(0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball (6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in …

(0:00) Context (1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups West Play-In Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox

Contextualizing the episode Austin and John vent about Texas Rohit on UCLA Drew Timme's future UConn's dominance and theories on it FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights John's predicament with his mom's …

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks P…

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:12) Damar Hamlin (24:35) NFL talk: the trending up Bucs, (36:12) the Pats in a win and in situation, (44:40) the 7 seed in the AFC and Brady rumors, (52:48) and the 7 seed in the NFC (56:08) The struggling Celtics and the surging Nets (79:11) College basketball updates: Friend of the Program Graham Robinson on …

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:11) AFC playoff picture and (8:21) the Chargers' outlook (13:29) Blind resumes for the mediocre teams fighting for the 7 seed in the AFC (26:48) The battle for the AFC South (31:07) The NFC: Packers, 49ers, Bucs, Cowboys, Eagles, and more (52:16) Assessing the Celtics and the top tier of teams in the Eastern Co…

(0:00) We're back in studio. (1:35) Updates on our lives after more college experience (6:11) World Cup talk! Team USA, early upsets, sleeper teams, putting on for your country, champion picks, and more (30:47) The state of the Patriots and their playoff chances (48:11) The Celtics and other NBA teams about 21% of the way through the season (59:00)…

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (0:34) Austin's pick to win the 2023 men's college basketball National Championship (11:39) Assessing the Patriots (21:54) Bucs' struggles and other NFL teams (29:19) The Celtics' 6-3 start (43:00) Bulls talk; the Kyrie drama (51:08) Astros win the World Series, cool (51:42) Making sense of a crazy Sa…

(0:00) Intro segment contextualizing the episode (2:07) Wild Card preview, predictions, and more with Ryan Grace and Anthony Scichilone (35:26) First-time CtB guest Jordan Leonard on the Mets (52:00) First-time CtB guest Luke Fain on the Mets, but with some different angles

(0:00) Contextualizing this episode... (1:57) Predicting our seven AFC playoff teams (brief discussion about Logic from 33:46-34:56) (40:24) Predicting our seven NFC playoff teams (Bears talk with Jacob White from (54:38-61:34) (71:19) Super Bowl picks

(0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode (2:25) Quick hits on eight sports stories (9:29) The main thing: sports (and some non-sports) trivia. Little over an hour here. Ridiculousness ensues.

(0:00) Open: observations from Pats camp on 8/1 (2:19) John and Anthony debate NFL topics, including: Chiefs without Hill versus Packers without Adams, the Bills, the loaded AFC West, Justin Herbert, no OC or DC in New England, Kyler, Julio, the NFC North, Baker, the Commanders, and the state of the Patriots. We end with talking about the passing o…

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (0:43) Open #1: Conference realignment and what it means for Syracuse (3:51) Open #2: 'Stranger Things' takes (8:05) NBA Offseason Winners and Losers, including the Jazz-Timberwolves trade, the Lakers, the Celtics, small guards for Portland, Jabari Smith Jr., Durant's online humor, and a lot more. Good discussions…

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (1:00) Celtics-Warriors Finals preview (22:00) Series predictions (26:16) ESPN Deportes (27:09) Favorite Celtics players from 2013-14 to 2016-2017 (34:41) Mystics PSA (35:36) Maryland-Cornell MLAX Championship (36:57) NHL Playoffs update SEGMENT 2 (38:02) Dhani Joseph on the Celtics' turnaround, the e…

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (1:00) Celtics triumph against the Bucks (3:09) Celtics-Heat ECF Preview (25:11) Mavs-Warriors WCF Preview, plus some Suns slander (46:56) Recap of our Conference Finals predictions (47:21) NBA Draft lottery...

(0:00) open segment contextualizing the episode (1:30) In-depth Celtics-Bucks Game 1 thoughts and takeaways and our outlook for Game 2/the series (29:19) Warriors-Grizzlies thoughts (34:50) Suns-Mavs thoughts (37:49) Heat-Sixers thoughts and where Bijan ranks Harden now (44:37) Pats draft and the AFC East... and then the news of Smart being out for…

(0:00) open segment previewing the episode (1:13) Celtics-Nets (29:16) Sixers-Raptors (40:53) Bucks-Bulls (47:23) Hawks-Cavs and the Heat series (51:41) Grizzlies-Timberwolves (60:03) Warriors-Nuggets (65:06) Mavs-Jazz (72:21) Pelicans-Clippers and the Suns series (78:29) Conference Finals picks (83:22) The CtB one-on-one tournament this summer…

Open segment Rohit and Austin discuss the storylines and individual matchups of the Final Four before predicting the winners of Villanova-Kansas and of course, Duke-UNC Bijan joins to discuss Group B of the World Cup, the Boston Celtics, and more

(0:00) Open segment laying out the plan for the episode (1:00) Biggest takeaways, lessons learned, and bracket frustrations through the first weekend (10:07) Macro-level thoughts on the Sweet 16/remaining field (15:25) Going through the West region: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Duke, Texas Tech (31:16) Going through the South region: Arizona, Houston, Villan…

(0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode (0:59) Going through the Gonzaga/West region (11:46) Going through the Arizona/South region (20:11) Going through the Kansas/Midwest region (29:59) Going through the Baylor/East region (41:36) Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship picks

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (3:00) John interrupting: Memphis and then somehow being wrong about when the Big Ten tourney is (4:42) Ranking each of our top 10 teams (9:24) Debating Baylor (14:39) Debating Arizona, plus John pivoting to talk about Illinois (19:58) Debating Kentucky (23:29) Debating Auburn (29:01) Debating Purdue;…

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (1:37) SB Storylines and general thoughts (6:21) Unfinished business (10:20) Joe Burrow being a winner, Matthew Stafford's story, and Aaron Donald (15:35) Prop bets, including way too much time debating the coin toss! (28:21) Winner and score predictions (32:11) Attending the Super Bowl... (34:21) Pos…

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the two-part episode; plus, Syracuse beats Wake Forest (2:15) PART 1: Reacting to the news of Tom Brady's (ostensible) retirement (25:50) PART 2 begins (26:12) 49ers-Rams preview and predictions (40:24) Bengals-Chiefs preview and predictions (47:46) Intriguing Super Bowl matchup possibilities (50:16) Will Tom Bra…

(0:00) Open segment recapping the environment and game in Orchard Park (5:44) The 6-minute recap of the Patriots' embarrassment from the hotel in Buffalo at 1 a.m.

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode and recapping Chargers-Raiders (recorded right before the Flores firing) (2:59) Patriots-Dolphins recap and analysis, plus looking ahead to the New England Wild Card matchup (recorded during LAC-LV) (20:00) Off the cuff thoughts on the known Wild Card matchups before SNF (26:55) R.I.P. Bob Saget (27:08) Klay Thomp…

(0:00) Open segment on contextualizing the episode (2:52) Pats lose to the Bills... and then (8:07) Power ranking the top of the AFC/Steelers confidence? (12:21) NFL contenders blind resume guessing game (28:34) The Top 25 Sports Moments of the year, plus lots of honorable mentions (top 5 from each of the 5 guys) (54:45) NBA name game: is this name…

(0:00) The open segment: contextualizing the episode, plus Iowa State basketball appreciation... then (5:44) we're back after our first semesters of college (7:26) Patriots: losing to the Colts and looking ahead to the massive rematch versus the Bills (20:37) Other NFL: Assessing the Bucs after losing to the Saints again... (26:10) John's Chiefs an…

(2:10) Back in the studio; quickly recapping our lives after three months at college (7:18) NFL: the surging Pats, the sneaky Vikings, Rohit's Browns, and Bijan's Bucs... and then (19:45) going through the SB contenders; AFC then NFC (33:36) 2nd Annual Sports Things that we're thankful for (70:50) NBA: Celtics playing better, Rohit's Bulls; plus th…

(0:00) Intro segment that includes about 15 minutes on college basketball. Also some housekeeping and NBA notes (19:41) Talking about the Netflix show 'Squid Game'

(0:00) Intro segment (5:00) Revealing our non-playoff team, 15-9 (8:37) Debating the major differences with our non-playoff teams (17:21) Revealing our playoff teams, 8-1 (21:13) Debating the major differences with our playoff teams Western Conference teams that were talked about the most: Timberwolves, Lakers, Clippers, and Warriors (32:05) Reveal…

(0:00) Intro segment (3:00) General issues with the NBA today (5:26) Revealing last year's prediction results (9:18) College football Here we go... (11:22) Revealing our non-playoff teams, 15-9 (13:05) Debating the major differences with our non-playoff teams (25:15) Revealing our playoff teams, 8-1 (29:30) Debating the major differences with our p…

(0:00) Intro segment, including growing up being a Pats/Tom Brady fan... (4:49) CtB birthdays and (5:17) Teasing the Brady return to Gillette... (6:55) Setting the stage for TB-NE: Takeaways + observations from the Pats' first three games and (15:05) Bucs takeaways + observations this season (22:30) Brady's Bucs vs. Belichick's Patriots preview: NE…

(0:00) Intro segment Revealing our AFC Playoff teams from the 7 seed to the 1 seed (2:50) most talked about teams: Patriots, Broncos, Ravens, Browns, and Bills Revealing our NFC Playoff teams from the 7 seed to the 1 seed (30:49) most talked about teams: 49ers, Seahawks, Cowboys, Rams, Packers, and Bucs Super Bowl talk (66:17)…

(0:00) Intro segment Zach Kopelman previewing the Pittsburgh Steelers season (1:16) Big Ben, the new OC, the defense, a bunch of depth guys, potential QBs of the future, going through the schedule, and much more Richie Kuty previewing the Denver Broncos season (24:25) Teddy Two-Gloves vs. Lock, the loaded secondary and defense in general, the weapo…

(0:00) Intro segment on all the context that you might want to know about this episode (6:00) Explaining the Jeopardy show rules/getting set up (8:41) Jeopardy, just under 59 minutes of it here. NSFW. Good stuff. 37+ diverse trivia questions from our 5 participants. (67:33) An official foe of the program induction (68:54) Coy League fantasy talk (7…

(0:00) Intro segment Coach Hernandez part (2:00) Notable memories from the season, Senior Night, our 1-2-3 with Liam, Nick, and Ryan, Matt and Curley's pitching ability, how coach and Tony met, impressive home runs, food, internal excitement about Ryan stepping into the box, how to deliver a certain coaching message, the core senior class, reflecti…

(0:00) Intro segment (1:19) Thoughts on Coach Kilian... (10:42) Bucks-Suns Finals talk: assessing each of our Finals predictions through four games, concerns for the Suns, concerns for the Bucks, Chris Paul legacy stuff, our predictions for the pivotal Game 5 and the series, gambling stuff, Middleton-Giannis on-off logic, and debating the Giannis b…

(0:00) Intro segment (2:00) Rundown of NBA things that have happened since our last show and (4:53) NBA Finals things to know/setting the scene Bijan part (8:25) The Clippers and Ben Simmons and the 76ers (20:20) Suns-Bucks Finals preview, including the play of DeAndre Ayton, who the Suns are going to put Crowder on, the Giannis injury, and more Ro…

PART 1/2: (0:00) Intro segment... (3:55) March Madness theme one more time... (4:53) Banter... (6:15) Ainge steps down, Stevens assumes his role; plus, our roots... (8:57) John vs. Bijan in elementary and middle school... (11:52) More on Ainge... (13:43) 2018 Game 7 ECF and us being changed people... (16:26) More normal NBA stuff: NBA fans being re…

(0:00) Intro segment on the Bruins Game 3 win, Western Conference play-in games, the Red Sox, CC baseball, and more (6:32) Reacting to the Celtics' play-in win vs. the Wizards and looking ahead to the Nets series (16:31) Clippers ducking the Lakers (17:45) Predicting Sixers-winner of Wizards/Pacers... (18:43) Predicting Bucks-Heat... (22:33) Predic…

(0:00) Intro segment on the Pats' schedule, CC baseball, and more (3:39) The 102nd overall show (3:59) The Celtics absolutely suck: Jaylen out for the season, the general suckiness of the team, comparing the roster to other teams and last season's team, Fournier and his looming contract situation, wanting to trade a bunch of guys in the offseason t…

(0:00) Intro segment on why this episode was a late upload (CC baseball, assassins), the Celtics continuing to suck, the Red Sox, and game notes from the Bucks-Nets two recent games (12:24) the 101st overall episode (13:01) NFL draft cleanup: the 49ers take Trey Lance, the Dolphins take Jaylen Waddle, the Bears take Justin Fields, the Jets take Ver…

(0:00) Intro segment on some context of this episode, NFL draft related news, Micah Parsons' off-the-field issues, and game notes on Wednesday's Celtics-Hornets matchup (9:41) Behind-the-scenes for our 100th overall show (10:28) NFL Draft: going through our mock drafts for the top 16 picks of the 1st round, touching on all the prospects and teams i…

(0:00) Intro segment on Terrence Clarke and the outline of this special show (2:59) Preview of the CC baseball season with a captain of the team and Quinnipiac commit, Ryan Grace (19:47) Preview of the CC baseball season with another captain of the team and Saint Anselm commit, Roman Ercoli (24:54) Pre-show stuff…

(0:00) Intro segment... (2:14) our 98th overall episode and post-cornhole buzz (4:36) Reflecting on Julian Edelman upon his retirement (14:07) Celtics playing better: Tatum turning it up, playoff forecasting, and more (30:07) Bulls update, Jamal Murray tears his ACL, Bijan picking a Clippers-Celtics Finals, trivia, and tangents (37:49) The Masters'…

(0:01) Intro segment on Baylor-Gonzaga notes, Celtics, Red Sox, Suns-Jazz, and the Masters... and then (8:10) our 97th overall show (8:26) Baylor-Gonzaga (including tangents w/ the Celtics, Mr. Hunt, Nets and Bucks, and a burner account) (18:34) Celtics: Oh Romeo, the disconnect between the team and Stevens, the lack of pride, Tatum's bad mindset a…

(0:00) Intro segment and (2:51) our 96th overall show! (3:35) Elite 8 and Sweet 16 takeaways and then (10:08) Gonzaga (16:14) Bracket competition update and Baylor-Houston, including the Baylor and Houston redemption storylines (21:28)... insights from John being at The Garden with fans on Monday, some memories of us going to The Garden, the new lo…

(0:00) Intro segment on (5) storylines following the Madness of the Rounds of 64 and 32 (3:33) Bracket updates after the Madness from the first two rounds (10:30) Major storylines from the first two rounds: Loyola-Chicago, Oral Roberts, and Luka Garza (16:32) West region: Gonzaga-Creighton and USC-Oregon (tangents mixed in) (21:51) South region: Ba…

(0:00) Intro segment on things to note about the episode and more (2:43) Going through every game of the Gonzaga/West region (17:50) Going through every game of the Baylor/South region (34:00) Going through every game of the Illinois/Midwest region (45:10) Going through every game of the Michigan/East region (55:29) Our Final Four and Championship …