The Radio Blast: A Sports Podcast

Ok, so we took a break from sports this week to bring you the greatest holiday draft of all time. I invited our old friends Brian Moritz and Brian Conaghan to draft their own Thanksgiving teams. The idea is to select a team of 8 things associated with Thanksgiving to create the ultimate Thanksgiving experience. The boys didn't disappoint. We each had our own theme we went with and we had a lot of fun putting this together. You can view the results here and vote for your favorite "team". Enjoy, and have a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Radio Blast (both of us).

Ok, so we took a break from sports this week to bring you the greatest holiday draft of all time. I invited our old friends Brian Moritz and Brian Conaghan to draft their own Thanksgiving teams. The idea is to select a team of 8 things associated with Thanksgiving to create the ultimate Thanksgiving experience. The boys didn't disappoint. We each had our own theme we went with and we had a lot of fun putting this together. You can view the results here and vote for your favorite "team". Enjoy, and have a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Radio Blast (both of us).

Can there be too much chaos?  In college football it appears so.  After the results of Saturday's games we expected a shakeup in the College Football Playoff Rankings.  Then...not so much.  Everything basically stayed the same.  We'll check in with our friend Bill Bender from the Sporting News. Is the committee favoring good wins over bad loses? What should we be focusing on as a possible monkey wrench in rankings over the next two weeks? What's the real story behind Wilton Speight's injury and how does it impact Michigan? Who's the most surprising team in college football? (we'll see if Bill takes my bait on this one) And what's the next big program to cut ties with their coach? Plus, I'll share my thoughts on the Tony Romo statement.  Hint: I'm not jumping into the love fest.  Is it time for the Bengals to cut ties with Marvin Lewis.  And of course the 3 Must Watch Games in College Football and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to follow Bill on Twitter @BillBender92 and read his work at The Sporting News.

Can there be too much chaos?  In college football it appears so.  After the results of Saturday's games we expected a shakeup in the College Football Playoff Rankings.  Then...not so much.  Everything basically stayed the same.  We'll check in with our friend Bill Bender from the Sporting News. Is the committee favoring good wins over bad loses? What should we be focusing on as a possible monkey wrench in rankings over the next two weeks? What's the real story behind Wilton Speight's injury and how does it impact Michigan? Who's the most surprising team in college football? (we'll see if Bill takes my bait on this one) And what's the next big program to cut ties with their coach? Plus, I'll share my thoughts on the Tony Romo statement.  Hint: I'm not jumping into the love fest.  Is it time for the Bengals to cut ties with Marvin Lewis.  And of course the 3 Must Watch Games in College Football and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to follow Bill on Twitter @BillBender92 and read his work at The Sporting News.

Hard to believe but College Basketball season is upon us! In this election free episode, David Gardner from Sports Illustrated helps us look at the big headlines going into the new season. Is Villanova good enough to repeat as champions? Who's the team that will sneak up on people this year? Can anyone challenge Kansas for the Big 12 title? Who is the must-watch freshman of this year's class? What does he think of "one and done"? Should college basketball steal a page from college football and enhance their non-conference schedule? Plus, I have the perfect simple solution to the NFL's officiating problem.  And of course, "Must Watch College Football Games of the Weekend" and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?"

Hard to believe but College Basketball season is upon us! In this election free episode, David Gardner from Sports Illustrated helps us look at the big headlines going into the new season. Is Villanova good enough to repeat as champions? Who's the team that will sneak up on people this year? Can anyone challenge Kansas for the Big 12 title? Who is the must-watch freshman of this year's class? What does he think of "one and done"? Should college basketball steal a page from college football and enhance their non-conference schedule? Plus, I have the perfect simple solution to the NFL's officiating problem.  And of course, "Must Watch College Football Games of the Weekend" and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?"

It's safe to take your hands from your face Cubs fans, you've won the World Series.  We'll recap what might be one of the greatest Game 7's of all time.  Plus we'll talk with Ben Reiter from Sports Illustrated on one of the biggest breakout stars of the World Series...Alex Rodriguez. How does a broadly despised player become a broadly acclaimed broadcaster seemingly overnight? Why does the makeup of the Fox crew (ARod, Pete Rose, Frank Thomas) work so well together? Is this part of the bigger plan of "rebranding" ARod? and we'll talk about breakout star #2 John Smoltz and what he brings to the booth with Joe Buck We'll also dive into Cam Newton's comments this week about taking hits and why it's a bad look for Cam.  And of course we'll have the Top 3 Must Watch College Football Games and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" (this one should be pretty easy). Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter @BenReiter and check out his piece on ARod in Sports Illustrated.

It's safe to take your hands from your face Cubs fans, you've won the World Series.  We'll recap what might be one of the greatest Game 7's of all time.  Plus we'll talk with Ben Reiter from Sports Illustrated on one of the biggest breakout stars of the World Series...Alex Rodriguez. How does a broadly despised player become a broadly acclaimed broadcaster seemingly overnight? Why does the makeup of the Fox crew (ARod, Pete Rose, Frank Thomas) work so well together? Is this part of the bigger plan of "rebranding" ARod? and we'll talk about breakout star #2 John Smoltz and what he brings to the booth with Joe Buck We'll also dive into Cam Newton's comments this week about taking hits and why it's a bad look for Cam.  And of course we'll have the Top 3 Must Watch College Football Games and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" (this one should be pretty easy). Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter @BenReiter and check out his piece on ARod in Sports Illustrated.

The NBA Season is here!  Time to reset from the offseason and look at the big story lines of the regular season.  To help us do that we welcome in Ben Golliver (Sports Illustrated). How much will Kevin Durant and Steph Curry's game have to change now that they are teammates? Is there a weakness to the Warriors? Can Oklahoma City contend without Durant? Are the Cavaliers still as great or is the rest of the East that bad? Over/under 43 wins for the Knicks? What will Carmelo Anthony's legacy be? Plus the always popular segments, Top 3 College Football Games of the Week and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter @bengolliver and check out his podcast Open Floor.

The NBA Season is here!  Time to reset from the offseason and look at the big story lines of the regular season.  To help us do that we welcome in Ben Golliver (Sports Illustrated). How much will Kevin Durant and Steph Curry's game have to change now that they are teammates? Is there a weakness to the Warriors? Can Oklahoma City contend without Durant? Are the Cavaliers still as great or is the rest of the East that bad? Over/under 43 wins for the Knicks? What will Carmelo Anthony's legacy be? Plus the always popular segments, Top 3 College Football Games of the Week and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter @bengolliver and check out his podcast Open Floor.

It's not all about butt beers and bros throwing bros through tables in Buffalo.  The Buffalo Bills might just be the hottest team in the NFL.  This week we're joined by Buffalo Bills beat reporter Sal Capaccio (WGR 550) and Bleacher Report features writer Tyler Dunne.  Sal Capaccio - Buffalo Bills 4-2 Start Fans reaction to Colin Kaepernick during Sundays game Is Jerome Felton the unsung hero of the offenses resurgence? How have Zach Brown and Lorenzo Alexander gotten off to career starts? Is it time to give the Ryan brothers credit for this turnaround? Tyler Dunne - NFL After 6 Weeks Can Vontaze Burfict continue to play his style in the NFL? Is Aaron Rodgers really to blame for the Packers loses? Would a return to Romo be detrimental to the Cowboys? Can Kaepernick still be an effective mouthpiece for change if he's not an effective QB? Plus we'll talk About why this might be the weakest list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees ever.  Be sure to follow Sal (@salsports) and Tyler (@tydunne) on Twitter. 

It's not all about butt beers and bros throwing bros through tables in Buffalo.  The Buffalo Bills might just be the hottest team in the NFL.  This week we're joined by Buffalo Bills beat reporter Sal Capaccio (WGR 550) and Bleacher Report features writer Tyler Dunne.  Sal Capaccio - Buffalo Bills 4-2 Start Fans reaction to Colin Kaepernick during Sundays game Is Jerome Felton the unsung hero of the offenses resurgence? How have Zach Brown and Lorenzo Alexander gotten off to career starts? Is it time to give the Ryan brothers credit for this turnaround? Tyler Dunne - NFL After 6 Weeks Can Vontaze Burfict continue to play his style in the NFL? Is Aaron Rodgers really to blame for the Packers loses? Would a return to Romo be detrimental to the Cowboys? Can Kaepernick still be an effective mouthpiece for change if he's not an effective QB? Plus we'll talk About why this might be the weakest list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees ever.  Be sure to follow Sal (@salsports) and Tyler (@tydunne) on Twitter. 

Bill Bender (Sporting News) was good enough to take a break from covering every sport on the planet to join us for a look at College Football at the halfway point.  We'll get Bill's thoughts on: How big is the gap between Alabama/Ohio State and everyone else? Who belongs in the "No Idea" group (Florida State? Stanford? Oklahoma? Ole Miss? What's wrong at Notre Dame and how safe is Brian Kelly? Handicapping the Heisman Race. Why is no one pulling away? If you were the GM of an NFL team would you pick Lamar Jackson or Deshaun Watson? Plus, what's the big storyline in the NFL this year?  Feels like a fairly mundane season so far. And of course the Top 3 College Football games of the upcoming weekend and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to check out Bill on Twitter @BillBender92

Bill Bender (Sporting News) was good enough to take a break from covering every sport on the planet to join us for a look at College Football at the halfway point.  We'll get Bill's thoughts on: How big is the gap between Alabama/Ohio State and everyone else? Who belongs in the "No Idea" group (Florida State? Stanford? Oklahoma? Ole Miss? What's wrong at Notre Dame and how safe is Brian Kelly? Handicapping the Heisman Race. Why is no one pulling away? If you were the GM of an NFL team would you pick Lamar Jackson or Deshaun Watson? Plus, what's the big storyline in the NFL this year?  Feels like a fairly mundane season so far. And of course the Top 3 College Football games of the upcoming weekend and "Who Needs a Drink and Who's Buying?" Be sure to check out Bill on Twitter @BillBender92

Another incredible weekend in sports capped off by the US winning the 2016 Ryder Cup.  Alex Myers from Golf Digest had a front row view for the amazing win by the Americans.  He joins us to recap the win: Where does this rank in all-time golf weekends? Is Patrick Reed the greatest match play golfer ever? Biggest criticism of Darren Clarke? Is Phil Mickelson having the greatest post 45 career ever? We're also joined by Patrick Brown from the Times Free Press to talk about the red hot Tennessee Volunteers: Is this a great team or a good team that can't seem to lose? Biggest difference between last years disappointing team and this years 5-0 team? How can they get past their slow starts? What does this team need to improve on to possibly go 7-0? Be sure to follow Alex (@AlexMyers3) and Patrick (@patrickbrownTFP) on Twitter.