Bri The Sports Guy

Bri makes his picks for Week 3 in CFB (K State over AZ and Missouri over BC in the Top 25) and Week 2 in NFL (Broncos to upset Steelers-Nix improves, Packers lose to Colts w/out Love, Jags beat Browns-better QB play and behavior and Chiefs to destroy Bri's 'dysfunctional/lackluster' Bengals.)

MLB-Ohtani 46/46; Judge chasing 60 HR and Skubal/Sale pitching greatness. SEC has 6 of the 7 top spots CFB after CFB week 2. NFL-Love avoids IR for Packers, Bengals need more creativity on O, Should Jags feature Bigsby over Etienne?, 49ers dominate clock in win over Jets and Lions O Line sets the tone.

Bri /Dad interview Coach John Defillippo, former Vikings and Jaguars OC and QB Coach for the Eagles when they won the Super Bowl with Nick Foles. We talk coaching QB's, teams/coaches on the hot seat and his experiences with Tom Coughlin and the lifestyle of an NFL coach.

Brewers Chourio-Rookie of the Year?; Bri likes Northwestern, Texas and Tennessee in CFB Week 2 and Packers, Bengals and Dolphins in NFL Week 1 plus when will Jamar Chase sign his extension?

Will Bengals sign WR Chase to huge extension before game 1?; Super young Brewers are fighting Phillies/Dodgers for first round bye in NL with 25 games to go; Scheffler makes a record $62MM in golf prize money and incentives; NU Wildcats eke out a CFB win vs. Miami of Ohio; ND delivers  impressive win at Texas A&M and USC surprises LSU which lacks "killer instinct.

Judge is fastest ever to 300 HR's; White Sox have lost 100 games; Cee Dee gets paid; Pats and Steelers need to pick starting QB's; Packers lose RB Dillon for the year; Bri likes NU, The U, Gophers, UGA, A&M and LSU in week 1 of CFB.

Will U Conn join the Big 12?; Baseball greatness-Ohtani 41HR and 40 steals, Judge 51 HR's and Elly 61 Steals with more than a month left in this season; Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley wins on the PGA Tour; Georgia Tech outmuscles FSU in football and we love our Fantasy football team.

Bri makes his AFC Playoff Predictions (Chiefs, Bengals, Jets and Ravens should be in while Browns, Texans, Jags, and Chargers battle for the last playoff spots.)

Falcons add Justin Simmons to what is becoming an elite Defense; Who will quarterback the Steelers?; Spieth (wrist) and Yelich (back) to have surgery; Conseco goes into A's Hall of Fame; Brewers are 72-52 (only 1/2 game out of the #2 seed in the National League.)

Bri makes his 2024 NFC playoff team predictions a couple of weeks before the regular season begins (Lions, Bears and Packers from the North, Rams and 49ers from the West plus Falcons from the South and the new look Commanders (Owner, GM, OC and QB) from the East.

BIG 12 College football preview (Bri likes Ok State and Utah) and Who makes the CFB 12 team playoff (Does a 2 loss SEC team like Bama make it in over a one loss ACC team like UNC)?

US wins 126 Olympic medals (Men's and Women's hoops teams hold off the French; Mallory Swanson game winner for women's soccer); Aaron Rai wins the Wyndham (after Greyserman makes a snowman after an eagle) and Brewers take 2 of 3 from the Reds with Dodgers up next.

Bri makes his 2024 ACC College Football predictions (FSU and UNC lead the way; Clemson, Miami, new entrant SMU and Va Tech are close behind.)

Bri makes his Big 10 football predictions (Oregon and Ohio State look to be the class of the league; Can Penn State and/or Iowa make the 12 team CFB playoff?)

MLB-Trout out for the year; Snell no hits Reds; Judge and Ohtani put up MVP stats and Summer Olympics-Biles and Ledecky keep making history; Jokovic beats Alcaraz for tennis gold; Sheffler nips Tommy in golf; Is Marchand the next Phelps and Lyles wins the men's 100m dash by 5/1000 of a second

Summer Olympics highlights (US men's gymnastics wins 1st medal since 2008; Local guy Ryan Murphy wins his 7th medal in 100m back; US women win gold in team gymnastics; 27 year old Katie Ledecky wins her 8th gold medal and Hideki leads after round 1 in golf) and MLB trade deadline (Nice to see the Royals going for it; Brewers and Reds are snoozers.)

Bri makes his 2024 Football predictions for the 'new look' SEC (A&M 12-0; Texas 11-1; Ole Miss 11-1; LSU 11-1; Bama 10-2; Missouri 10-2 and Tennessee 10-2 ) lead the way.

The guys discuss: NFL (QB's are getting paid); NBA (Check out a great ESPN documentary-'How the NBA got into business with an African dictator'); MLB (Trade deadline is Tuesday) and Summer Olympics (Men's hoops looked great vs. Serbia, Ledeky gets a bronze in 400m, French win in rugby).

Beltre, Helton, Mauer and Leyland make the MLB Hall of Fame; Ohtani comes out of his shell without his former translator; Phillies and Guardians look like the 2 best teams going into the trade deadline: Will Yelich's injury sink my Brewers?; A number of NFL stars are holding out as training camps open and LeBron and Coco to carry the American flag at Olympics.

Chip turns 26; Nuggets acquire Russ; Cavs extend Mobley; Celtics extend Hauser; Dad needs to fix his slice and Xander wins the Open Championship by two over Rose and Horschel (for his 2nd major of the year.)

Reds are building an elite pitching staff through the MLB Draft; Hernandez wins the HR Derby; AL wins another All Star Game; Bri and Mike make their Open Championship predictions; Bucks get Gary Trent Jr on a vet minimum while Celts and Thunder lead the NBA power rank.

Paul Skenes is off to a historic start for the Pirates; Reds take a Wake Forest pitcher #2 in the draft; Recent WFB HS grad JD Dix drafted 35th by D Backs; Are the Orlando Magic the 2nd best team in the East?; Brunson takes a discount with the Knicks; Alcaraz wins his 2nd straight Wimbledon final and Scot Bob Macintyre wins on home soil.

Contreras, Yelich, Elly and Greene make the All Star roster; Gastonia baseball club has record setting first half (46-17) in the Atlantic League; Phillies are first team to 60 wins; Reds rookie RF Hinds hits massive homers in first 2 games; Good luck to WFB HS grad JD Dix in Sunday's MLB draft; and NBA agrees to 11 year $76 BILLION deal with ESPN. NBC and Amazon.

The guys review NBA Free Agency and the impact upon playoff/title chances.  Winners include: Mavs; Thunder; 76ers; and Magic. Losers include any team in the dreaded 'second apron' and the Clippers (Bri hates the Harden extension.)

Bucks draft two 19 year olds (who will start at shooting guard/who is back up point guard?); Are Packers and Bengals underrated?; NFL needs to pay $4.7B to Sunday Ticket holders; Brewers take 2 of 3 from Cubs; Where will Paul George and Klay Thompson go?; Pelicans add Murray, will they lose Ingram?; Pistons hire Bickerstaff and no one wants Zach Levine.