SportSense

Football, football, and football oh my! It is absolute PEAK football season so you’re gonna wanna know what the heck everyone’s talking about. This week, we break down the structure of the NFL and its playoff bracket so even the noobiest of us can understand how to talk about it. Then we get dad’s take on the latest round of both college and NFL playoffs as we head into another big weekend of game...

Ok so 2026 is looking WACKY, tune in to hear about the weird and possibly wonderful sporting events ahead of us this year. We’ll also catch you up on the latest with the college football playoffs and the start of the NFL playoffs. 00:00 Intro 04:41 Sport Speak: "Rust vs. Rest" 08:03 what are the different kinds of refs in football? 17:20 NFL Playoff Bracket Breakdown 37:47 CFP update: se...

Take a ride down memory lane with us as we look back at the moments in 2025 that will be referenced, joked about, and probably have movies made about for a long, long time. 00:00 Intro 02:33 SPORT SPEAK: "Extracurricular activity" 05:51 The worst trade in history 10:50 Utah Mammoth branding 11:55 End of an NFL dynasty? KC Chiefs fall off 15:50 The greatest World Series ever 18:53 Rory Mc...

It’s Christmas so I held our baby while we recorded!! Idk if his squeaks came through the audio because I barely edited this thing, but come on in and get acquainted with the first round of the 2025 College Football Playoffs among other things. 00:00 Introduction and Setup 00:20 Philip Rivers' crazy comeback 02:29 MAILBAG: Army v. Navy 04:41 SPORT SPEAK: "Two-Minute Drill" 09:05 Coll...

This week was a lot. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Mailbag: does recruiting matter anymore? 06:26 Sport Speak: "Heisman" 13:06 TIME Athlete of the Year: A'ja Wilson 17:38 Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are done 20:02 Has money in college sports gone too far? 29:43 Another football coach falls from grace (this time it's Michigan's) 32:48 Philip Rivers pulled from retirement for a playoff...

Get out your brackets because this week, we ride the highs and lows of BYU’s season, and sort out the conference-champ chaos shaking up the playoff picture. We also answer questions like, what’s the big deal with the new Formula 1 champion? What are bowl games even for now? And why should we all watch the Bills play the Patriots this week? 00:00 Intro 02:16 Mailbag: Ex Penn State coach's cooki...

Dad reveals the shocking truth about who decides which football teams are allowed into the final championship tournament, we reminisce on a thrilling Thanksgiving week of football, and we break down why Lane Kiffin would leave his team just as the college football playoffs are about to begin. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Thanksgiving recap...finally some good football 10:59 Who decides your destiny in colleg...

Come on in and get caught up on the latest upsets in NFL and college football, and stay locked in as we prep you for the week’s upcoming Thanksgiving games that you’ll almost certainly be surrounded by at your in-law’s house. 00:00 Intro 02:09 BYU stays in the championship runnings! 08:30 Are athletes nicer than they use to be? 12:34 Bonus BYU tidbits 18:35 Rams are the best team in the NFL 20:30...

More underdogs, more upsets, and MORE FIRINGS. Honestly just don’t be a coach right now. We bring you another week in sports news for sports noobs. 00:00 Intro 02:40 Mailbag!! 07:54 Sport Speak: "Game Ball" 16:23 Being a professional coach in 2025 26:58 The underdog story of the Faroe Islands soccer team 32:40 Georgia puts the nail in Texas' coffin 34:12 The resurgence of the New England Patriots...

This week, get caught up on the winners and losers of this season of college football! Plus we review some viral football moments and mourn the first loss of BYU this season. 00:00 Intro 01:58 Can you tackle by grabbing hair? 04:27 Gobbling glizzies in the end zone 07:17 Jalen Brown's Hairline Spray Incident 12:35 Sports Speak: "Airing it out" 15:42 (Trigger warning) Death of Cowboys...

The epic battle between the LA Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays, what even IS an inning, what Flavor Flav is doing for the Olympics, and the tragic life of being a Jets fan. 00:00 Intro 02:35 Mailbag and Corrections 11:45 Defining Innings in Baseball 14:43 2025 World Series setup 19:38 “THE GREATEST WORLD SERIES EVER” 31:45 "Every team needs a Will Smith" 43:13 The Impact of Technology...

In this episode of Sports Sense, Cooper and his dad discuss the infamous Billy Goat Curse of the Chicago Cubs, a major illegal gambling scandal involving NBA players and coaches, mid-season coaching changes in college football, and upcoming games in the NFL and college football. 01:45 Sport Speak: "Pennant" 05:19 The Billy Goat Curse 09:26 Massive illegal sports gambling bust! 27:39 LSU&...

This week, Dad and I break down the end of the MLB playoffs, the heated BYU–Utah rivalry game, and some insane performances in the NFL. A light and breezy episode with our toes out in North Carolina. 02:14 Who's going into the MLB World Series? 06:53 The Holy War: BYU vs Utah 15:14 Bo Nix pulls off a record-setting upset 18:54 Lions' backups defeat Baker Mayfield This is the sports show fo...

This week, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of SportSense by putting a seafood dinner on the line. Dad breaks down the concept of the '12th man' in football, the rise of insane NFL player Cam Skattebo, and the shocking mid-season firing of Penn State's head football coach. And for the first time ever on the show, we talk about chess. As a sport. 00:00 SportSense anniversary celebr...

This week in sports: um, a provoked stabbing?! We break down the insane story (what we know so far) of Mark Sanchez, former star quarterback and successful sports commentator. We also get you caught up on the start of the MLB playoffs, plus some major major upsets in both the NFL and college football. 01:41 Sport Speak: "Gridiron" 09:10 Sport Speak: "Wild Card" 12:25 MLB playof...

Drama everywhere, tea spilling all over, this week was an interesting one in sports. Escape with us into this silly world this week as we dig into college rival boyfriends, insane New York golf fans at the Ryder Cup, and super cool comeback kids in the NFL.  Topics: 02:36 how Grandpa Epps pioneered jogging 04:59 Sport Speak: The Over/Under 08:03 Dad's secret sports betting incident 10:28 LSU v...

It was a weird and wonderful week of sports. Lots of rare and never-before-seen stunts were pulled off, and losing teams are getting desperate to bounce back. 00:51 BYU vs ECU 04:55 Sport Speak: College Football "Rankings" 18:58 Mailbag: Army's inspirational coach 22:17 Baseball play of the year 26:19 UNC's coach continues getting trolled 29:15 Arch Manning getting too cocky too fast 32:06 Carolin...

After a gut-wrenching week across the country, people sought some reprieve with some exciting football matchups and big upsets. It feels trivial to talk about sports at a time like this, but at the same time, it’s cool how a weird game with a cone-shaped ball can bring people together. Topics: 01:22 Sport Speak: "Retiring a jersey" 09:34 Texas and Arch Manning's shocking start 15:38...

It ended up being a surprisingly spicy week in the sports world with a crazyyy comeback game in the NFL, shocking upsets in college football, and merch continually being stolen from children in the stands. Topics: 00:00 Intro 05:27 Sport Speak: FUMBLES 11:42 U.S. Open (tennis) winners 14:07 Bill Belichick's college coaching debut flop... 19:29 College football UPSETS 23:09 Ravens v. Bills craz...

Between the U.S. Open (tennis) and the launch of college football, we saw a lot of sore, sore losers both on the courts and in the stands. Come on in to get a load of the viral moments that made this week rich soil for memes and articles galore. Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Sport Speak: "U.S Open" (tennis) 08:43 Viral Drama at the U.S. Open 15:37 Ohio St. versus Texas 22:40 Alabama versus Florida Sta...

We’re launching Season 2 with some quirky little news stories before college football overtakes everything this weekend. Topics: 00:00 Welcome to Season 2 03:02 Sport Speak: "Week 0" of College Football 11:18 Crybaby kickers from Australia 17:50 Milwaukee Brewers win burgers for entire city 22:18 Tommy Fleetwood won a PGA tournament thanks to a gnat 30:56 The BIG GAME: Texas v. Ohio State 35:25 Da...

Cooper faces Dad’s ultimate test. After a year of asking dumb questions, can he actually name the best athletes, the championship teams, the minutia of records being broken, and more?? Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Official Season 1 Test of Cooper's Sports Knowledge 16:50 SportSense Season 2 teaser 17:45 Taylor Swift + Travis Kelce...sigh.... 23:33 Paramount+ is gonna make UFC cheap!! Follow SportSens...

This week we start winding down Season 1 of SportSense by bringing back some of our former guests to revisit some of the most exciting moments of the past year of sports and looking forward to what’s to come in Season 2. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Meet Evan West 02:47 BYU Basketball hot streak 04:40 Looking forward to Ultimate Frisbee playoffs 06:49 Re-meet Zak Kandare 07:15 the UFC "point-down"...

This week we dive back into current events because there was some cool and sad and wacky and weird news in the world of sports and beyond. Find out why my wife wants to watch Happy Gilmore 2, why a NYC shooter targeted the NFL, and what some wacky people are up to at recent WNBA games. Timecodes: 00:00 More of the best sports movies ever 10:11 Coach Prime reveals he beat cancer 15:36 Cal "The Big...

This week we take a break from sports news to rank what we believe to be the GREATEST sports movies ever made. What did we miss? Let us know at sportsensemailbag@gmail.com Timecodes: 11:47 Talladega Nights & Caddyshack 16:21 Remember the Titans 27:56 Creed 30:31 Warrior and The Wrestler 36:37 Cool Runnings 39:28 Miracle 43:05 We Are Marshall 47:20 Any Given Sunday 49:29 We almost forgot the ba...