REShow: Dan Wetzel & Michael Smith - Hour 3 (08-27-21)
Yahoo! Sports Columnist Dan Wetzel and Rich discuss the goals of the new ACC/Big Ten/Pac-12 alliance and what it means for the ever-changing college football landscape, if there was a chance Clemson and/or Ohio State would have joined the SEC prior to the alliance, and what the college football landscape could look like ten years down the line if there’s more conferences expansion and consolidation. ‘Brother from Another’ Co-host Michael Smith and Rich discuss if a Damian Lillard to the Sixers trade makes sense and if the Bucks should shock the world and trade for the Blazers all-world shooting guard, and why the Warriors’ internal beef from years ago is still simmering between Draymond Green, Kevin Durant and Steve Kerr. The hour wraps up with Rich with reflecting on Nate Burleson’s final show on NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Elo 202154min
REShow: Seth Wickersham - Hour 2 (08-27-21)
Rich and TJ Jefferson kick off the hour talking Cowboys with TJ sticking steadfastly/defiantly to his 14-win prediction for Dallas, and Rich predicting that’s not likely to happen. Rich reacts to retired NFL QB Philip Rivers’ first game as a high school football coach and explains why his infectious enthusiasm is a blessing for his players. ESPN Senior Writer Seth Wickersham tells Rich why Matthew Stafford’s desire to play in big games led him to ask for a trade from the Lions and reveals the crazy set of random coincidences that landed him with Sean McVay and the Rams, and discuss his upcoming book on the Patriots and why the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick marriage ended in divorce, and how the Cam Newton-Mac Jones QB competition could play out. Chris Brockman calls in from in Tampa where he’s taking part in his “no time limit on picks” fantasy football draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Elo 202157min
REShow: Ryan Leaf - Hour 1 (08-27-21)
Rich kicks off the hour reacting to reports that Jameis Winston has won the Saints’ starting quarterback job over Taysom Hill and explains why it’s a “smart maneuver” by New Orleans head coach Sean Payton. ESPN College Football Analyst Ryan Leaf tells Rich why he’s still a bit peeved by losing to Michigan in the 1998 Rose Bowl, if this is the year UCLA’s Chip Kelly finally rediscovers his winning ways in the college game, why the Oklahoma Sooners are poised for a big season but Texas Longhorns fans should expect more mediocrity in Steve Sarkisian’s first year, and if it’s wise for NFL teams to throw their rookie QBs into the fire right off the bat instead of giving them time to adjust to the pro game first. Rich wraps up the hour revealing his top two pet peeves about College Football: Game lengths and Overtime rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Elo 202157min
REShow: Ron Rivera & Billy Corgan - Hour 3 (08-26-21)
Washington Football Team Head Coach Ron Rivera and Rich discuss his recovery from cancer and his stance on players getting Covid-19 vaccinations, whether or not Ryan Fitzpatrick can lead WFT to the Super Bowl, the improvement of 2nd-year DE Chase Young, and when we can expect the team to announce its new nickname and logo. Rich explains why he’s high on Fitzpatrick and predicts WFT will win the NFC East. Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan and Rich discuss the reasons for the demise of his beloved Cubs and how the rise of analytics in baseball and in the music industry have similar arcs, his purchase of the National Wrestling Alliance and some breaking news about Ric Flair’s return to the NWA, and that time the NFL lowballed him when they wanted to use the song “Today” in an ad campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Elo 202154min
REShow: Travis Kelce - Hour 2 (08-26-21)
Chiefs All-Pro Tight End Travis Kelce tells Rich why even his girlfriend is giving him grief for shaving off his beard and that we’ve been mispronouncing “Kelce” this whole time, if he’s expecting to be ranked higher than Patrick Mahomes in the NFL’s list of top ten players, and whether or not Mahomes would have been as successful as he’s been if he’d been thrown into the starting QB role as a rookie. With the NFL set to release its Top Ten players list, Rich runs through his 1 through 10 of the league’s top players. Rich and the guys wrap up the hour discussing why the New York Giants could be really good…or really bad this season. Or maybe mediocre?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Elo 202157min
REShow: Nicole Auerbach - Hour 1 (08-26-21)
Rich kicks off the hour with a THOROUGH breakdown of Bill Belichick’s latest press conference where he was asked about a timeline for naming the Patriots starting QB between Mac Jones and Cam Newton. The Athletic’s Senior College Football Writer/Big Ten Network Analyst Nicole Auerbach and Rich discuss if the ACC/Pac-12/Big Ten alliance will re-shape the CFB landscape or keep the current status quo in place in the face of SEC expansion plans and why the Big 12 is on the outside looking in, and the timeline for an expansion of the College Football Playoff to take place. Rich wraps up the hour reacting to Jimmy Garoppolo’s complete lack of a poker face when asked if 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan had chosen a starting QB yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Elo 202157min
REShow: Budda Baker & John C. McGinley - Hour 3 (08-25-21)
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker tells Rich why facing Kyler Murray in practice and facing Russell Wilson in games are not two of his favorite things to do, what JJ Watt brings to the Cards’ defense, the best way to tackle the Titans’ behemoth of a running back Derrick Henry, his reaction to Jamal Adams’ record-setting contract, and why he’s okay with all those never-ending DK Metcalf memes. Actor John C. McGinley and Rich discuss the new (and final) season of NBC’s ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ the fortunes of his beloved Yankees and Giants, how the famous Alec Baldwin ‘Glengarry Glenn Ross’ scene came about, and much more! Rich and Cowboys fan TJ Jefferson react to the news that Dallas QB Dak Prescott will resume “competitive throwing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Elo 202154min
REShow: Michael McKean - Hour 2 (08-25-21)
Rich and the guys run through the latest NFL QB news including the Broncos naming Teddy Bridgewater their starting QB, if we’ll get to see Joe Burrow in the Bengals’ pre-season finale, and Mac Jones’ big day for the Patriots in their practice scrimmage against the Giants. Actor Michael McKean and Rich discuss his new film ‘Playing God,’ how he grew up a Dodgers fan in New York, and great tidbits about Lenny & Squiggy from ‘Laverne and Shirley,’ ‘This Is Spinal Tap,’ and if he almost was a cast member on ’Breaking Bad.’ Rich and the guys wrap up the hour previewing Chris Brockman’s INSANE fantasy football draft where there are no time limits for each pick. Seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Elo 202157min
