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Send us a textThis episode is my ultimate draft recap and reaction show.  I react to everthing that happened over the last 3 days of the draft.  Starting of course with the biggest story from the draft which is Shedeur Sanders sliding all the way to the 5th round and what the fallout could be from that.  After that I list my 3 winners and losers of the draft.  Finally to end the show I list my 5 favorite picks from the draft and what made them my favorite picks.  

Send us a textThis episode is my ultimate 2025 NFL Mock draft episode.  Where I go through each pick in the first round and go over who I think each team should and will pick.  There are noi trades in this draft because those are too hard to predict. Just predicting each pick from the Titans to the Eagles.  

Send us a textIn this episode I preview the NFL Draft in 2 weeks by breaking down each position group and giving you my top 5 at each position in the draft.  From Quarterback to the O-line to the D line and everything in between at the end of this episode you will know who I believe the top players in this draft are.  After I finish off my show in College Football and look at the unprecedented situation with Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee, that lead to Nico holding out and then basically getting dismissed from the team.  I look at how this situation can and will have a negative effect on the sport and specifically the athlete if these things continue to happen going forward.  

Send us a textIn this episode I shift gears from my football coverage and preview the 2025 NCAA tournament.  March Madness is finally upon us and this is my ultimate preview episode.  I start by giving my favorites to win the whole tournament.  Next I list my 5 sleepers who could shock the country and make a final 4 run.  I then list the most intriguing round 1 matchups in each region.  Finally I end the show with my picks from the sweet 16 all the way to the tournament championship.  

Send us a textThis episode is my full free agency preview for the NFL offseason.  Free agency technically starts in the NFL March 17th but the early tampering period starts Monday March 10th and that is where the real action starts.  So in this episode I start by recapping all the moves that happened this past week that will shape up next week.  Next I list my top 10 free agents and the best landing spots for them.  Finally I list the players I'd like to see traded this offseason and the top places I think they could land.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by briefly reacting to one of the biggest and most shocking trades in sports history in Luka Doncic being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.  I go over just the magnitude of this trade and it's short and long term effects on both franchises.  Then I move to the NFL and give my Ultimate Super Bowl Preview.  Breaking down the main keys, top matchups and X factors in this matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.  After that I give my pick on who will take home the Lombardi trophy and be crowned Super Bowl 59 champions.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by reacting to Monday night's national championship game where Ohio State beat Notre Dame to win the first 12 team college football playoff national title.  I breakdown what lead to Ohio State's victory and how they were able to go on one of the most dominant runs in college football history.  After that I preview Championship weekend in the NFL and break down the NFC championship between the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles and the AFC championship game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs.  

Send us a textThis episode is my full breakdown, preview and prediction episode for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  I give you my 3 keys to winning for both teams, go over what a win would mean for both coaches and programs and then give you who I think will be this year's national champion.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start buy reacting to some of the things I saw this past weekend in the wild card round.  Starting with quarterbacks that some thought were elite having forgettable performances in Justin Herbert and Jordan Love.  Then I also react to the unbelievable season the Washington Commanders have had and how Sam Darnold may have cost himself millions of dollars with his worst 2 performances of the season in the last 2 weeks.  Then I look ahead to this weekend's divisional round matchups and breakdown each game starting with the Saturday doubleheader and finishing with the game of the weekend in my opinion in the Ravens vs the Bills in Buffalo.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by reacting to a great semifinal round in the College Football Playoff.  Reacting to a great orange bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State that saw the Fighting Irish coming out on top and punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship game.  Then I react and recap to a sensational game between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes that saw Ohio State outlast Texas and also punch their ticket to the title game where they will face Notre Dame.  After that I move to the NFL where I preview Wild Card Weekend that starts Saturday and finishes up on Monday.  Beginning with Saturday's AFC matchups between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers and AFC north foes Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.  Then to a Sunday trio where 2 seeds the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles take on upset minded 7 seeds in the the Broncos and the Packers and the night ending with rookie sensation Jayden Daniels and the Commanders taking on the Buccaneers.  Finally ending on Monday with what could be the game of the weekend between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings.  

Send us a textThis episode is my ultimate preview for the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals.  Now were down to 4 and 4 "blue bloods" too and I break down both games from all angles.  Starting with the Orange Bowl in Miami where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Penn State Nittany lions in a matchup of an old 80's-90's classic rivalry.  Then I look at the matchup in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas that features two of the biggest brands in College football history in the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns.  I give my full breakdown of both games as well as my predictions for both games setting up the National Championship on January 20th.  

Send us a textThis episode is my ultimate picks and preview show for the college football playoff quarterfinal.  I start with the Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and Penn State and breakdown if Boise state behind Heisman Trohpy runner up Ashton Jeanty can pull off the upset over heavily favored Penn State.  Then I move to the Peach Bowl between Texas and Arizona State where the story is very similar can ASU upset Texas behind start running back Cam Skateboo.  After that I move the the Grand daddy of the all the Rose Bowl between two traditional rose bowl contestants in top seeded Oregon and Ohio State which looks to be the game of the year.  Finally I end the show with the Sugar Bowl with college football powers in Notre Dame and Georgia.  

Send us a textThis episode is all about the greatest sport on earth College Football.  I start by looking at the state of college football and why the current model of the sport is not sustainable.  From the early signing day to the transfer portal windows and NIL all of them can use change and structure before they really start taking down the sport that I love.  Then I get to the action on the field and preview the first round of the college football playoff.  Starting with the battle of Indiana on Friday night between Indiana and Notre Dame to the noon whiteout between SMU and Penn State to the battle of old high school rivals in Austin in Clemson and Texas to finally the game of the weekend in Columbus between Tennessee and Ohio State.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by reacting to the last College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Sunday.  I go over if SMU was the right decision over Alabama and I look at the overall structure of the playoff and what needs to change to make it better.  After that I react to the breaking news that Bill Belichick will be the next head coach at the university of North Carolina and talk about how I think he will do and how he can succeed.  Finally I end the show with my week 15 NFL picks with a great weekend of NFL games this weekend.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by looking at some of the top scenarios that could emerge from this weekend's conference championship games in college football that could affect the college football playoff field.  I then move to the NFL and look at the top three contenders in the rookie of the year race in Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix and Brock Bowers and give my pick for who should win this award.  After that I give my full breakdown of the 4 power 4 conference championship games and mountain west championship game and pick who I believe will win in each of those games too.  Finally I finish off the show with my top NFL picks for the weekend.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start with my full reaction to the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.  I take a look at the biggest risers and fallers in the rankings and break down what would be the current and presumptive bracket for the tournament.  Then I move to the NFL and talk about who I believe is the current MVP in the NFL in Saquon Barkley and what impact he has had on the Philadelphia Eagles.  Next I talk about the 2 dumpster fire New York teams in the Jets and the Giants and the embarrassing and disappointing moves they've made this season that have lead to there season going off the rails.  Finally I end the show as usual with my week 14 College Football Picks and my week 13 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by reacting to last night's College Football Playoff rankings reveal and give out some of the top scenarios for the CFP.  Such as a 1 loss Indiana team, 2 loss Texas and Ohio State, is the ACC and Big 12 one bid conferences and can Boise State get a first round bye.  Next I ask who is the best team in the NFL between the Lions, Bills and Chiefs and give my ranking of the 3 teams.  Finally I end the show with my week 13 College Football picks and my week 12 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by listing the top teams in both the AFC and NFC and which ones are true championship game contenders or pretenders.  After that I move over to college football and break down by conference which teams are still realistically alive to make the college football playoff and also the independent and group of 5 teams that are still alive as well.  Finally I end the show with my week 12 College Football picks and my week 11 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by ranking my top 10 NFL teams at what is basically the half way point of the NFL season.  Next I move to college football and talk about 3 underrated teams who continue to win and impress in Texas A&M, BYU and Indiana and layout how special this season can be for each team. Finally I end the show with my top 5 week 10 College Football picks and my week 9 NFL picks.  

Send us a textThis episode is loaded and I start with listing my top 10 teams in College Football now that were about 2/3rds of the way through the College Football season.  Next I look at the top storylines in the NFL.  MVP debate between Lamar Jackson and Jared Goff and is it time to panic in San Francisco for the 49ers.  After that I give my full World series preview of the classic matchup between the Yankees and Dodgers and also give my world series pick.  Finally I end the show with my week 9 College Football picks and week 8 NFL picks.  

Send us a textThis is my full picks and preview episode.  It starts in College Football with another great slate picking Miami at Louisville, Alabama at Tennessee, Michigan at Illinois, LSU at Arkansas and the biggest game of the weekend Georgia at Texas.  Then I move over to the NFL which has a great slate as well and give my top 5 picks of the NFL weekend starting with the Texans at Packers then an NFC north battle between the Lions and the Vikings.  After that I pick the super bowl rematch between the Chiefs and the 49ers then an underrated game between the Seahawks and the Falcons and finally yhe monday night game between the Ravens and Buccaneers.  

Send us a textIn this episode me and my brother Kory Dodier look at the state of USC football under Lincoln Riley after another heartbreaking loss to a highly ranked team on Saturday in Penn State.  We talk about whether he should be on the hot seat or not and what he can do to right the ship at USC.  

Send us a textThis is the full reaction show to what was supposed to be one of the best weekends in College Football this year and it definitely was.  I start with reacting to the biggest game of the weekend and that was number 3 Oregon vs number 2 Ohio State and oregon surviving and getting a huge win in the Big 10 32-31.  I then shifted to the next best game of the night slate and that was Ole Miss at LSU which needed over time as LSU storms back and wins the game 29-23.  After that I make a trip down to the Cotton bowl and talk about the red river rivalry and Texas's complete domination of Oklahoma as they show why there one of the top teams in the country.  I then look at 3 disappointing showings by top SEC teams in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee and wonder what is wrong there and if it can be fixed.  Finally I look at what is the most fun conference in the country the big 12  and go over the top contenders in that conference.  

Send us a textThis is my full Week 7 CFB and week 6 NFL picks.  First off probably the best slate of CFB games as I preview Texas vs Oklahoma in red river, Penn state and USC in LA, Ohio state and Oregon in Autzen, Ole miss and LSU in Death Valley and Kansas state and Colorado in Boulder.  Then i move to a pretty good slate of NFL games starting with Thursday night's NFC west battle between the 49ers and the Seahawks.  Next we move to Sunday with 3 high octane previews starting with the rookie phenom jayden Daniels and the Commanders taking on Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.  Next I move down the NFC south to see if Baker Mayfield will stay hot for the Buccaneers against rookie Spencer Rattler getting his first start for the saints.  After that I move to fox's big game between the Lions and the Cowboys a rematch of one of the best games from last year's regular season.  Finally I end with Monday Night's AFC east showdown between Josh Allen and the Bills and Aaron Rodgers and the Jets in New York fresh off the firing of head coach Robert Saleh.  

Send us a textThis episode is my full reaction to the epic weekend we had in both the NFL and College football.  Five of the top eleven teams in CFB go down Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan and USC all lose to unranked conference opponents.  The rookie quarterbacks are looking good in the NFL.  49ers and Bills lose in heartbreaking fashion.  Bengals and Ravens put on an offensive masterpiece but questionable calls by Zach Taylor in overtime cost Cincinnati.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by listing my top 10 NFL teams at the quarter way point of the season in my NFL power rankings.  Next I go over the top topics in College Football.  How good is Alabama under Kalen Deboer.  The big 12 conference is wide open.  Then I give my top 5 Heisman trophy contenders.  After that I move over to the MLB and give my playoff picks from the championship round to the world series including my world series champion.  Finally I end the show with my week 6 college Football picks and my week 5 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I go over the top storylines in the NFL.  The Rams and Ravens save there season.  Is it time to panic for the Bengals after an 0-3 start.  Is it time to have the Trevor Lawrence is a bust conversation after an 0-3 start for the Jaguars.  Then I list my top 10 teams in College Football after 4 weeks of the College Football season.  Next I move on to take a quick look at the playoff clinching scenarios in the MLB as we have reached the final week of the regular season.  Finally I end my show with my week 5 College Football picks and my week 4 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I first react to everything that I saw in College football this weekend including Michigan and Notre Dame getting embarrassed at home.  I then move to the NFL and react to all the week 1 action from Thursday to Monday.  Finally I end the show with my top week 3 CFB and week 2 NFL picks.  

Send us a textIn this episode I start by reacting to everything I saw from week 1 of the CFB season.  Some big brands like Miami, USC and Notre Dame could be CFP contenders.  What to make of weird performances from Oregon and Michigan and where do Clemson and Florida State go from here.  I then react to the 49ers extending Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams and looking to be at full strength going into the season.  Finally I end the show with my week 2 CFB picks and my week 1 NFL picks.  

Send us a textThis is my ultimate NFL preview where I start by talking about the top storylines from the offseason.  I then give my division picks and my playoff picks.  After that I finish the show with my week 1 College Football Picks.  

Send us a Text Message.This is my ultimate College Football Preview show.  I start by going over the top storylines from the offseason and going into the season.  I then give my power 4 conference championship picks, my top Heisman picks and layout my 2024 College Football playoff field.

This episode is my final in my series of breaking down 2 divisions in the NFL and 1 conference in College Football.  In this episode I breakdown the AFC and NFC West divisions in the NFL and the Big 12 in College Football.  I then finish the show by listing my top 5 2nd baseman of all time.  

This episode continue my series of breaking down 2 NFL divisions and 1 College Football conference.  In this episode I breakdown the AFC and NFC south divisions and the ACC conference.  I then finish the show by ranking my top 5 first baseman of all time.  

This episode continues my series of breaking down 2 divisions in the NFL and 1 conference in college football.  I start by breaking down the AFC and NFC north divisions and answering the biggest questions I have for each team.  I then move to the Big 10 where I answer the biggest questions for the top competitors and as look at how deep this conference may be.  Finally I end the show by ranking my top 5 catchers of all time.  

This episode is the first in my series of breaking down 2 divisions in the NFL and 1 conference in College Football.  I start by breaking down the AFC east and talking about the biggest question marks for each team.  I then go over to the NFC east and do the same thing.  After that I finish the show with my SEC breakdown and talk about the biggest questions and storylines in the conference heading into the season.  

In this episode I start by reacting to all the moves made so far in the NBA this offseason and tell you who I think are the winners and losers so far of the offseason.  I then finish the show with asking the question of what is going on with USC football when it comes to recruiting and momentum and can Lincoln Riley and his new defensive staff right the ship In LA.  

In this episode I react to the NBA Finals and the Boston Celtics winning their 18th NBA Championship.  I also react and look to the future of both the Celtics and the Mavericks going forward.  

In this episode I am joined by my good friend and avid NBA fan Justin Jorquez to look back at this years playoffs and preview the NBA Finals.  

In this episode I recap the 2024 NFL Draft and talk about some of the biggest storylines coming out of the draft.  Then I give my 3 winners and losers of the draft.  

This episode is my full 2024 first round NFL mock draft.  Where I go pick by pick telling you who I think each team will pick in the first round and why.  

In this episode I start by previewing the MLB season which got underway last week.  I talk about the top storylines heading into the season and pick the division winners and wild card teams as well.  I then move over to preview the final 4 and talk about the top stories from this year's NCAA tournament and then pick the games and who I think will be the national champion.  

In this episode I start by giving you my top 10 moves so far in this NFL free agency period.  I then move to previewing March Madness by picking each region from the sweet 16 all the way to the final 4 and championship game, and tell you who I think will be cutting down the nets on April 8th in Phoenix. 

In this episode I start by reacting to the news that the Broncos will be cutting star QB Russell Wilson and talk about the ramifications of this and question was this the worst trade in NFL history.  Next I break down the top offensive free agents and pick what teams would be the best fit for each.  Finally I finish the show by ranking the best defensive players by position in this year's NFL draft.  

In this episode I start by breaking down the CFP changing it's model for the next 2 years to 5 automatic qualifiers and 7 at large teams.  I then open the mailbag and answer questions from my listeners.  Finally I give my top 5 2024 NFL Draft offensive players by position.

This episode is my full reaction to the Super Bowl I also take a look at the dynasty that is the Chiefs now and look to what they may become.  

This is my ultimate Super Bowl preview.  Where I break down the top position groups in the game, the top Players in the game and give my breakdown and pick.  

This episode is my full reaction to everything that happened in both championship games yesterday and I also have a brief look ahead to the Super Bowl.  

In this episode I react to another early exit from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs and talk about if they can ever get over the hump and get to a super bowl.  I then do my ultimate Championship game Breakdowns and preview and pick both the NFC and AFC Championship games.  

In this episode I start by reacting to the news about the Cowboys keeping Mike McCarthy as their head coach and I talk about whether aI think it is the right decision or not.  After that I move on to my ultimate divisional round breakdown and breakdown every game this weekend.  

In this episode I react to the shocking news of Nick Saban retiring and talk about the impact he has had and what impact this will have on the sport.  I then react to Michigan winning the national championship and talk about how they did it.   After that I then react to the Seahawks firing Pete Carroll and Titans firing Mike Vrabel and finally finis the show with my wild card picks as well as the rest of the playoff picks including the super bowl.  

In this episode I break down the college football playoff games with my good friend and avid college football fan Mason Schlange.