Throwback Staturday

As conference play heats up in college basketball, Peter and Ben do a deep dive into the Big East and Big 12 (38:28), as well as if anyone can take down undefeated South Carolina on the women's side (29:41). Other topics include Jayson Tatum's All-Star MVP performance and the future of the All-Star Game (0:00), the future of streaming rights and what it means for regional sports networks (9:04), S...

Following the Chiefs' 38-35 win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, Peter and Ben share their initial takeaways from the game (0:19) before dissecting Patrick Mahomes' performance and place among NFL royalty (3:59), and figuring out Aaron Rodgers' future. They then discuss Milwaukee's recent surge and win over the undermanned Boston Celtics (39:42), the slipping Chicago Bulls and their decision to...

Throwback Staturday is BACK, with the show adding a co-host, Benjamin Upson. Peter and Ben throw their notes away to talk Tom Brady's (second) retirement from the NFL and if he is the GOAT of GOATs (1:02), before recapping 49ers-Eagles (16:34) and Bengals-Chiefs (26:25). They then take their best shot at predicting Super Bowl LVII between the Eagles and Chiefs (38:37), and wrap up the show discuss...

We're just over the halfway point of the NFL season and it's a good a time as any to see where things are at for football's biggest awards. Peter takes a look at MVP (12:14), Offensive (19:37) and Defensive Players of the Year (30:17), and Coach of the Year (35:34) to see if he agrees with the betting odds. This comes after a look at Jeff Saturday's improbable 1-0 record as head coach of the Colts...

The Indianapolis Colts have done the unthinkable and hired a head coach... without any college or NFL coaching experience. Peter tries to make sense of the Jeff Saturday experiment (19:16), before predicting where the biggest stars in MLB free agency will wind up (35:11). Other topics include a recap of last week's discussions about the Brooklyn Nets and the World Series (0:48), a check-in on the...

The Brooklyn Nets can't keep themselves out of the news cycle for both on and off-the-court reasons, and Peter shares his thoughts on both fronts (44:44). But first, he discusses his keys to playing fantasy sports (1:25), a World Series update (11:59), and the potential impact of key NFL trade deadline acquisitions (26:33). Throwback Staturday airs live at 2:00pm every Thursday on 98.1 WQAQ and on...

Game 1 of the World Series between the Phillies and Astros begins on Friday night and Peter paves the path each team needs to take to victory before making his own pick (2:31). He then pivots to the NBA and takes stock of the teams at the very bottom and top of each conference, including the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets (12:50), before wrapping up the show with a look around the NFL an...

After another underwhelming Thursday Night Football showing, Peter opens the show with a recap of last week's TNF talk (0:00), before comparing what sportsbooks think of Super Bowl contenders versus advanced stats through EPA/play (4:55). Then, he details what has gone wrong with the Rams this year (10:13), the flaws of Pro Football Focus (17:08), how NBA teams change their style in "clutch time"...

After a crazy couple of weeks in the NFL culminated with questionable roughing the passer penalties and stricter concussion protocols, Peter goes through the history of the penalty (11:31) and protocols (24:19). Other topics include Peter's thoughts on the Colts-Broncos disaster and Amazon's gamble on Thursday Night Football (3:05), and a new segment: Fun in Numbers (32:27). Throwback Staturday ai...

Even with salary caps continuing to rise across leagues, teams are continuing to find ways to add talent to their organization, especially through front offices and coaching staffs. Peter discusses what that means for the NHL as well as college football's NIL deals (3:14), before making some observations about the NFL and what sportsbooks are making of Super Bowl contenders heading into Week 5 (31...

New day, new stats: ESPN has released new statistics to break down wide receivers, and Peter shares his takeaways from the Receiver Tracking Metrics, or RTMs (17:03). Baseball Savant has similarly debuted a new way to gauge players, in this case through an Arm Strength leaderboard (8:00). Other topics include the best quarterbacks through Week 3 in clean pockets vs. under pressure (26:36), a readj...

With the MLB regular season coming to a close, Peter takes a look at upcoming rule changes in the league and across the NBA and NFL to evaluate how that could affect the way we view historic seasons. He starts with the feasibility of breaking NFL single-season records with the transition to a 17-game regular season (3:44), before discussing the NBA's new penalties on transition take fouls (18:08)...

The 2022 American League MVP race is one for the ages, with Shohei Ohtani in one corner having the best two-way season since... his MVP campaign last year, and Aaron Judge in the other corner having one of the greatest right-handed hitting seasons ever. Peter breaks down how the MVP is awarded in the NBA, NFL, and MLB as well as a look at each league's most recent winners (1:28), how narratives co...