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The Doug Franz Unplugged podcast is a breath of fresh air in the sports media industry. As someone who has worked in the industry, I appreciate the behind-the-scenes insights and breakdowns of press conferences that only a seasoned veteran like Doug can provide. This podcast has opened my eyes to how networks often prioritize sharing the narratives of their executives and sports teams over contributing to meaningful discussion.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is Doug's hustle and openness in sharing his journey of starting a podcast and TV channel. It's inspiring to hear about his successes and struggles, and it adds an extra layer of authenticity to the content. The quality of the listening experience is excellent, with in-depth analysis that goes beyond what corporate radio offers. Unlike other shows that only focus on a few positions on a football team, Doug covers all 53 positions, providing a well-rounded perspective.
However, there are some drawbacks to this podcast. As with any new endeavor, the early episodes were a bit all over the place, but Doug has really found his stride in recent months. Additionally, as much as I enjoy hearing about Arizona sports, I sometimes find myself wanting more variety in terms of topics covered.
In conclusion, The Doug Franz Unplugged podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants an authentic and real perspective on sports. Doug's departure from traditional radio was a loss for those stations but a gain for listeners who appreciate his unfiltered opinions and deep knowledge of Valley sports. Whether you're an avid fan or just getting into sports, this podcast provides valuable insights and entertainment that will keep you coming back for more.
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:15 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew 13:50 Elevator PSA 27:50 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = NFLPA Votes Bidwill Worst Owner 1:03:14 Quick Combine Notes 1:11:20 Why I Love This Suns Team 1:48:18 UofA vs KU 1:53:30 ASU: Thoughts on the End of Bobby's Time here 2:04:25 NFL/CFB Rule Changes 2:12:12 Vs Vegas (20 of my last 25!!)
Everything you need to know in sports that affects Maricopa County, the State of Arizona and the world, you get in four minutes
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:45 I'm Happy 19:30 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = James Jones Screwed this Up 37:50 D-Backs Pitching Woes 51:00 Bobby Mac! 1:31:00 Cardinals at the Combine 1:57:36 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 10:10 Doug's Big Announcement 16:00 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Can Monti Ossenfort be Trusted? 1:04:10 SUNS: Rare Showing of a Lack of Heart 1:23:40 UofA: Wow, They're Good 1:33:00 ASU: They Are Not 1:37:50 DBACKS: Coaching Points 1:59:33 Vs Vegas (Hot Streak Continues) 2:07:48 ASU Coach Molly Miller
Everything you need to know in sports that affects Maricopa County, the State of Arizona and the world, you get in four minutes
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Crazy Week 20:05 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = That's What Winners Do 49:00 Town Hall Tuesday 1:45:00 SUNS vs Boston 1:48:14 Vs Vegas
Everything you need to know in sports that affects Maricopa County, the State of Arizona and the World, you get in four minutes
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:35 USA! USA! 19:30 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = Moore Conversation 36:50 SUNS: Issues without Book 59:00 UofA: That's What a Championship Team Looks Like 1:09:07 ASU: The Only Way Out 1:17:20 Quick D-Backs 1:24:48 Vs Vegas Â
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Beer Friday Thanks to Hundred Mile Brewing 22:00 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = If You're the President, Why Has the Owner Kept You? 1:15:00 SUNS: How Does This Keep Happening? 1:33:26 ESPN vs Shane Doan 1:53:00 DBACKS: The Curious Case of Lawler 2:05:42 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Big Events! 13:00 Dinner Alone Since I'm NOT Scottsdale 17:56 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Last Night Proves It! 44:05 AZCentral's Bobby Mac! 1:23:26 CARDINALS: Meet the New Bosses 1:57:40 SUNS: Multiple Good; One Bad 2:26:04 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:30 Who Invented 9p Hoops?! 11:30 Where's My Ipad? 17:05 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Bobby Hurley Will Be Successful...at His Next Job 50:21 CARDINALS: Pain If They Don't Take Bain 1:01:30 DBACKS: Need More than Talk 1:11:35 MLBPA: Tony Clark is an Embarassment 1:21:54 Vs Vegas (Where I'm an Embarassment
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:50 My Last Hurdle 18:50 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Who's Softer Between K-State & KD? 37:05 Town Hall Tuesday 1:27:20 D-Backs Day 2 1:40:55 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 10:00 Happy Valentine's Day! 15:40 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = I Love the Game 23:00 Doug's Little One = All Kinds of Stuff 44:54 D-Backs Answer Tough Questions 1:31:30 UofA vs Texas Tech 1:51:08 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 6:22 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew 18:32 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's 41:00 D-Backs "big" Signing 49:33 MLB 1:07:14 Huge UofA Game 1:23:55 Vs Vegas (with one easy game)
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:00 Rough Night 13:00 Unplugged Army Vote 20:00 Yelp 27:04 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Corbin Carroll's Injury is _____ 1:11:40 AZCentral's Bobby Mac!! 1:49:14 Suns Were Embarassed 2:12:10 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:20 Moon River 27:02 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = How to Trade Kyler 50:20 Great Talk with Jake Lamb 1:20:20 DBACKS: What to Expect in Spring Training 1:42:45 Suns Win 2:00:34 And So Does ASU 2:07:30 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:30 I Crashed!! 14:43 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = UofA is still #1 48:56 SUNS: Why Ott is Perfect for this Team 1:01:30 Town Hall Tuesday 1:51:56 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:00 Daughter's First! 14:50 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = Cardinals vs the NFC West 50:10 UofA 55:09 ASU 1:04:40 Quick Suns 1:12:45 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew! 9:00 WMPO 15:15 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = The Suns Choked 35:30 Larry Larry Larry 1:03:20 A Man Who Likes the LaFleur as Cards HC 1:34:30 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 1:46:20 D-Backs Trade Blaze 1:54:00 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 We Got This 14:26 Today's Guest 19:20 Doug's Big One Biggie-Sized by Wendy's = HOF Fitz 47:00 The Draft Network's Paige Dimakos 1:12:50 Odds & Ends 1:35:40 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Great Meeting 13:20 Want to Sit in the D-Backs Suite 19:10 Doug's Big One Biggie-sized by Wendy's = Where's Goldy? 24:00 CARDINALS: LaFleur Did Great; the Media and Monti Did Not 1:30:34 Suns Win! 1:50:10 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:15 It Gets Real Today 15:50 Doug's Big One...Biggie Sized by Wendy's 52:10 Town Hall Tuesday 2:00:20 NBA Trade Deadline 2:06:42 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:00 New Sponsors 13:35 Wendy's Biggie Sized Opinion: Why Should We Believe in the Cardinals' Choice for Coach? 30:40 Merrill Kelly and Cam Cox 39:00 SUNS: The Biggest Problem was Revealed (Again) 49:30 UofA: Best Team I've Seen Live 1:18:00 Words to Live By from Justin Rose 1:26:50 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew! 9:00 My 1st GYFB Workout 17:50 Doug's Big One = Jordan Freakin' Ott 51:00 NFL HOF Voter & Cards Insider Howard Balzer 1:37:30 CARDINALS: Michael vs Mark 1:49:19 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Pretty Cool Announcements 16:00 Quick Belichick Dive 29:30 Doug's Big One = Reasons Why the Coaching Search is Killing the 2026 Cardinals 47:00 Some 2026 NFL Draft Insight 56:40 THURSDAY EXCLUSIVE: The Bobby Mac! 1:33:00 SUNS: Tonight Will Be Tough 1:48:00 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:00 Gotta Believe 18:25 Doug's Big One = The Belichick Vote is Embarassing 34:00 CARDINALS: Dinner Means He's the Guy 44:00 SUNS: Great Win...Bad Game 1:14:30 ASU: Bad Loss 1:18:26 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:30 New Chair 11:50 Doug's Big One = Thank You Dabo 30:20 CARDS: The Last Men Standing 46:00 UofA: Why They're #1 1:03:20 Quick Suns 1:06:15 Town Hall Tuesday
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:45 Big Time Weeks Coming! 12:30 Doug's Big One = If Darnold Can, So Can We! 57:00 SUNS: Not Now!! 1:18:42 UofA Hoops: Good At Everything 1:29:37 ASU: Motivation or Desperation? 1:40:30 CARDINALS: Are We Down to Two? 1:40:30 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew! 11:20 Doug's Big One = There's Real Anger at the Cardinals 35:30 SUNS: The Next Month is Huge 48:00 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 1:00:07 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:50 More Bobby Mac!! 17:50 Doug's Big One = What I Would Do If I'm Hurley's Boss 46:08 The Most Impressive Thing About UofA's Win 1:02:00 Two Quick College Hoop Opinions 1:19:00 CARDINALS: Get Ton Know the Newest Candidate 1:31:04 ASU/UofA Football Schedules 1:38:50 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:15 Make Someone's Day 19:55 Doug's Big One = Scott Foster Still Has A Job? 30:34 Suns Win! 1:11:55 CARDS: Coaching Search 1:23:18 NFL News 1:36:20 Hypocritical Voting for the MLB Hall 1:54:00 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:35 Doug's Big One = ASU Can Be IU! 41:04 CARDINALS: Strike Out 53:34 SUNS: Win but... 1:15:05 Town Hall Tuesday 2:23:44 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:10 "I Have a Dream" 13:00 Doug's Big One = I love my marriage 24:14 Comparing Cardinals to Competition 37:30 SUNS: Bench Mob! 56:36 UofA: Proves Something 1:06:17 ASU: Has a Problem 1:20:36 Playoffs! 1:34:04 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brew! 14:30 Doug's Big One = Dodgers Might Have Killed the World Series 25:44 SUNS Lose But Make It Seem OK 47:00 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 1:14:30 CARDINALS: One Name That Must Be There 1:21:43 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense  9:00 Tell Me Your Life Story 14:30 New Opportunities 17:00 Doug's Big One = Why No Harbaugh Interview 45:18 ASU @ UofA 1:20:50 DBACKS: Meet Nolan 1:26:45 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:30 Thank You! 15:00 Doug's Big One = Be Like Bisciotti 44:00 SUNS: Loss Stinks But... 1:00:45 Territorial Cup Preview 1:18:58 DBACKS: Acquiring Arenado 1:30:30 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four Minute Offense 9:35 Scooby-Doo 12:00 Washing Machine 20:45 Doug's Big One = Cards' Coaching Search 38:30 Guru Rich on the Unplugged Fantasy League 1:00:15 NFL Playoffs 1:06:00 Sam Leavitt to LSU 1:16:05 Arizona Legislature 1:22:21 Koepka's Back 1:35:51 Illegal Screen 1:41:00 Town Hall Tuesday 2:42:20 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Sick House 12:20 Doug's Big One = ATL Hires former QB to be Prez!! (Hint) 44:30 SUNS: Hottest Team in the NBA 1:14:20 UofA Hoops 1:23:30 ASU Hoops 1:35:40 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 11:30 Go D-Backs 15:05 Doug's Big One = NFL Stop Doing That 25:25 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 54:40 Cards Insider and HOF voter Howard Balzer 1:34:00 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 10:30 Positive Thinking Thursday 23:00 Doug's Big One = The Cards Should Hire: 36:00 Dropping Dimes on 12+ 1:08:30 SUNS Win!! 1:24:15 D-Backs Renovations 1:36:20 ASU: It Doesn't Look Good for Bobby 1:43:37 UofA: That's a Final Four Team 2:01:30 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:45 Doug's Big One = Hire Harbaugh 33:00 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 1:17:30 Sam Leavitt 1:25:30 Vs Vegas 1:33:22 Bobby Mac from yesterday
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 10:00 Saying Something Nice Has an Affect 14:10 Doug's Big One = Cardinals Said All the Wrong Things 1:10:00 Cards Insider Bobby Mac 1:38:04 Go Suns 1:56:30 Town Hall Tuesday 2:55:15 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 My Crazy Week 13:00 El Paso vs Phoenix 23:30 Doug's Big One = Bidwill Should Seek Advice 51:40 SUNS: Wow! Beating OKC 1:29:50 UofA 1:44:14 ASU 2:06:32 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Beer Friday thanks to Hundred Mile Brewing 7:30 Great Day Yesterday with San Tan Ford 20:00 Doug's Big One = Collin Gillespie is My... 41:40 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 1:18:45 CARDINALS: Deep Dive 1:28:44 Go Bobcats 1:34:00 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Ouch 10:00 Golf! 20:15 Doug's Big One = JG Predicts Cards Will Beat ATL 1:16:50 ASU Hoops 1:22:04 SUNS: Dillon the Villian 1:34:00 Odds & Ends 1:45:22 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 8:00 Christmas 11:30 Big Interview 26:30 Doug's Big One = Go Get Bregman! 39:52 ASU: Why Did CKD Get Emotional? 1:06:15 CARDINALS: Rallis Accountability 1:32:49 UofA: Surprising Statement from Lloyd 1:51:40 SUNS: My 1st Big Disagreement with Ott 2:09:45 Vs Vegas
8:00 Ouch 11:10 Phillip Rivers 16:40 Doug's Big One = It's Just Idiotic 27:40 CARDS: JG's Future 1:14:25 Town Hall Tuesday 2:34:00 Fantasy Guru Rich 2:53:28 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 9:00 Great Lunch 12:00 Win Fabulous Prizes 16:10 Doug's Big One 29:08 Suns Lose 51:00 Cardinals Look Sorry 1:20:13 ASU: CKD Stays! 1:27:21 DBACKS: Kelly's Back 1:31:30 UofA Looks Final Four-ish 1:44:55 ASU Looks Tournament-ish 1:53:30 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Beer Friday 9:30 T-Shirts from Penny Royal! 14:00 Let's Go!! 18:40 Doug's Big One = Stop Talking about CKD! 28:50 Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown 51:40 Cards Insider Howard Balzer 1:40:20 Football Deep Dive 1:55:23 UofA @ Bama 2:02:50 Vs Vegas
00:00 Four-Minute Offense 7:00 Big Beer Friday tomorrow 11:06 Doug's Big One = Hazen is Handling this Perfectly 31:50 SUNS...Argh 50:30 AZCentral's Dana Scott 1:33:32 CARDINALS: This Could Get Ugly 1:53:02 Odds & Ends 2:09:25 Vs Vegas (I picked the Suns!)
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