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In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm and Mary Hitzges break down Super Bowl 60 and the message it delivered — again — to the rest of the NFL. The final score shows Seattle Seahawks 29, New England Patriots 13, but Norm explains why the game was never that close. Seattle’s defense controlled the afternoon from start to finish, confusing young quarterback Drake May with late-shi...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm and Mary Hitzges look backward and forward at the same time — tracing the remarkable evolution of the Super Bowl while unpacking a franchise-shifting decision by the Dallas Mavericks. Norm begins with Super Bowl 60, revisiting how the game went from an awkward, half-empty afternoon in 1967 to the most powerful annual spectacle in American s...

In this episode of The Clubhouse Podcast, Rob Ervin is joined by Don Ford and special guest Doc (John Hauser) for a wide-ranging, high-energy conversation that hits everything from sports and pop culture to music and professional wrestling. The show opens with Winter Olympics pageantry, early competition surprises, and Super Bowl talk — including betting lines, Seahawks vs. Patriots predictions, a...

- El domingo Seahawks y Pats se juegan el campeonato de la NFL - La NFL regresa a México este año… ¿Será con los Cowboys? - Sigue subiendo el precio de  George Pickens … - Shakur Stevenson mostró ante Teofimo Lopez que es uno de los mejores libras por libras - Los Mavs siguen en caída libre; Cooper Flaff va para arriba   Esto y más ¡Al Máximo!

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm examines two modern sports realities that feel completely different — but are driven by the same idea: pushing systems beyond what they were designed to handle. Norm starts with the Dallas Cowboys’ looming 2026 salary cap crisis. With the NFL cap projected to exceed $300 million, the Cowboys are already $30 million over, before accounting f...

Bri and Ziggy discuss the Grammy's, winners losers and those who didn't deserve. Bri doesn't like the way a redneck answered the question. Bri and Ziggy both rooting for the Seahawks!!! Is it too soon for the Patriots? Sam Darnold deserves this shine. Super Bowl Sunday should be a holiday or at least Hangover Monday should be. Ziggy is ready for summertime with the Beer Flight of The Night. Do you...

Mac's guest is Dr. Alex Kor, whose parents are Holocaust survivors. The late Mickey and Eva Kor survived separate camps until they were liberated; Eva was one of the "Mengele Twins," patients who were used as human experiments conducted by infamous Nazi Dr. Josef Mengela. Dr. Kor has made it a priority to tell his parent's stories, and to educate people about a topic that some survivors fear is be...

In Case 3 of Signal 51 Chronicles, John Henry and retired sergeant Jake White travel to Lake Bridgeport, Texas, where a quiet Fourth of July morning turned into a homicide that still haunts Wise County. On July 5, 2019, firefighters forced entry into a dead-bolted duplex filled with smoke. Inside, they found 32-year-old Army veteran, nurse, and single mother Lauren Whitener lying on a burned mattr...

One year later, the Luka Dončić trade still gets talked about — just not completely. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges revisits the shocking deal that sent Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers, and explains why most retrospectives still leave out the most important details. Yes, Luka was a brilliant offensive force. Yes, Dallas fans adored...

When it’s freezing outside, pipes are dripping, and Texas is once again pretending winter is a surprise — you settle in and talk about everything. In this episode of The Clubhouse Podcast, Rob, Alex, and Don Ford bounce effortlessly between weather chaos, sports math, pop culture overload, and pro wrestling swerves. The show opens with cold-weather survival, Magic Eraser enthusiasm, and the realit...

This episode of the Sunset Soccer Club features updates on the Ricardo Pepi transfer situation, yet another injury for Gio Reyna, and a wild day in the Champions League.  Following some comments made by Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti about Weston McKennie’s ability to play as a striker, Tyler names his top 3 USMNT players who could have played another position.  Finally, rumors of a World Cup...

Ziggy and Bri survived Dallaska, was it really that bad? Ziggy thinks we may have a conspiracy on our hands and questions do we need new meteorologists. Speaking of conspiracies, Bill and the hall of fame scandal. Is Bob Kraft to blame? Did him getting caught cheating hurt him or is this all a ploy to have an all Patriots hall of fame ceremony next year? Bri surprises Ziggy with beer on Beer Fligh...

Eventually, the bill always comes due. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges and Mary Hitzges walk through two modern sports realities that look very different — but are built on the same idea: pushing limits until something breaks. Norm begins with the Dallas Cowboys’ looming 2026 salary-cap crisis. With the projected cap sitting just over $300 million, the Cowboys are...

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Every decision has a cost. Some just make that cost easier to see. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges takes on two issues that reveal how the NFL really works when money and principles collide. Norm begins with what may be Jerry Jones’ biggest offseason headache: George Pickens. The Cowboys’ most explosive receiver is now a free agent, coming off his best season and...

The insane state of college sports has its roots in the Olympic games The Winter Olympics is almost here, an ideal time to provide an update of how "we got here" in the highest levels of amateur sports. NCAA football and basketball looks nothing like what built it, and while change is inevitable Mac has one solution to a college sports problem that needs fixing. Chapters 00:00:00 – Why college spo...

What happens when college sports operate without anyone truly in charge? Exactly what you’re seeing now. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges takes on two developments that point to a looming breakdown in college athletics — and neither one has a clean solution. Norm begins with a court ruling involving former Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako, who declared for...

Tyler is back with a brand new episode of The Sunset Soccer Club, diving into a six pack of news and information impacting the USMNT and broader soccer world. Weston McKennie is flying at Juventus, but for how much longer? Gio Reyna isn’t playing (again), and we keep a close eye on the injury report for a few key USMNTers.  Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfw  Instagram: sunsetloungedfw Tikt...

Sometimes a sports day doesn’t feel loud — it just feels important. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges breaks down two significant moves by Dallas teams that signal intention, urgency, and calculated risk. First, Norm dives into the Cowboys’ hiring of Christian Parker as defensive coordinator. At just 34 years old, Parker arrives with one of the most important creden...

We are back in the swing of things with A LOT to talk about, including some new additions to a weekly feature, National Championship Talk, more coaching carousel activity, Stuff We Watched This Week, and MORE! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4776053739487232 Seven hundred and fifty episodes in… and somehow there...

¿Carlos Beltrán y Andruw Jones son calibre Salón de la Fama o ya se abarató? La NFL ya tiene juegos de campeonato de conferencia  Terminó con campeonatl el cuento de Cenicienta de Indiana y su quarterback Fernando Mendoza  México juega esta semana contra Panamá y Bolivia  Esto y más ¡Al Máximo! Follow us:  Instagram: @almaximopodcast  x: almaximopodcast  Tiktok: almaximopodcast  Facebook: ¡Al Maxi...

What does it take to keep an NFL head coaching job? Apparently, winning isn’t enough. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges looks around the league and wonders why so many franchises are willing to burn down stability in pursuit of something better — without any evidence it exists. From Buffalo firing Sean McDermott after a 98–50 record, to Baltimore parting ways with J...

Houston's beloved Astrodome needs a solution, and its counter to what should have been done because it's not the American way The city of Houston is once again wrestling with what to do with one of its, and America's, most influential buildings - the Astrodome. It was closed in 2008, and sits there as a storage shed. In this episode, Mac explains why the Astrodome is so important not just to Houst...

In Case 2, Part 3, the Baylor basketball scandal reaches its uneasy conclusion — not with clean answers, but with consequences that linger decades later. With Patrick Dennehy dead and Dave Bliss disgraced, attention turns to the man who pulled the trigger: Carlton Dotson. His story is strange, unsettling, and deeply fractured. Jailhouse interviews, claims of self-defense, hallucinations, and spiri...

Imagine leaving Earth for two years… and coming back to find Indiana football sitting on top of the college football world. In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm Hitzges takes listeners through one of the most astonishing transformations the sport has ever seen: the Indiana Hoosiers playing for a national championship. A program long defined by losses, obscurity, and broken coa...