The thefinalscorenetwork‘s Podcast

Football is on fire right now... the CFP is down to the finals and perhaps the greatest season (and already turnaround) in college football history. CBB is lighting up too with things getting super interesting in the Big Ten. Golf starts this week (jealous, I wanna play) and so much continues with transfer portal, coaching changes, and more...

Happy New Year TFS Pod listeners! We've got a rich pod this week. Plenty of college football, college hoops, flags to throw then pick up, Andy's personal plea as the new commish of CFB, picks and breakdowns galore and more. A little of something for everyone!

Last pod of 2025... a lot to look back on but too much to look forward to, to dwell too much. That's a lot of to and too! The Lions season officially went bust. Michigan State forgot how to play defense for 30 minutes but closes out 2025 in good shape. Too many bowl games to count, the CFP ramps up with big time games this week. A ton on the plate, so sit back, catch up with us then watch until yo...

Five years in and episode 255 in the books! It's a long one thanks to a 30 part question by Chris-a-palooza (ranking Izzo's 30 teams). Plenty of other items to chat about, Santa letters, what's wrong with the Lions, CFB silly season... Merry Christmas. enjoy this one instead of re-watching a Christmas Story for the 11th time on Christmas Day!

We're entering silly season (bowls), the CFP, hoops is entering the holiday slumber BUT we finish B1G previews, and there is a lot of NFL/Lions chatter plus of course reactions to the insanity happening down the road in AA...

A LOT to unpack this week. The (joke) of a CFP bracket is out. A few epic conference title games but mostly snoozers. NFL action is heating up. A GREAT week to be a Spartan, Duke stumble aside. So much going on here in peak season and the TFS pod is ALL IN.

Talk about A LOT to talk about... this might go down as the longest TFS pod on record. Coaching changes, big games in CFB and the NFL. CBB heating up. The state of State. More B1G hoops talk. But really, it's all about football - from bad behavior to the petulance of the arrogant to coaching moves galore. We've got it ALL covered this week.

It's that time of year, a time to be thankful - thankful for our favorite teams, players, coaches, and sports moments. We cover A LOT this week during Feast Week, the unofficial gateway to CBB. But don't forget, it's also rivalry week in CFB and the NFL is heating up too. Grab a plate of leftovers or another slice of pie and let us guide you through your turkey coma..

Folks this is TFS Pod 250! Nearly five years of bringing you some unfiltered takes on the world of sports. HBD to Kristen, who allowed for us to not only watch Michigan State curb stomp Kentucky but record 2-5-0. We run a wide range this week, from the corruption of college sports, to the idiocy of Dave Portnoy, state of State, CFB/NFL looks back and ahead, two more B1G hoops previews and an Ode t...

Happy Veteran's Day and THANK YOU to all who have fought and served for our freedom. Happy B-day Chris-a-palooza and thanks for the thought provoking mailbag. More Big Ten Hoops previews in play this week... recaps of the great football week that was and what is to come. Even a little State of (Michigan) State for our Spartans out there. Bring the popcorn, we've got a little bit of it all for you...

We've passed the sports equinox and entered CBB season! Things are as fixed and strange as ever in the world of sports. ESPN/Disney is stiffing its fans. Our teams are on the struggle bus. It's not a great time to be a sports fan to be honest, unless you're a Dodgers fan. The good news is Big Ten hoops previews start on the pod this week!

Is it just us or is it getting tiring being a sport fan? Scandals, horrid officiating, at the mercy of the TV people, not to mention barely showing up against a rival. It's all... just... exhausting. The good news is? CBB start SOON!

Another epic week around college football, and sports at large. Ohtani oh my. Upsets all over the place. Indiana and Vandy are CFB royalty. The Lions survived a hose job on MNF. It's rivalry week and yet I'm as despondent as ever about the big game. Enough chit chat, let's get to it. We break down the week that was and will be and CBB/B1G previews are on the horizon...

It was an agonizing week to be a state of Michigan sport fan. The A-word adjectives have set in for Andy while Ryan rants about the state of State. So much going on around the NFL, CFB, and beyond. Stop reading... just listen!

We've got Lions and Tigers and Spartans... oh my. Good on the Lions. Good on the Tigers. But about those Spartans? Eesh. Lots of takes on the Jonathan Smith experiment in EL - mostly bad. Tons going on in the Big Ten and CFB at large so without further ado, pull up a chair, grab a brew and stew with us.

The Tigers are off the rails and on the brink. The Ryder Cup was a disaster. CFB saw 3-4-5 lose, two at home. No MSU to pick apart but the Lions stayed the course. It was an interesting week in sports and we're here to break it all down...

What a week for sports... we're coming off an epic Lions win. A game but not good enough performance by the Spartans. An epic, historic collapse by the Tigers. One of the best weekend's you'll see coming up -- with marquee CFB and NFL matchups all over the tune PLUS the Ryder Cup. We go long this week because your co-hosts were in their bag...

Fun fact... the CFB season is a quarter gone already. Let that sink in! Baseball races are in their final two weeks. Can the Tigers clinch the Central for the first time in a loooong time? Michigan State and the Lions acquitted themselves nicely. There was some fun around CFB and the NFL. Give us an hour and we'll get you in the know...

On a somber day, the show goes on. NFL kicked off and we run through that. Should Lions fans panic? MSU had an epic and program direction setting 2OT win. We cover the night at Spartan Stadium plus the Big Ten blowouts and bruises. Always love the mailbag too. An hour of sports listening bliss...

College football is in full swing, the NFL kicks it this week, baseball races are heating up, golf isn't done, hockey is near... man it's a great time to be a sports fan. Catch the usual podium takes, find out who we flag, walk through the week one that was and look ahead to week two PLUS get a Lions season preview all in one TFS pod...

College Football is all the way back, baby! This week we round out our B1G previews with the Michigan State Spartans. We delve into golf and give our "if I was captain" Ryder Cup picks. There is, of course, the requisite golf pick related play list. And we wrap with a run through of the best games around CFB this coming weekend. LFG...

The moment we've been waiting--but not holding our breath--for has arrived. Michigan has it's penalty and is laughing it's way back to the practice field. Ryan and I get candid with what's what when it comes to another NCAA fail. We also spend time on another Scottie dub, the two dubs in the B1G (Washington and Wisconsin previews), and our first four down with pick 'em of the "fall."

Another week, more golf (FedEx Playoffs style, another mailbag, and three more B1G Football previews: Rutgers, UCLA, and USC. Football is neigh get in the know with us this week and the past few to see how your Big Ten squad will fare...

Back from our annual week off (Cabo is a must visit) and that means back to golf with the FedEx Cup Playoffs upon us and of course a return to Big Ten previews. On the clock this week: Oregon, Penn State, and Purdue. Catch up and see how the B1G is shaping up!

Last pod for July but plenty to cover. From the Tigers' swoon to Scottie's dominance, a full mailbag from Chris and your co-host, then Nebraska, Northwestern, and Ohio State on the Big Ten Football preview clock, we run the gamut. Give us an hour and talk back to us - where do you see things in the wild world of sports?