Beyond The Arc with Brandon Silvers

Special Sunday show! P.D. Inabinett of the Gamecocks Football Captain's Log joins me to preview the matchup between the Washington Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines! We start off by looking back at each team’s season to see how they got here in the first place.  Then, we discuss what to expect in the game itself. Is Michigan’s defense for real? Or will Michael Penix Jr. tear them apart like...

Brett comes by to recap the wildness that was the Shohei Ohtani free agency saga! As diehard college football fans, how shocked were we that the baseball media failed so hard at the plane-tracking game? How scared were we that the Blue Jays rumors were true?  Then, we have an extended discussion on the state of sports media and media as a whole. We debate the value of news breakers, the role the a...

As the holidays approach, not everybody is in a jolly mood! We take a look at how a couple of NBA stars compare to the Grinch who stole Christmas!  Draymond Green has been suspended yet again. What does his latest tantrum tell us about how Draymond views his actions? Have those actions been enabled by the Golden State Warriors organization, including Steve Kerr and Steph Curry? More importantly, w...

It’s fastbreak time! Go around the hoops world quick, fast, and in a hurry! First up, recapping the NBA’s In-Season Tournament! The Indiana Pacers have themselves a star in Tyrese Haliburton! He’s the key to the league’s most impressive offense. Did his “Dame Time” celebration make Damien Lillard mad? Should it have? Next, it’s time we have the Zion discussion. What is going on? Were Shaq and Char...

I’m talking with San Diego native and the man behind The Bogey Blog, James Paige, about his favorite team ever, the 1994 San Diego Chargers! That team came seemingly out of nowhere to make the Super Bowl before facing off with the STACKED San Francisco 49ers in what ended up being one of the most lopsided Super Bowls ever, but it wasn’t all bad. In fact, they were super interesting!  We talk about...

As I launch a new series where I talk to people about their favorite teams ever, I start with my own, the mid-’90s Houston Rockets! Houston native and diehard sports fan KP joins me as we go through everything that led up to those Rockets’ teams capturing back-to-back NBA titles!  We start in the ‘70s and ‘80s when a young KP first became a Rockets fan himself! KP talks about the difficulty of eve...

LSU star Angel Reese cashed in on the national recognition she earned as a result of helping LSU win the national title last season in the form of NIL deal after NIL deal. While this seems great for her, is it? Let’s talk about the downsides of NIL, why the NCAA loves them, and if change is on the way!   The Rundown:  00:00 Intro  00:28 To the victor go the spoils 03:57 “Amateur” heavy on the quot...

College football has been hit by scandal after scandal recently, so I had to pull in my college football experts to help me break it all down! P.D. of the Gamecocks Football Captain’s Log and Brett of Brett’s Bets join me to talk about everything going on in the world of college football AND we get a special guest appearance from The Expert to pick some of this weekend’s games!  First, Clemson coa...

Gymnastics is a sport that most of us pay attention to every 4 years when the Olympics are on, but what do the actual athletes have to go through just to get a chance for that moment? Taylor King sits down with me to talk about her experience as an elite gymnast growing up in Kentucky!  We talk about how she got started, the commitment involved, and the importance of having supportive parents in y...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Southeast Division!...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Atlantic Division! T...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Pacific Division! Th...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Central Division! Th...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Southwest Division!...

The 2023-24 NBA season is upon us, but how can we possibly know what’s going to happen? Real hoopers know there’s one surefire way to tell the contenders from the pretenders, and that’s the eye test! So tap in as I break down each team and tell you what I love about them, what I hate about them, and if they’ll be seeing the Larry O’Brien trophy this year!  Let’s talk about the Northwest Division!...

The Indianapolis Colts finally signed star running back Jonathan Taylor to a contract extension, but the value of NFL running backs as a whole has plummeted. They've hopped on Zoom meetings, discussed work stoppages, and more to try and figure out how to get paid. How did it come to this and what do quarterbacks have to do with it?  Let's take a look at how things used to be, how we got he...

It’s time for the MLB playoffs! What a season! From the rule changes to records being broken to new teams emerging as contenders, it has been action-packed! Brett joins me to look back at all that happened and talk about what to expect in the postseason as we debut the HOTTEST new game in sports media, “Fair or Foul!”  Pitch clocks, defensive shifts, bigger bases, oh my! Major League Baseball made...

Damien Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster trade and I have thoughts! Who are the winners, who are the losers, and how did we get here in the first place? Tap in! Don't forget to support Catch Da Beat Apparel Co.!  Website: https://catchdabeatapparel.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catchdabeatapparel/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catchdabeatapparel/  Lis...

It’s almost time for the Battle on the Deck, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament held on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown right here in Mt. Pleasant, SC, and in this episode, I am joined by the event organizer and founder of Ballersworld Global, Ern Gass!  We talk about Ern’s hoops background growing up in Sumter, SC that led to him playing at the DI level for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. Eve...

A lot of heavy topics in the sports world this past week, so let’s get a little more lighthearted and talk about some of my most embarrassing sports moments! Everybody wants to talk about the thrill of victory, but we can all agree the agony of defeat can be a lot funnier.  Let’s get a little more detailed with one of the more formative moments of my life: trying to get Patrick Ewing’s autograph!...

It feels like just yesterday the WNBA season was starting, but it’s playoff time now! And what better time to take a look back at the season that was? Did the Liberty and Aces rivalry live up to the hype? How did they adjust to all the new faces and are they still on track to meet in the finals? Also, why the Sabrina Ionescu/Kelsey Plum match-up could decide who wins the championship!  Also, we ha...

Everybody remembers the memes flying around about Bishop Sycamore High School’s fake football team! But did you know that the real story is even wilder than you could have imagined? HBO set out to tell us how Bishop Sycamore ended up on ESPN playing against arguably the BEST prep sports program, IMG Academy. So how did they do?  I watched it so I could help you decide whether or not it’s worth you...

If you follow sports at all, chances are you’ve seen content from Meghan Hall. She covers the Atlanta Dream for The Atlanta Voice, co-hosts my favorite new NFL podcast, “The Sports Tea,” writes about her Indianapolis Colts for “Colts Wire,” and covers all of that and more at HallAboutSports.com! But how is she able to do it all?!? We talk about her unusual path to learning about the sports she lov...

Gamecock fans, it is time for football season! As part of a 3-part series that also includes a national and SEC season preview, Brett of “Brett’s Bets” and I break down everything you need to know about the South Carolina Gamecocks 2023 college football season!  We go position group by position group to let you know what to expect this season from the talent we have currently as well as who we hav...

The SEC is the BEST conference in college football! So it only makes sense that we break it down in-depth so you're ready for the start of the season. We go through team by team and let you know who is going to be good, who is going to be bad, what changes you may have missed this offseason, and which players you need to keep an eye on! So tap in as we discuss: which medical device you would u...