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It didn’t take long, but football sucked us right back in. Mike and Scott laugh briefly about the Carlos Correa situation before the show switches gear to National Championship and NFL talk. The guys laugh at Georgia absolutely dismantling TCU in the National Championship game and talk about the Pat McAfee broadcast. Plus, David Pollack might have woken up the giant, saying right in front of Nick...

In light of the events from Monday Night Football this week, the guys start out on a somber tone as they discuss how the NFL lied to our faces after Damar Hamlin collapsed, as well as how ESPN handled the coverage of the incident. Mike questions if Paycor Stadium is cursed, with this being the third horrific incident to happen in the Jungle, allowing the guys the chance to transition back to the u...

It’s that week between Christmas and New Year’s where nobody knows what day it is, you’re maintaining a perpetual buzz, and you are just surviving. So the fellas say goodbye 2022 the best way they know how…with random rambling that vaguely covers the week’s sports topics. The fellas laugh at the Broncos firing Nathaniel Hackett, and Russ getting roasted by the entire internet and a Nickelodeon car...

Between the insane endings to some of these NFL games, and the story book ending to Messi’s World Cup, this sports weekend was bananas. Mookie asks the guys throughout the show to pronounce the names of famous Samoans and hockey players. Hilarity ensues. The fellas laugh at the Colts for blowing a 33 point lead, and laugh harder at the Patriots for lateraling away the game against the Raiders. Plu...

Before the guys talk about the tarot card reader saying that Shakira cursed Spain’s World Cup run, the fellas have a ton to get to. The guys talk about the Crosstown Shootout, with Xavier surviving UC’s comeback attempt and the lesser Miller’s gamesmanship. Plus, Cesar tries to distance himself from Chris Beard after him catching a charge, but hedges enough to jump right back in if the felony gets...

It’s a jam packed show. The fellas talk about the College Football Playoffs, and how everything worked exactly how they thought, but the committee decided to make a left turn despite Nick Saban’s best pitch during the B1G Championship. Mike scrambles to put together the 12 team playoff if it existed today live on the air, and the fellas talk about Coach Prime taking over at Colorado. Scott catches...

Cesar is so fired up about the USMNT beating Iran and advancing in the World Cup, that he doesn’t even realize how ridiculous he sounds when he mixes up the “These colors don’t run” and “I bleed red, white, and blue” phrases. The guys laugh at Brian Robinson’s big hat, and try to figure out who wore the big hat better. Plus, the Commanders completely botch their Sean Taylor statue. In college foot...

Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) has officially walked across the country. After stepping foot in the Pacific Ocean this afternoon, roughly 6 months and 3,176 miles from when he started in the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware, Joe has completed his walk. The fellas celebrate Joe’s accomplishment and try to find out Joe’s thoughts about finishing, if he planned some deep words for the final steps, and...

Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) joins after making it into Sacramento, California. With a week remaining, and only 115 miles to go, Joe talks about the death of his stroller, sending his tent back home, and how he’s coping with the end of the walk in site. The fellas laugh at Derek Carr crying in his post-game press conference after losing to Jeff Saturday and the Colts. The fellas try to deci...

It was a weekend of College Football chaos, and the guys are hyped. Cesar hates Kentucky, Mookie and Mike are riding high, and Scott actually watched college football. Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) joins from snowy Carson City, Nevada. He talks about a treacherous stretch that he encountered over the last week, and his order from BWs with a look towards California. The guys have to laugh at...

Cesar is furious that nobody else dressed up for the show, and an off-handed comment from Mike about Mookie’s outfit coming from a work even sparked an absolute powder keg as the comment section explodes into the unintentional roast of Mookie. Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) joins from the road in Nevada, only a week from reaching the California border. He tells the guys about his plans on wra...

After a weekend where the Colts announced they are benching Matt Ryan, and Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady lose to former XFL QBs, it seems pretty clear: these old QBs are washed. The fellas talk about a Bengals fan that got naked and tried to fight everyone after the Bengals/Falcons game, and the fellas break down video where Aiden didn’t get the message that he was supposed to let a kid score. Joe H...

After an uncomfortable revelation from Cesar about his first crush, friend of the show Robert Taylor hops on the show to pay up on a shot bet that he lost in the Craft Brewed Sports Facebook group. The fellas talk about how weird this NFL season has been, and how terrible Russel Wilson has been. Scott is furious about the audacity of the caucasity in coverage of Tom Brady’s latest sideline meltdow...

The fellas talk about the hot topics from the football world by combing Twitter for some hot takes to grill up on the Hot Takes BBQ. The guys talk about the awful roughing the passer calls over the weekend, Baker Mayfield killing another coach’s career, Zac Taylor’s awful playcalling and the over zealous young coaches in the NFL, the new concussion protocol and how great it must be to be the Wobbl...

The fellas jump right into talk about Tua’s concussions, and how dirty it feels to be a football fan after seeing that. But they cleanse their palettes laughing about Bobby Wagner laying out a protestor that ran on the field during the Niners/Rams game. Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) checks in after setting up his camp on the side of the road in Wyoming. Only a few days from crossing into ano...

With the NFL doing away with the Pro Bowl, the fellas talk about what they want to see out of the skills competitions, and it begs the question: can we get a Joes vs. Pros in the Pro Bowl? The guys talk about Rihanna getting the nod for the Super Bowl Halftime show, and Mookie has the most unsurprising take about Taylor Swift. Scott finally puts this season of Hard Knocks out of its misery, and Mi...

Comedian Matt Stanton returns and runs a beer mile for his new album (available now: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-man-you-see-before-you/1645029504) . The guys talk about Mike’s conspiracy theory about Joe Burrow and his appendix and whether or not the Bengals made the right choice in drafting Chase over Sewell. Plus, the Browns earn MFOTW honors for a tailgate with terrible taste. And we...

Don’t mind us. After that opening week of the NFL and an amazing set of upsets in Week 2 of the NCAA we are all just mainlining football over here. Scott is on vacation, so the fellas bring in Jared from Korner Booth Podcast to hang out and talk about the winners and losers from this weekend. The fellas discuss the Bills running it up on the Rams, the Sun Belt conference dominating the weekend and...

Week 1 of College Football did not disappoint. The fellas laugh at Brian Kelly’s tears, but the question remains: can we still like neck? The guys talk about a guy who nailed a 19 game parlay to start the college football season and whether or not they could stomach cashing out or going for it if they were in that spot. We’ve got a shakeup in the WiseGuy’s College Football Top 10, where the guys a...

Mookie and Mike have actual realistic expectations heading into Notre Dame’s opening match-up with Ohio State this weekend. Lauren Bishop hangs out with the fellas tonight because the Cincinnati Rollergirls are back! Lauren takes us through the tryout process for the Rollergirls, how intense practices can be, the faux rivalries she has experienced, and plays a great game of Real Rollergirl or Fake...

Joe Hall (@HallAcrossTC) hangs out all episode with the fellas to chug some ciders and talk about reaching the halfway point of his journey. The fellas discuss all of the baseball dong stories, including this hot dog straw guy, who is an absolute menace and the couple giving brain in the upper deck of the Coliseum. Scott recaps Episode #2 of Hard Knocks in anticipation of the new episode, and the...

Kevin Bryant, author of the new book "Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage" hangs out to talk about the tactics NFL teams use to spy on their opponent in order to get any type of advantage. He talks about a few of the craziest ways teams have pushed the envelope, plus the paranoia that drives coaches to do some crazy things to protect their secrets. The fellas try to nail...

Aaron Rodgers admitted to taking ayahuasca prior to his back-to-back MVP seasons, and the NFL said they aren’t going to do anything about it. Seems a bit odd, and the fellas can’t white put their finger on why. Hard Knocks made its return, so Scott and Mike are back to ripping Episode 1 and finding all of the hilarious moments in it. The one thing we all can take away from this episode: Dan Campbe...

Friend of the show and real life lawyer, Hailee Murphy (@thehaileemurphy), joins us to explain the Deshaun Watson ruling. Hailee breaks down the arbiter’s opinion, and how it really was a loss to both sides. Plus, Hailee discusses the NFL only presenting 4 of the 24 cases against Watson, the precedent that the judge looked at when determining the punishment, and how this whole thing will play out...

You know it’s the dead time of year when the fellas spend almost the entire show breaking down the alternate helmets and uniforms that NFL teams have unveiled for this year. Spoiler alert: some of these alternate NFL helmets are complete trash. Joe Hall (hallacrossthecountry.com) checks in to talk about his trip to the Dan Gable Wrestling museum and his fight with a pack of wild raccoons in Iowa....