Austin Barach, John Boyle

Clean the Boards

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From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA. Cover art photo provided by Ian Simmonds on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ihs_photo

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Austin Barach, John Boyle

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Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

PART 1/2, the East: 3rd Annual NBA Season Preview Special 19.12.2020

(1:49) Quickly: COVID, preseason notes, and predictions on other people's predictions for this preview show (9:10) East non-playoff teams (revealed 15 to 9) (34:53) East playoff teams (revealed 8 to 1) with quick tangents on Ro driving in his car at (56:29) and at (67:19) and also John finally entering the Zoom at (70:57) (82:07) Eastern Conference Finals picks

25 Sports Things That We're Thankful For; plus, Maradona and NBA Free Agency Updates 26.11.2020

(2:21) Diego Maradona's death and soccer GOATs (4:58) 25 Sports Things (five from each of the five fellas) that we're thankful/grateful for. Elite stuff here. Some good reminiscing moments. Tons of quotable/clippable moments.  (46:03) A little Cole Beasley on Thanksgiving trivia action (46:49) NBA free agency and draft updates and takeaways with the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Mavs, Celtics, and H...

Week 6 Recap, the State of the Pats, Struggling QBs, Trivia, Fantasy, and More 21.10.2020

(2:46) "Shot in the dark" follow-up, plus a trivia question (4:30) Derrick Henry and the 5-0 Titans, plus dynasty and Coy league talk (9:14) Bucs D dominates the Packers (12:58) The Baker Mayfield dilemma (17:59) Jimmy G issues, dissecting the Pats loss to the Broncos/COVID, and the lack of Pats pass-catchers (31:37) The weekly update on John's Falcons, have the Bills shown us who they really are,...

COVID Strikes the NFL, Undefeated and Defeated Teams, Fantasy Controversies, and Football Philosophy 04.10.2020

PART 1 (2:09) Cam tests positive (5:03) The Titans outbreak (7:49) The 3-0 teams (13:10) The winless teams, including the Trevor Lawrence-New York professional football teams relationship, the sad Falcons, and the disappointing Eagles (26:54) The same old Cowboys, the mighty NFC West, and can the Ravens win when they're down 10+ (34:54) The DJ Chark situation in our dynasty league (36:27) John on...

Pats-Seahawks Recap, Pats-Raiders Preview, Week 3, and More 27.09.2020

(1:38) Russ and Cam and Russ vs. Mahomes (6:09) N'Keal Harry and Kyle Dugger (10:08) The last play of the Seahawks game (14:28) Gameplan for Darren Waller and the Raiders passing game (19:27) Pats offensive gameplan (23:01) "Is this guy bad?" segment (27:58) Early MVP race (31:37) Week 3 slate of games and underdogs (35:34) Chiefs-Ravens (40:17) College Football stuff

A Patriots Preview with Owen and Anthony 13.09.2020

Cam, the Dolphins coming back up to Gillette, the Pats' defensive scheme, the new-look offense, Kyle Dugger and Beau Allen, Damiere Byrd and the passing attack, comparisons to the projected Pats offense, Cam for MVP?, and a long Sony Michel debate Plus, the Steelers, the Broncos, the Brady Bucs, and more

East Playoffs, Kawhi vs. Giannis, and an NFL Preview 07.09.2020

... long intro (4:46) Celtics-Raptors (20:47) Heat-Bucks (34:39) Western Conference, Kawhi vs. Giannis debate, summer school work, and more (49:24) NFC South (69:04) NFC West (77:20) NFC East (88:26) Dolphins, Jets, and Cardinals (95:51) MVP candidates (97:42) Predicting the playoff teams (105:11) Conference Championship and Super Bowl picks

NBA First-Round Playoff Previews, Predictions, and More 17.08.2020

(1:56) the Suns (4:56) Lakers-Blazers (22:19) Rockets-Thunder (28:47) Nuggets-Jazz (38:22) Clippers-Mavs (44:05) The Warriors and Steph vs. Dame (48:36) Celtics-Sixers (61:10) Raptors-Nets (64:57) fantasy football tangent (66:45) quickly, Bucks-Magic and Pacers-Heat (70:07) debating the top 10 players currently in the bubble (85:20) championship percentages/rankings breakdown (96:16) the Austin Cu...

Who's the Best Team in L.A., the Legitimacy of the Raptors, Joe Kelly, and Dynasty Draft Fervor 31.07.2020

(4:51) Lakers vs. Clippers (17:13) Joe Kelly and his awesome IG posts (19:25) the Celtics, dynasty talk, and the Joker appears (28:12) the Raptors' level of legitimacy (44:28) official pre-restart Conference Finals and Finals predictions  (45:53) nonsense, shenanigans, and tomfoolery about dynasty and such

Bubble Stuff, LeBron, Kemba and Wall, the West, Cam Newton, Mahomes' Deal, and Social Issues 23.07.2020

(1:32) bubble life (4:16) the Blazers (9:13) the Pelicans next season (10:45) LeBron making the playoffs (13:29) LeBron and social justice stances (20:36) Woj (25:27) Kemba's health and toughness (29:11) Trae Young (33:59) the Sixers (38:59) John Wall (44:49) a little Jordan-LeBron (51:10) the Raptors (57:39) standards for superstars that test positive (59:59) other high upside teams in the west (...

CtB Special: 2nd Annual Sports Jeopardy 06.07.2020

It's sports jeopardy. You know, trivia. Pretty straightforward here. Hope you enjoy it. 

The Likelihood of the NBA's Return, Who can Actually Win the Championship, and Klay vs. Beal 23.06.2020

(1:13) the supposed uncertainty around the resumption of the NBA season (11:08) the Lakers (14:16) off the rails, edited way down (14:52) who is going to win the NBA Championship, essentially, Lakers or Clippers? Plus, Rockets vs. Clippers. (33:09) the new game atmosphere in Orlando (36:26) Dak, Jamal Adams, and the Cowboys (40:49) MLB update (44:32) Klay Thompson vs. Bradley Beal, a SG ranking pr...

The NBA's return format, Jokic vs. Embiid, Potential Future Changes, Celtics vs. Bucks, and LeBron vs. Kyrie 15.06.2020

a brief message to the listeners  discuss the NBA's plan to return, Jokic losing weight, him vs. Embiid, a potential Christmas to August schedule in the future, debate potentially  a best of 5 series structure in the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics, the Rockets, the recent comments and buzz about some players not wanting to return to play this season, and the intelligence of LeB...

NFL Draft Winners and Losers 27.04.2020

We snake draft the winners of the draft (first 25-30 minutes) Then we snake draft the losers of the draft (the last 20-25 minutes)

CtB Special: 2020 NFL Draft Preview 22.04.2020

We first talk to our national correspondents to discuss all the key players, teams, and storylines involved in the draft Then, at the (55:47) mark, we talk to our Buccaneers correspondent to talk Brady-Gronk and Bucs vs. Pats Lastly, at the (83:11) mark, we talk to our Eagles correspondent to discuss how Philly should upgrade, and then get into a Paul George-John Wall debate for 15-20 minutes

Re-Drafting the 2010 NBA Draft Class 03.04.2020

Simple, quality content here. We re-draft what the lottery order of the 2010 NBA class should have been, and dig deep with stats and games/memories of these players. Yes, it’s 68 minutes on 14 players. But it’s good stuff, and it’s something new to listen to during quarantine.

Tom Brady, the Hypothetical March Madness Bracket, NFL Moves, and Coronavirus 18.03.2020

Tom Brady is a Tampa Bay Buccaneer and what's next for the Patriots (about the first 15-20 minutes) Other Notable NFL moves including the Hopkins-Johnson trade and the QB circus (about the next 15 minutes) Impacts of the Coronavirus (about the next 5-10 minutes) Going region-by-region, game-by-game of the hypothetical 2020 March Madness bracket, ultimately ending up with oddly similar Final Four t...

The Truncated, All-Over-the-Place Episode 16.02.2020

(2:15) Rhetorical tones (3:13) Jayson Tatum (6:36) 2019 draft class (8:35) Bijan's two favorite people in the world (9:22) Myles Garrett (15:33) Crit (16:29) John's driving (17:55) Hot take of the week (19:22) Valentines (21:22) Lakers-Nuggets (22:21) The Sixers (23:57) Hooping for intrinsic value (24:24) Breaking news (25:48) One-time only different outro song

Trade Deadline Reactions, SB Recap, and All-Star Mock Draft 09.02.2020

NBA trade deadline immediate reactions: (2:18) D-Lo for Wiggins... (7:54) L.A: Mook Morris to Clippers, Collison out of retirement to Lakers... (16:55) The Rockets trading away big men and the Hawks trading for big men... (19:49) The state of the Heat and Andre Drummond to the Cavs... (25:16) IT waived by Clippers and the state of the Celtics... (29:45) who won the deadline? (32:42) Super Bowl rec...

Kobe... and Chiefs-49ers SB Preview 01.02.2020

The worldwide shock of Kobe's death, his life, and his legacy  (37:54): Super Bowl Preview, including the Niners d-line, Richard Sherman, Mahomes and his offensive weapons, and more (official predictions... Austin: NINERS 31, Chiefs 30; John: NINERS 27, Chiefs 24; Ro: CHIEFS 24, Niners 8; Bijan: NINERS 21, Chiefs 17; Sam: CHIEFS 51, Niners 24; Max: NINERS 27, Chiefs 24; Evan: NINERS 38, Chiefs 27;...

CtB Special: Powderpuff 2019 29.11.2019

Broadcasters Mihir Singh, Austin Barach, and David Peppercorn, along with PA announcer Jack Henry Eaton, provide non-stop comedic commentary for the 2019 Powderpuff flag football game at CCHS.

Week 11 Run-Down, NBA Updates, and Curry-Harden 29.11.2019

NFL: Week 11 recap including the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph situation, the unstoppable Ravens, the questionable Rams, the poor Patriots offense, the Browns' quest to run the table, and Colin Kaepernick. NBA: Rockets, Lakers, Celtics (big Grant Williams debate), Sam Kalkstein on the Wizards, a huge pro-Luka rant, and the Warriors Curry vs. Harden debate

NBA News, the Patriots Following Their First Loss, and College Football and Basketball 10.11.2019

NBA Housekeeping: Zach Collins, John Collins, Paul George, Giannis, Harden, and Brandon Ingram Some 2020 NBA Prospects  The surprising Suns The resurgent Gordon Hayward (recorded prior to his unfortunate hand fracture) Fantasy football playoff format controversy An anti-Pats rant The state of the Bears College Football: The Initial Playoff Rankings and LSU-Bama Quick College Basketball update...

Celtics, Lakers, Mavs, Warriors, the Nats win the World Series, and Much More 10.11.2019

Disclaimer : Being published on November 10th, this episode was recorded on Halloween afternoon (October 31st) but couldn't be published that weekend due to technical difficulties Nationals beat Astros for World Series Celtics hype/optimism  The undefeated Sixers Celtics vs. Sixers Good starts: Rockets, Mavs, Lakers Bad starts: Nets, Warriors Rant against the New York football Jets Freddie Ki...

2019-2020 NBA Preview Special, Part 2 23.10.2019

Revealing our western conference non-playoff teams Revealing our eastern conference playoff teams  A tale of the tape between John's dog Ba and Bijan's dog Champion ECF, WCF, Finals Predictions Revealing our picks for ROY, COY, MIP, DPOY, MVP, and darkhorse MVP (forgot to do 6th Man) Some tunes to carry us out featuring "All I want for Christmas is You" and "Halloween Theme" from the Michael...

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