Every time I do an Ask Me Anything I’ve been asked for my Philly sports talk radio dream lineup. I didn’t answer in the AMA because it would’ve taken way too much thought, with too many variables to consider. Do you go current hosts? All-time hosts? Do you have unlimited funds? That sort of thing. And it was that last one that I kept coming back to. That’s the question program directors have to face. I’m sure both stations would love to stockpile talent, pay Tony Bruno and Glen Macnow, but also Angelo Cataldi, Anthony Gargano and Mike Missanelli. But you can’t have it all. You can’t program all of the biggest names and most talented hosts.

So, an idea was born: Useless Fantasy. A Draft Kings-style post that forces you to make the tough decisions in completely arbitrary and meaningless squad building. Call it #SquadGoals, with a daily fantasy twist.

First up: Philly sports talk radio.

Here’s the deal: You have $50,000 to spend on programming a lineup with the following time slots: 6a-10a, 10a-12p, 12a-2p, 2p-6p, 6p-10p, 10p-1a, and one weekend host. Be your very own Matt Nahigian or Andy Bloom!

Here are the slots you’ll need to fill. You may choose one one-man show in the mid-day or afternoon time slots, for a total of 11 hosts. Put your best lineup in the comments or tweet them to me. We’ll feature the best.

Morning show 1

Morning show 2

Morning show 3

Mid-days 10-12 1

Mid-days 10-12 2

Mid-days 12-2 1

Mid-days 12-2 2

Afternoon 1

Afternoon 2

Evenings

Late night

Weekend

The talent pool (prices somewhat reflect actual, estimated, or desired salaries):

[Here’s a link to an Excel doc so you can easily calculate lineup]

Angelo Cataldi

$9,000

Mike Missanelli

$7,800

Anthony Gargano

$7,100

Al Morganti

$6,400

Howard Eskin

$6,200

Michael Barkann

$5,800

Rhea Hughes

$5,600

Tony Bruno

$5,400

Josh Innes

$5,200

Glen Macnow

$5,200

Brian Baldinger

$5,100

Keith Jones

$5,000

Rob Ellis

$5,000

Harry Mayes

$4,900

Ray Didinger

$4,900

Hollis Thomas

$4,500

Jon Marks

$4,500

Spike Eskin

$4,400

Ron Jaworski

$4,200

Sal Paolantonio

$4,200

Ike Reese

$4,100

Sean Brace

$4,100

Jody Mac

$4,100

Brian Westbook

$3,900

Jason Myrtetus

$3,800

Eytan Shander

$3,700

Big Daddy

$3,500

Joe Conklin

$3,300

Jeremiah Trotter

$3,200

Ricky Bottalico

$3,200

Ben Davis

$3,200

Brian Haddad

$3,000

Nick Kayal

$3,000

Joe DeCamara

$3,000

Matt Lombardo

$3,000

Pat Gallen

$3,000

Paul Jolovitz

$3,000

Mark Farzetta

$3,000

Rob Charry

$2,900

Adam Caplan

$2,900

Devon Givens

$2,800

Michael Bradley

$2,800

Brian Startare

$2,600

Maureen Williams

$2,600

Jamie Lynch

$2,600

Joe Staszak

$2,600

Barrett Brooks

$2,600

Tom Byrne

$2,600

Joe Giglio

$2,500

Joe Younes

$2,400

John Barchard

$2,400

James Seltzer

$2,400

Adam Reigner

$2,000

Andrew Porter

$2,000

Geoff Mosher

$2,000

Jon Johnson

$2,000

Rickie Ricardo

$2,000

Sonny Hill

$2,000

Chris Steuber

$2,000

Dan Schwartzman

$2,000

Phil from Mt. Airy

$1,600

[Here’s a link to an Excel doc so you can easily calculate lineup]

I’ll post my squad later.