SMAAC Talk

Zach and Jordan cover everything you need to know about the MLB playoffs starting tomorrow.

Zach and Jordan are back for another year! In this episode, they break down the NFL season and make some predictions.

Join Zach and Jordan as they discuss the MLB lockout, college baseball, and college basketball.

Join Zach and Jordan as they break down the big game, give their keys to victory, and final predictions.

Zach and Jordan are joined by Brent Dolan to discuss the start of both the NBA and NCAA seasons.

Recorded October 14, 2021. Zach and Jordan break down the ALCS and NLCS and make some World Series predictions. They also discuss the news that broke during the recording that Schildt was fired by the Cardinals. Follow us on Twitter @wu_SMAAC and Instagram @WUSportsClub

Recorded October 29. Zach and Jordan are joined by Cam to break down the contenders, pretenders, and dark horses of the NFL before diving into some awards predictions.

Zach and Jordan recorded on Monday, September 13 and went deep into the MLB postseason picture, and threw in some predictions along the way.

Recorded over zoom on March 16, 2021 Zach is joined by Jordan and Jaxon to break down the NCAA basketball tournament. Who do they have winning it all?

Recorded on Zoom February 2 Zach (zgoody23) discusses where we have been and the Nolan Arenado trade before he is joined by Jordan (@jordansmevoll) to preview Sunday's Super Bowl.

Recorded over zoom on October 29. This week Zach is joined by Jordan and Luke for a World Series recap. They then look at the best and worst divisions in the NFL. Finally they discuss if Mahomes can unseed Brady as the G.O.A.T.

Recorded over Zoom on October 15.This episode Zach is joined by Gopher baseball player Drew Stahl to discuss how COVID has impacted their college baseball careers. Then Zach and Jaxon discuss the MLB playoffs and go out on a limb and make some (questionable?) predictions.

Recorded October 1 over Zoom.After a nearly 7 month break, we are back! This week host Zach Goodman is joined by Jaxon King and Jordan Smevoll to talk about NBA Finals, the recently concluded NHL finals and outlook for next season, and finally to overview the NFL season.

Zach sat down on February 18 with Jaxon and Ervin and discussed the hot issues in the NBA and culminating in Finals predictions. Will the curse of the podcast hold true? Jaxon and Zach then broke the recently released Baseball Prospectus PECOTA rankings and their thoughts on the upcoming MLB season. We even forced Zach to confront the reality that Arenado won't always be a member of the Rockies. If you liked what you heard, please consider subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify.

Zach sits down with Samantha Snyder and Jordan Smevoll on February 6, 2020 to break down the 2020 NHL playoff outlook. Zach and Jordan then talk about the Super Bowl and go out on a limb with their predictions for next year.

Zach is joined by Jake Knoebel and Sean Beaver to break down the NFL playoffs thus far and make some Super Bowl predictions. They then discuss the MLB cheating scandal.

Zach and Alexis prerecorded December 5 a special finals week supersized episode where they make college football playoff predictions. Then they move on to the NFL and discuss the phenomenon that is Lamar Jackson and the disaster that is the NFC East. Then they were joined by Brendan May for a heated discussion of MLB Hall of Fame ballots. Just a reminder, we will be on hiatus until the end of January due to winter break.

Recorded on October 31, 2019. Alexis and Zach are joined by Luke to discuss the NCAA ruling that could allow players to be paid for the use of their likenesses. They then discuss drug testing across the major sports, which leads to a discussion about the unwritten rules. The end with a discussion of new media and how it is affecting fandom.

Recorded on Thursday October 17Alexis and Zach are joined by special guest Jason as they breakdown the first third of the NFL season, look at the start of the NHL season, debate who will come out of the Eastern and Western divisions in the NBA, and look at the MLB World Series. It's a busy episode! As always, subscribe on Google Play, Apple Podcasts or Spotify and follow us on Twitter @WU_SMAAC and leave us a comment about our takes or what you want to hear next episode.

Recorded on October 3, 2019Alexis and Zach breakdown each Division Series and make some predictable and some shocking picks. They also discuss parity in MLB, whether the AL or NL is the stronger league, and finally who they expect to see in the World Series. As always leave us a comment on your podcast service or on Twitter @WU_SMAAC whether you agree with them!

Welcome back to another year of SMAAC Talk. Alexis (@clutchmarp) and Zach (@zgoody23) sit down on September 19, 2019 to talk about the end of the MLB season. They discuss whether they think the injuries to Trout and Yelich will affect the voting for MVP and then break down the wild card races in each division.

Alexis (@clutchmarp) is joined by Jason (@JasonW513) and Zach (@ZGoody23) to discuss some of the proposed MLB rules changes and give some of their own suggestions on what can be done to increase engagement with the Sport. They end by giving some horrible takes on Machado and Moustakas in free agency (this was recorded Friday, February 15 before either signed) and hopefully what will be good takes on Harper.

Alexis (@clutchmarp) is joined this week by Sports Communication majors Antoine (@yeehawtwan), Chris (@ChrisStrauss343), and Kyle (@g6_kyle) as they break down the 2018-19 NBA season, discuss their postseason predictions, make some bold statements about who will be MVP and Rookie of the Year. Finally they debate Derrick Rose’s ability to win either Most Improved or 6th man--they might have been on to something as this was recorded the day before Rose scored 50 points!

Alexis is joined by Christian Dahncke (Business Administration with a minor in Sports Communication), Jason Wright (Double Major in Economics and Sports Communication), and Dan McGuire (Journalism) to break down the upcoming NHL season. After breaking down the Eastern and Western Conference, everyone goes out on a limb with predictions for the Stanley Cup Champion, MVP, and Defensemen of the year.

Welcome to the first episode of SMAAC Talk, the student podcast produced by the Webster University Sports Media and Analytics Club. On this episode Alexis LaMarsh sits down with Kyler Kent and Nate Tholl to debate the NL Wild Card Race*, postseason predictions, and the AL and NL MVP races.*Podcast was recorded Monday, September 24Socials:Podcast/Club can be found on Twitter @WU_SMAACAlexis can be found on Twitter @clutchmarpKyler can be found on Twitter @kylerkent3Nate can be found on Twitter @natetholl_4