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First and foremost, If you're listening, I hope you and those close to you are safe and healthy. Things are crazy right now for all of us. I'm just going to do what I do and try to give you a few minutes of good sports talk the way I always do and maybe a little bit of normalcy to your day. So with the sports world on hiatus like everybody else because of the COVID-19, what are we going to talk ab...

In this special mid-week episode, I'm joined by Pete Sampson, Notre Dame football beat writer for The Athletic. We talk coaching, recruiting, team speed, big games against Clemson and Wisconsin and whole lot more. If you're a college football fan, this is a must listen.  So sit back, relax and listen up... the Episode 60, of the Format!!

Welcome back to another mic blazin' episode! In the NFL we are still, YES STILL, talking about Dak Prescott and his contract issues. Pat Mahomes just GETS it. We still don't know anything about Brady but we have a juicy storyline that could make for the best SB ever. In the NBA, the MVP race is heating up, but I'll tell you why it should be a runaway. The Clippers look like the best team in the le...

The Dallas Cowboys keep giving Dak Prescott the hint that he isn't that guy but he won't take it. What's the next stop for the GOAT Tom Brady? Boxing is set to make a comeback with a mega heavyweight fight for the WBC title. On the NBA front, Andy Noel joins us again to talk about NBA AS Weekend and look ahead to the remainder of the regular season and little early playoff talk. All that and more…...

A week after the Super Bowl, the Lombardi and SB MVP Trophies both reside in Kansas City. Pat Mahomes has had the arguably best first two seasons as a starter in the history of football, but is he already a HOFer? Should Joe Burrow refuse to play for the Cincinnati Bengals? The NFL and the NFL owners are full of it. In the NBA, the trade deadline is gone and some interesting moves took place. The...

Pat Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs end a 50 year drought and win the franchise's second-ever world championship. Quick and immediate post-game recap of the biggest and final NFL game of the season. Sit back, relax, and listen up, to Episode 55 of the Format!

Just to break up the monotony, we've got a mid-week episode for you. John Ried, Jacksonville Jaguars beat writer joins us again to reminisce on his times seeing Kobe Bryant up close while covering the NBA, before getting into some NFL talk about the Super Bowl, and possible fixes for the Jags troubles. Sit back, relax, and listen up...to Episode 54...of the Format!

The sports world was rocked today when one of the biggest icons and greatest athletes in history died tragically at the age of 4. Is there trouble in paradise with the LA Clippers? How will the NBA AS weekend commemorate a gone too soon great? The Superbowl is set. The 49ers and Chiefs will face off in Miami. Another legend hangs up the cleats. All that. And honestly, my heart isn't in it to do to...

We're down to the final four in the NFL. We'll give a quick recap on how we got here. There's some serious pressure on Aaron Rodgers, Derek Henry is a MAN, the Niners are releasing the HOUNDS on people, and are the Chiefs this good? There are some big moves in the NFL coaching ranks, and what the NFL WANTS to see in the Super Bowl. In college football, how good is Joe Burrow? What's the future lik...

In this first episode of the Format Podcast of 2020, two guests join the show. First up, talking NFL, is Florida Times-Union Jaguars Beat Writer John Reid. He talks Cowboys head coaching search, what the Jags need to do to fix their team and whether Brady and the Patriots can make one more run. In the NBA segment, Gerald Moody, host of the This, that and the third with G Moody podcast joins the fr...

What a week and sports week-END! Joe Burrow continued in his record breaking season with a game for the ages in the CFP semifinal against Oklahoma. Trevor Lawrence kept the Tigers' hopes of repeating alive in an absolute CLASSIC against the Buckeyes.  In the NBA, the post up is supposedly the worst thing in basketball. LeBron flopped again on Christmas against the Clippers. And his Kyle Kuzma...

What a time of year in sports!? 5 division titles clinched in the NFL, the AFC is lining up pretty well; the NFC is up for grabs. LeBron and the Lakers lost their two biggest games of the season. The Clippers need reps together. The Big Ticket himself Kevin Garnett spits some fire about LeBron in Cleveland and Miami. In the College Football Playoff we have two amazing semifinal games. There's a sh...

Special mid-week episode! Jacksonville Jaguars beat writer for the Florida Times-Union and former New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for the Times-Picayune John Reid joins the show to talk Jags, black quarterbacks in the NFL, the new NBA, and LeBron vs MJ. This episode is not to be missed. Sit back, relax, and listen up....to Episode 48 of the Format!

This episode is gonna be a short one. I've got something else in the works for hopefully later on this week so stay tuned and look out for that. In college football we are finally down to the wire this week…conference championships and sorting out who's going to end up where during Playoff and Bowl season. In the NFL.Surprise, Surprise, Dak and the Cowboys take another L. The Ravens are still winn...

Football, football, more football and a little NBA for you hoop fans out there. Lamar Jackson is at it again the Ravens look like the best team in football. What about the Patriots who are ALWAYS in the hunt? Dak Prescott…You know where THIS IS GOING!! In college football, the playoff committee probably isnt happy, so you know that means I am! I'll tell you bout how rivalry week upset the apple ca...

Dak Prescott is overrated, and the evidence says so. A big part of the Baker Mayfield is based on hypocrisy. Mason Rudolph gets a slap on the wrist. LeBron may win another MVP but will he deserve it? Brandon Ingram is blowing up in New Orleans. College Football is coming down to the wire, and the Playoff picture is becoming more and more clear. But there's still a few big games that'll help shake...

Myles Garrett is suspended indefinitely. Mason Rudolph should be too. Russell Wilson is heaven sent and Lamar Jackson is a nightmare to deal with. Colin Kaepernick has a shot at a return to the NFL and Jay-Z might be behind it. In college football Chase Young is still suspended but it shouldn't hurt the Buckeyes too badly. Paul George is back on the hardwood…and so is Melo! Finally, in the Bruce B...

Just college football and NBA today. The CFP rankings just got shuffled with two unexpected results. Oklahoma and Oregon have hope again. The Penn ST/MN and Bama/LSU games lived up to the hype and gave two of the best games this season. In the NBA, we get flashbacks to the 1980s, Load management rears its ugly head again, and a lot of key players are injured. And in the Bruce Breakdown, are Saban...

Bulldogs stop the Gators for the 3rd straight season. Huge games next week in college football. In the NFL Belichick adds another argument to his GOAT Claim and the 9ers are dominating. On the hardwood, Harden is scoring in bunches…AGAIN….but what does it MEAN? Is Kyrie Irving already causing problems in his new spot? We got just a little taste of the 80s and 90s NBA. Finally in the Bruce Breakdow...

The NBA is here… As Shannon Sharpe likes to say, LeBron James got his but cut on opening night Kyrie Irving went for 50 in a loss in his opener Kawhi has the Clippers looking like a monster and PG13 isnt even there yet In college football, the Badgers travel to the Shoe for a huge match-up in the B1G with playoff implications against Ohio St Auburn goes down to Death Valley to try and beat joe Bur...

Make some time, because this is a long one!  The NBA Season is just days away! So we bring back official Format Podcast NBA Analyst Andy Noel to share his perspectives. China Controversy w Morey Lebron cant keep his foot out      of his mouth!! Shows his BLATANT HYPOCRISY! Lakers season outlook/projection Clippers Rockets; Harden/Russ - How will it work? Nets and Knic...

In college football there's three huge games. Boomer Sooner and the Hook Em Horns get back together for the Red River Showdown The Gators head down to the Bayou for a HUGE SEC clash with the Tigers And the Fighting Irish welcome the Trojans to the South Bend for a battle in the Shadow of touchdown Jesus! The NFL is amazing as usual and I'll tell you why its great! The NFC west is the best division...

Welcome back. College Football continues to sort itself out. Three big NFL games to look forward to. Complete and utter NONSENSE out of the NBA and the media. Sit back, relax, and listen up!!

In college football, the elites are pretty much who we thought they were…. Wisconsin will have chances to prove they are for real and maybe even get into the Playoff… Oklahoma is still rolling…I don’t believe in Tua but those weapons make him look great…. Penn St and MD should be great and has a great sub-plot…. The Buffalo Bills are a surprise. Lamar Jackson isn't ready just yet. And Baker Mayfie...

John Kennedy, host of the Always Irish podcast joins to discuss and break down Notre Dame's heartbreaking loss to Georgia. Does it hurt to lose another game to a top 5 opponent, or is there a silver lining in the national respect gained by standing up to a big boy from the SEC and not getting blown out. Is the silver lining mentality that of a loser? Was Notre Dame surprising in controlling the Ge...