That One Sports Show

Would You Rather Be on a team coached by Phil Jackson (11 rings) or on a team as a teammate of Lebron (3 rings)? Toss Up Toss Up: Number of Browns players to take a snap at QB or number of Browns TDs thrown. John – QBs Geoff – Push… 2 each NFL Pickem Updates anh1608 and RaiseTheBooty tied for first place at (79-68) pdroll in last (65-82) [updated 11/15] We were told we show unfair preference to the best and the worst participants, so this week here’s the mediocre pickers 3 polyvistron 74-73 (50.3%) 75 8-6 4 gpeterfy 69-78 (46.9%) 60 6-8 5 theshnozz (Poolmaster) 68-79 (46.3%) 57 5-9 6 Moskalk 62-69 (47.3%) 55 8-6 7 pushECX 66-81 Grab Bag Bartolo Colon (43) signs with the Braves Terry Francona won AL Manager of the Year Miami Marlins AAA Affiliate Renames themselves the New Orleans Baby Cakes USMNT lost 2-1 last week, does Juergen Klinnsmannnnn need to get fired? The Blue Jackets are actually good. 8-4-2, started last season 0-7 before firing Todd Richards and hiring John Tortorella, aka Mr. Torts.

We look at the rankings this week and determine that Louisville should most definitely be in if they lose out. Games To Watch #22 Washington St. (8-2) at. #10 Colorado (8-2) – 3:30. Fox J – Colorado G – WSU #9 Oklahoma (8-2) at #14 West Virginia (8-1) – 8:00. ABC J – West Virginia G – Oklahoma #23 Florida (7-2) at #16 LSU (6-3) – 1:00 SECN (hurricane makeup game) J – LSU G – LSU #5 Louisville (8-1) at Houston (8-2) – 8:00. ESPN. THURSDAY! J – UL G – UL Louisiana Monroe (4-6) at Appalachian St. (7-3) 2:30 ESPN3 UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: TCU over #11 Oklahoma State John: Maryland over Nebraska Last Week’s Games Baylor (6-3) – 24 at #11 Oklahoma (8-2) – 45 j – Baylor g – Oklahoma #24 LSU (6-3) – 38 at #25 Arkansas (6-4) – 10 j – LSU g – Arkansas Minnesota (7-3) – 17 at #19 Nebraska (8-2) – 24 j – Minnesota g – Minnesota #20 USC (7-3) – 26 at #4 Washington (9-1) – 13 j – Washington g – Wash Appalachian St. (7-3) – 24 at Troy (8-1) – 28 j – App State g – Troy UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: Texas – 20 over #16 West Virginia – 24 John: Pitt – 43 over #2 Clemson – 42 I FINALLY GOT ONE! Season Record J- 2-3, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1, 2-3, 1-4, 5-0, 3-2, 2-3, 4-1, 1-4 = 30-25 (1-4) G- 3-2, 5-0, 3-2 1-4, 4-1, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1, 2-3 = 34-21 (0-5)

John tries to explain why the Browns are so bad and what they should do with their draft picks. Another Bears Wide Receiver will be missing the rest of the season and this time it’s due to PEDs. Before getting to the mid-season review we sweep through a bunch of other items including OBJ, Mike Evans, Connor McGregor and why the Vikings are meh. We take a look at the current state of the NFC and how things are stacking up compared to how we thought they might at the beginning of the season. Hint: The Panthers are baaaaad.

We try to make sense of some beef between a superstar player and a legendary coach. Is it racist? You be the judge. Plus we take a look around the league to see who’s who now that both the Pelicans and 76ers have 2 wins a piece. And finally we discuss Greg Oden, who some say is the biggest NBA bust ever, but if he was never able to play due to injury can he actually be declared a bust? Or just an unfortunate man who couldn’t stay healthy. As always, post your comments below or on our Facebook page. We want to hear from you! For more basketball news, head over to Perimeter Players. They’ve got some great posts like “Are 82 NBA Games Played a Thing of the Past?” and “7 Interesting Facts about the NBA before Kobe Bryant.“

The grab bag section of the show where we go over a bunch of different topics, and throw out the Would You Rather of the Week as well as the Toss Up, NFL Pick ’em update and hit on a smattering of other topics. WYR: miss every three or miss every free throw Toss Up: Ohio State football total points (at Maryland) vs. Ohio State Mens BB total points (at. Navy) Last Week: Zeke Rushing Yards (92) or Dak Prescott passing yards (247) John – Dak Geoff – Dak NFL Pickem: anh1608 in first (73-60), RaiseTheBooty in second at (71-62) pdroll in last (59-74) [updated 11/8] Tebow walk-off, still batting .146 World Cup qualifier USMNT vs. Mexico at MAPFRE Stadium – The first match between the two sides was a qualifying match in Italy for the final ticket to the 1934 World Cup. Greek Soccer League Suspended After Referee’s House Gets Set On Fire 10-0 win for Blue Jackets over Montreal Canadiens #68.4 – Record Threes, Record Low Threes and Who’s Worse Between the 76ers and Pelicans #68.3 – The Most Fun Punter of All Time, WTF Happened Monday Night, AFC Mid-season Review #68.2 – NCAAF Games of the Week, CFP Hopefuls and Friday Night Big Ten? #68.1 – Dos a Cero, Miss Every Three or Every Free (Throw) and a Big Blue Jackets Win

We take a look at some of the bigger upcoming games this weekend and give our predictions. Top Games This Weekend Baylor (6-2) at #11 Oklahoma (7-2) – 12:00. ESPN2/abc j – Baylor g – Oklahoma #24 LSU (5-3) at #25 Arkansas (6-3) – 7:00. ESPN j – LSU g – Arkansas Minnesota (7-2) at #19 Nebraska (7-2) – 7:30. BTN j – Minnesota g – Minnesota #20 USC (6-3) at #4 Washington (9-0) – 7:30. FOX j – Washington g – Wash Appalachian St. (7-2) at Troy (7-1) – 3:30. ESPN3 j – App State g – Troy UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: Texas over #16 West Virginia John: Pitt over #2 Clemson Last Week’s Results #10 Nebraska – 3 at #6 Ohio State – 62 J – OSU G – OSU #1 Alabama – 10 at #13 LSU – 0 J – Alabama G – Bama Georgia Tech – 20 at #21 North Carolina – 48 J – Georgia Tech G – UNC TCU – 62 at #17 Baylor – 22 J – TCU G – Baylor Texas State – 10 at Appalachian State – 35 J – App State +20 G – Hot Hot Hot UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: Duke – 21 over #19 Virginia Tech – 24 John: Maryland – 3 over #3 Michigan – 59 J- 2-3, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1, 2-3, 1-4, 5-0, 3-2, 2-3, 4-1 = 29-21 (0-4) G- 3-2, 5-0, 3-2 1-4, 4-1, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1 = 32-18 (0-4) #68.4 – Record Threes, Record Low Threes and Who’s Worse Between the 76ers and Pelicans #68.3 – The Most Fun Punter of All Time, WTF Happened Monday Night, AFC Mid-season Review #68.2 – NCAAF Games of the Week, CFP Hopefuls and Friday Night Big Ten? #68.1 – Dos a Cero, Miss Every Three or Every Free (Throw) and a Big Blue Jackets Win

[0:42] Marquette King is one of the best punters we’ve seen in a while, but not necessarily because of how well he boots the ball (and he does boot the ball well). Geoff continues to call him Marquette Lee, but the Raiders punter has so much swag and style, it’s incredible. [2:42] What the heck happened at the end of the first half in Monday Night Football? We attempt to dissect exactly what went down, who did what, and why the referees blew everything. At the very least, under RUNNING, ROUGHING KICKER Penalty: For running into the kicker: Loss of five yards from the previous spot, no automatic first down. (This is not a personal foul). For roughing the kicker or holder, loss of 15 yards from the previous spot. (This is a personal foul, and also disqualification if flagrant). SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES (1) Avoiding the kicker is a primary responsibility of defensive players if they do not touch the kick. Sherman touched the ball. (2) Any contact with the kicker by a single defensive player who has not touched the kick is running into the kicker. Sherman did actually touch the ball. (3) Any unnecessary roughness committed by defensive players is roughing the kicker. Severity of contact and potential for injury are to be considered. He was offsides and whistles had blown, this was unnecessary. And here’s another rule (Rules 12, Section 2, Article 4, Part G): Article 6: Unnecessary Roughness. There shall be no unnecessary roughness. This shall include, but will not be limited to: (g) a kicker/punter, who is standing still or fading backward after the ball has been kicked, is out of the play and must not be unnecessarily contacted by the receiving team through the end of the down or until he assumes a distinctly defensive position. However, a kicker/punter is a defenseless player through the conclusion of the down (see Article 7); So, you decide. We heavily debated the issue and overall John determined that the hit was malicious and should have been flagged as such. [16:18] How do we like ejections in the NFL? [18:54] Mid-season AFC Recap. We take a look at where we placed teams and where they are currently in the season standings-wise. [19:36] AFC North mid-season review. This division sucks. [19:55] AFC East mid-season review. [20:25] AFC South mid-season review. This division also sucks. [21:21] AFC West. This is a good division. Watch these teams. [22:58] The Chargers stadium re-build is a no-go. What does that mean for the team and where are they headed now? [23:57] Wrap-up #68.4 – Record Threes, Record Low Threes and Who’s Worse Between the 76ers and Pelicans #68.3 – The Most Fun Punter of All Time, WTF Happened Monday Night, AFC Mid-season Review #68.2 – NCAAF Games of the Week, CFP Hopefuls and Friday Night Big Ten? #68.1 – Dos a Cero, Miss Every Three or Every Free (Throw) and a Big Blue Jackets Win

[0:45] Steph Curry is great from the three-point line. Steph Curry is not good from the three-point line. Okay, he’s both. [2:50] The Cavs are no longer undefeated but Tyronn Lue is not worried. [3:20] Let’s face it, both the 76ers and Pelicans are really bad. John predicts the future and claims the 76ers and Pelicans will be winless until December 8. [6:14] John Wall was fined $25,000 for gently brushing into a ref and Geoff watches and responds to the clip. [8:18] We sloppily discuss the three-point line, measurements and when the line was instituted. [10:49] John predicts the 76ers will lose their 11/9 matchup even though they were leading at the time of recording (he was right, 76ers lost 115-122). #68.4 – Record Threes, Record Low Threes and Who’s Worse Between the 76ers and Pelicans #68.3 – The Most Fun Punter of All Time, WTF Happened Monday Night, AFC Mid-season Review #68.2 – NCAAF Games of the Week, CFP Hopefuls and Friday Night Big Ten? #68.1 – Dos a Cero, Miss Every Three or Every Free (Throw) and a Big Blue Jackets Win

Would you Rather Would you rather have the entire game in your hands for the final play and fail, or be on the sidelines watching a teammate succeed/fail? If you choose to have the game in your hands, you’ll succeed 1/10 times and if you watch from the sidelines the odds are 50/50 Toss Up Who will have more yards? Zeke Rushing or Dak Prescott passing. Browns defense is porous, but has new found life with the acquisition of Jamie Collins. Choose wisely! NFL Pickem: anh1608 in first (66-54) pdroll in last (54-66) Rule of the Week: NFL Overtime Rules Part 1: Would You Rather, Toss Up and NFL Overtime Rules Part 2: College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed and Mid-season NFL Thoughts Part 3: A Farewell To Baseball For The Year Part 4: Mini NBA Preview

Not everyone is thrilled with the first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, but one thing’s for sure, Texas A&M is stoked. The Heisman race seems to be the only hope of cheering up Louisville fans this year and OSU has to have some special things happen to break back into the top 4. Games to Watch this Weekend #10 Nebraska at #6 Ohio State – 8:00. ABC J – OSU G – OSU #1 Alabama at #13 LSU – 8:00. CBS J – Alabama G – Bama Georgia Tech at #21 North Carolina – 12:30. ACCN J – Georgia Tech G – UNC TCU at #17 Baylor – 3:30. FOX J – TCU G – Baylor Texas State at Appalachian State – 3:30. ESPN3 J – App State +20 G – Hot Hot Hot UPSET SPECIALS Geoff: Duke over #19 Virginia Tech John: Maryland over #3 Michigan Part 1: Would You Rather, Toss Up and NFL Overtime Rules Part 2: College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed and Mid-season NFL Thoughts Part 3: A Farewell To Baseball For The Year Part 4: Mini NBA Preview

What an amazing World Series. Sure, the Indians didn’t win, but in some ways it felt like they did. Instead of the sports world making 3-1 jokes all week, people started talking about how the Cubs and the Indians, two of the most championship-desperate teams, were both playing in one of the greatest baseball games ever. We bid a fond farewell to the baseball season and drop a few new AA team names, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Part 1: Would You Rather, Toss Up and NFL Overtime Rules Part 2: College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed and Mid-season NFL Thoughts Part 3: A Farewell To Baseball For The Year Part 4: Mini NBA Preview

Let’s face it, there’s not as much parity in the NBA as in the NFL or MLB. Some teams spend a lot of money, pay their luxury tax and win championship after championship. We take a look at each division and conference and come down to our Finals teams. Part 1: Would You Rather, Toss Up and NFL Overtime Rules Part 2: College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed and Mid-season NFL Thoughts Part 3: A Farewell To Baseball For The Year Part 4: Mini NBA Preview

There are many kinds of referees, but which one would you rather be? NBA where there are only 3, soccer where there is 1 primary referee, football where there are 7 total refs or baseball where you are totally responsible for 250 judgement calls of a tiny floating cube. Toss Up: More Indians wins or Warriors wins in the next week (3 max each). A student in 1993 made a bold prediction in his senior year book that the Cubs would win the 2016 World Series. Coincidence? Or is he actually a psychic. We discuss. Rule of the Week: There are no rain-shortened games in the postseason. The commissioner’s office of baseball has determined that all playoff and World Series games must be played to completion to be official. If rain makes the game unplayable after the sixth inning, the game picks up from that point at a scheduled future date. Regular season if the home team is ahead after the visitor has batted in the fifth, it is an official game. If the home team is behind after the visitor has batted in the fifth and the game is called, the game is a rainout and the visiting team does not get credit.

OSU lost to Penn State because of poor line play and poor special teams late in the game, but they’ve still got a really good chance of getting into the top 4. What does Louisville have to do to get into the top 4? Will it only be possible with a Clemson/Michigan loss? Does Lamar Jackson still get the Heisman and does it mean as much without a championship? John thinks FSU will give Louisville the best chance to hop back into the top 4. #4 Washington at #17 Utah – 3:30. FS1 J – Utah G – Washington #7 Nebraska at #11 Wisconsin – 7:00. ESPN J – Wisconsin G – Wisconsin #3 Clemson at #12 Florida State – 8:00. ABC J – FSU G – Clemson #10 West Virginia at Oklahoma State – 12:00n. FOX J – WVU G – Oklahoma State #22 Navy at South Florida – 7:00. Friday. ESPN2 J – USF G – Navy UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: Purdue over #24 Penn State. John: Georgia over #14 Florida. How’d we do last week #6 Texas A&M – 14 at #1 Alabama – 33 J – A&M G – Bama #17 Arkansas – 3 at #21 Auburn – 56 J – Auburn G – Arkansas #23 Ole Miss – 21 at #25 LSU – 38 J – Ole Miss G – LSU NC State – 13 at #7 Louisville – 54 J – Louisville G – NC State Idaho – 19 at Appalachian State – 37 J – App State G – Idaho UPSET SPECIALS: Geoff: Memphis – 28 over #24 Navy – 42 John: Iowa – 9 over #10 Wisconsin – 17 J- 2-3, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1, 2-3, 1-4, 5-0, 3-2 = 23-17 (0-2) G- 3-2, 5-0, 3-2 1-4, 4-1, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3 = 24-16 (0-2)

It’s the end of the line for Tony Romo. Sorry Jerry Jones. We look at the Rookie of the Year, the injuries to teams and how ridiculous this season has been overall.