Dominic Defonso

Cooler Talk Sports

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Two recent college grads come together weekly to talk, debate, and embrace everything in the sports universe.

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Dominic Defonso

Episodes

Episode 18: Cooler Card, Buckeyes key to "The Game", College Basketball, & a World Cup Pick 18.11.2022 38:22

Collin kicks off the episode with a Cooler Card for this weekends College Football & NFL Action, before going on a quick rant on the Buckeyes key to victory next Saturday (16:15).  He then gets into the changes in college basketball that are affecting the product (25:00) and closes out the episode with a World Cup prediction (36:00).

Episode 17: CFB Playoff Picture Begins to Come Into Focus & NFL QB Tiers Discussion 15.11.2022 1:07:15

The fellas open the pod by discussing the results of this weekends college football slate and how that translates to the playoff picture and potential outcomes.  Then a conversation over the tier of QB's (20:00) in today's NFL breaks out where they discuss what a team really needs under center to win and the different ways to build a super bowl contender. 

Episode 11: Quick Picks From Collin 20.10.2022 26:37

With Dom and Collin both heading out of town this weekend, it left little time for the Cooler Talk boys to record this week.  However, The boys have been too hot on their weekly picks to not give some out, so we have Collin giving out the boys cards (as well as a guest pick from Kev Markley) on a shorter version of our typical Friday episode. 

Ohio State Undergraduate Assistant Kevin Marklay, Three SEC Team Playoff, The Phillies Keep Dancing, and NFL Week 6 Recap 18.10.2022 1:28:28

The Phillies magical runs continues and Dom is STOKED BABY (1:00). We break down fixing the college football playoff and how many teams deserve a shot in December (8:38) as well as breaking down the chaos of the rest of week 7 college football. The Jets have arrived and the Eagles are still a wagon as we look at the NFL landscape (34:42). We end the show with good friend, and former Ohio State Uni...

Cooler Cards: Week 6 NFL and College Football Best Bets and Weekend Preview 14.10.2022 54:56

Collin rolls into Week 6 sitting at 57-29 while Dom is hardly above .500 at 45-44. We break down the biggest slate of games for college football Saturday and NFL Sunday. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the preview. Tail at your own risk.

The Mets Are Dead, Jean Segura is HIM, Zach Wilson has Arrived, Alabama is Nervous, and Much More 11.10.2022 1:14:48

The Mets are Dead (0:00:30) and Collin puts on his aluminum foil hat as he attacks the Padres Ears. The Phillies advance thanks to the bat of Jean Segura (13:24). The NFL landscape become a bit clearer (23:01). College football really starts to heat up as we head into the meat and potatoes of the season (50:10).

Weekend Bets and Football Preview 07.10.2022 57:08

We lay out our entire cards and predict the MLB playoff bracket. An hour dedicated fully to over 40 picks for a weekend full of football. Tail at your own risk.

The Phillies are Going To The Playoffs, The Mets are Falling Apart, Alabama is in Trouble, Never Nervous, Starting 5 of Uniforms, and Much, Much More 04.10.2022 1:12:15

The Philadelphia Phillies are going back to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 (01:01) and the Mets are in freefall. We recap our weekends and Dom may be officially washed up (07:43). Return of never nervous as we break down college football and Wisconsin moving on from Paul Chryst (19:01). The Eagles are still a wagon, Lamar bet on himself and won, the Zach Wilson Jets are undefeated (44:...

Cooler Talk Episode 5: Big Show News, We are in love with the card, and Ime Udoka writes in for some advice. 30.09.2022 1:15:04

College football and NFL recap topped off with some post-grad advice.

Dom's Birthday, NFL and College Football Recap, Debut of Worst Take, Jalen Hurts and Tua are Good at Football, 209 Year Old Monks, and more 22.09.2022 1:15:09

Join Cooler Talk as they break into the top 10% of all podcasters, Dom opens a birthday gift live on the air (00:02:00). Collin is undefeated watching the Jets live (00:04:00). We revisit episode two for our first edition of Worst Take (00:09:45). We go through the rest of the NFL slate (00:22:33). Penn State and Ohio State roll and its business as usual at the top of college football (00:34:30)....

Draft of Events We Wish We Had Twitter For with Aaron Crist, Never Nervous, College Football and NFL Recap, and College Advice 16.09.2022 1:37:20

Join Collin and Dom as they debut new segments and welcome the first guest to the program. The boys talk about their post grad moment of the week (00:01:21-00:06:30). Dom and his nerves of steel break down the college football landscape (00:06:55-00:19:04). An absolutely fantastic welcome back to the NFL and some fan bases feel better than other (00:32:35-00:51:10). Aaron Crist joins the show to h...

Cooler Talk Episode 2: Football is Back. 08.09.2022 1:19:17

Dom and Collin break down college football college controversy and the chaos that ensued week one. Then they boys go division by division to preview the NFL while Dom is mid-fantasy draft. We wrap up by unloading the clip on gambling picks after going an incredible 6-0 combined in week one. 

Cooler Talk Episode 1 06.09.2022 1:13:59

Join Colin and Dom for the first episode of Cooler Talk. We breakdown Dom's recent Philly fame with "Jean's Jeans" and a breakdown of the NL East. We welcome to Big 10 play as we go in depth on Penn State's and Ohio State's outlook on the year as well as the rest of the College Football landscape. We finish up with a draft of college football guys and our best bets for the weekends.