That One Sports Show

So many upsets this past week. Just goes to show you that the College Football Playoff rankings don’t matter until that final week. Sure, you can expect some teams to be in there, but it’s not a lock. Geoff breaks down how Ohio State gets into the playoff and the guys give their predictions on the biggest games of the week. Games of the Week (24) Michigan (8-2) at (4) Wisconsin (10-0) Saturday: 12:00p FOX G: Wisc J: Wisc Minnesota (5-5) at (23) Northwestern (7-3) Saturday: 12:00p BTN G: NW J: Minn SMU (6-4) at (21) Memphis (8-1) Saturday: 12:00p ESNN? G: Mem J: Mem Kentucky (7-3) at (7) Georgia (9-1) Saturday: 3:30p CBS G: UGA J: UGA UCLA (5-5) at (11) USC (9-2) Saturday: 8:00p ABC G: USC J: UCLA Upsets of the Week Geoff: Wake Forest over (19) NC State John: Navy over (8) Notre Dame John Bonus: Texas over WVA (for .5 point)

Whew, what a crazy week it’s been and what a crazy week it will continue to be. John and Geoff dive into the wide world of sports and cover topics like the end of Mike and Mike, the start of Golic and Wingo, and the continuation of fantastical endzone celebrations. Also, Joel Embiid, when healthy, has turned into one of our favorite players to watch. This is the Grab Bag, Episode #121. You can find it weekly here on thatonesportsshow.com or by subscribing via iTunes.

This week John and Geoff take a look at a user-submitted sport called “dwile flonking,” from the UK. Whether this is a serious sport or not is up to you to decide, but it does have a semi-storied history and even a country-wide ban. You can find the sport of the week right here every week, or subscribe on iTunes. What is Dwile Flonking? If dizzy bat was just throwing a wet towel at cult members dancing in a circle around you Where/When did Dwile Flonking Begin? Began in the 1960s in the UK as a drinking game. The first iteration of the game is rumored to be a children’s game dating back to the 1500s. The game is primarily played by folks in the UK, as another game of “hey my town is better than yours.” How Is Dwile Flonking Played? Two teams of 8-12 players dance around in a circle. One member from team 2 stands in the center of the circle with a stick (the driveller) that has a towel (dwile) resting on the end The flonker (in the middle of the circle) spins in the opposite direction of the circle and tries to fling the towel, which has been soaked in beer, into any opponents. If hit in the head, flonkers (team 2) get 3 points 2 points in the body 1 point in the leg 2 flonks a piece. Hitting with both awards and extra flonk If nothing is hit in either flonk, the flonker must drink the entire chamber pot of beer that the rag was soaked in Must do so in the time it takes for the other team to pass the dwile all the way down the line with two hands Failure to do so gives the other team a point Each team gets two go rounds At the end of the game, teams add up sober people and deduct one point for each Dwile Flonking Terms to Know Girting – the spinning around part Swadger – one who completely misses a flonk Gazunder – the chamber pot you drink the beer out of Snurd – one round Jabonowl – the referee, generally selected by using the most dim-witted person Popularity It has much more of a cult following and even in the UK has lost most of its popularity. Fun Dwile Flonking Facts The World Championship was held this year at Dog Inn at Ludham in August Flippin Pippin Flonkers remained undefeated for the 4th time since inaugural event in 2010

The Browns and Vikings are coming off of bye weeks and have had plenty of time to prepare for their games. John goes over the excitement of Browns potential wideout Josh Gordon coming back, especially in tandem with Corey Coleman while Geoff goes over the QB situation in Minnesota (IR’ing of Sammy Bow Legs, un-PUPing of Teddy). It’s the Orange and Purple report and it’s available every single Friday.

Another yuge week of college football coming up and we take you through the biggest games (ranked vs. ranked and upsets). John’s got another unpopular opinion and Geoff goes all OSU all the time. Find our games of the week every Thursday! (12) Mich St. (7-2) at (13) Ohio St (7-2) Saturday: 12:00p FOX G: OSU J: Spartans (15) Oklahoma St. (7-2) at (21) Iowa St. (6-3) Saturday: 12:00p ABC/ESPN2 G: OSU J: OSU (20) Iowa (6-3) at (8) Wisconsin (9-0) Saturday: 3:30p ABC G: Iowa J: Wisconsin (1) Georgia (9-0) at (10) Auburn (7-2) Saturday: 3:30p CBS G: UGA J: Auburn (2) Alabama (9-0) at (16) Miss St. (7-2) Saturday: 7:00p ESPN G: Bama J: Alabama (3) Notre Dame (8-1) at (7) Miami (FL) (8-0) Saturday: 8:00p ABC G: Miami J: Miami (6) TCU (8-1) at (5) Oklahoma (8-1) Saturday: 8:00p FOX G: Okla J: TCU Geoff: 32-16 (LW: 4-3) Upset of the week (3-4): Stanford over (9) Washington Purdue over (25) Northwestern John: 26-22 (LW: 4-3) Upset of the Week (1-6): FSU over (4) Clemson Utah over (19) wash st.

What a time to be alive. Columbus Crew SC is headed to the Conference Finals and hopefully not out of Columbus for good. Markelle Fultz has a hitch in his shot and no one can explain why. The Russians may not show up for what is basically their best Olympics. With their win, the Astros proved a strange Sports Illustrated prediction correct. Geoff gets schooled on some world geography. Find the Grab Bag most Wednesdays and sometimes Thursdays (like this week) and find us on your favorite podcast listening device.

Real life Rocket League with stun guns and humans. That’s essentially Ultimate Tazer Ball, a sport that seems to have disappeared from existence after a short push to make it a worldwide sport. John and Geoff take you through the ins and outs of the sport as well as if they would play it or not. It’s the sport of the week and it comes out every Monday. Be sure to Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app to get each new episode right in your pocket.

John and Geoff walk you through the big games this weekend as well as a brief recap of what they saw last weekend. They also take a look at the bizarre first College Football Playoff rankings and discuss what it would take for Ohio State to make it into the top 4. It’s the games of the week, available every Thursday (most of the time)! Games of the Week (7) Penn St. (7-1) at (24) Mich St (6-2) Saturday: 12:00p FOX G: PSU J: MSU (4) Clemson (7-1) at (20) NC State (6-2) Saturday: 3:30p G: Clemson J: Clemson (21) Stanford (6-2) at (25) Wash St (7-2) Saturday: 3:30p G: Stan J: Stan (5) Oklahoma (7-1) at (11) Oklahoma St (7-1) Saturday: 4:00p G: Okla J: OSU (13) Va Tech (7-1) at (10) Miami (FL) Saturday: 8:00 G: VT J: Miami (19) LSU (6-2) at (2) Alabama G: Bama J: Bama (22) Arizona (6-2) at (17) USC G: USC J: Arizona

Geoff is back from the UK and ready to talk about the Vikings win over the Browns. An entertaining game for a fanbase that doesn’t care that they aren’t super familiar with the rules and a turnover-less game for the rookie DeShone Kizer. John walks you through the weird Browns trade deadline snafu and what he thinks about the news of Josh Gordon coming back from the dead. It’s the Orange and Purple Report, available every Friday!

Pretty straight forward. You have a soccer ball and you kick it down the course toward a larger hole. John and Geoff discuss whether this is good or bad for regular golfers and if they would play (there are courses around Columbus). Tune in every Monday for a brand new sport of the week.

Geoff is in London preparing to take in the goodness of the Vikings, while John is at home, waiting for that next interception. It’s the K v. K matchup with Keenum as the gunslinger for the Vikings and Kizer as the young gun for the Browns. With Joe Thomas out, could we see an 8-sack day for Everson Griffen? Whatever it is, it’s not going to be pretty. John’s only hope is that Hue lets Kizer play the entire game. This is the Orange and Purple Report and you can listen every week on Friday.

Every Thursday Geoff and John take you around the college football landscape and go over the top 4 or 5 games coming up on Saturday. This week is no different, other than it is Ohio State’s biggest game left on the schedule…and they’re wearing all grays with LeBron clown shoes. Geoff is displeased and John once again plays the unpopular opinion card. Does his argument hold up? Games to Watch (11) Oklahoma St. (6-1) at (22) W. Virginia (5-2) Saturday: 12:00p ABC G: WVU J: OSU (4) TCU (7-0) at (25) Iowa State (5-2) Saturday: 3:30p ABC/ESPN2 G: TCU J: TCU (14) NC State (6-1) at (9) Notre Dame (6-1) Saturday: 3:30p NBC G: ND J:NCSt (2) Penn St (7-0) at (6) Ohio St (6-1) Saturday: 3:30p FOX G: OSU J: PSU App St. (5-2) at UMass (1-6) Saturday: 3:30p ELEV G: App J: App Upsets of the Week Geoff: Arizona over Wazzu John: UCLA over Washington Overall Records This Season Geoff: 26-10 (LW: 4-1) Upset of the week (2-4) John: 21-15 (LW: 5-0) Upset of the Week (1-5)

We go through the important standings of the week, the toss up question as well as a sneak peek at an upcoming post about Donald Trump’s failed sports ventures. Then we get to a tough would you rather with “Be voted into the hall of fame having never had a winning season (similar to Joe Thomas) or Go to the Super Bowl four times and lose each time, but still get to the Hall of Fame (Jim Kelly)”. Tune in each week for more That One Sports Show!  

Steve Wright is back for a special NBA Preview episode of That One Sports Show. We go through each division, place the top eight teams, go through some potential rookies of the year and who is standing out as the MVP early on in the season. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Raptors – 3rd seed Celtics – 5th seed 76ers – 8th seed Nets Knicks Central Division Cavs – 2nd seed Bucks – 4th seed Pistons Pacers Bulls Southeast Division Wizards – 1st seed Heat – 6th seed Hornets – 7th seed Orlando Atlanta Eastern Conference Finals Wizards vs. Cavs (Cavs Win) Western Conference Northwest (all teams finish within 7 of each other) Thunder – 4th seed Timberwolves – 5th seed Jazz – 6th seed Blazers – 7th seed Nuggets Pacific Division Warriors – 1st seed Clippers – 8th seed Who cares Southwest Division Rockets – 2nd seed Spurs – 3rd seed Grizzlies Mavericks Pelicans

You know that game soccer? Or football as it’s better known around the rest of the world? Well, take that rectangular pitch, turn it into a hexagon, then add an extra goal… and an extra team and a whole lot of anarchy and you’ve got three-sided football How Three-Sided Football Began In theory three-sided football began in 1966 and in practice the first match was held in 1994. Unlike many of the other sports we discuss, three-sided football is not one of war originally. The background is so convoluted (many people claim to be the originators) so I pulled it directly from Wikipedia: “It was devised by the Danish Situationist Asger Jorn to explain his notion of triolectics, his refinement on the Marxian concept of dialectics, as well as to disrupt one’s everyday idea of football.” Triolectics means having three truths and dialectics refers to arguments with two sides, both believing to be true. So at its root, three-sided football was actually just an example to prove a philosophical point. You asleep yet? While researching three-sided football, everything I came upon was strangely political. It all seemed like one large manifesto, with rules and overviews claiming that three-sided football is not just a sport, it’s about breaking down standard conventions of us versus them. No longer was it simply one team against another team, it’s a crazy anarchic system where chaos reigns and no one side can effectively take on another side. The game may have started as a philosophical one, but with leagues popping up throughout London, it’s possible this sport becomes a little less abstract in the future. Where is Three-Sided Football Played? The sport is mainly popular in Europe, with the base popularity spanning out from London and leaking into areas like Spain and Rome. It’s starting to branch further out into Europe, but the sport appears to be completely non-existent in the Western Hemisphere.  Three-Sided Football Rules Unlike traditional football, the object of the game is to give up the fewest goals. It does not matter if you score zero or ten goals on your opponents as long as you have given up the fewest goals. That is essentially the only hardened rule other than there needs to be three goals and there must be three teams. From there, variations abound.  From all the rule variations, the adaptations that make the most sense seem to be three 30-minute periods, with the goals rotating after each period and two referees to manage the game. Teams own two sides of the hexagon: the side with their goal and the side that runs parallel to it. Setup of the field is easiest inside of circular stadiums, like in the case of the Plaza de Toros in Bilbao (where bullfights take place). It is expected that the 2020 3SF World Cup will take place in London Other resources: Vice – The World’s Most Anarchic, Hectic Sport: Welcome to ‘Three-Sided Football’