After months of negotiation, profound laziness and slovenly entitlement, Stugotz has finally aGREED to join the LeBatard and Friends Podcast Network. Join Stugotz and his guests for a hastily-assembled weekly podcast of unknown quality about his quest for worldwide domination eventually ending with…
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The Le Batard & Friends - STUpodity podcast is a highly entertaining and comedic show that brings a unique perspective to the world of sports. Hosted by Stugotz and Billy, the dynamic duo never fails to crack me up with their hilarious banter and quirky observations. Their chemistry on the mic is unmatched, making each episode an enjoyable experience from start to finish.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the guest lineup. STUpodity consistently features interesting and engaging interviews with athletes, journalists, and other notable figures in the sports world. Stugotz's interviewing skills shine as he effortlessly navigates conversations, often revealing entertaining stories and insights from his guests. It's always a treat to hear these behind-the-scenes anecdotes and get a glimpse into the lives of these individuals.
Additionally, Billy's contributions to the show are a highlight. His unique perspectives and offbeat humor add an extra layer of entertainment to each episode. Whether he's sharing his thoughts on current events or providing his expert analysis, Billy keeps the show light-hearted and fun.
However, there are some aspects that can be improved upon in STUpodity. Occasionally, Mikey A.'s segments can be hit or miss for some listeners. While some may enjoy his contributions, others find them uninteresting or even annoying. The show could benefit from finding a better balance in incorporating Mikey A.'s voice without alienating certain listeners.
In conclusion, The Le Batard & Friends - STUpodity is an excellent podcast for sports fans looking for an entertaining and comedic take on current events. Stugotz and Billy provide endless laughs while also delivering insightful interviews with fascinating guests. Despite a few minor drawbacks, this podcast continues to be a must-listen for anyone seeking a lighthearted break from traditional sports media.

Mark Schlereth joins the show to tell the Kevin Costner story that we teased two years ago. Plus, have you ever heard of Achilles' twin brother? Myles Garrett hasn't. And what exactly is a "Thunder Punch". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may have crowned Ohtani the best ever a little too early. Dianna Russini stops by to share stories from the NFL Owners Meetings and how it is just like dating. Plus, where did things go wrong for Vikings and are the Eagles going to trade A.J. Brown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Marc Hochman are back and they've brought Frank Caliendo with them to relive some of the early days when he would call into the radio station. Caliendo picks his favorite moment of his from that era. What would it sound like if Jim Rome ordered avocado toast? Who remembers Tom Foolery? Mel Kiper gives us his big board of Halloween candy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raheem is back to bring his take on all things sports including Ohtani and the World Series, what is going wrong with the Miami Dolphins and what is going right with the Kansas City Chiefs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Ohtani is doing for the Dodgers can't be quantified in other sports. Golic has to defend the idea of Marcus Freeman staying at Notre Dame and not taking the recently opened LSU job. The Chiefs have become so impressive. The Saints are going to use the second half of the season to see if they have QB in Tyler Shough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz doesn't know when he can reach out to people who were at the marathon World Series game last night to come on the podcast because they got home so late. The more that comes out about the NBA betting, the more Izzy wants to see the right people get punished. Taylor has a problem with a minor celebrity that Mikey A loves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got not one, but two World Series games last night as the Dodgers and Blue Jays played a full 18 innings. Stugotz has the perfect way to prevent this from happening again and make MLB games appointment viewing. Plus, the top 5 stats from last night's game. Oh yea, the Chiefs are winning the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For an award dominated by quarterbacks, could Jonathan Taylor be the obvious choice for MVP? Trey Wingo thinks the stats say so. Is Trevor Lawrence any good? Trey thinks the Titans made a terrible move in firing their coach. Plus, the assignment he used to get at his old job that he thinks is stupid. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code GODBLESS at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

T-Bob joins the show fresh off LSU's loss to Texas A&M and the firing of Brian Kelly. T-Bob tells us the tale of Tommy Moffitt and why despite being an LSU alum, he was rooting for Texas A&M. Who could the next head coach be at LSU? Also, what T-Bob puts in his roux may surprise you. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code STUGOTZ at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A finally get to experience a victory Monday this NFL season as the Jets beat the Bengals. The Dolphins crushed the Falcons in what Taylor calls a "come get me" game. Izzy is impressed with Bo Nix. Plus, we play "division winner for your life". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz can't figure out Justin Herbert after a dominant performance on Thursday Night Football. Is Kevin O'Connell really that good, or did he get lucky with Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones. Stu and Mikey A "talk it out" on the all the NFL games and give their gut picks with the help from a few "in the know" friends and few not so in the know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The more that comes out about the NBA betting scandal the more it makes Chauncey Billups look like a bad man. The NBA already had a reputation and now they have to play the PR game to smooth it over. Izzy is watching Cocaine Cowboy on Netflix and Stugotz comes up with top 5 athletes if they were names after doing cocaine. Plus, we update the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris "Bear" Fallica joins the show to give his thoughts on the NBA gambling saga that is unfolding. Bear tells previews some of the big games in CFB including Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma, Vanderbilt hosting Missouri and Texas A&M vs LSU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brady Quinn joins Stugotz and Jessica Smetana to talk college football. Will Lincoln Riley's legacy at USC be ending the Notre Dame rivalry? What is like having AJ Hawk as your brother-in-law? What quarterbacks have impressed Brady the most this season? And finally, a game of Contender or Pretender on if teams can win titles this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were among over 30 individuals arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling. The biggest question to come out of it... why would you ever pay $20,000 to play poker next to Damon Jones? No offense to Damon Jones. Are we ready to overreact to Victor Wembanyama's performance? Is Cooper Flagg a bust? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms, who can't seem to pick a game wrong on Thursday Night Football, joins the show to give his pick for Chargers vs. Vikings. How bad are things for the Jets? Also, who is to blame for the Giants' epic collapse in the 4th quarter against the Broncos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mikey A is back from his football trip to Detroit and has some big issues with Big House and the Lions' fans. Woody Johnson threw his QB under the bus. The NBA started last night and Izzy has a minor obsession with the Houston Rockets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Hochman joins, and it's official... the band is getting back together. The rare reunion show to announce a new upcoming show. How about that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A testy Mike Golic joins the show and is upset that people keep bringing up Marcus Freeman for every big job opening. Could Brian Kelly be on his way out of Baton Rouge if LSU loses it's next two games? The Vikings might regret letting Sam Darnold walk and after last night it's time to crown a new best team in the NFL... the Detroit Lions. And finally, the guys play a game called "Enough With You". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL defensive end and 2x Super Bowl Champion Chris Long joins the show. Stugotz thinks he's the coolest person he knows, but Chris says being cool has passed him by. How did the Vikings decide who would lay down to defend the tush push? Jalen Hurts is a confusing quarterback to talk about. The Patriots have another franchise quarterback. Can you say you don't care about college football and then rush the field? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like that. Make no mistake about it. The NBA is back. So is Brandon Graham to the Eagles. How about that? The B in Brandon Graham stands for back. ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania joins the show to preview the NBA season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heisman trophy winner Gino Torretta joins God Bless Football to talk about Miami losing as a double-digit home favorite to Louisville. Reminder... Miami joined the ACC in 2004. They still haven't won an ACC Championship. Carson Beck. Overrated. Mario Cristobal? More like Mario Cristo-fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports radio legend Mike Francesa calls in on a car phone to talk about another disastrous football weekend in New York. How should Giants fans feel today after a historic collapse? Does Aaron Glenn deserve a second year with the Jets? Was Shohei Ohtani's Game 4 performance in the NLCS the best in sports history? Does Ohtani have to do it in the World Series? Then, do it on the Angels? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for a game of Stock Up, Stock Down to talk about Week 7 in the NFL. Leave the Jaguars in London. Mike Vrabel got his revenge on Tennessee. Christian McCaffery reminded everybody who's who. And finally, it's over for Tua Tagovailoa in Miami after getting blown out by the Cleveland Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unfortunately, the U is not back as Miami lost to Louisville. Would Jeff Brohm be the perfect coach for Penn State? Big Game Brohm. Then we get to the most important question from the sports weekend... did the Broncos win or did the Giants lose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mina Kimes joins God Bless Football to share her thoughts on the Bengals' win over the Steelers, including her favorite moment of the NFL season so far. She also discusses what she believes should happen in Miami as the Dolphins struggle, and recalls a time in elementary school when a test revealed a surprising ideal profession for her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Izzy is perplexed that the Steelers' defense could look that bad against the Bengals. Then, Stugotz wonders if the Aaron Rodgers failed Hail Mary might've been the best incompletion in NFL history. And finally, we head into the weekend, updating the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fox's Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins the show to talk about the upcoming college football weekend. Curt Cignetti got a massive extension at Indiana. Stugotz reveals his dream is to move to a small college town and coach lacrosse. Are there any legs to the rumors of Marcus Freeman to Penn State? You know what they say... where there's smoke, there's fire. And finally, Bear gives his best bets of the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The top three athletes being talked about on ESPN today are Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, and Max Scherzer. What happened to the days when you knew every baseball manager? If Max Scherzer wasn't a pitcher, he'd be a serial killer. And finally, Stugotz and Taylor talk about the Thursday Night Football game where Joe Flacco led the Bengals to a victory over the Steelers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms has been on a heater picking games and he joins the show to talk about the dysfunction in Miami with the Dolphins. There is one member of the Dolphins that Simms isn't ready to give up on just yet. How bad was Justin Fields last week in the loss to the Broncos? Simms recounts being at the game when the Giants beat the Eagles. Baker Mayfield is the MVP. Plus, Stuyagotz looks to get back on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barstool Sports' T-Bob joins the show fresh off drinking breast milk to talk about the big weekend in College Football. What is the better job right now: Penn State or Florida? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Izzy, Mikey A and Taylor react to the big news around Billy...Napier. Also, a friend is making a major change in his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic stops by as he prepares to call the Notre Dame game this weekend against USC. How bad have things gotten for Penn State? Plus, we play "Would you be shocked...." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Mel Kiper put out his first Big Board of the 2025 season, so of course we had to talk to him about baseball. Mel tells us his non-negotiable when grading a player and what he thinks is going on with the QB's in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN NFL "Something" Jeff Darlington joins the show to talk about what is the difference between an NFL reporter, sideline reporter and insider. How did Jeff become "America's White Sports Reporter". Jeff recounts being there when Scottie Scheffler was arrested at the PGA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Field Yates joins the show and he is trying to figure out if Bill Belichick is going to stay at UNC, but Taylor doesn't have any answers for him. It's amazing that the Colts are the best team in the NFL right now. Could Aaron Glenn be one and done with the Jets and who might be their QB next season? There is something wrong with the Bills. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code GODBLESS at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/godbless #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Hochman is dealing is going to get his testosterone shot and the crew feels bad for his wife. People at Publix make him mad when they don't know how to order a sandwich. Hoch shares his observations from the Dolphins loss to the Chargers. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code STUGOTZ at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Standings in the AFC look like it is straight out of 2007 with the Patriots, Steelers, Colts and Chargers atop their respective divisions. Sean McDermott and John Harbaugh are waisting the primes of their QB's. AtoZ Sports' Buck Reising joins the show to tell us what is wrong with the Titans after they fired their head coach. Plus, we play "Buck Yea or Buck No". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State legend LaVar Arrington joins the show to talk about James Franklin getting fired after a stunning loss to Northwestern. He was also teammates with Matt Rhule and shares his thoughts on the now Nebraska coach. Did you know LaVar Arrington got recruited to play basketball at North Carolina? Was he the missing piece on the Final Four team that included Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison that lost to Utah and Rick Majerus? Stugotz has a Mount Rushmore of Penn State Football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A are furious about how bad the Jets look and how all the other things are going right for former Jets' players. Northwestern head coach David Braun stops by to talk about his team's big upset over Penn State. Mikey and Stugotz thank him for getting James Franklin fired. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Red-Hot Sale Event. And use Promo Code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State fired James Franklin after a loss at home to Northwestern. How bad has he been in big games? How good is the Penn State job? Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Red-Hot Sale Event. And use Promo Code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions are getting too fancy with their play calling and aren't playing Dan Campbell smash-mouth football. Izzy thinks the Chiefs are getting the benefit of the calls from the refs. It is miserable being a Jets fan and the Dolphins are leaderless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins the show to give his thoughts on how good Jaxson Dart looked in his first few games. Bear has to defend Miami Hurricanes head coach, Mario Cristobal from Stugotz. Plus, some of Bear's best picks of the college football weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things were rough last night for the city of Philadelphia with the Phillies being eliminated on a bad error against the Dodgers and the Eagles losing to the Giants. Jack Fritz from WIP in Philly talks about all of it and even a 76ers question for some reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugtoz is angry that it looks like the Giants have a quarterback in Jaxson Dart while the Jets still don't. The Eagles offense looks terrible. Plus we update the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms is upset with how the season ended for the Yankees and it even more upset that the brass in the organization will keep their jobs. Simms is headed to the Eagles vs Giants game on Thursday Night football. There are some more upsets coming this weekend in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domonique Foxworth joins the show to talk about when it became important to get weekly hair cuts and how he doesn't understand "growing into your hair cut". Are the Jaguars good? Would the Ravens listen to Lamar Jackson if he demanded Harbaugh get fired? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Yankees have been eliminated from the playoffs much to Mikey A and Taylor's disappointment. Taylor was at the game and shares the two saddest moments from the stands. Plus, this can't be how the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw planned for to go out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raheem talks about the loss of his dog and how great our time with pets are. Raheem gives us his thoughts on his friend Tyreek Hill's injury. Taylor pitches Raheem on extending his career by learning how to punt. Demercardo fumbling at the one yard line and how that continues to happen. Are the Colts for real? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Yankees came back from being down 6-1 in a "win or go home" game. Taylor was there and gives us the feel in the stadium. Izzy was at a flag football tournament and it did not go well and there is one person to blame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic joins God Bless Football to talk about a week in the NFL filled with upsets, including the Jaguars beating the Chiefs. Is Devin Lloyd having a moment? Golic gives his thoughts on the biggest winner this week, which was Drake Maye and the Patriots. Texas fans might be ready to turn on Steve Sarkisian. And finally, Stugotz and Taylor reconvene after breaking news of both Joe Flacco getting traded to the Bengals and North Carolina cancelling the Bill Belichick docuseries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices