The Sideline Theory

Episode 8: Maxx Crosby and Ravens outlook, NFL Free Agency/Trades, Win SB - Lose in 1st rd - Top 5 pick, NBA games that caught your attention this week, Bam Adebayo’s performance (83 pts), and athletic feat of the week.

Episode 7: Buckeyes in the NFL draft, Teams that should trade for Maxx Crosby and AJ Brown, Win SB - Lose in 1st rd - Top 5 pick, most impactful win (Timberwolves, Celtics, or Knicks), More likely Celtics win Chip or 1st round exit?, blink rankings scorers (NBA), best scorer of the era (post 2010, excluding Kobe), and athletic feat of the week.

Episode 6: Best sport moment in lifetime (non-basketball and non-football, better win this week: Cavs or Spurs, who should #1 seeds in NBA be most afraid of from the play-in teams, more dangerous team in playoffs: Rockets, Raptors, or Cavs?, free agent talk (6 player spotlight: Kenneth Walker, Malik Willis, Mike Evans, Tyler Linderbaum, Tyreek Hill, and Romeo Doubs), Worse-Same-Better for all 18 N...

Episode 5: 2026 Winter Olympics, top 4 list for all-time chokes in sports (that we’ve seen with our own eyes), NBA All-Star weekend takeaways, NBA Tanking, 4 NBA teams a piece we have in our “championship pie”, 5 NFL teams on the rise and decline for next year, NFL draft - top 3 players to prioritize, and athletic feat of the week.

Episode 4: Super Bowl Reaction, Sam Darnold’s career arc, Biggest Winners from SBLX (top 3), Biggest Losers from SBLX (top 3), Kenneth Walker SB MVP deserved?, Top 5 QBs heading into next season.

Episode 3: Super Bowl Preview, Keys to victory for New England, MVP pick with a Patriots win, Keys to victory for Seattle, MVP pick with a Seahawks win, Super Bowl game picks, Themes/Takeaways from the 2025-26 NFL season.

Episode 2: Belichick HoF snub (agree or disagree?), NFL Coaching Cycle completes (favorite hire of the last few openings), Free Agent FOMO (ranking 5 players who teams let walk and how much did they regret it?), Athletic feat of the week , Portal Power Rankings (ranking top 3 transfer classes in the country), NBA Deadline Decisions (who’s moving where this season?)

Episode 1: CFP Championship Reaction, AFC/NFC Championship Reaction, NFL Coaching Carousel, Athletic feat of the week, Super Bowl LX (60) Preview, NFL MVP Discussion, In-game Coaching Decisions (Conference Championship round), Program Building - What matters most in football? (Ownership, Players, GM, or Players?), Way too early CFB predictions (P4 + top G5 Conference Winners).