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Welcome back to The Clubhouse, where Rob, Alex, Don, and special guest Ziggy from Beer 30 Sports O’Clock gleefully tumble down the pop-culture rabbit hole—this week featuring Netflix House chaos, Warner Brothers being bought like a clearance DVD, and the single longest, most unhinged college bowl prediction marathon known to mankind. In this episode, the guys break down everything from Stranger Th...

It’s Friday, December 12th, and Norm is just wondering how in the world the Minnesota Vikings went from a 14–3 wagon to a five-alarm grease fire with a -12 turnover margin. Spoiler: it involves letting Sam Darnold walk, trusting a rookie made of wet cardboard, and a quarterback room that’s coughing up interceptions like they’re holiday gifts. Norm breaks down how one front-office decision nuked an...

- La Copa Mundial ya tiene grupos, fechas y horas exactas... Y para el Norte de Texas fue la ¡Navidad adelantada! - Los dos mejores equipos del torneo disputan la final del Apertura 2025 ¡Al Máximo! - Para los Cowboys acabó el margen de error pero aún hay esperanzas de playoffs cuando reciban a los Vikings Follow us:  Instagram: @almaximopodcast  x: almaximopodcast  Tiktok: almaximopodcast  Facebo...

The Rangers are Christmas shopping like the rest of us: broke, stressed, and pretending everything’s fine. Norm breaks down how Texas tries to rebuild a contender on a budget that shrank faster than your paycheck after holiday gifts… and spoiler: it’s not pretty. Then we pivot into college football, where 61% of teams get bowl bids now—because apparently eligibility is just a cute suggestion. Coac...

The groups for the 2026 World Cup are now set, outside of the remaining playoffs that will complete the field. We discuss the group and the matchups for the USMNT. Also, who got the best draw out of the host countries of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada?  Arman Kafai makes his return to the show to catch us up on Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over Vancouver in the MLS Cup Final.  And finally, Mohamed Salah an...

Bri and Ziggy talk about the college football playoffs and the biggest crybabies that didn’t make it. Can BYU students get drunk? Professional women’s hockey league is dope and Ziggys a fan. Beer flight of the night is festive and a party starter all in one. Instructions should come on energy drinks.  Contact: sportsoclockbeer30@gmail.com IG: beer30sportsoclock TikTok: beer.30.sports.o Facebook: B...

After the release of the college football playoff bracket, fans (and Notre Dame) threw a fit. Mac discusses the actual state of the second most popular game in America, right after he remembers a significant figure in the development of North Texas, Tom Hicks. Hicks died over the weekend in Dallas at the age of 79. Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfw  Instagram: sunsetloungedfw Tiktok: sunse...

In Part 2 of Signal 51 Chronicles: Murder in Rivercrest – The Koslow Case, John Henry and retired Fort Worth police sergeant Jake White settle into their new home on The Sunset Lounge network and pick up where they left off in one of Fort Worth’s most shocking murders. After a brief detour through the Police Blotter—featuring a botched carbon monoxide attempt and the world’s slowest electric-cart...

Norm wakes up on a Monday and immediately chooses violence… toward the College Football Playoff Committee. In today’s episode, he tries to make sense of a ranking system that apparently pulls names out of a decorative bowl, rewards three-loss teams, and somehow decided James Madison is the belle of the postseason ball while Notre Dame and BYU get left standing outside holding the corsage. If you t...

Norm tries to make sense of the Cowboys’ Thursday night meltdown — a performance so bad it should come with a warning label. Between the defense taking the night off, the offensive line playing like they were on strike, Pickens running routes like he’s jogging a 5K, and penalties that felt like performance art, Dallas somehow turned a winnable game into a flaming 44–30 disaster. Playoff chances? Y...

It’s Wednesday, December 3rd, and Norm is just wondering why the NFL insists on giving us a Thursday night matchup between two teams clinging to the playoff picture like a wet paper towel on a ceiling fan. Cowboys vs. Lions: one has momentum, the other has medical bills. One’s getting healthier, the other’s putting half their offense on IR. And yes—both somehow still have a shot at the postseason....

Bri and Ziggy discuss Christmas trees Thanksgiving and Joey Swoll. Is Lane Kiffin the hoe or the housewife? LSU is hoping housewife while Ole Miss knows the hoe. NBA court issues and a tournament that no one cares about yet. Bri is tired of being asked this question, and Ziggy has more vehicle issues. Bri laughs at his pain, literally. Ziggy has a serious question, do you know who Project Pat is?...

After a long hiatus (yes, we heard you), Signal 51 Chronicles is back—this time on the Sunset Lounge DFW platform alongside Mike Rhyner, Norm Hitzges, and Mac Engel. John Henry and retired Fort Worth PD sergeant Jake White ease back into things the only way they know how: with a drink, a new Police Blotter segment, and some truly ridiculous reports featuring runaway tractors, cow-assisted arrests,...

Welcome back to Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, where reality, logic, and actual numbers take a back seat to Cowboys optimism and ESPN’s interpretive math. In today's episode, Norm dives head-first into the financial fever dream that is the Dallas Cowboys' upcoming offseason—specifically how they plan to keep newly beloved star wide receiver George Pickens, who has played so well that Jerry Jone...

It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Norm is full of turkey, family time, and—for the first time in a while—something that resembles Cowboys optimism. After an electric win over Kansas City, Norm breaks down why Dallas suddenly looks like a postseason threat… if they can claw their way into the playoffs. From third-down brilliance and wide-receiver chaos to a surprisingly clean game from Dak an...

Holiday week or not, Rob’s not leaving the Clubhouse empty—he’s rolling tape on a live Dallas Comic Show Q&A with actor, voice artist, and full-on nerd icon Reno Wilson. From his first big break on The Cosby Show to flirting with triple-digit IMDb credits, Reno talks Transformers voice work, Final Fantasy fandom, Mike & Molly’s family atmosphere (and its bizarre TV “grandma” record), worki...

- Los Cowboys remontan ante Eagles, pero tienen que demostrar ¡Al Máximo! ante los Chiefs… - David Benavidez se está convirtiendo en el rostro del boxeo mexicano - Empieza la Liguilla del futbol mexicano Esto y más ¡Al Máximo!   Follow us: Instagram: @almaximopodcast x: almaximopodcast Tiktok: almaximopodcast Facebook: ¡Al Maximo! Podcast   Follow Carlos: IG: tapanavaespn X: @TapaNava   Follow Vic...

Olympic gold medalist and long time prize fight champion Oscar De La Hoya talked to Mac about the state of the sport, why people can't quit a sport as dangerous as boxing, and the thrill he found to replace the high that comes with it. 00:00:00 – Thanksgiving, Turkey Slander & Why Boxing Wins   00:01:34 – Mack Gets in the Ring: The Paulie Ayala Humbling   00:05:00 – From East L.A. to Golden Bo...

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means football, family, and pretending you’re not silently judging everyone at the table. On today’s episode of Just Wondering, Norm asks the big seasonal question: What on earth is going on with the Kansas City Chiefs? Are they collapsing? Are the Cowboys suddenly good? Are we all sleep-deprived and delusional? Quite possibly yes on all counts. Norm breaks down playo...

 Bri and Ziggy discuss Thanksgiving, is it a good holiday or is it the disappointment of holidays? Bri realizes adulting sucks and Ziggy talks fake news about Cartels and NILs. Bri is gonna miss Garcia on The Rangers. Ziggy celebrates Hyrox in Dallas and his pull up abilities. He comes to the realization that the Wings might be lucky or got it rigged. Can we all admit, sides are the main dish and...

It’s Monday, November 24th, and today Norm is just wondering: when was the last time the Dallas Cowboys delivered a win that made fans scream, throw things, swear they were done, and then pretend they believed all along? Because after falling behind 21–0 — complete with a failed fourth-down attempt, a fumbled punt, multiple drops, and enough self-inflicted pain to qualify as performance art — some...

Welcome back to The Clubhouse Podcast, where the sports are real, the predictions are questionable, and the Christmas decorations go up way too early. This week, Rob, Alex, and Don debate the truly important things in life: whether Christmas lights belong before Thanksgiving, why Banana Ball is slowly taking over the universe, and how the NFL expects anyone to predict games when teams play like th...

The Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic still bothers Mac. Because it's awful. On this episode, Mac lists the worst trades in the history of the Dallas sports franchises - the Stars, Texas Rangers, Cowboys and the Mavericks. 00:00:00 – The Field Where Dreams Went to Die 00:00:30 – “Don’t Be the Football Manager” 00:01:20 – Rumors, Hits, and Why Mac Quit 00:02:18 – Welcome to Engel Angle 00:02:56...

It’s Friday, November 21st, and Norm Hitzges is just wondering if this might actually be the perfect time for the Cowboys to catch the Eagles. With All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson sidelined and the Philly offensive line suddenly mortal, Norm digs into just how much one lineman has meant to a franchise that’s gone 96–41 with him and 12–23 without him. He walks through the Eagles’ strange season:...

- Los Cowboys jugaron ¡Al Máximo! contra Raiders. Pero tienen que mostrarlo contra el campeón Eagles este domingo.  ¿o sólo fue un espejismo contra un mal equipo? - La selección mexicana cerró el 2025 contra Uruguay y Paraguay mal y de malas, ante los reclamos de la afición.  - Los Mavericks siguen dando bandazos en un terrible inicio de temporada.  - Esto y más ¡Al Máximo! Follow us:  Instagram:...