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It's a new year, so we decide to re-brand the show and actually talk sports! We discuss our beloved Patriots, rip the NFL 100 list and fail miserably at talking sports. So, we change course and revert back to our nonsense after 20 minutes. Also, ODU legend Taylor Heinicke joins us to discuss his days in the XFL (50:34 mark).

Former ODU Monarch and current Philadelphia Eagle, Rick Lovato joins Brian Benesch on Sunday Smack Talk. He chats about his journey, going from sub shop worker to NFL long snapper. Lovato relives his playing days at ODU, and talks about his relationship with former Coach Bobby Wilder.

The one week Benesch paid attention to sports... this is what happens?! Our baffled host asks listeners for topics ideas, we congratulate every NHL team on winning the Stanley Cup this year, and we get a HUGE announcement from the biggest name at NBC. Plus, Brooks might have the Coronavirus. Enjoy!

Breaking down who REALLY canceled March Madness? Dwayne Wade is hijacking the airwaves while Pharrell is bad with syntax, and how quarantine can save Major League Baseball.

We put our gambling expert to the test to see if he can accurately predict the fate of each Love Is Blind couple. "Tom Vs Time" officially gives way to the groundbreaking "Tom Vs Tim." Benesch and Brooks rip Nik Wallenda for being a wimp. Shockingly, AJ Risser skips his pre-draft interview.

Kenny Atkinson and the coronavirus incite widespread panic! We catch a fever getting hot over Draymond and voluntary jailtime. Fake News finally takes an L, and A team of destiny might be hiding on the peninsula!

Brian Benesch, Robbie Vogler, Thomas Simmons, Shaheed Shabazz, Kyle Hightower and Tim Donnelly take part in the first-ever Sports Radio Combine. Scouting expert Alex Brooks breaks down all the potential hosts. Also, Benesch has small hands and drives a Lincoln Navigator.

We take up arms against Scott Satterfield and the NCAAs army of rats and put the NCAA in bowl game rehab. Find out some things just aren't meant for the spotlight. And do trust falls with the CBB top 10.

Benesch declares himself a die-hard baseball fan again (after a ten-year hiatus). Brooks tries and fails to give us some NHL trade deadline rumors. We're already tired of the XFL after three weeks. Benesch loses to a listener in baseball trivia. It was pretty sad.

Who has bigger headaches, Roger Goodell or Rod Manfred and Greg Robinson has a lot more than 99 problems on a shortened edition of the Thomas Simmons Show.

It's Award SZN across the radio industry! We highlight a podcast that you need to hear! Brooks has only been to one concert in his life. We pivot from rooting for the Battlehawks to rooting for Team 9. Robbie wishes he could have this show back. Let's go, Team...9!

Do we set the bar higher for the XFL or the Slam Dunk Competition? Another dream dies in Iowa. Should Eric Bienemy save his alma mater or stay put? Who needs to break-up in sports, and another week of perfect XFL picks.

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Does the XFL now own winter Saturdays? Is College Basketball broken, and is the Big Ten paying the pundits? Why are some numbers better than others? And how little do Thomas and Shaheed know about the XFL? on an all-new Thomas Simmons Show.

We debate whether the Lakers have now become the NBA's team of destiny, say the one thing you should never say in What Has You Hot, get weird with the B1G and normal with AB and make some Super Bowl prop bets.

We look into the potential fallout of a Boise St/MWC breakup, talk baseball asterisks and TV lies in What Has You Hot, Build a dream NBA Dunk Contest for 2020 and preview a Saturday Slate of CBB games with our picks.

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We put a bow on the 2019 CFB season, reacting to LSUs national championship victory, give props to the WNBA and knock on too early top 25s in What Has You Hot, run down the latest news from the CFB world and get set for Saturday with our CBB game picks.

No Benesch, so you know what that means...BEST SHOW OF THE DECADE!

We prepare for Monday's national championship between LSU and Clemson, go after Roy Williams and Scottie Pippen in What Has You Hot, consider the possibility of professional college basketball and preview the FCS Championship with Jeff Kolpack of Inforum.com

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A shocking announcement from Chase Young and new developments in the College Football Playoff, What has us hot about New Year's 6 Bowls and Mike Vick, A look into Army Navy and the Heisman race, and the 10 WORST bowls of the 2019 season!!

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The Student Section is back open following another wild weekend in college sports. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks break down where the final surviving playoff contenders (1:25), predict a trend in CFB coaching (5:46), react to the penultimate CFP rankings (12:00), and make their picks for best games across college sports this weekend (23:22)!

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The Student Section is back open following another wild weekend in college sports. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks break down where the CFB world stands entering rivalry week (0:55), react to some very telling CFP rankings (10:10), throw a college football Friendsgiving (21:00), and make their picks for best games across college sports this weekend (29:00)!

We panic because The Risser Report will kill us in the ratings. Brooks nails his 13-team parlay. Benesch debates a turkey...and loses. We interview Philadelphia Eagles Long Snapper Rick Lovato. Plus, has Elsa let it go yet?

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The Student Section is back open following a weekend of stagnation. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks break down where the CFB world stands entering week 13 with who's back and who's still gone (0:50), the dark timeline in which Bama can make the playoff (4:00), reaction to the first-ever student-athlete fine (18:00), and their picks for best games across college sports this weekend (22:40)!

We discuss Tua’s controversial decision to leave Alabama to join the band, Dislocated Hip. Brooks gives us his power tankings. We laugh at how old Benesch is! Our guy Robbie Vogler joins us live from FedEx Field in Italy, MD. We then hit the road to catch the Redskins-Jets game. HTTR!

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The Student Section is back open following a weekend of goliath matchups. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks break down where the CFB world stands entering week 12 with lessons learned and theory confirmed (0:43), an honest look at how James Wiseman didn't game the system (9:09), a look into the future with the CFP Ranking Soothsayers (11:50), and their picks for best games across college sports this weekend (14:40)!

Do you have an extra ticket to the Skins-Jets game next weekend? We give our power rankings and power tankings. Harry Minium joins the show to talk about Monarchs currently in the NFL. Brooks nails his 8-team parlay, but he’d rather talk about frost than Chiefs-Titans. Benesch carries his softball team to a (division) CHAMPIONSHIP!

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Brooks returns from a mysterious six-week European vacation just in time to railroad the show! He explains why it’s okay that he’s been a diehard Nats fan...since Monday. For the first time in four weeks, Benesch got something right! Matt Parrino of NY Upstate joins the show to talk Bills vs Redskins. Brooks picked up a French accent while on vacation. Was this his worst show yet? Oui.

The Student Section is back from Europe to break down where the world of CFB stands as the calendar turns to November. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks bring you what we learned from the first CFP rankings (1:18) and a shot is called between Bob Stoops and the Noles (12:30), the final four favorites as the CBB season tips off (22:50) and the 10 best games in a VERY dry big week 11 (30:00)!

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Is DeVante Parker the Dolphins number one receiver and number four receiver at the same time? We preview the Tank Bowl between the Redskins and Dolphins. Alex Brooks gives us his keys to defeat. Benesch hands out his quarter-season awards in week six. Plus, we pay your mortgage!

Benesch fulfills his lifelong dream to play for the Buffalo Sabres. Meanwhile, Brooks fulfills his lifelong dream to ruin the show. We drop several Adam Bombs, including Tim Tebow signing with Philly and Antonio Brown traded to Oakland. Plus a huge show announcement: Benesch got married!

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Another week of football in the books, and The Student Section is back to break it all down. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks bring you what we learned and confirmed in week 1 (0:44), the biggest coaching mistakes of the week (13:42) and the 10 best games in a VERY dry week 3 (23:58)!

Brooks is getting married on 9/21, but unfortunately his best man will be at the ODU-UVA game instead. We didn’t land Adam Schefter, Tony Romo or John Clayton. We did get Robbie Vogler, though. Okay sorry.

Another week of football in the books, and The Student Section is back to break it all down. Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks bring you what we learned and confirmed in week 1 (0:45), the biggest coaching mistakes of the season debut (10:07) and the best action to watch for in week 2 (14:30)!

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Thomas Simmons and Alex Brooks get you set for the 2019 College Football season with their Big 10 conference preview! Sure things and bold predictions, players to watch and championship game picks, intriguing teams and matchups to get you ready for another wild year in the East as the search for meaning continues out West!

Benesch flexes his fantasy football muscles by giving us his top ten PPR picks (no charge). You're welcome, Hampton Roads!