Out of Our League

The draft blows into Titletown. Mike and Charles discuss the NFL's lucrative accomplishment of turning what once was a meeting into the world's largest rotating sports festival. Is this ESPN's last Draft? The NBA and NHL Playoffs begin. The guys wonder if they are too long for the sport's best interest? Jason's Wormbyte gives Rory some overdue love and Charles's memor...

Mike and Charles postmortem the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, Ovi makes history, Luka goes homemade coaching your team to the playoffs gets you fired. Jason's Wormbyte  on "A Tradition Like No Other" and the Dr. Smith Sports Moment of the Week. 

...in the Bronx. Is it good for baseball? NFL news from the Owners Meeting from the Olympics to the Tush Push. A ho hum NCAA tournament? The Worm thinks so. Did you hear anything about a record that is probably the most important individual milestone in their sport? Plus, the Dr. Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.  

 A new Olympics Deal for NBC. The tip off of March Madness and MLB's starting pitch is in Japan. NBA tanking, and Jason's Wormbyte on the real NCAA Basketball Tournament and the continuing annals of the Dr. Mike Smith annual spring training sojourn. 

Kyrie, The Great One and the Hit King. Good guys? Bad guys? Has any sports franchise in history had a worse month than the Mavs? (not including the Jets of course). POTUS influence on the world of sports plus Jason's Wormbyte includes developments in the ACC and why it's just the tip of the iceberg and he asks Mike and Charles; Is Hard Knocks over? Who replaces Jimmy Johnson on Fox? No l...

The four nations tournament was a success. We discuss. Playoff P? Podcast P? The NBA after the trade deadline and speaking of disappointments, the report cards are in from the NFLPA and one team got an F. Guess which one? ESPN and MLB have a testy divorce but is it just a negotiating tactic? Jason throws out some questions in his Wormbyte and the Dr. Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Mike and Charles talk about the Super Bowl and the Kendrick Lamar halftime show. Why it was an artistic move in the middle of the noise. A report card on Brady and Burkhart plus other metrics and insights from the game. Jason pays tribute to two legendary basketball announcers and Mike is still nervous even after his Eagles dominated the Chiefs.

Does the Luka trade shift the balance of power to the Owners? It's Super Bowl Week...will Mahomes be crowned the greatest ever while the former GOAT calls the game? Fox, Trump, Kendrick, and Taylor headed to Da Big Easy. Plus Jason's Wormbyte and the Dr. Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

A look back at the NFL weekend including ratings, bad officiating, and thoughts on Brady vs. Romo. Glory, glory! Jerry hires a coach. Jason's Wormbyte and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Mike and Charles speculate on what may be best described as football fatigue. Plus - bad officiating, football in the snow, conflicted announcers, coaching hires and the Commish wants an 18-game season. Ichiro to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jason with his Wormbyte and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week is going to the dogs.

Charles is somewhere north of the Arctic Circle fighting polar bears so Mike and Jason tackle a busy week. We discuss the terrible wildfires in LA and how they affected the sports world. The dull NFL playoff weekend and the always-curious coaching carousel. CFP semi-finals - caught up in too much football, TGL debuts with Tiger, Venu collapses, and the fallout for sports consumers going forward. ...

Our first show of '25. Mike and Charles take a closer look at NFL Playoff Scheduling through the eyes of the media partners and Clubs along with some thoughts on the CFB Playoffs. Bad boys Butler and Hill in Miami. Jason looks at what to watch for 2025 and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Mike and Charles on the Netflix Christmas experiment. BANG BANG! LeBron trolls the NFL. The CFB Playoffs debut with full stadiums but four lousy games. Some internal squabbling at the "Worldwide Leader", Jason's Wormbyte and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week. We are off next week so Happy New Year!

Bill Belichick goes back to school. Charles and Mike have thoughts on "Patriots South". The latest on the NFL and why there are awful matchups this coming Sunday afternoon. Plus the NBA Cup, does anybody care? Jason's Wormbyte and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Soto to the Mets. The CFB field is set. NFL thoughts from the weekend plus Jason goes full Lewis Black and the Dr. Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Mike and Charles discuss the postgame brawls that occurred at several CFB games across the country on Saturday. Gus Johnson goes falsetto, Jameis looks to a higher authority to help out his battle with turnovers, Eberflus exits Chicago, Week 15 in the NFL schedule is going to be different and the guys explain why. Plus MLB's new golden idea and Charles and Jason say farewell to Rudy Martzke a...

Mike and Charles weigh in on what an awful year it's been for the NY football teams and which one of the two has had the worst of it. A look at all things NFL on Thanksgiving, the first time ever of a Thursday night game being flexed and how that impacts the rest of the weekend. Plus it's a new Comcast Universe and can MLB ever figure out what to do about their local broadcasting issues?...

Jason and Charles unpack the win-win win that is Inside the NBA's move to ESPN. Bad fight, bad technical problems. Netflix is hoping two great games and Queen B save Christmas. Plus we have some mid-season NFL thoughts and rants.

Jason and Mike discuss the NFL’s global ambition and its impact on the playing schedule, business, and how the Olympics are critical. They also dive into the College Football Playoffs and what is setting up to be the most amazing 20 days of football ever. Charles was missing but they didn’t miss the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week. 

Charles and Mike talk about the World Series, Jayden Daniels magic, the Jets, Cowboys, and 76'ers are not so good, but a nice story about an Owner!!!!!!  Jason's Wormbyte(s) and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.

Jason and Charles talk about the World Series dream come true for Major League Baseball. The WNBA arrives but there is more to think about. Should Brady be the lead game analyst for Fox with the new restrictions the NFL has put on his commentary now that he is a minority owner of the Raiders? Is Deshaun Watson the worst trade in sports history? The NBA tips off and FIFA makes some questionable dec...

Big show this week. The NFL's longest day, Saleh from the UK to unemployment, Josh Allen's chest injury? A monsoon in Pittsburgh. October baseball on the field and thoughts on the announcers, Jason's Wormbyte on Project Rudy, and the Dr. Mike Smith Happy Birthday Sports Moment of the Week.

The guys remember Pete Rose and Dikembe Mutombo, talk about the beautiful mess that is the NCAA, call out ESPN for Zach Lowe's departure. It's October so they offer a POV on baseball and a Jason wormbyte, safe and sound in North Carolina, on soccer greed and financial malfeasance, plus the Dr. Mike Smith moment of the week.

Miike, Charles and Jason are back. This week's topics include a Woj bomb, an Ohtani blast, and a Tua crash. Plus an appreciation of Eugene "Mercury" Morris from the two Miami guys, a classic EPL match in September, and the Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week

The guys talk all things NFL Opening Weekend including; Tyreek, Tom, Kendrick, Troy, Brazil, Peacock, Manningcast, and Charles' rant about the Sunday Ticket TV commercial—Jason with his Wormbyte on the Pac-12 news and the Dr. Mike Smith Sports Moment of the Week.