Ballinesian Podcast

The Chargers and Raiders (and other 30 NFL teams) took swings at reshaping their rosters for the long-haul with Los Angeles taking Notre Dame OT Joe Alt with the fifth overall pick and Las vegas adding Georgia TE Brock Bowers with their first selection at #13. We'll also go through 1st-rounders OTs Taliese Fuaga and Troy Fautanu and Edge Laiatu Latu and where they were drafted. Follow the show IG...

We're ready to find out whose going where when the NFL Draft kicks off Thursday in Detroit. We're talking through the first thirteen picks and what teams should be doing when they get called onto the clock, from choosing between Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, figuring out what's real and what's just been draft season smokescreens and what the Chargers and Raiders should be looking to do at picks 5...

This week: We're the newest Minnestoa Lynx fans after Utah F Alissa Pili was drafted eighth overall in this week's WNBA Draft. We talk about her fit with the team, and how the Lynx need to support her training and growth over the first seasons of her pro career. We also talk about the Lakers sneaking into the 7th seed after winning their Play-In match versus the Pelicans. The Lakers are now set to...

This episode we talk about the conclusion of the women's basketball tournament and discuss WrestleMania XL and the WWE's new direction and leadership. Congrats to Senior Te-Hina Paopao, coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks for winning the Women's college basketball national championship following an undefeated regular season. Staley's team has now won two titles in the last three yea...

USC-UConn went down, JuJu vs Paige. The Lady Huskies advanced to the Final Four after an 80-73 win, Beuckers accounting for 28 and 10 rebounds. We also discuss how Caitlin Clark will deal with the same defense that hassled Watkins. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

We're talking Women's March Madness and more, including Te-Hina Paopao helping guide the Gamecocks into the Sweet 16, BALLINESIAN OF THE WEEK Alissa Pili (35 points, 7 rebounds) and the Utes bounced by the Zags, and what we're expecting to see at the Portland regional games for the women's bracket this weekend. We also breakdown the Shohei story that's been in the news: his long-time interpreter a...

We try to break down how former Bears QB Justin Fields ended up in Pittsburgh backing up new Steeler Russell Wilson and whether Fields has a chance to take the starting job this year, all the Chargers offseason moves so far and getting ready for March Madness. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok (as long as it's legal lol) and Threads at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapp...

NFL Free Agency and the new league year are upon us! While deals can't officially be signed until the year starts Wednesday at 4ET, many finished negotiations have already been announced, including QBs Russell Wilson and Kirk Cousins heading to new homes, LBs Frankie Luvu and Brian Burns moving on from Charlotte, former Giants RB Saquon Barkley getting called out by another former NY player, as we...

Welcome back! We're catching up on the latest in the NFL offseason including the Broncos eating a $85M dead cap hit to release QB Russell Wilson, OLs Troy Fautanu and Taliese Fuaga shining at the NFL combine, and whether Caleb Williams should get a stake of the team he's signing to. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com. New episodes every Tuesday.

Welcome back! New episodes of the #Ballinesian #Podcast release every Tuesday with the latest news and discussion on what's going on in the NFL and Sports. This week we question how many of us it would take to win a fight versus Cam Newton after the quarterback held off at least three people at a 7-on-7 football tournament. The meat of this episode revolves around the NFL Franchise Tag (deadline f...

Welcome back! Triple-digit episodes lets gooooo. We're here for the first NFL-less weekend of the year and looking forward to what our teams have to face to get right before next season. All of the Chargers, Raiders and Seahawks are starting over with new head coaches and having to change their rosters, cultures and gameplans. We also set goals to grow the podcast and be covering the Super Bowl in...

Welcome back! We review the consequences of Super Bowl LVIII and what comes next. Mahomes was our biggest winner, as well as Andy Reid and Purdy's height in the pocket; our Losers were Shanahan and Niners' defensive coordinator Steve Wilks who was fired today, as well as Travis Kelce for bumping his old coach. Comment who you think the biggest winners and losers were of Super Bowl 58. Sponsored by...

Welcome back! Enter our SB58 Giveaway for a chance to win $58 and some Le Vasa Island Apparel, just follow the Le Vasa and Ballinesian Instagram pages and comment on our giveaway post who you think is going to win the Super Bowl and what the final score will be. We talk about who's got the most at stake going in to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas (Shannahan will either be the whiz kid who couldn't w...

Welcome back! Forest joins us from the road to discuss the newest hires around the NFL (and coaches who we're suprised didn't get hired) as well as what the Raiders should do at QB now that they're set to sign former Cardinals' coach Kliff Kingsbury as their OC. We end with why the Bucks coach got fired and what songs we think Usher will perform at the Super Bowl 58 Halftime Show. Sponsored by www...

Welcome back! Shout out to the Uso Meezy for hopping on to preview the NFL Championship Round playoff games in Baltimore and San Fransisco. We discussed what it'll take for each of them four teams to move on to the Super Bowl as well as X-Factors for each squad that need to show up and show out. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube and Facebook at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasai...

Welcome back! We talk about the Pasefika players showing out through different levels of football and sports after some hiring and injury news, and then we discuss what a win looks like for each of the NFL Playoff Championship Round teams: Niners (control), Lions (offense), Ravens (defense) and Chiefs (Mahomes/Reid). Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome back! Le Vasa Island Apparel founder Irae Hosea joins the show to talk upcoming stops at the Bay's Step Fest and Vancouver's 4 Days of Aloha and grinding out shirt orders to his Print Sesh Playlist. We also discuss California's proposed bill to ban tackle football for kids under 12 and whether it's a safety issue or a parent/state rights issue, and the temperature of #NinerNation now that...

Welcome back! Did you know the NFL regular season ended this week? No big deal, just crying a little bit. The playoff field is set and we're going to tell you who each team plays in Super Wildcard Weekend (after talking about the Raiders and Chargers for a little bit). Puka Nacua set the rookie reception and receiving yard record this week, is this a sign of things to come for him and the Rams? Ja...

Welcome back! Merry Christmas and happy holidays! These are those twillight zone weeks of the football season where we get games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and it feels like nothing really gets done until the next year begins. The Ravens got a 33-19 win in San Fransisco and forced QB Brock Purdy into four interceptions. Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins beat the Cowboys to clinch a pla...

Welcome back! The playoff pictures are starting to- what's that? Raider Nation wants to start with their 63-21 win over the Chargers? Ok, sure, that happened, and the Bolts fired both their coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telsco the next day, setting up a summer of speculation in LA that should have many big time names applying to work alongside Pro Bowl quarterb- what? Back to the Ra...

Welcome back! Four weeks left in the NFL regular season and the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. The 49ers, Cowboys, Eagles and Ravens are all now 10-3 after Week 14. Philadelphia is now the 5th seed in the NFC, while the South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 6-7 and have the 4th seed. Shout out to Utah's Alissa Pili after a career-high 37 and South Carolina's Te-Hina Paopao with 15 an...

Welcome back! Instead of a little of every game, we're switching to focus more on the NFL games that are affecting the playoff pictures in each conference. We watched the 49ers pull away from the NFC-leading Eagles on Sunday and we dissect their remaining schedules to see whose more likely to finish with the No. 1 seed. Also congrats to Ashanti and Cornell for Always being their Maybe. Follow us o...

Welcome back! Ep 88 is live where we discuss the new haunted animatronics movie, bacon foods and dishes to impress your crush, Josh Giddey under investigation, Aaron Rodgers cleared for practice just months after Achilles surgery(!!!) and checking in to the NBA's first in-season tournament. Go Lakers! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok and YouTube at @ballinesian and listen on Apple...

Welcome back! Coach Fresh joins us to break down the overtime thriller that was Bills-Eagles, Forest explains how Chiefs came back in Las Vegas, and I watch the Chargers Charger live on Sunday Night Football. Scores from every game over Thanksgiving Week. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok and YouTube at @ballinesian or email us at ballinesian@gmail.com.

Welcome back! We're giving you scores and stats from every game in Week 11 including: So many injuries (Burrow, Andrews, Bosa, more out for season), Chargers not able to close out at Lambeu, the Dolphins surviving the Raiders and Aidan O'Connell, the Jacksonville Jaguars laying the hhhhwhopping on their division rival Titans, the 49ers getting a vintage Brock Purdy game and much, much more! Follow...