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Co-host Jimmy Meyer and I wrap up the three week college football preview by diving into the Big 10 (1:07), with a breakdown of the Big Ten East at (2:32) and the Big Ten West at (19:44). We get into the Independents and Group of 5 Conferences at (29:33) before locking in some national predictions at (37:23). “Gotta Get There” comes at (41:39), and we discuss some week one point spreads at (44:37). We do an “Appreciate This” at (49:44), before going through some non-college football sports stories at (53:24). We wrap up with “You Know What I Miss?” (67:22), before some non-sports headline and discussion, including an analysis of the best Little Debbies and fast-food sandwiches, among other topics.
Mike Rose and I start with a deep dive into the Big 12 (1:34), starting with the bottom of the Big 12 (3:33), before breaking down the top six (9:53), and highlighting key games and locking in predictions (25:36). We do a “Gotta Get There” at (36:03) and then transition to our ACC preview at (39:30). We specifically break down the Coastal Division (40:55) and then the Coastal (56:29), before locking in predictions and highlighting key games (66:55), including Mike’s national predictions. We do an “Appreciate This” at (74:12) and then hit some brief NFL storylines (79:00). At (83:19) we share something we miss, before wrapping up the show with a couple basketball and non-sports topics (88:04).
Co-host Brent Bascom and I kick off a three-week college football preview by breaking down the Pac-12 and the SEC. We start with the Pac-12 (1:33) and dive into the teams in the North (10:17) and then the South (19:48). At (25:42), we highlight key early season games and lock in our final Pac-12 Championship predictions. Our SEC discussion begins at (30:38), with a breakdown of the SEC East at (35:10) and then the West at (44:42). SEC Championship predictions and key early season games, as well as Brent’s national predictions, come at (56:13). We do a “Gotta Get There” at (1:03:23) before hitting on some NFL storylines at (1:08:06). We share something we miss at (1:16:55) and then briefly talk Reds and college hoops at (1:21:12). “Appreciate This” comes at (1:26:58) and we wrap up with just a few stories from the non-sports world (1:31:40).
Co-host Andy Baudendistel and I recap the wild summer of NBA Free Agency and lock in our 2020 NBA Finals Predictions (1:23). We then cover all things soccer (17:42), from the Women’s World Cup Title Run to the state of the men’s US National Team and our own local pro team, FC Cincinnati. At (51:33), we share a “Gotta Get There,” and then take a look at MLB and the Cincinnati Reds (56:46). We discuss The Basketball Tournament (1:04:36) before doing a “You Know What I Miss?” (1:11:45). At (1:14:57), we remind ourselves how close we are to college and pro football with just a couple topics, before “Appreciate This” at (1:20:15). We close the show with a wide variety of non-sports related topics (1:22:18) from summer movies and beer to where we’d pay money to stay, new records for the Guiness Book and a look at some struggling industries in our society today.
Joined by a panel of experts (Andy Block, Aaron Cornett, Jimmy Meyer), we start at (2:48) with a survey of the sports landscape by sharing things we are both excited about and growing tired of. We get through our weekly segments of “Gotta Get There” (19:21), “Appreciate This” (22:08) and “You Know What I Miss?” (31:02). At (36:10), we get into the topic of the week, Unwritten Rules and Etiquette of Pickup Basketball, which includes, among other topics, scoring systems, check etiquette, foul calls, game-winning shots and the use of the phrase “My Bad.” We close the show with some rapid-fire topics from the week at (74:58), including retired jerseys, sleeveless jerseys, and whether or not beer has a new competitor.
Andrew Lansing and I open the show by breaking down the NBA Finals and put this year’s Raptors and Warriors in historical perspective. At (21:30), we move to some NBA off-season and NBA draft discussion, before our weekly “Gotta Get There” at (44:00). At (51:19), we discuss other key happenings in the sports world including hockey, baseball, golf and horse racing. At (66:12), we each drop our “Appreciate This,” and at (71:20), I put Andrew on the spot to lock in some predictions for some of his favorite teams over the next year. We share something that we each miss at (79:52), before wrapping up with some non-sports news and topics at (83:55), including some new world records and summer beer and movie recommendations.
Andy Block and I break down the current state of the NBA Playoffs and lock in our predictions for the NBA Finals (0:00), then take a look ahead at which dominoes might fall and which might stay put this summer (22:19). “You Know What I Miss?” comes at (32:23) and we take a quick look at several other sports, including horse racing, boxing, IndyCar, golf, hockey and the Reds at (39:04). “Gotta Get There” comes at (56:52) and a few quick non-sports headlines are shared at (65:42). At (68:52), we say goodbye to the “Game of Thrones” and “The Big Bang Theory” and discuss the greatest sitcoms of all time. At (79:40), Andy previews his big, upcoming field trip and locks in a prediction for “The Rise of Skywalker,” before we analyze the best movie franchises of all time. I go back to sports and Andy stays in entertainment when we close the show with our weekly “Appreciate This” segment (91:42).
During a NBA-heavy version of SASTM, I close the book on the conference semi-finals (0:00), look ahead at possible player movement this coming summer (20:55), and tell you who is going to advance to the NBA Finals and why (31:18). NBA talk wraps up with coaching carousel still spinning (40:50). and a little lottery talk (45:30). The show finishes strong with “Gotta Get There” comes at (51:45), a quick look at MLB (55:45), “Appreciate This” at (1:00:45), a PGA Preview (1:02:30), “You Know What I Miss?” (1:06:00), and then some interesting non-sports material from the past week (1:09:35).
Travis Thayer joins me for this week’s episode and we take a deep dive into the NBA Playoffs as conference semi-finals heat up (5:17 Milwaukee-Boston, 13:04 Toronto-Philly, 15:55 Golden State-Houston, 24:32 Denver-Portland). At (31:05), we address the need for an “alpha dog” on a NBA Champion. We close our NBA talk at (37:42), analyzing the state of the Indiana Pacers as they head into off-season mode. We recap the NFL Draft, specifically focusing on teams that made moves at the QB position (42:35), a detailed look at what the Bengals (49:46) and Colts (53:43) accomplished, and league-wide winners and losers (56:06). “Gotta Get There” comes at (58:44), which leads to Travis offering a WWE state of the Union at (62:47). We long for things that are gone (at least for now) in “You Know What I Miss?” at (70:13). We take a quick look around MLB at (74:15) before doing this week’s “Appreciate This” at (81:23). We close the show with some non-sports headlines (85:44), including some news from the music and movie world and some other eye-catching headlines.
I fly solo this week and start with the Masters; sharing some attention-grabbing numbers about the tournament and trying to put Tiger’s performance in perspective. I transition into the NBA playoffs, breaking down each series (East at 20:05 and West at 40:48) after getting to see one game from each of them this weekend. “You Know What I Miss?” comes at (59:23) before some college hoops (62:52) off-season topics and a farewell to former ND coach John MacLeod, who passed away this weekend. This week’s “Appreciate This” comes at (69:33) and then I take a quick look around MLB at (74:00). At (78:04), I recommend an article, a sporting venue and a vacation spot in Indiana in this week’s “Gotta Get There.” I wrap up with some non-sports content (82:22) including a rich mom suing her son for not losing her money, some true Wal-Mart stories from this week, a $2,000 per night Fairfield Inn, and catching up with some former NBA players that are working more traditional jobs.
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