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In today's podcast: John discusses the biggest takeaways from the regular season finale, including the Bengals missing the playoffs, the Lions clinching the #1 seed in the NFC, the Buccaneers winning the NFC South for the 4th straight year and Mike Evans ends the season with 1,000 receiving yards again, and the Patriots losing the #1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Then, he discusses the interesting d...

In today's podcast, John discusses the paths that Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas, and Ohio State all took to reach the semifinals of the College Football Playoff, how their journeys to college football's "Final Four" revolved around one specific virtue, and how their quarterfinal bowl games reflected their seasons and the adversity they each faced. Then, with all the first-round bye teams all gone...

In today's podcast: John discusses the breaking news of star pitcher Corbin Burnes signing a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the ramifications of that signing on the 2025 National League picture, the Red Sox moves, and the Yankees recovery after seeing Juan Soto leave for the Mets. Then, he goes into the biggest source of the NBA's highest ratings, and then previe...

In today's podcast: John discusses the Atlanta Falcons decision to bench starting QB Kirk Cousins in favor of 8th overall pick from the 2024 Draft in Michael Penix, Jr. and why the team's handling of the QB situation may ultimately be the reason they miss the playoffs and the damning report from The Athletic released this morning about Woody Johnson's role in the New York Jets football operations,...

In this week's NFL podcast: John discusses the big news of Bill Belichick going to coach college football at North Carolina, discusses the latest power rankings he posted, and then highlights the big game on the NFL's Week 15 docket, including two huge interconference games between teams that have at least 10 wins on the season with the Bills taking on the Lions and the Steelers taking on the Eagl...

Topics for discussion in today's episode: How impactful star outfielder Juan Soto signing with the New York Mets is on the team and the sport, and where the Yankees can pivot after seeing him leave for Queens, why the College Football Playoff selection committee got the field of 12 right, the thing that is holding Josh Allen back from getting the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl, the Kansas City Ch...

In today's podcast: John discusses some of the biggest NFL musings this week, from the Chicago Bears firing Matt Eberflus, the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers seasons ending up in disappointments, and Josh Allen potentially the front runner for NFL MVP this season. Then, he reveals his pick for all 13 games in Week 14, which include some monster divisional games in the mix.

In today's podcast: John discusses the key games to watch over Thanksgiving Weekend in the NFL, including the two games that feature both teams in playoff position entering this week, with an MVP showdown between Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley in Baltimore, as well as the Chargers visiting the Falcons on Sunday, and a key game in the NFC Wild Card picture between the Cardinals and Vikings in Min...

In today's podcast: John discusses the breaking news of the New York Giants releasing quarterback Daniel Jones after a tumultuous six-year run with Big Blue. It covers the Giants decision to draft him, why the Giants extended him, and the ramifications for the team going forward in 2025 and beyond. Then, he talks about the key games in the NFL this week in depth, with all of the NFC West teams fea...

In today's podcast: John discusses the biggest takeaways from last week in the NFL, from who are the real Super Bowl contenders in each conference, the Giants benching Daniel Jones and the Jets firing general manager Joe Douglas, the latest College Football Playoff rankings and why the logic behind this format makes no sense, early NBA storylines, the Juan Soto sweepstakes, the Mike Tyson vs. Jake...

In today's podcast: John goes in depth into some of the biggest games in Week 11 of the NFL, including the rematch of last year's Divisional Round matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs and a battle for first place in the AFC North between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. Plus, is Matt Eberflus's time with the Bears about to expire in Chicago, and are the Los Angeles...

In today's podcast: John picks every game in the NFL in Week 10 for Sunday and Monday against the spread in less than 15 minutes.

In today's podcast: John discusses the issues the Houston Texans have to deal with after losing 21-13 to the New York Jets on Thursday, then he reveals his favorite games of Week 9 in the NFL, including Broncos-Ravens, Bears-Cardinals, and Lions-Packers. He reveals which players in those games will be under the most pressure to perform well. Then, he will offer his game-by-game picks against the s...

In today's podcast, John discusses the Los Angeles Dodgers capturing the 2024 World Series championship, the 8th in franchise history, the adversity they faced, and how they overcame it to win, the Yankees implosion in Game 5 last night, and why this postseason was good for baseball and MLB. Plus, is the Philadelphia 76ers season over before it even started, the Jets fiasco, John's Thursday Night...

In today's podcast: John discusses the two big trades involving star recceivers that went down, as the Raiders traded Davante Adams to the Jets while the Raiders dealt Amari Cooper to the Bills. Then he discusses in detail the best games of the weekend then makes his picks for Week 7 in the NFL.

In today's podcast: John discusses some of the biggest things he saw in Week 6 of the NFL, including the Cowboys losing big to the Lions and the frustrating weekend in New York football. He is also all over the MLB playoffs, the Mets' Amazin' run, Phillies need changes, Yankees look good, the amazing college football weekend, and more!

In today's episode: John discusses the three games he is most excited to watch this weekend in the NFL, featuring a clash between Lamar Jackson and the Ravens against Jayden Daniels and the Commanders, as well as a matchup that will feature the aftermath of the Jets after they fired Robert Saleh this week. Then, he picks every game in the NFL against the spread for Week 6.

In today's podcast: (1:27) John gets into the biggest results from Week 5 in the NFL, and who is to blame for the losses for the Bengals and Bills. Also the Giants proved they are closer to being the team they want to be, and the Chiefs and Vikings go into their bye weeks as the lone unbeaten teams. (24:51) John gets into what has been one of the craziest baseball weeks ever, with so much late inn...

In today's podcast: (1:47) John highlights three key games around the NFL that will play a big picture into how the rest of the season is going to shake up, featuring two great QB matchups and the renewal of the most historic interconference rivalry in NFL history. (12:24) Then, John makes his official picks and predictions for Week 5 in the NFL against the spread.

In today's podcast: (1:59) - John says there is lots of intrigue in the NFC this week and he highlights three critical matchups that can shape how the scope of the conference will look like, by discussing Cowboys-Giants, Vikings-Packers, and Seahawks-Lions. (21:12) John makes his selections for all the games in Week 4 of the NFL, looking to bounce back from back to back weeks of going 6-10 aga...

In today's podcast: (2:44) John discusses the Minnesota Vikings' 34-7 win over the Houston Texans and whether or not they're the NFC's best team right now. (6:18) The Dallas Cowboys' 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens was preventable, and John says it could have been prevented before the league year started in March. (9:40) The LA Rams saved their season with a pulsating 27-24...

In today's podcast: (1:45) John starts with the current state of affairs in the MLB playoff race with just 11 days left in the regular season and the intense wild card races in both the AL and the NL, and something that is going to be universal in college sports going forward that is being instituted next year at the University of Tennessee. (14:14) John discusses the big storylines he sees he...

In today's podcast: John discusses the biggest takeaways from the Week 2 action across the NFL on Sunday, including the Las Vegas Raiders' gutsy comeback win on Sunday that sent the Baltimore Ravens to 0-2, the New Orleans Saints dropping 44 points on the Dallas Cowboys on the road, the Houston Texans defensive line proving too much for Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, the Arizona Car...

In today's podcast, John discusses the things to take away from Monday night's game that saw the 49ers crush the Jets, and then previews Week 2 in the NFL, starting with 3 quarterback matchups he is most interested in seeing such as the showdown in Miami tonight between Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa. Then, he picks every game against the spread in Week 2, hoping to improve upon his 8-7-1 s...

In today's podcast, John talks about the impressive and disappointing QB performances that defined Week 1 of the NFL season, from Baker Mayfield dominating the Commanders, Daniel Jones' poor performance against the Vikings, and Deshaun Watson's bad day in the office for the Browns. The episode also includes Dak Prescott's insane $240 million contract extension reaction, Tyreek Hill...