Imagine a coach so dominant his teams outscored opponents 2,821 to 42 over just five years—a physical and tactical "mountain of a man" who transformed a chaotic collegiate pastime into a professionalized multi-billion dollar industry. In this episode of pplpod, we conduct a structural archaeology of Fielding H. Yost, deconstructing the mercenary origins and relentless drive of one of Sports History's most polarizing figures. We unpack the "Yost Affair" and his rise as a highly-paid tactical expert, analyzing the bizarre historical crossover where James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, served as his assistant. We deconstruct the "Point-a-Minute" squads and the architectural vision that excavated The Big House, building a stadium deep enough to hold 100,000 fa ...