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College football had a lot of weirdness in Week 2 and Ryan tries to keep track of it all, including NIU upsetting Notre Dame, Arkansas taking Oklahoma State to double overtime, USF making Alabama sweat until the 4th + Texas' resounding win over Michigan at the Big House and Tennessee thrashes NC State (1:42). Next up, reacting to all the big news leading up to kick off of Week 1 in the NFL, Ca...

Game one of the NFL season is in the books and Ryan McDaniel is here to give his reaction as the Chiefs come away with the win over the Ravens. Next, he makes his Week 1 picks including the Titans taking on No.1 pick Caleb Williams, Aaron Rodgers making his return to the Bay Area and the Arthur Smith revenge game with Pittsburgh-Atlanta. Then, he makes his picks in a packed Week 2 for college foot...

The NFL season is finally here! Ryan McDaniel and Matt Mormann lock in their predictions for the upcoming season, from division winners to award winners to their Super Bowl picks and if the Chiefs are able to three-peat. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe so you can check out past episodes and not miss any future episodes: - Apple: apple.co/3kesVPb - Soun...

Week 1 of the college football season is in the books and Ryan McDaniel is here to recap an exciting opening week. He tackles SEC offenses going berserk, USC & Notre Dame getting big wins over the SEC, if Clemson is still an elite program, Miami establishing themselves at top of ACC, along with Michigan & Oregon raising alarm bells with lackluster performances. Love the pod? Leave us a rat...

Talking season is over, college football is finally here! Ryan officially locks in his CFP predictions and who will be the champion in this new format. Then, he takes a look at a few Week 1 games, including Clemson-Georgia, Notre Dame-Texas A&M, and USC-LSU. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe so you can check out past episodes and not miss any future...

Ryan McDaniel is joined by Charles Jones as the buy or sell what NBA teams did this offseason, including if the Spurs did enough to help Wemby as he enter year two, if the Nova-Knicks can be a true contender to the Celtics out East, if Paul George joining the 76ers is enough for one last push, and if Klay Thompson has enough left in the tank to help Dallas get back to the Finals. Love the pod? Lea...

Our NFL Division Preview series wraps up with what might be the toughest division in all of football, the AFC North. What will a Lamar Jackson-Derrick Henry backfield look like for the Ravens? Will Joe Burrow and the Bengals stay healthy enough to make a playoff run? Can Deshaun Watson provide at least average QB play to support a talented Browns defense? How will the Steelers be with either Russe...

NFL Division previews roll along, heading to the AFC East. Has the Bills window closed or is it still open? Can the Dolphins produce postseason results now with Tua's extension locked in? Will the Jets all-in offseason plans make or break them? Can the Patriots find a new identity post-Belichick? Ryan McDaniel tackles all these questions and more. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, an...

Wrapping up college football previews, Ryan takes a look at the Group of 5, plus Notre Dame. He tackles how Notre Dame's defense and schedule sets them up for a playoff run. Then, he discusses how Group of 5 teams like Appalachian State, Boise State, Liberty, Memphis, Tulane and UTSA stack up as they look to get into the playoffs. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forge...

Our NFL Division Preview series continues, heading to the AFC South. Ryan tackles a division that saw a lot of off-season spending and three quarterbacks in different places heading into their sophomore seasons. Then, he discusses the Texans' adjustment from going to the hunter to the hunted, the Colts resigning their own guys instead of flashy signings/trades, the Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence...

Wrapping up Power 4 previews, it's the SEC. Ryan discusses changes plus more including Oklahoma and Texas coming to the conference and Alabama post-Nick Saban. Then, he takes a look at the 16 teams with a tier list, talks why Georgia is still the team the beat, Texas coming in the conference in really good shape, what is Tennessee's ceiling, and more including is joined by Rebecca Gangemel...

On this edition of NFL division previews, Ryan tackles the AFC West. He's joined by Rebecca Gangemella to discuss her Chiefs and if a three-peat is in the cards (2:37). Then, he takes on the other teams including how the implementation of Harbaugh's style on both sides will take shape (25:04), can Bo Nix run Sean Payton's offense in Denver (38:42), and if the Raiders current QB situati...

Next up in college football previews: the Big 10. Ryan tackles the changes in the conference, from new teams to new coaches (1:47). Then, he goes through the teams and puts them in a tier list, from bottom tier to good but we'll see tier (13:35). Finally, he talks about the projected top four teams, with Ohio State having titles on their mind, with Michigan looking to defend theirs, Oregon loo...

Wrapping up the NFC this week, Ryan tackles the NFC West, including what should be an improved Cardinals team (2:44), the Rams looking at life after Aaron Donald (14:11), the Seahawks making stylistic changes on both sides of the ball (23:49) and 49ers looking to bounce back after losing in the Super Bowl (35:45).

Next up on college football previews: the Big 12. Ryan tackles the changes within the conference, the power vacuum with Oklahoma and Texas now in the SEC, who is in what tiers, and why he believes it's a new team in the conference that should be the favorite.

Continuing NFL division previews, Ryan heads to the NFC East. There, he tackles everything including what could be an inflection point for the Cowboys (1:36), if the young players on the Eagles step up and fill in key roles (17:02), will Jayden Daniels get the nod Week 1 for the Commanders (29:14) and the Giants being in a make-or-break year with Daniel Jones (38:52).

College football previews are here! To kick us off, Ryan takes a look at the ACC, discusses all the changes within the conference, which teams are in what tiers along with breaking down who he thinks are the top teams heading into the 2024 season.

Next up on division previews: the NFC South. Ryan tackles topics including the Panthers plans to help Bryce Young be better in Year Two (3:00), if the Saints are an apathetic team this year (10:53), will the Bucs paying Baker and company to come back pay off with another division title (19:09), and if adding Kirk Cousins make the Falcons the clear best team in the division (27:44).

NFL division previews are here! To kick us off, Ryan tackles the NFC North including the Lions looking to build upon an amazing 2023 (3:45), the Packers young team ready to take another step (14:15), the Vikings questions at QB (25:40), and the beginning of the Caleb Williams era in Chicago (39:16).

Ryan McDaniel breaks down the moves of NBA Free Agency, including the end of the Splash Brothers era in Golden State and how Paul George and the 76ers make sense for each other (2:18). Then, accounting these latest free agent moves, makes his tier list. (39:01).

Ryan talks the Celtics getting banner #18 and how this series didn't feel like the NBA Finals (1:21). Then, with the Knicks massive trade of Mikal Bridges, he tackles the fit and why its beneficial for both parties (9:56). Finally, he tackles the draft, what he thinks of the two night format, recaps the Top 10, how he thinks the Grizzlies did and what he makes of Bronny James getting drafted b...

Ryan discusses the news of Dan Hurley heading back to UConn after turning down the Lakers, including why he might have made the right decision (5:49). The NBA Finals are underway with the Celtics taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Mavericks. With the series shifting to Dallas, he tackles what Boston has done well in the first two games, what adjustments the Mavericks need to make at home to avo...

Ryan is back as he discusses the Mavs gentleman sweep of the Wolves as they head to the NBA Finals to take on the Celtics (1:09). Then, he tackles the biggest remaining questions for teams in the NFC at this point in the off-season (8:33).

With the NFL Draft wrapped up and the off-season slowing down, Ryan asks the biggest remaining questions for teams in the AFC + tackles the potential QB and WR extensions down the road and which teams could be in on a potential Dak Prescott sweepstakes in 2025.

Ryan discusses a less than entertaining first round of the NBA Playoffs so far, with the Suns flaming out and LeBron's future up in the air (3:06). Then, he kicks off the draft recap as a whole, to his thoughts on the draft the Titans had to the consensus surprise pick of the Falcons taking Michael Penix Jr 8th overall to how many of the rookie QB's will be starting by mid-season (15:06)....