Dumb It Down Sports

They said it couldn't be done. Dumb It Down celebrates our 50th episode by opening up the floor to questions from our fans. We cover everything from NBA Jam, to fashion, to the Big Burger Benefit Bowl, to romance, and all things in between. Before we get to that, we slide-tackle the World Cup and talk about rule changes and how the young men from the USMNT are doing. Will they become heroes Saturday morning? We then dive into the College Football Playoffs and how we see things shaking out, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a little bit on the lackluster NFL season. We finish up with Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week, per usual. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in and we promise to take the next 50 episodes to another level!

It's been a minute. The guys took an extended bye week and are coming back with a vengeance. We start by catching you up on the NBA season so far, focusing on surprises and the Cleveland Cavaliers. We work our way down the conference standings and give you some early feedback on how things are going thus far. Then we give you a long overdue update to our NFL Power Rankings. We're deep in the season and can (unfortunately) see the end in sight, so we would be absolutely shocked if these rankings changed much. We break down each team, 1 through 32, and tell you exactly why we've ranked them correctly. Then we finish up with a XXL Vibe Check, featuring KiD CuDi, Andor on Disney+, and a strange mystery that Spencer is dealing with. Additional topics in this episode include Chipotle, the World Cup, grown folk music, and much more.

The beverage of choice today is All-Sport, because we've got almost every game in the book to talk about. We kick it off with Chris giving his two cents regarding the epic Yankees collapse and the Houston vs Philadelphia World Series. Then Spencer checks in with the early Columbus Blue Jackets season and raises a few pertinent questions regarding hockey in general. The NBA is in full force, and we give you some early returns on the season, focusing on the Cavaliers, some rookie talk, and which teams we were right and wrong about. Then we dive into the NFL, where we break down the whole league by division and then power rank, 1 through 4, each team. This exercise was not only eye opening, but incredibly informational. Trust us, there will be some surprises. We finish up with Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week featuring middle fingers, Italians, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, lotion, and much more.

We have a BIG episode for you today where we touch on almost every sport in existence! We begin by paying our dues to the Cleveland Guardians whose magical season finally came to and end (due to it being rigged by Major League Baseball). Then, with the help of our friend Manzo (who once again had to cancel on us), we give you our full NBA season preview. We go through Manzo's power rankings and give our takes on each and every team in the NBA as the season gets underway. Manzo is a big time hater, so please proceed with caution. We then get crazy and go through our Official Before Week 7 NFL Power Rankings, where we sort each team into one of our eight tiers, which we workshop names for on the spot. This is our most contentious content. We finish with an abbreviated Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week, featuring orthodontic questions, the streaming wars, Daniel Jones, and more.

We're back from our Podcasters Association mandated bye week, and we're excited to talk NFL! On Thursday, we released the Before Week 6 Power Rankings and we're here to explain each and every team. Some minor gaps in logic notwithstanding, you can consider this your complete guide to the first quarter of the season. We finish up with Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week featuring Chris' love for jazz, Spencer's love for hustling, and our mutual love for friendship.

In this episode, we finally have the NFL all figured out. We rank each team, #32 through #1, and tell you what kind of season they are having (and WILL have…). We talk a little bit on everybody, including can't miss truths about Ken Dorsey's little baby temper tantrum, Trevor Lawrence, Chris hating on Cincinnati, and so much more. We finish up, as always, with Vibe Check and our Hunk of the Week. Let's get after it.

The boys just don't seem to value brevity when it comes to this early NFL season. We talk through what we've learned through Week 2, from star players to dud coaches and everything in between. We get the skinny from Chris on the Cleveland Browns home opener and share our current thoughts on the franchise (both on the field and off), we talk Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols, the Guardians playoff chase, and of course finish up with Vibe Check, Hunk of the Week, and a late Hound Dawg Parlay.

It's a football overload as we have the first full weekend of the year with both College and National Football. We Dumb Down the entire slate of Week 1 games and use our expertise to catch all the things that you very likely didn't. We introduce the Romo Line, Psycho K, Vrabels evolution, Arson Wentz, and much more. Early in the episode, we also give a little love to the NCAA slate, and finish up with our Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week.

We've got a packed episode for you as football season is finally upon us! We start with covering the massive Cleveland Cavaliers trade and discuss how that can reshape the East, then talk a little College Football and the wild weekend that was. Then we dive into the meat of the episode with our NFL coverage! Segments include: Get It Off Ya Chest! Week 1 Games of the Year HURT ALERT Hound Dawg Parlay We then finish up with Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week, including Spencer taking a giant L during the Ohio State tailgate in a story that you unfortunately won't want to miss. All that and more!

This episode is about one thing: College Freaking Football.    The guys focus up on the weeks biggest matchups, smallest matchups, and everything in between. First, we hit on the return of the Backyard Brawl with WVU heading up to Pitt to reignite their storied rivalry. Then we talk about the whole slate of things this weekend, culminating in a huge matchup in Columbus, as the Fighting Irish head to the Shoe and try to repeat their road victory in 1935 during JT Barrett's redshirt freshman year. In Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week we stick to the Autumnal season and give you our takes on everything from lethal beekeepers to Baldy's Breakdowns.

In our final installment of QB Battles, we avoid dysentery and head out west to examine the AFC and NFC North. Are the Chiefs a one-hit-wonder? Is Trey Lance a Superstar? We answer all that and more. We also talk Skannon, collegiate offensive lines getting well-deserved NIL deals, the Heartbeat of Cleveland Baseball, NFL Blitz, and much more in this packed episode.

It's (almost) all football, all the time baby. In this episode, we touch on the new episode of Hard Knocks and if they Lions can keep up the momentum they built with their incredible debut. We then head down to the AFC and NFC South to hit on all eight teams and tell you everything you need to know about their QB Battles. As always, Vibe Check and Hunks of the Week round out the show featuring the return of Stephen A Smith and some light ranting about streaming sports.

We kick things off with our review of the first episode of Hard Knocks and talk a little about the culture that Coach is building up in Detroit, hit on some NBA stories including Kevin Durant's latest crop of trade requests and Dejounte Murray acting brand new, and then we get to the meat of things: QB Battles. This week, we cover the AFC and NFC East, where historic franchises seem to struggle in purgatory. This segment features Zach Wilson and his romantic escapades, unlocking Daniel Jones, some light nepotism, and much much more.  We round things out with some talk about an injury in the Dumb It Down family, the Big Ten (B1G) leaving ESPN, hot dog mascots and more during Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week.

It's an old school mudfight in the studio with just Chris VS Spencer, head-2-head, and back at it for another outstanding episode. The gloves are off as we debate the QB battles that each team is dealing with in the AFC North and NFC North - and yes, there IS a QB battle on each team. We focus on football but touch on the NBA and the extinction of the Choco Taco, and of course finish the episode up with Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week.

We are back after a one week COVID hiatus (Spencer is fully recovered, 80-grade antibodies), and the boys talk baseball.  But first, we give you our takes on the new Cleveland Cavaliers uniform set and The Open at At. Andrews. Then, we dive into MLB All-Star Workweek including the Home Run Derby and the game itself, the Mid-Summer Classic.  We then have a special War Room: SLUGGERS, where the guys draft their top sluggers of the live-ball era (we think), including some very big upsets and names that you won't want to miss. We finish up with Hunks & Vibes, rounding out the show per usual featuring Johnny Hockey, Collin Sexton, and more!

In this episode we cover the NBA, NFL, NCAA football, competitive eating, and much more. We start off with a recap of the NBA trade deadline and give our winners and losers of the big trades including the massive Rudy Gobert deal, then we discuss the best NON-destinations for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. We head over to the NFL to touch on the Baker Mayfield news and Slim Big Ben before shifting gears to the lower ranks in the NCAA, where Alliance Insider Spencer breaks down the big USC and UCLA realignment to the B1G. We finish up with Vibes and an unforgettable Hunks, where Manzo talks about his detest for other pedestrians while walking on the sidewalk, Chris shames fireworks, and we close the show with a history lesson about the man who ate 127 hot dogs (no bun).

Manzo is back in the studio for a super-sized episode! We cover the winners and losers of the NBA Draft, Free Agency movement, bowel movement, and a new can't-miss segment called War Room where we pick a topic and try to draft the best lineup. This weeks hilarious War Room is “Things That Are Cool To Be Good At”, where the guys pick skills, traits, or talents that are universally impressive and make us think “Whoa, that's pretty sick”. Things get steamy, trust us. We finish up as always with Good Vibes/Bad Vibes and Hunks of the Week.

The boys are back in town! This week we bring you an outstanding pre-NBA Draft episode featuring an excellent variety of Dumbing Down. We start by a quick recap of the NBA Finals and then dive into the upcoming Draft. We Dumb Down the battle between the LIV Tour vs. The PGA Tour, Guardians baseball, and the Cleveland Cavaliers pending uniform reveal. Hunks & Vibes finish off our return to the mic's. Hit ‘em! 

Chris and Spencer take the night off... and when the boys are away, Manzo will play. He talks hoops, golf, his pet peeves, and interviews an ultra marathon runner. This aint your daddy's Dumb It Down. This is AFTER DARK.

On this special Friday aka Guyday edition of DID, the boys talk the X's and O's of the NBA Finals including the Celtics defense, Draymond struggling, the profane and inappropriate fan behavior, and everything else Finals.    We then dive into some NFL headlines, mainly the ongoing Browns drama and our current disconnect from the team. Then we finish up with some outstanding Good Vibes, some thought provoking Bad Vibes (including Bird Wars II), and some steaming hot Hunk's of the Week. Thank you for listening!

We've got three Dummies back together in the studio as we celebrate the return of Manzo! We talk NBA Finals including predictions and plots, the Stanley Cup Conference Finals, some Golf Talk including the Memorial Tournament, and more.   We also have a loaded Vibe Check featuring the most soccer we've ever talked about on DID, office silverware, Chris being a manly man, and much more. 

We opened up the Dumbbag for our first mailbag episode ever! Thanks to our listeners, we got dozens of amazing questions that we tackle one at a time including: MLB Tune Squad Dating tips in 2022 The best seats in sports Soccer vs Football Would you rather be Master Chief or Charizard for a day? and more! We do hit on the NBA and NHL playoffs and have a huge, hungry discussion on Memorial Day cookout plates featuring the best potato chips, toppings, and sides. 

This episode is certified Dumb -- in the best of ways. We talk NBA Conference Finals, Draft Lottery featuring the Magic and Cavs, and Chris gives us his NBA All-Corny Team. We then skate over to the Stanley Cup ‘Yoffs and talk about the Battle of Alberta and Battle of I-75 (which is what everyone is calling it).   We even have a little The Preakness Preview so you can once again pick yourself a winner with help from Dumb It Down! We finish up with some Hunks and Vibes featuring golfer K.H. Lee, Dave & Buster's, friendship, and more.

You're invited to Dummy Summy as we let the good weather and good vibes drip all over this incredible sports talk. Just the original duo this week as we dive into the NBA & NHL Playoffs, talk a little ponies, touch on the Grizzlies divisive postseason, and hold an Ice Cream Truck Draft where we take you back to the best options on the menu. We wrap it up with the F1:00, and Vibes and Hunks, including what gave Chris debilitating indigestion. Hit ‘em!

In our most packed episode yet, we touch on every sport in existence. We've pay our tributes to Lord Stanley as we navigate which teams we should pledge our allegiance to in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, cross over to the hardwood for the NBA, a little NFL draft tidbits, and Chris walks us through the ponies as we make our Kentucky Derby picks. We also touch on the MLB season and how the Reds are so bad that they're making their fans cr*p themselves. All that and more!

In our very special 25th episode of Dumb It Down we are excited to have Darryl Baldwin join us to chronicle his football journey: From high school recruiting, to settling in at OSU, changing positions, and eventually becoming the starting right tackle for the National Championship winning Buckeyes in 2015. We talk about everything from his iconic celebration photo holding up Ezekiel Elliot to his collection of recliners and everything in between.   Darryl then joins us for Vibe Check and Hunk of the Week. Hit ‘em!

This is an episode for certified Real Hoopers. We dive into every playoff series and tell you how it will end based of off the first couple games, we talk some USFL and offer our assistance to the league (pro bono), talk some Tony Hawk, Chris breaks down KiD CuDi vs Kanye, and Manzo gets lost in his love for Kevin Costner's late 80's dream run of films.

The full crew is back for one hour of sports expertise! In this episode we hit on The Masters, we draft the best trophies in sports (Individual Sports Division), talk about the Cavs falling in Part 1 of the NBA Play-Ins, check in with the early MLB season including a rapid fire funny baseball term segment, Spencer absolutely sends it with the F1:00, and much much more.

We are fully TRIGGERED! Not even gon' lie, we was big mad this week. We hit on the end of Coach K, Cavs/NBA Playoff talk, The Masters' uncharacteristic (and shameful and embarrassing) behavior, and who the Halo TV series is trying to appeal to. Of course, we finish up with Vibe Check and our Hunks of the Week! Hit em'!

Thank you for checking out Episode 21 of Dumb It Down! Today we dive into the Final Four including K's (very likely) last game ever, rate every NFL coach on their showing at the Annual NFL Coaches Meeting, Chris's Vegas trip, the NBA First Team All-Manzo..team, and much more.

We made it to Episode 20 haters! This week we talk about our feelings on the Browns trading for Deshaun Watson, news from around the NBA, our perfect March Madness bracket, and our new seggy: the F1 Minute (F1:00). We bring it home with Vibe Check and Hunks of the Week! Topics include: Manzo's Coach K impression, The Joker, Animal farts, creepy, soulless mascots, and much more. 

Two weeks in and the month of March has finally begun! We briefly take you through some headlines in the professional sports world before bringing you our complete Round of 64 breakdown in this March Madness special (24:14). We're giving you the Perfect Bracket and telling you why our winners will win. We finish up as usual with Vibe Check and a heartfelt Hunk of the Week (44:00). 

You want dumb? We've got you covered. This week we hit on Coach K's last home game, the NFL combine, DangeRUSS & Aaron Rodgers, fraud, hot naked yoga, and much more. Hit 'em!

In our 17th episode, we welcome a new teammate into the Dumb It Down locker room: Manzo! Chris, Spencer, and Manzo take you through the first degree murder of baseball at the hands of Commissioner Manfred (3:14), give you the secrets on betting March Madness (22:38), talk about Chris's war with birds, Spencer's war with his own bedroom, and get into some hunky The Batman talk. Segments include MLB Soft Toss, Vibe Check(32:02), Hunk of the Week (47:01), Spencer's Mariano Rivera vs Randy Choate story, and more!

This was our first weekend without football since August! Luckily we had NBA All-Star weekend in beautiful Cleveland, Ohio. We break everything down: what we liked, disliked, areas for improvement, and much more. We close out the episode with a new segment called Vibe Check, talk about Chris getting huge, Spencer nerds out, and everyone's favorite: Hunks Of The Week. Hit ‘em with the horns!

In what is assuredly our dumbest episode yet (in the best of ways), we briskly take you through Super Bowl 56 and the end of the NFL season (1:03), some quick NBA stories in NBA Fast-Break (24:48), and cover some of our lesser mentioned sports including Baseball, the 2022 Beijing Games, and March Madness (36:52). With farts, Super Bowl commercials, baseball being hilarious, and more farts, we guarantee this is about as Dumb as we can make it. Thank you for listening!

Time to take a big hoop! In this NBA special, we give you the skinny on the NBA season so far. We start by rewinding the clock 1 year backwards with a segment called "2021 All-Stars: Where Are They Now?" (0:01:26) where we get you up to speed on the leagues biggest stars, we'll discuss the newcomers in this season's All-Star Game, then we breakdown the earlier moves in the trade deadline including Caris LeVert and Tyrese Haliburton (1:01:12), and we finish up with an emergency addition to the show discussing the massive Harden/Simmons trade of Thursday (1:13:27).

This week our hosts talk all things Super Bowl LVI. They preview the matchup between Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles, while also talking about halftime shows, commercials and the optimal viewing setup. The episode finishes up with Hunks of The Week and some Jackass Forever talk! Hit ‘em!

This week our hosts deep-dive into the Conference Championship games. Spencer's football savvy shined bright during the Bengals win, while Chris was cryin' the California blues during the 49ers meltdown. Beverage talk, the coaching carousel, and Hunk (singular) of the Week fill out the rest of this episode. Hit em' with the horns!

Welcome to Episode 11 of Dumb It Down! Did we have one heck of a Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs or what?! Our hosts tackle each game from the weekend and preview the upcoming AFC/NFC Championship matchups. They round out the podcast with Class Dismissed, some Gavin DeGraw talk, Hunks, Major League Baseball (!), and much more. Hit em' with the horns!

We bring to you Episode X (Gon' Give It To Ya) of Dumb It Down!  We dive deep into everything Super Wild Card Weekend had to offer. In addition, we discuss the functionality of the squatty potty, skyline chili, our Hunks of the Week, Nickelodeon's Slime Time NFL presentation, and teams that have been Dismissed from Class! Hit ‘em!

Welcome to episode 9 of Dumb It Down! We finally wrap up the NFL regular season and look toward the playoffs to see who will beat who this weekend. We also examine the coaching carousel, including who we think would be a great fit for all the vacancies (Spoiler: mostly Jim Tomsula). We then take the pulse of the fan with Official Statements from each playoff team remaining, and power rank the best trophies in sports. Hunks, Hounds, and some brutal Class Dismissed segments round out the show!

We're BACK and dumber than ever on this eighth episode of Dumb It Down! Here we tackle the (almost) full NFL slate, dive into what went wrong with the Browns, discuss cybersecurity, Spencer's growing list of favorite NFL teams, Hunk's & Hound's, and then dibble over to the hardwood for an NBA update. Thank you to our listeners!!!

Welcome to our 7th episode of Dumb It Down! Here we cover another bizarre NFL Week, talk about chicken a lot more than we intended, hit you with NFL headlines, sing a little, laugh a lot, and discuss the Nightmare Before Christmas that was the Browns vs. Raiders game. Thank you for listening, follow us on Twitter @DumbItDownPod, and have a very Merry Christmas!

A special All-NBA podcast featuring nothing but some roundball rock. We talk Cleveland Cavaliers, MVP candidates, old man game, under-performers, our childhood favorites and much more!

Episode 5 welcomes you with open arms! Spencer and Chris help us Dumb Down Urban Meyer, George Kittle aka “Big Beast”, how to make an impact on Twitter, some incredible new nicknames, Hunks & Hounds, and much more. Editors note: We went way WAY too long so we've split the recording up and on Friday we will drop an NBA Special Edition episode!

On this fourth installment of Dumb It Down, the guys discuss the lunacy of the NFL's Bye Week situation before diving into the week that was. We have the usual HUNKS and HOUNDS, and a new segment called "Class Dismissed!" where we excuse a few teams for the rest of the NFL season. We also talk Red Notice, Mr. Hero, and much more. Hit 'em with the horns!

We're back from a little Thanksgiving R&R and to give you an abbreviated re-cap of the NFL slate, Hunk's of the Week, Hound Dawg picks, and our special featured segment: NFL In Da Club, where we rank each team in a very appropriate way.

On this Thanksgiving Special, we take you through Week 11 of the NFL, compare NFL players to our favorite Thanksgiving foods, Hunk of the Week, Hound Dawgs, talk some College Football Playoffs, and round it out with some roundball featuring the Sacramento Puke Guy, LeBron VS Isaiah Stewart, and Kyle Kuzma's outfit. Gobble gobble!

Welcome to the series premiere of Dumb It Down, the worlds first sports podcast. In this inaugural episode, hosts Chris and Spencer will get down to business as we recap the NFL slate, give you our Hunks of the Week, see which teams need a Vibe Check, talk some hoops, and more!