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It was truly a bizarre week of football that left fans, families and bookies divided. We go over some of the best games of the past week, some to look forward to this week and some of the major storylines of the week. Weird Week of Close Games Weirdest week, no one better than 8-8 last week in the NFL Pick ‘Em Pool. JKDabe is hot on John’s tail and Polyvistron now has a friend in PushECX at the bottom of the league. Who should move to London? Geoff is still big on the Jaguars moving to London, but John’s got other ideas. And Then There Were Five…Winless Teams Bengals, Browns, Giants, 49ers, Chargers, two pairs in the same state, but who’s the best? Defiance During The Anthem Donald Trump was very specific about how he felt with those who choose to kneel during the national anthem saying “Get that son of a bitch off the field.” Many owners released statements about how they felt, standing by their players and letting Trump know they did not appreciate the sentiment. Teams then put those words into action, kneeling, locking arms or in some cases staying in the locker room. Such acts have left the football world divided with some on the side of “good for them” and some on the side of “I’m never watching the NFL again.” AT&T even got involved, allowing refunds for DirectTV. From the ESPN article related to the topic: Once the season starts, fans usually are stuck with their subscription, but AT&T, which owns DirecTV, decided to change the policy due to the sensitivity of the issue. The price of the package, which allows fans to get out-of-market games, is about $280.

The Vikings had themselves quite the day as Case Keenum improved to 3-0 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Browns faltered and squandered their first favorable point spread since 2014. How are things shaping up this week? Is Sammy Bow Legs back? Will DeShone Kizer have a receiving corp around him capable of catching anything? Find out in this week’s Orange and Purple Report.

We’ve got 3, count ’em 3 ranked vs. ranked games we’re looking at this week as well as a deceptively good Miami team taking on a potentially better Blue Devils team. We also take a look at our picks from last week, a close to upset game and a close to excitement game. Also, who’s got the best mullet. Friday Night Games (14) Miami(FL) at Duke (4-0) FRIDAY: 7:00p ESPN G: Duke J: Miami (5) USC at (16) Washington St. FRIDAY: 10:30p ESPN G: Wazzu J: USC Saturday Games (24) Mississippi St. at (13) Auburn Saturday: 6:00p ESPN G: Auburn J: Auburn (2) Clemson at (12) Virginia Tech Saturday: 8:00p ABC G: Clemson J: VT Memphis at UCF Saturday: 7:00p ESPN2 G: UCF J: Memphis Upsets of the Week Geoff: Northwestern over (10) Wisconsin in WiscCompton John: Volunteers over (7) Georgia in Tennessee

Sports. They happen. This is the grab bag show for the week, where we go over top headlines, people that had a good week and the most important standings we’re paying attention to (mostly in the state of Ohio). Aaron Judge and Jake Elliott had the best weeks for their rookie records and we cover the ever important TOSS Up and Would You Rather questions of the week. People That Had a Good Week Jake Elliott. 61-yard FG for Eagles to beat Giants as time expires. Longest FG made by a rookie in NFL history Aaron Judge, duh 2nd most home runs (50), most strikeouts (203), .283 average Melo and Wade Jets Fans Important Standings Columbus Crew 14-12-5 – drop to 5th even though they beat the Red Bulls, play DC United Saturday Cleveland Indians – 98-58, 1st in American League Central (clinched home field for ALDS) Cincinnati Reds – 66-90, 5th in National League Central (22 games back), done giving updates Baltimore Orioles – 75-82, 4th in American League East. Out of everything, done following Phillies – 62-95 , 5th in National League East (33.5 back) Browns (0-3) play Bengals Bengals (0-3) play Browns Vikings (2-1) play Sunday Lions Ohio Northern – 2-1, Beat Otterbein 35-7, play #2 Mount Union Ohio State – 3-1, beat UNLV, big win. TOSS Up Last week: More passing TDs, Deshone Kizer vs. Jacoby Brissett Geoff: Brissett (1) John: Deshone (2) On the season: John (18-14-3), Geoff (16-16-3) THIS WEEK: More total points: Bengals vs. Brown OR Bucks vs. Rutgers? Geoff: Bucks John: Bucks Would You Rather Be Aaron Judge or be the Eagles kicker Jake Elliott this week? Here’s a look at every Aaron Judge home run this year. …and here’s Jake Elliot’s record kick.

You know how you’ve got shins? Well, imagine a sport where all you did was slam your feet into someone elses shins until they fell down. That my good sir, is Shin Kicking.The year was 16-something in Dover’s Hill, named for founder of the Cotswold Olimpick Games, Robert Dover, near Chipping Campden. Know where that is? Neither did I. I looked it up though, it’s about two hours northwest of London. Training for the event used to include smacking your shins around with hammers to toughen up the bone. That was back in the 17th century though and things were pretty different back then. Yep, this sport was a mainstay in the Cotswold Olimpick Games until it folded in 1850. There was a resurgence of the games in the late 1900s and sure enough, shin-kicking is back in full force and enjoyed every year around June. Steel-toed boots are no longer allowed (as they were in the 1600s) and competitors generally stuff their pants with straw to dampen the blow. Current event organizers successfully claim no broken bones occur in their competitions, only bruising. What a relief. To begin, you grab the other lad by the collar or shoulders with arms straight, and start wailing on his shins with your soft shoes. The boundaries are basically non-existent, so competitors have the ability to gain leverage by moving around. When watching, you’ll see that shin kicking is essentially a hockey fight if there was no ice or sharp shoes and instead of punching you were kicking dudes. Whilst participating, if the pain becomes unbearable you can yell “SUFFICIENT!” Either that or the referee determines that a successful throw has taken place and will rule in favor of the thrower. A throw may only take place during the action of a kick. Just like toe wrestling, shin kicking matches are best two of three. A referee for the match uses a stick to control the match, stepping in if things get out of control. He or she has a large staff or stick, and is called a stickler. It’s rumored that this is where “stickler for the rules” originated. The Shin Kicking World Championships will be held again in 2018 where current champ Adam Miller will defend his title…and his shins. h/t to scungillipig for the reminder to add a video Here’s another with more of an idea of the rest of the Costwold Olimpick Games

Welcome back to another week of That One Sports Show, we’ve got plenty of parts for you this week, but this here is the Grab Bag. We go over folks that had a good week, our important standings and the best weekly questions, that’s right the TOSS Up and the Would You Rather. Enjoy! People Who Had a Good Week Indians have the longest winning streak in the history of baseball with 22 The MLB has now hit the most homeruns in a season ever 5,694 and counting The previous mark had been set in 2000, when MLB hitters combined to hit 5,693 home runs second season in a row the league has registered 5,600-plus homers Giancarlo hits #56, Judge at #45 as of 6:16 Judge became the eighth player in Yankees history with at least 100 runs, 100 RBIs and 100 walks in a season, but just the second rookie in major league history to do so. Ted Williams is the other. Paris and Los Angeles http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/13/550750891/dual-olympic-bids-approved-for-paris-and-los-angeles Tyler Wong recorded a hat trick, including the first preseason goal in Golden Knights history, as the NHL’s newest team clocked the Canucks 9-4 on Sunday night Important Standings Columbus Crew 13-12-5 – 4th  in Eastern Conference, draw Vancouver, play (6) NY Red Bulls Saturday. 4 games remain! Pretty much a lock for a top 6 spot Cleveland Indians – 94-57, 1st in American League Central (clinched), 2 games ahead of Astros, 2 behind Dodgers Cincinnati Reds – 66-85, 5th in National League Central (18.5 games back) Baltimore Orioles – 73-79, 4th in American League East (5.5 back of WC spot) Phillies – 60-91 , 5th in National League East (31.5 back) but beat Dodgers last night Browns (0-2) first favorable spread since 2014 against the 49ers. Play Colts Sunday Bengals (0-2) play Sunday at 4:25 against the Packers. Oof. Vikings (1-1) play Sunday against Tampa Bay Ohio Northern – 1-1, lost to Heidelberg 40-21, Play Otterbein at home this Saturday Ohio State – 2-1, beat Army, but it wasn’t pretty. TOSS Up and Would You Rather TOSS Up: More passing TDs, Deshone Kizer vs. Jacoby Brissett Geoff: Brissett John: Deshone Would You Rather: Watch, the record for least runs in a season for baseball or  the record for least points in a season for basketball?  

We take a look at the NFL and all happenings from this past week. Zeke’s still allowed to play, Terrelle Pryor is complaining about his knees and what in the world is Bill O’Brien doing with his quarterbacks in Houston. Could this be his last season as a head coach? Geoff has opinions.

Fun weekend coming up in the NCAA, but only two ranked v. ranked games. We’ll guide you through what to look for in each and who we think is going to takes some lumps headed into week 5. John chooses an upset and Geoff gladly accepts. One of the things we’re most excited for is a cocky Vanderbilt team taking on Alabama this weekend. Behold, our games of the week! No. 6 Oklahoma State No. 16 TCU (Saturday, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN) G: OSU J: TCU No. 11 Georgia No. 17 Mississippi State (Saturday, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN) G: MSU J: MSU No. 5 USC California (Saturday, 3:30 PM ET, ABC) G: USC J: California No. 14 Miami (FL) Toledo (Saturday, 3:30 PM ET, ACCN) G: Miami J: Toledo No. 22 San Diego State Air Force (Saturday, 7:00 PM ET, CBSSN) G: SDSU J:SDS App State v. Wake Forest G: Wake J: App State Cheering for Vandy this weekend against BAMA. OVERALL RECORDS Geoff: 6-4 John: 6-4 Last week Tennessee lost on a dumb 63-yard Florida pass, USC eaked out a win over Texas 27-24 in 2OT and App State won 20-13. 

Geoff and John take a look at how the Vikings and Browns are shaping up in the season so far and what’s to come here in Week 3. Sammy Bow Legs bowed out last week after warming up and the whole team suffered against the Steelers. Will they perform better against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Geoff thinks Case Keenum can lead them to victory. There’s hope for after week 6, but only if one Teddy Two Gloves truly comes home and off the PUP list. As for the Browns, things are looking up after a tough 5-turnover loss against the Ravens this past week. They go into Indianapolis favored (for the first time in quite a while) and DeShone Kizer is back in full health. Only problem now is who will he throw to with Mr. Glass from the wrists up sidelined for quite a while. Find us every week for the Orange and Purple Report!

This week we look at a huuuuuge college football win, the retiring of every number the Lakers ever had, who had a good week in tennis and a very streaky Indians team. We also give an update on our gentlemen’s bets and get into a new TOSS Up and Would You Rather. More notes forthcoming: TENNNNIIIIISSSSSSSS http://www.startribune.com/st-john-s-opens-season-with-record-98-0-victory-over-st-scholastica/442554133/?sf111589777=1 Kareem Hunt Cleveland Indians Have trailed in 4 of 189 innings during 21 game streak Giorgio Tavecchio franchise record for most points scored in a debut (14), 27-year-old rookie Kobe’s retiring his numbers

What a weekend of football. We cover what has been and what will be as well as the fate of Josh Gordon and Ezekiel Elliott. Tony Romo and Rex Ryan made their debuts, but there were other parts of the Ryan premiere that were more interesting. Weak notes below: Romo or Ryan? Beth Mowins first woman to broadcast a Monday night game. Sadly had to broadcast with Rex Ryan Josh Gordon coming out of rehab JJ Watt’s finger broke out the skin but he did not care NFL appealing the injunction brought on by the appeal Giorgio Tavecchio

We went a little long in the NFL portion of the show this week, so you get your very own, separate NCAAFB blip. Games of the week as well as some talk about last week and the JT Barrett situation. Play along with predicting the games of the week and let us know where you see the biggest upsets. (23) Tennessee at (24) Florida G: Tenn J: Tenn Sat. 3:30pm – CBS (3) Clemson at (14) Louisville G: Clem J: LOU Sat. 8pm – ABC SMU at (20) TCU G: SMU J: TCU Sat. 3:30 – ESPNU Texas at (4) USC G: USC J: USC Sat. 8:30 – FOX Appalachian State at Texas State G: Texas State J: App Sat. 7pm – ESPN3

The World Toe Wrestling Championships, similar to thumb wrestling but with feet, were held a few weeks ago at Bentley Brook Inn, in Derbyshire, England. The rules are straight-forward and simple: Players must link toes and each player’s foot must touch flat on the other person’s foot. The opponents proceed to attempt to pin (capture or trap) the other’s foot for three seconds while avoiding the same. There are 3 rounds played on a best 2 out of 3 basis. First with the right foot, then left, and right again if necessary. Alan “Nasty” Nash won the men’s competition for the 14th time and Rebecca Beech won the women’s title after beating her own mother. The championships were first held in Staffordshire in 1974 after several drunken gentlemen wanted a sport only the British could win. If they invent it, they should be able to win. That held true for 2 years until 1976 when a Canadian won. But guys, feet are gross, you are probably saying. Yes, we know, but that’s why a podiatrist checks all feet before they enter the match. No corns, bunyans, warts, anything are allowed in toe wrestling, so at least it’s somewhat sanitary. In 1997 the World Toe Wrestling Federation applied for the inclusion of the sport in the Olympic Games, but the IOC is still laughing to this day. You’d sooner see something like Buzkashi in the Olympics than Toe Wrestling.   

This week’s Orange and Purple Report recaps the week one excitement from both the Vikings and the Browns, how Big Ben should be fined, and what this next week holds for both teams. Geoff has a very convoluted way of connecting the Vikings to the Browns and John highlights the best parts from DeShone Kizer’s debut. Browns will take on the Ravens this week in Baltimore and the Vikings play the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

The Indians are on a roll, the USMNT is limping toward a possible World Cup appearance and one London team is installing a retractable field that could lure an NFL team to Europe. That and much, much more on this week’s Grab Bag.