Talking About Sports

The 13 second jinx is now a thing. Andy Reid can't change his stripes permanantly. When was the last time the Bengals were in the super bowl? We'll review that game, those players and other fun facts. Cody comes out as a closet Bengals fan and shares his story with a personal shoutout. We talk about all the loser quarterbacks to this point but focus on Joe Burrow's swagger, then clsoe out with Steve's favorite part - praising Tom Brady. 

The 13 seconds that no one thought was possible. because it wasn't. until the Bills found a way to let it happen. The torture that is cheering for the Bills and watching that unfold. what else can't you do in 13 seconds besides stop KC from scoring a FG? and other sports observations from the greatest weekend in NFL watching history. 

Things weren't quite so WILD during wild card weekend, unless you like blowouts by favorites...alas - we discuss the 'winners' that made the playoffs only (no time for losers) by using comedy TV show characters for reference. We largely predicted who would win each game and share our betting philosophy for this upcoming weekend, while breaking down the stats behind why run-first QBs are DONZO and will stop being a thing. Yay football!

We've all had something we pretend to know about while nodding along in agreement, while we don't actually - in fact - know about it at all. That's true about a lot of things in life, but in sports for a sports fan? no way....well, as it turns out, most guys don't know SOME things about sports and we dive into our confessions of sports things we pretended to know and either still don't or found out later we didn't. Join us and admit yours @TAS_Podcast.

Why do we do it? Why do we cheer for our sports teams? how do they even become our teams? why must we torture ourselves with the ones we cheer for? Let's unwrap the mystery of sports fandom, the suffering of the journey, the joy of winning and what it does to us as lovers of sport. 

Steve unveils his weeks of research on the top college coaches to make comparisons among the elite and not so elite, while we discuss the latest extensions and job changes. Which will work out? which was a mistake? and what picks to make in college and NFL this week? It's all here. plus some laughs, per usual. 

We've crunched all the numbers and researched all the data. Underdogs - you can't make the playoff. we're sorry. it doesn't matter what you do. We'll review. Unless you are in a power 5 conference, no favors are given and you will always be passed by a 1-loss anybody team. Plus, steve goes swimming and experiences odd swim habits, AND don't forget our red-hot college picks and our up and coming NFL bets. 

We should all dream to be as Brave as Ed O was to bring multiple girlfriends' kids to LSU practice...Let's review more stupid football coach stuff, quiz Steve on sports teams, talk some evil empire-filled baseball playoffs and review our ever-stellar bets this weekend. 

Brian Kelly. Urban Meyer. Kirk Ferentz. Jon Gruden. Some other guys. Coaches everywhere are saying and doing dumb things off the field of play. And the things they say in reaction to people finding out about those things? even better. Let's review discuss. When we're done, we'll give you FREE picks that have earned you 6 units up on the year for NFL. College has been pretty good too. 

HEADLINES. This episode is all about reading sports headlines in humorous ways and breaking them down to what the REAL news is. Coaches writing country songs. waxing athletes. philly coach impersonators. plus, our RED HOT FIRE college and NFL picks. win real money. do it. 

Forget Texas and Oklahoma. What if we re-did college realignment in a bunch of (just as) arbitrary ways? By qualify of program. by colors. by brand of fans. We'll start with a brief history of how we got here and Steve and I will pave the way for the future in a way only we can...

Steve pours over 10 years of NFL data to find trends with teams who lose week 1 or teams that lose both week 1 & 2. You're going to want to sit down for this...(or remain seated). We debate all time losses in history - both ones that were recovered from and ones that weren't. Plus, our picks started out hot. See how we changed the formula to give you more options to win money. it's legal now, so what's holding you back? 

It's time for the NFC and AFC West divisions. From their teams, to their cities, to random fun facts and commentary that is obviously needed. Plus, a few season win total predictions to feed your gambling addiction. 

We cover every (questionable) fun fact of every city in the AFC and NFC South divisions. We'll review their cities qualities or un-qualities, their best players, their hope for winning, and hit you up with random trivia along the way that we bet you didn't know. One of us is drinking during it...can you guess who? sickness can't hold us back from doing what we do best - TALKING ABOUT SPORTS. Here's to the little guys for claiming what's ours!

This episode is a shrine to Roy Sullivan. The greatest human that's ever lived. His viking-god-like qualities are a tribute to the NFL North divisions, of which we will be discussing after we rail on Afghanistan's shooting team, Italians everywhere, and how Olympic Golf can be improved. Plus predictions and other sports stuff. 

It's the greatest 2 weeks of sports we forgot existed leading into an amazing NFL season. We chat it up about all the Tokyo greatness and then break down each of the NFC and AFC divisions, with perfect comps, fun facts and a few predictions. 

Dope is ruining America. or at least one of its runners. Let's talk about illicit drugs and sports - the history, the impacts and the humorous parts, obviously. 

From the most bizarre injuries to sideline a player, to the grittiest performances through an injury to careers ended earlier by injury and - of course - our own personal stories of sports-related injuries and overcoming them (or not in one instance). Here's to everyone who has ever hurt themselves trying to be great!

Happy June 9th everybody. It's a great day to talk about sports or at least talk about all the phrases and metaphors in sports that are strangely sexual, if you can't get your mind out of the gutter. 

We honored our prize for winning the bracket challenge among TAS listeners. Ryan Armstrong, known gambling addict/professional, joins the pod to talk about his favorite things - the Jets, the bets and Kellen Clemons. We take a look at the history of Jets quarterbacks and find a way to make it entertaining. Enjoy the sports convo about football while we wait for more football again...