Wisdom of the Wannabes

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell first Ryan's G-men were knocked out in Wild Card Weekend. Then my Texans got popped in Divisional round. But Jerry's Boys had to be the most shocking of what happened last week.Now with three games left in the season we are down to Green Bay traveling to Atlanta for what might be an epic offensive showdown and for the upteenth time (or so it seems) we have Pittsburgh at New England.As a great coach at West Ridge Middle School once said, "can't get along, get it on!"What We Are Reading:Coach Leach Has Words for SECVegas and the Raiders, Perfect PairOregon Proves Again, Head Guy Untouchable

Click Here To ListenHappy New Year! We are down to ONE final bowl game, but at least this is THE Championship game. Everyone but the Nittany Lions are probably pretty good with this rematch of Alabama against Clemson.And then we have the NFL Wild Card Weekend, or as history will remember it, the Battle of the Backup Quarterbacks. Matt, Connor and yes Brock. There's one hell of a game on the slate and its the last one.Enjoy. And parond audio issues. New mic on one end and, well it had issues.WHAT WE ARE READINGKiffin Talks in 3rd Person About New Job and MaturityKiffin Fired for Talking About New Job, Being Late and Not MaturingLookback: Al Davis Fires Kiffin, Says Not Very Nice Things

CLICK HERE TO LISTENNeedless to say, Cowboys and Patriots fans are pretty happy campers as we approach the end of the season. Packers and Texans fans are a little scared. Panthers and Cardinals fans are crying. Bring on the early playoff projections.And its Bowl season! That time of year when all your hard work winning your conference or winning just 6 games rewards you with a life experience (or so they claim) by going to Mobile Alabama, or Montgomery, Alabama or... Detroit! Get your preview in.WHAT WE ARE READING:Minnesota players make a stand, then foldNFL Playoff and Tie-breakersSHOCK, Bobby Petrino's team involved in Scandal

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell, there were just a few changes in college football. UT and Oregon fired coaches, UT and LSU made some great hires, or did they?Meanwhile we have games that will settle who makes the CFP bracket and one Power 5 Championship that it doesn't seem to matter who wins, because neither team is going in (looking at you Big 10). So enjoy.WHAT WE ARE READING:OK. It Was Not the UH AD With Dumb Opinion. Booster (of course)The Chaos Scenarios on SaturdayHow NAVY Can Delay Bowl Selection

CLICK HERE TO LISTENSo we've focused mainly on college this year, but what's happening with Dak, Zeke, Romo and the rest of the Cowboys can't be ignored any longer. We cover this week's announcement and probably curse them to lose to the Ravens.And then there was #2, #3 and #4 all falling last week in college football. And this week's #5 fell while recording this (YES). Madness that unfortunately Tech and UT can't take advantage of.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Romo AnnouncementCoach Leach Doing His Thing at WSUDid Louisville Really Steal Info From Wake Forest??

CLICK HERE TO LISTENNow that the pesky World Series is out of the way, we can concentrate on the real games! UT and Tech meet in Lubbock this Saturday after both finding surprising ways to win last week. Somethings got to give, I'm betting its Tech's defese.And we have the first College Football Playoff poll out and of all teams, the Aggies are #4. It won't last but interesting.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Baylor does not deserve to have AthleticsBriles staff insulated him, they are all still coachingAndre Johnson retires as a Texans

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CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell last week both our teams lost, but really everyone lost as technical gremlins showed up and prevented us from recording a show before UT/OU.Well we all know what happened there and in Manhattan with Tech and KSU. One coach is done, one coach is still untouchable until 2020.Gremlin Who Is Killing Our Sound QualityGreat anaylsis and guesswork on other big games right up until the gremlins show up again. I spare you that part of the show.ENJOY.WHAT WE ARE READING:Well Looks Like The Big12 and SEC Have Internal IssuesTECH and WVU Have John Denver TiesBOLD PREDICTION: Big12 Does Not Expand

CLICK HERE TO LISTENTech returned Thursday with a pounding of KU. Can UT come off a bye and do the same against Okie State? Does LSU turn things around against Mizzou and can Notre Dame find a defense?We will tell you (and you should bet the opposite).Oh and JJ Watt just killed the Texans. And we are now rotating as QB for the Patriots!What We are Reading:22 Coaching Candidates for LSUYou Don't Always Improve w/ New CoachIF FIU Matter, They Fired a Coach Too

CLICK HERE TO LISTENOnly in college football can you have two teams with 1-2 records be in the Top 25 and one of them actually seem to belong. What about every else with the season a quarter of the way through? We review.And then there are some big games this week, not in the Big 12 really, but SEC for sure.And though the Texans seem to have missed it, NFL Week 3 is here.WHAT WE ARE READING:Zeke Lives HardCowboys Stadium Has Hurt the Actual CowboysWhere Have the Running Backs Gone 

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell, week two of the college season certainly didn't help the Big 12 in the eyes of national media asTCU, Oklahoma State and Tech joined OU in the loss column. Can OU rebound and take down Ohio State this Saturday? Can the UT turn around be real?We also decided to discuss this upstart league called the NFL's Week 2 Games.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Coach Leach is Not Happy With His Team Right NowBig 12 Expansion Continues to Look Like a Clown ShowJeff Fisher's Mustache Earns Him an Extension (It Cant Be His Record)

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWow what a weekend in college football. Horns had a huge win against Notre Dame and may have finally turned the corner. Tech takes care of SFA and preps for showdown against Arizona State in the desert. And 'Bama makes me shut up and just ROLL until they show any weakness.On the flip side you had some serious losses with OU and LSU that have already gotten their fan bases screaming for new coaches.Oh and the NFL kicks off tonight.WHAT WE ARE READING:So Briles Says He's SorryAnd then the Baylor Cover Up ContinuesVikings Look to Trump Herschel Walker Trade with Bradford

CLICK HERE TO LISTENOk folks, the season is finally here.Before we dig into that, your loving co-hosts have to provide our wisdom on the Big12. OU certainly looks like the big dog this year, with TCU and OSU hot on the heels. One of us still thinks Baylor is in the top echelon (on the field alone as they are in the sewer as a school), while the other thinks the end is here (or at least midseason for the Bears).And we might have opinions on UT and Tech.And we have BIG BIG games all weekend long. Enjoy.WHAT WE ARE READING: Week 1 Betting TrendsCoaches on the Hot SeatHey Baylor Took Another Weak Stand

Click Here To ListenWell after keeping this streak going strong for years, we dropped the ball and didn't get Coach Leach on last year. And that was good for him as the Cougars went 9-4, went bowling and beat Miami.So Coach risks it all, by joining half our show today.Enjoy.SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST ON iTUNESSat, Sep 3vsEastern Washington7:00 PMSat, Sep 10@Boise State9:15 PMSat, Sep 17vsIdaho1:00 PMSat, Oct 1vsOregonTBDSat, Oct 8@StanfordTBDSat, Oct 15vsUCLATBDSat, Oct 22@Arizona StateTBDSat, Oct 29@Oregon StateTBDSat, Nov 5vsArizonaTBDSat, Nov 12vsCaliforniaTBDSat, Nov 19@ColoradoTBDFri, Nov 25vsWashington2:30 PMWHAT WE ARE READINGOne PreviewAnother WSU Preview

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell we planned on doing both the SEC and NFC South previews. But like Tyson said, "everyone has plans until they get punched in the mouth". Or in our case, plans change when our mouths run on and on. So here's the 2016 SEC preview in one segment.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:SEC Accepts Satellite Camps After Trying to Stop ThemSaban Makes Up a Rule, SEC Doesn't Support HimBielema Wants to Protect His Job, I Mean Athletes by Slowing Down the Game

Click Here To ListenWe continue to celebrate the US dominance in the 2016 Olympic games with another Gold Medal winning podcast.Continuing this year's Football previews we cover the AFC West and actually disagree on who is going to come out on top. One of us is the bandwagon fan of everyone's dark horse.And we look at the future home of half the Big12 when it implodes, the Pac12. Going to see some changes here.Enjoy the Show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Hey, What Do You Know, a Rio Big Wig is in TroublePony Boy Knew what Hydrogen Peroxide Could Do, Rio Poolman Didn'tDon't Take a Cab in Rio

Click Here to ListenHey did you know the Olympics started yesterday? Oh and its less than a month before college kickoff, thank the good lord.We continue our always in-depth and accurate football previews with Big10 (and Lovie making his return to college) and the NFC North. FYI... Vikings are good.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Johnny Football Wants to Play for CowboysRangers Trade MovesNorth Dakota State Tried Something New (They Reversed this Quickly)

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell what do you know, having 12 or 14 teams is better than 10. Good thing we let up and coming programs like Nebraska and A&M leave so we can add powerhouses like Cincinnati and Colorado State. Nice work men.And we continue our annual tradition of embarassing college and NFL preview, this week it's time for the ACC and AFC North.Enjoy the show.WHAT WE ARE READING:Who's going to join the Big12 Clown showAnd of course after our recording, Steelers RB gets suspended 4 gamesNFL tries to clean up mess it created by canning Yes Man DoctorIf you have Amazon Prime, You have to watch the show on the Cardinals. Bruce Arians is one hell of a coach.

Click Here To ListenWell for the first time in a long time, we don't have to talk about Baylor (yet again).Its the time for hope, big dreams and ridiculous overspending in the NBA, its Free Agency!We also kick off our 2016 NFL previews with AFC East or as we should just call this thing, the New England Patriots Division.And we briefly touch on two of the hottest teams in baseball, the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.Enjoy the show. The guy from Iceland certainly does as that's obviously what he's listening to.What we are reading:Another take on AFC EastThe players and money that's about to change in NBABoth Rangers and Stros in Top 10 Power Rankings

CLICK HERE TO LISTENWell its about time! While the Baylor issues have piled up and Briles was surprisingly quiet (except for a random tweet about the team's academic performance), we now know the first person to fall. Art Briles, the leader of the back-to-back Big12 conference championship Baylor Bears is gone.Looking at the law firms report (link below), he won't and shouldn't be the first.Enjoy our rant.WHAT WE ARE READING:Law Firms Summary (13 page summary)Timeline of Baylor Scandal"No No, Let's talk about Football" Briles original August Denial

CLICK HERE TO LISTENSpring has not been kind to Wisdom of the Wannabes picks. Spurs find the Fountain of Age, the Stars Goalies decided to hit off season earlier than the rest of the team and in the NBA EAST... Who Cares!Here's a quick RIP to the Stars, dive around NBA Playoffs and whatever in the world is going to happen to Big12 (hint, nothing right now). Enjoy.WHAT WE ARE READING:Steven Adams to be Big Bad Guy in Season 3 of True DetectiveFrom the Big House to the BigsGotta Say, the PAC 16 Still Looks Great

CLICK HERE TO LISTENUBER ride from Hell!Well well well, just when you think you know what's happening in the NBA (I don't), the injury bug jumps up and takes out three super stars. How does that impact what will happen? I think it opens the door big time for Spurs, Ryan sticks to his Warriors. Oh and the Mavs are mercifully put out of their misery only to restock with randoms again until an aging Dirk retires.And then we have the NFL 3-day Draft Bonanza. We meticulously cover every single round. Or we just stick to the first 31 picks (not you Patriots, cheaters). Two QBs are going first, and for high prices, then after that there could be lots of movement.Enjoy the showWHAT WE ARE READING:The Always Referenced, Never Altered Draft Value ChartBayless Leaving ESPNSam Bradford Realizes He's a Player, Not Coach or GM