08pmfrfa0014q8glg\" width=\"450px\" height=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of the JMUSB pod, Dukes alum Doug Eldridge stops by. We chat with him about his evolution from JMU track athlete to successful sports agent running his own agency. And since it&#8217;s almost time for the winter Olympics, we discuss a few of his clients heading to the games and how the athlete&#8217;s stories often matter as much as (or more than) their performances. We also touch on both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s hoops, before we close by rambling on about some of our favorite monuments, memorials, and attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again to our podcast sponsor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palefirebrewing.com\/\">Pale Fire Brewing<\/a>. Drop in for a beer next time you&#8217;re in the &#8216;burg.<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to the JMUSB Pod via <a href=\"https:\/\/bumpers.fm\/jmusb\">Bumpers<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jmusb-season-1\/id1268837342?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D10145&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of the JMUSB pod, Dukes alum Doug Eldridge stops by. We chat with him about his evolution from JMU track athlete to successful sports agent running his own agency. And since it&#8217;s almost time for the winter Olympics, we discuss a few of his clients heading to the games and how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[460],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10657,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10657","url_meta":{"origin":10145,"position":0},"title":"New JMUSB Pod: FCS Playoffs Preview With Brian McLaughlin from Hero Sports","date":"November 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"????????? Here's our latest episode of the JMUSB pod just in time for your morning commute (or Thanksgiving drive). It's a particularly good one, because it features less of us and more of a guy who really knows what he's talking about. 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