Challenge the Call with Max and Avery

0:00 Welcome back/ Introduction 2:55 Cubs Corner (MLB Update) 6:20 WNBA Draft 16:35 NFL Free Agency Signing (cont.) 37:45 Beyond the Arc (NBA Playoff Update) 1:16:40 Signing Off + BEARDOWN!

0:00 Welcome Back 0:30 Baseball is Back 4:52 NFL free agency signings 33:03 Men's March Madness Championship 42:33 Women's March Madness Championship 1:10:00 Signing off, BEARDOWN!

Max and Avery discuss the Bears' record prediction for the upcoming season. They go through their 2023 schedule and predict the wins and losses the Bears will have. Next they talk about the Men's March Madness Tournament by recapping the Elite 8 and Final 4 games before making their predictions for the championship game. Then they talk about the the Iowa Women's Basketball team and the...

0:00 Introduction 0:10 Bears' Free Agent Signings 21:22 Iowa Football Breaking News 25:15 March Madness, Sweet 16 Recap 55:15 Elite Eight Matchups and Predictions 1:05:26 Iowa Women's Basketball Shout Out 1:12:57 BEARDOWN!

This week Max and Avery start the episode by announcing some of the bigger free agent signings made by the Bears and Ryan Poles (01:35). They talk about the outlook of the team with these new members and how beneficial (or not) each signing was. Next they talk March Madness, discussing the biggest bracket busting upsets that occurred in the Round of 64 and 32 (so far). Finally, they end the episod...

In this specialty episode Max and Avery go through their March Madness Brackets and the reasons they picked the teams to win.

This week Max and Avery discuss the Bears trade of the number 1 overall pick in the draft. They go on to make some predictions on who the Bears will draft with their newly traded picks.  Next they give an update on the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament before making their final predictions for who will win it all. Finally, the give a quick NBA update on the Kings and the Bucks. 

This week Max and Avery talk about some of the NFL combine results from players from the Iowa Hawkeyes, prospective Bears draftees, and a few other notable players that participated.  Next they gave an update on Iowa basketball also shouting out the Iowa Women's Team who are playing in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament.  Finally, they wrap up the episode with an NBA recap f...

This week Max and Avery introduce that the XFL has officially started. They discuss some aspects of the league that are significant to them as well as all the rules and how they vary from the NFL.  Next the get into some new proposed rules for college football and give their opinions on which ones should pass and which ones should not.  Then they move into basketball news as Max gives an...

This week Max and Avery recap the biggest football event in the world, the SUPERBOWL! They discuss the game, who won MVP, and the halftime performance. Next they announces some other news in the NFL, both related to the Bears and some general news. Then they move into basketball as Max goes through an update on the Iowa Hawkeyes' season before making some predictions about how the season will end....

This week Max and Avery had a fully loaded episode! They kicked if off (no pun intended) by recapping the NFL Pro Bowl game and discussing their opinions on it being a flag football game. Next they show their excitement for the highly anticipated SUPER BOWL!! They reveal who they are routing for in the game as well as who they think is actually going to win. They also discuss who is "supposed" to...

This week Max and Avery recap the AFC and NFC championship games and reveal their excitement (or lack there of) for the upcoming Super Bowl game.  They also give some NFL updates including some player news as well as new coaching hires.  Next, they recap some college basketball and give an update on the performance of the Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team. Finally, they announce their...

This week Max and Avery have on another special guest, their former high school track coach and Chiefs fans, Tyler Husak! Together they recapped the divisional round games before giving their thoughts and hopes for the AFC and NFC championship games.  To end the episode Max and Avery give a quick basketball recap for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

This week Max and Avery invite a special guest on, Max's friend Zach.  They start off the episode by going through all of the games that happened during super wild card weekend.   Next they make their predictions for the upcoming matchups this weekend in the divisional round.  Finally they ended the episode by giving a quick update on the Iowa Men's Basketball Team.  Comme...

This week Max and Avery discuss the NFL Wild Card Weekend match ups and make their predictions for which teams will advance and which teams are going to come up short (2:55).  Then during this weeks Bear Central they went through the different possibilities for how the Bears will use their first overall pick in the draft (34:00).  Next they discuss the results of the college football pla...

This week Max and Avery start the episode by sending thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin. They recapped the playoffs and the uncertainty of teams because of the cancellation of Bills/Bengals game. Next, they continue there journey talking about the Bears and the potential number 1 pick. Then they discussed FCS National Championship with NDSU vs SDSU the (DAKOTA BOWL), then moved onto recap the se...

This week Max and Avery start the episode by asking their listeners what their experiences are with football burnout near the end of the season.  Then they recapped the most exciting World Cup final that they have ever seen (4:37).  Next they begin their football talk by going through the current playoff picture and playoff scenarios starting with the AFC (8:00).  They next discusse...

This special episode features everything playoffs!  Max and Avery open the episode by talking about the FCS semifinal games coming up and making their predictions for who will advance to and win the FCS championship game (00:30).  Next, they transition into the FBS college football playoffs by announcing who will be playing who, where the games will be played, and the time and date that...

This week Max and Avery start by recapping the loss of Team USA to the Netherlands in the world cup before talking about a couple of notable games in the NFL from the past couple of weeks (00:30).  During Bear Central this week they recap the heartbreaking loss against the Packers before predicting how the upcoming game against the Eagles will go (14:40).  Next they talked about some of...

This week Max and Avery open up by discussing the FIFA World Cup.  They recap the previous games from Wales, team USA, and Mexico as well as commenting on team USA's upcoming game against the Netherlands.  Next, they move into their football talk by recapping the Thanksgiving games and a couple other significant games.  They open Bear Central by talking about the Bears' loss against...

This week Max and Avery have a lot to talk about.  They start off by talking about the FIFA World Cup and discussing the teams that they are Following: the United States, Wales for Max, and Mexico for Avery.  They go through a few of the exciting games that happened this week in the NFL, such as Vikings vs Cowboys, 49ers vs Cardinals, and Patriots vs Jets (7:30).  Next, they recap t...

This week Max and Avery apologize for missing an episode last week for talking about some notable games that happened in the NFL.  They discussed the last 2 games of the Bears before giving their thoughts on the upcoming game against the Falcons (14:50).  The move into college football to explain how they will soon be discussing the college football playoff scenarios (32:00).  Next...

This week Max and Avery discussed a few of the games that stood out to them this week in the NFL before recapping the Bears' game against the Cowboys (12:40).  Then they shared their thoughts on the recent trades made by the Bears before the trade deadline and how they think it will impact the team (18:15).  Next, they give their predictions for the Bears' upcoming game against the Dolph...

This week Max and Avery have another guest (Phillip) to talk about the upcoming Cowboys vs Bears game.  But first, they discuss a few other notable games in the NFL, such as Ravens vs Bucs, Packers vs Commanders, and Lions vs Cowboys (0:55).  Next, they recap the Bears' game against the Patriots and their new sense of hope (14:20).  With this newfound optimism, everyone shares their...

This week Max and Avery express their concerns for both their NFL and College teams as they both had disappointing losses.  Both teams will be facing challenging opponents this upcoming week as well and Max and Avery are fighting to find the light in what feels like a dark time in football.